Software Development Engineer II - Data

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.

Why Join Us?

To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a global hybrid work setup (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

Introduction to team:

Join our dynamic team that builds and operates the communication platform that enables our company to send emails, SMS, mobile push and other social media-based notifications to travelers, partners and suppliers. Our team is responsible for the experimentation system that enables (A/B and other types of) experimentation on these notifications, helping optimize the company’s communication strategies.

We are seeking a talented Data Engineer and Backend Software Development Engineer to join our team. This hybrid role involves designing and implementing data processing capabilities for our experimentation system, as well as working on the backend services that power the experimentation platform. If you are passionate about data, backend engineering and making a substantial impact on user experiences, we would love to hear from you!

In this role you will:

· Design, build, and maintain data pipelines to ingest, process, and transform data from various sources into usable formats for analytics and reporting for our experimentation system

· Write and maintain documentation for data pipelines, models, and processes

· Develop and maintain backend services that support the experimentation system

· Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to ensure data quality, system reliability, scalability, and efficiency

· Explore data to provide insights and recommendations for improving the experimentation system

· Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve our systems

· Work closely with stakeholders to make high quality datasets available to consumers in a timely manner

Experience and Qualifications:

· Have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering) or equivalent experience.

· Have 3 years of experience as a Data Engineer, with a strong background in data pipeline development, ETL processes and data modeling as well as experience with building backend services

· Have strong knowledge of big data technologies (Spark, Airflow etc.), cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Azure etc.) and familiarity with streaming technologies like Kafka.

· Familiarity with data governance, data security and data quality best practices

· Have proficiency in backend programming languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin or Python) and frameworks

· Preferably have experience with A/B testing or experimentation systems

· Have excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment

· Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to convey technical details to a variety of stakeholders

· Passionate about continuous learning and keeping yourself up to date with industry trends

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $112,000.00 to $156,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $179,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Accommodation requests

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request.

We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.

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