Software Development Engineer III
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. Software Development Engineer III: 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. The Lodging Connectivity Team plays a key role in growing the marketplace by onboarding lodging partners—including providers and hotel chains—and enabling them to use our APIs to upload property details and configure rooms, rates, and policies. As a Software Development Engineer III on this team, you’ll be a high-impact individual contributor who mentors junior engineers, leads complex and well-scoped projects, and applies modern engineering practices to enhance and scale our systems. Your work directly supports seamless partner onboarding across Expedia’s lodging platforms (including Vrbo and Expedia Hotels), helping ensure a trusted and delightful experience for travelers. Why You’ll Love Working Here Be part of a team driving transformation in a multi-billion-dollar business. Build systems that power over 100 million daily requests from global supply partners. Work in a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and career growth. Access cutting-edge technology, frameworks, and opportunities to experiment. Enjoy the flexibility, travel benefits, and inclusive culture that make Expedia Group one of the best places to grow your career.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience
- 5+ years (Bachelor’s) or 3+ years (Master’s) of professional software development experience.
- Experience maintaining and supporting multiple production systems (monitoring, debugging, and troubleshooting).
- Strong expertise in Java, Kotlin, and related frameworks
- Experience with GraphQL, and relational/non-relational databases.
- Solid understanding of software design principles, algorithms, and data structures.
- Experience developing APIs consumed across business units and contributes to large-scale, distributed systems.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with React
- Experience communicating complex technical concepts clearly to varied audiences.
- Understanding of trade-offs between languages, frameworks, and system architectures to make informed technical decisions.
- Demonstrated holistic approach to problem-solving — integrating structure, people, process, and technology.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain software solutions enabling smooth partner onboarding and management across multiple lodging platforms.
- Solve complex business and technical problems using agile methodologies, producing scalable, flexible, efficient, and supportable solutions.
- Research and recommend frameworks, libraries, and architectural patterns that improve reliability and developer productivity.
- Develop APIs and backend systems that serve millions of requests daily, ensuring performance, observability, and resilience.
- Creatively test and maintain software applications using appropriate development tools and frameworks.
- Lead and participate in code reviews, promoting code quality, consistency, and operational excellence.
- Identify areas of inefficiency in systems or code, offering and implementing improvements.
- Collaborate across teams to understand dependencies and align on shared solutions and business outcomes.
- Mentor junior developers, sharing technical and domain knowledge to increase team effectiveness.
- Advocate for best practices in testing, monitoring, SLAs, and system design for resiliency and scalability.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
