Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering - Lodging Connectivity

Expedia Group•Austin, TX

3d•$184,500 - $295,000

About The Position

Expedia Group is seeking a Senior Manager, Software Development Engineer to join their Lodging Connectivity - Partner Developer Experience team. This team is responsible for designing, building, and operating Lodging Connectivity services, external APIs, and developer tools that facilitate lodging supply partner integrations, with a significant emphasis on the partner developer experience. The role requires a hands-on technical leader who will deliver top-tier self-service integration capabilities and experiences to external partner developers and supply partners. The technology platform at Expedia Group is powered by data and machine learning, aiming to provide secure, differentiated, and personalized experiences that enhance loyalty and traveler satisfaction.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Level; Technical Degree Preferred.
8+ years of relevant professional experience.
3+ years of people management experience.
Substantial professional experience in software engineering, including prior experience managing engineers and owning multi-service or domain-level systems in a production environment.
Proven ownership of complex, distributed services or platforms, including end-to-end responsibility for design, implementation, deployment, and ongoing operations.
Strong technical background in service-oriented or microservices architectures, system design (including LLD), API design, and data modeling.
Hands-on familiarity enabling effective technical leadership.
Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products, with the ability to guide teams in safely integrating such capabilities into production services.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading engineering organizations that operate large-scale, highly available, and secure connectivity or integration platforms, ideally in travel, e-commerce, or similarly complex domains and with a focus on the partner developer experience.
Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real-world products, including safely integrating and operating AI/ML-enabled solutions that improve developer productivity, service quality, or partner experience.
Track record of driving architectural evolution for multi-service or domain-level systems, including refactoring legacy components, defining integration contracts, and improving performance, reliability, and observability.
Demonstrated excellence in operational leadership, including incident management, on-call practices, capacity planning, and building a culture of data-driven continuous improvement in production environments.
Experience using AI-assisted software development, intelligent testing, code analysis, or operational tooling in hands-on engineering work while maintaining robust governance, security, and compliance.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple software engineering teams in the design, development, and operation of resilient, scalable Lodging Connectivity services, external APIs, and partner-facing developer tools.
Dedicate approximately 50% of time to hands-on software design, development, and delivery.
Personally design and build software systems, contribute production code, and own individual software delivery outcomes.
Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled and AI-assisted solutions within connectivity systems to improve partner and traveler outcomes.
Define and drive technical direction and system design across key connectivity domains, including high-level and low-level design, API schema design, data modeling, and integration patterns.
Establish and maintain high engineering standards for code quality, observability, reliability, and security.
Partner closely with product, business, and operations stakeholders to translate complex lodging connectivity requirements into clear technical roadmaps.
Build, develop, and mentor a diverse team of software engineers and engineering managers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.