Expedia Group
Senior Android Engineer, Design System
Expedia Group, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Base pay range: $173,000.00/yr - $242,500.00/yr.
Overview 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 when one of us wins, we all win. We provide a full benefits package—including exciting travel perks, generous time‑off, parental leave, and a flexible work model—and career development resources to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey.
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.
Within this organization, the Expedia Group Design System (EGDS) team is responsible for maintaining and evolving our design system. We work closely with designers and engineering teams across the company to help deliver high‑quality, accessible, and consistent UI patterns for our travelers and partners.
In This Role, You Will
Serve as an advocate for the Android platform, ensuring a high‑quality native approach is taken to solve complex user experience problems.
Collaborate with a multi‑disciplinary team of designers, product managers, and engineers across Expedia Group to deliver exceptional user experiences.
Introduce fresh ideas from industry best practices and your own insights, working with engineering management to turn them into meaningful improvements for our users.
Leverage and advocate for the use of AI tools as a copilot to accelerate development and encourage adoption across the team.
Make data‑driven decisions, demonstrating the value and impact of proposed solutions to gain buy‑in and guide strategy.
Write clean, maintainable, and well‑tested code by applying software design principles, data structures, and design patterns.
Mentor and guide other engineers, upholding a high standard of quality and fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
Maintain and improve software projects in production environments, including bug fixing, troubleshooting, and monitoring.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field with 8+ years of professional software development experience, OR a Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience; OR Equivalent related professional experience.
Deep expertise in the Android ecosystem, including Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Android Studio, with a passion for creating performant and delightful app experiences.
Demonstrated experience with technical leadership, including mentoring others and setting high‑quality standards.
Proficient collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.
Experience with version control systems (Git) and the GitHub ecosystem, including GitHub Actions.
Preferred Qualifications
Direct experience contributing to or using a design system.
Experience implementing sophisticated UI interactions, animations, and transitions on Android.
A passion for building accessible ( a11y ) and inclusive user interfaces.
Experience with UI testing frameworks like Espresso or Robolectric.
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.
Benefits & Employment Details Employment type: Full‑time | Seniority level: Mid‑Senior | Job function: Engineering and Information Technology | Industry: Software Development.
We are proud to be named Best Place to Work on Glassdoor 2024 and recognized by Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and other organizations.
Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. This employer participates in E‑Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I‑9 to confirm work authorization.
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Overview 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 when one of us wins, we all win. We provide a full benefits package—including exciting travel perks, generous time‑off, parental leave, and a flexible work model—and career development resources to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey.
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.
Within this organization, the Expedia Group Design System (EGDS) team is responsible for maintaining and evolving our design system. We work closely with designers and engineering teams across the company to help deliver high‑quality, accessible, and consistent UI patterns for our travelers and partners.
In This Role, You Will
Serve as an advocate for the Android platform, ensuring a high‑quality native approach is taken to solve complex user experience problems.
Collaborate with a multi‑disciplinary team of designers, product managers, and engineers across Expedia Group to deliver exceptional user experiences.
Introduce fresh ideas from industry best practices and your own insights, working with engineering management to turn them into meaningful improvements for our users.
Leverage and advocate for the use of AI tools as a copilot to accelerate development and encourage adoption across the team.
Make data‑driven decisions, demonstrating the value and impact of proposed solutions to gain buy‑in and guide strategy.
Write clean, maintainable, and well‑tested code by applying software design principles, data structures, and design patterns.
Mentor and guide other engineers, upholding a high standard of quality and fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
Maintain and improve software projects in production environments, including bug fixing, troubleshooting, and monitoring.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field with 8+ years of professional software development experience, OR a Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience; OR Equivalent related professional experience.
Deep expertise in the Android ecosystem, including Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Android Studio, with a passion for creating performant and delightful app experiences.
Demonstrated experience with technical leadership, including mentoring others and setting high‑quality standards.
Proficient collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.
Experience with version control systems (Git) and the GitHub ecosystem, including GitHub Actions.
Preferred Qualifications
Direct experience contributing to or using a design system.
Experience implementing sophisticated UI interactions, animations, and transitions on Android.
A passion for building accessible ( a11y ) and inclusive user interfaces.
Experience with UI testing frameworks like Espresso or Robolectric.
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.
Benefits & Employment Details Employment type: Full‑time | Seniority level: Mid‑Senior | Job function: Engineering and Information Technology | Industry: Software Development.
We are proud to be named Best Place to Work on Glassdoor 2024 and recognized by Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and other organizations.
Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. This employer participates in E‑Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I‑9 to confirm work authorization.
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