Software Development Engineer III - InsurTech - Full Stack

Expedia•Seattle, WA

12d•$146,000 - $233,500•Hybrid

About The Position

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business. Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere. Introduction to the Team Are you passionate about redefining travel experiences for millions around the globe? Do you enjoy working with innovative engineers to build robust, scalable, and high-performance mobile app? Join Expedia’s Insurance and Assurance team, where we empower travelers with peace of mind through purpose-built insurance products. We are seeking a backend-leaning full-stack engineer (≈70% backend) who thrives in high-scale, distributed systems and enjoys solving complex business problems in fintech and insurance domains. This role is ideal for engineers who: Have experience building financial, insurance, or pricing systems at scale Enjoy working on 0→1 products and rapid experimentation cycles Can navigate cross-team dependencies and system orchestration Are energized by fast delivery timelines and high business impact

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience.
5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong experience building backend services and APIs in distributed systems
Experience with system design for scalable, high-availability platforms
Proficiency in Kotlin or Java
Experience working in cloud-based environments
Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows or AI/ML-enabled systems

Nice To Haves

Experience in FinTech, InsurTech, or pricing/financial systems at scale
Proven experience building or contributing to 0→1 products or major feature launches
Experience working on cross-domain systems with many upstream/downstream dependencies
Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, execution-focused environments with tight timelines
Strong understanding of pricing strategies, risk systems, or transactional platforms
Demonstrated ability to improve system scalability, reliability, and operational performance
Full-stack capability (backend-heavy) with the ability to contribute to frontend when needed
Strong problem-solving mindset with a business and customer impact orientation

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate high-throughput backend services that power insurance and fintech products across the Expedia platform
Lead and contribute to complex, cross-team initiatives that require coordination across dozens of systems (pricing, checkout, booking, servicing, etc.)
Develop scalable APIs, pricing engines, and data models to support dynamic and synthetic product offerings
Contribute to zero-to-one product launches and rapidly iterate post-launch to expand capabilities across brands and markets
Write clean, maintainable, and testable code with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and scalability
Troubleshoot and resolve issues within distributed, high-scale systems
Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude) to accelerate development and delivery
Participate in an on-call rotation (~once per quarter) supporting production systems