Software Development Engineer II - Full Stack

Expedia Group•Austin, TX

3d•$119,000 - $190,500•Hybrid

About The Position

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 flexible work model (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. Our Technology Team partners with teams across Expedia Group 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. Introduction to Team Our Technology Team partners with teams across Expedia Group 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. This Software Development Engineer II role is part of the Partner Payment Account Experience team which sits within our Technology division. This team focuses on building and improving the payment and payout account experiences for our lodging and vacation rental partners across Expedia Group’s platforms, making it easier for them to configure how they get paid, access statements, and manage payment-related workflows in a clear and reliable way. As a Software Development Engineer II, you are an established performer who takes on more complex tasks and contributes to projects with minimal supervision, delivering resilient software solutions that achieve expected business results within your assigned projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or Equivalent related professional experience.
2+ years of relevant professional experience.
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language commonly used at Expedia Group and in core software engineering concepts, including algorithms, data structures, object‑oriented or functional design, system design (LLD), API design, and data modeling, with exposure to modern web frameworks and frontend technologies.
Experience working with service‑oriented or microservice architectures, including consuming and implementing APIs, working with data models, and contributing to the reliability, scalability, and security of services, along with basic experience integrating frontend applications with backend services.
Exposure to operating services or applications in production environments, such as contributing to monitoring, on‑call support, or improving systems and user experiences based on operational data and feedback.

Nice To Haves

Experience contributing to the design and evolution of distributed, full‑stack systems and data models that handle significant traffic or data volume, including working with clear, well‑versioned API contracts and componentized frontend architectures.
Demonstrated ability to take ownership of well‑defined full‑stack components or features, make sound implementation tradeoffs across frontend and backend, and align solutions with established architectural and domain standards.
Practice driving operational improvements within your area, such as enhancing observability, automating repetitive workflows, improving performance and resilience of services and UIs, or optimizing cost efficiency of the solutions you support.
Hands‑on experience using AI‑driven tools, platforms, or workflows in the software development lifecycle, and safely integrating AI/ML‑enabled components into production services or user experiences under guidance from more experienced engineers, for example leveraging AI‑based recommendations or personalization APIs.
Familiarity with AI‑driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products, including using experimentation, metrics, and analytics to iterate on full‑stack features and improve technical and customer outcomes.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and evolve reliable, scalable full‑stack services and applications, including system design (LLD), API design, and data modeling for clearly scoped product capabilities across both frontend and backend components.
Deliver end‑to‑end features across the full software development lifecycle by implementing designs, writing high‑quality code, creating and executing tests, and contributing to deployment, monitoring, and ongoing operational support for web‑based and service‑based experiences.
Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, designers, and technical partners to understand requirements, break down work, and implement full‑stack technical solutions that integrate with multiple services and domains.
Improve code quality, reliability, and performance across the stack by following and contributing to best practices in testing, observability, security, accessibility, and operational excellence for the services and user interfaces you work on.
Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing for both frontend and backend technologies, supporting a culture of learning and continuous improvement while steadily expanding your technical scope and impact.
Safely integrate and operate AI/ML‑enabled solutions that improve outcomes, with familiarity with AI‑driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products, including using AI‑assisted development tools to enhance productivity and code quality.