Software Development Engineer II - Expedia Global Payments

Expedia Group•Seattle, WA

4d•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. The Software Development Engineer II position is part of the consumer payments team within Expedia Global Payments, under the Book-to-Trip division. This team builds and maintains critical systems that manage backend APIs to support processing of credit cards for consumers and B2B transactions, administrative tools for payment configurations and support for various payment methods. Our services are designed with high security, scalability, and availability in mind, supporting credit cards and payment routing at global scale. As an engineer on this team, you'll apply your passion for backend development, cloud computing, and modern engineering practices to solve real-world challenges that impact millions of partners/travelers worldwide.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or Master's in a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience
2+ years of experience in backend software development, working with cloud-based and distributed systems at scale
Proficiency in Java/J2EE, C#, or similar object-oriented languages, with hands-on experience integrating services with relational and NoSQL databases
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure/test automation, and delivering features in Agile development environments

Nice To Haves

Experience working on payment platforms or implementing backend services leveraging GenAI technologies
Experience contributing to multiple multi-quarter, cross-team projects
Experience supporting complex distributed systems in production through monitoring, debugging, incident resolution, and root-cause analysis
Demonstrated experience designing and deploying scalable services in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
A Master's degree in a related technical field

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend payment services that support Expedia’s global travel platform
Apply software design principles, data structures and/or design patterns and computer science fundamentals to write code that is clean, maintainable, optimized, modular with good naming conventions
Implement secure data handling practices to protect payment information and meet compliance standards
Recommend and apply architectural patterns or GenAI capabilities to improve system design and innovation
Enhance service reliability through observability, automation, and continuous operational improvements
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact features aligned with Expedia’s strategic goals