Software Development Engineer II

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.

Software Development Engineer II

Introduction to team
Expedia Product & Technology builds innovative products, services, and tools to deliver high-quality experiences for travelers, partners, and our employees. A singular technology platform powered by data and machine learning provides secure, differentiated, and personalized experiences for the traveler and our partners that drive loyalty and customer satisfaction.

As a Software Development Engineer II, you’ll join the Smart Shopping team, where we’re developing an innovative shopping platform that enables a diverse range of customers to explore everything from hotels and vacation rentals to packages and beyond, helping them discover their ideal travel destinations and accommodations. Our team continuously improves and refines experiences that empower retail customers to search and delve into product details. Backed by a variety of APIs and capability services, our infrastructure is designed to handle millions of requests per minute, prioritizing scalability, reliability, and performance to deliver an outstanding customer experience across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices on Expedia Group sites and through our partner network.

In this role, you will:

• Design and implement reliable, high-performance web applications and services.

• Work with local and international developers to maintain and enhance Expedia systems.

• Quickly create minimum viable products and help define and execute the technical vision.

• Participate in code reviews to maintain high standards of code flexibility and object-oriented practices.

• Drive improvement in software quality and processes within an Agile development environment.

• Write automated tests and work across data sources to integrate them into a scalable, maintainable shopping stack.

Experience and qualifications:

• You have a Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.

• You have strong technical proficiency in Java, Kotlin, or Scala.

• You are knowledgeable in modern API frameworks, including REST, GraphQL, and gRPC.

• You have hands-on experience in GraphQL, including schema design, API development, and client-side querying.

• You excel in effective verbal and written communication, capable of presenting complex technical concepts clearly to diverse partners and peers.

• You bring a solid foundation in Agile/Scrum development practices and continuously learn from past actions to make improvements.

The total cash range for this position in Chicago is $103,000.00 to $144,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $165,000.00, 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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