Expedia Group is hiring: Software Development Engineer III - Full Stack Engineer

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.

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.

As a Software Engineer III on our team, you’ll be a high-performing individual contributor who leads complex, well-defined projects, mentor’s junior engineers, and applies advanced engineering principles to improve systems. You’ll demonstrate strong architectural insight, holistic technical thinking, and a proactive approach to solving business problems.

About the Team:

Join a newly formed team focused on transforming the car rental experience across Expedia Group brands. This team is building from the ground up, developing new product features and UI enhancements, and leveraging experimentation frameworks to drive innovation. You’ll collaborate with global teams in India and Seattle and help shape the future of mobility in travel.

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex, well-defined projects and contribute to system-level architecture and design

• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance through code reviews and pair programming

• Develop and test software applications using our full-stack technology: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Kotlin, GraphQL, and REST APIs

• Design scalable, observable, and testable software systems

• Create reusable React components, design scalable data schemas, and consume APIs to support cross-functional product development across the business unit

• Identify inefficiencies in code and systems and propose improvements

• Collaborate across teams to understand dependencies and shared problem-solving

• Apply deep knowledge of software design principles, data structures, and computer science fundamentals

• Understand how team goals align with broader business needs

• Contribute to a community of practice and share new technical skills with peers

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field (5+ years experience) or Master’s degree (3+ years experience)

• Experience developing software in at least 3 different languages

• Maintained and supported at least 4 software projects/products in production environments

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Kotlin, GraphQL, and REST APIs

• Experience designing moderately complex systems and understanding cross-team dependencies

• Familiarity with cloud platforms and microservices architecture

• Excellent debugging, testing, and monitoring skills

• Strong communication and collaboration abilities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading end-to-end projects and mentoring junior engineers

• Demonstrated ability to think holistically across structure, people, process, and technology

• Background in travel, mobility, or car rental platforms is a plus

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership. View our full list of benefits .

The total cash range for this position in San Jose is $149,000.00 to $208,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $238,500.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent ( IATAN ) membership. View our full list of benefits .

Accommodation requests

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request .

We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.

Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™. © 2024 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. CST: 2029030-50

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