Software Development Engineer III

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 III

Expedia Technology teams partner with our Product teams to create 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 that drive loyalty and traveler satisfaction.

Do you want to transform the experience of millions of travelers the world over? Do you love working with a creative engineering team, building an intelligent, scalable, and personalized travel assistance platform? Do you want to work with state-of-the-art technologies, including Large Language Models?

At Expedia Group, our mission is to revolutionize travel through the power of technology. Our goal is to build the best customer support platform, which can meet traveler needs on any channel (social, SMS, web, or voice), use AI/ML to understand/anticipate their needs, and deliver unparalleled service.

We're looking for a capable, motivated Software Development Engineer III to join us in building the best customer support platform.

In this role, you will:

• Own and deliver high-quality, high-performance, well-supported code for a distributed messaging environment

• Excel at communicating with your team, to build solid solutions

• Lead the investigation and resolution of production issues

• Be a champion for refactoring and perfecting code

• Collaborate effectively with TPMs, Product Managers and Engineers of various technical backgrounds

• Cross organizational boundaries to collaborate with other technology teams and solve integrated problems

• Technologies we use: Java, AWS, Kafka, Node.js, Kotlin, React, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, S3, Lambda, Docker, Data Dog

Experience and Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience developing solid code in Java

• Proven self-discipline, dependability, and accountability

• Solid understanding of Java, distributed systems and web technologies

• Experience with AWS, Lambda and No-SQL databases

• Verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present sophisticated technical information in a clear and concise manner.

• Ability to quickly research and solve technical problems

• Interest in learning and taking on increasingly complex tasks

• Willingness to work flexible hours at times, based on a geographically distributed team

• Experienced in solving real-time distributed computing problems

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $137,500.00 to $192,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $220,000.00, 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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