Software Development Engineer III - Expedia Global Payments

Expedia • Austin, TX

36d

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. Introduction to the team 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. The Software Development Engineer III position is part of the Vrbo Payments team within Expedia Global Payments, under the Book-to-Trip division. This team builds and maintains systems that support Vrbo host payouts, subscription purchases, and reporting. We also support Tier-1 services that are part of the vacation rental booking path. Our services are designed with high security, scalability, and availability in mind, supporting both pay-in and pay-out transactions on a global scale. As a key 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 travelers worldwide. In this role, you will: 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 Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact features aligned with Expedia's strategic goals

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience
• 5+ years of experience in backend software development, working with cloud-based and distributed systems at scale
• Proficiency in Java/J2EE, Kotlin, 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

• You have worked on payment platforms or implemented backend services leveraging GenAI technologies
• 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
• Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact features aligned with Expedia's strategic goals

Benefits

• 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
• medical/dental/vision
• paid time off
• Employee Assistance Program
• wellness & travel reimbursement
• travel discounts
• International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administrative and Support Services