Software Development Engineer II

Location: UK - London

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.

Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.

Introduction to the Team

In B2B division, we bring Expedia Group's innovative technology and distribution solutions to partners across the world. These businesses include global financial institutions, corporate managed travel, offline travel agents, global travel suppliers (like major airlines) and many more.

Our engineering team is at the heart of building and scaling the platforms and APIs that power our global B2B ecosystem. We are passionate about delivering robust, scalable software solutions that enable our partners to create exceptional travel experiences for their customers.

In this role, you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable backend services and APIs that support Expedia Group's B2B partner ecosystem

• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from design and implementation to testing, deployment, and monitoring

• Write clean, well-tested, and well-documented code, contributing to a culture of engineering excellence

• Participate in on-call (Tier 1) rotation, responding to incidents, troubleshooting production issues, and implementing long-term fixes

• Contribute to technical design discussions and code reviews, helping to raise the quality bar across the team

• Work within an agile team environment, participating in sprint planning, retrospectives, and continuous delivery practices

• Support the adoption of best practices around security, reliability, and observability across the systems you own

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience

• 3+ years of professional software development experience

• Proficiency in Java (or JVM languages) and solid understanding of the JVM ecosystem

• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and distributed, microservices-based systems

• Hands-on experience with both relational databases (SQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB)

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles

• Experience participating in on-call rotations and incident response in a production environment

• Proficient communication skills with the ability to work both collaboratively and autonomously

Accommodation requests

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About Expedia Group

Expedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.

Important notice

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Equal Opportunity

Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.