Full-Stack SDE II: React UI & API Dev

Expedia, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Expedia Group is seeking a Software Development Engineer II, Full-Stack to join the Search Results and Recs experience team. You will build React-based user interfaces and backend capabilities, contribute to API design, and own features from requirements through delivery with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes server-driven UI rollout, migration from legacy systems, and delivering high-quality software with a rigorous approach.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of software development experience.
• Experience with React and full-stack development across frontend and backend.
• Experience with Kotlin backend development; strong Java and/or Scala experience may be considered as an alternative.
• Experience developing and integrating APIs.
• Understanding of API design considerations, including the impact of additional calls, traffic management, and error handling.
• Experience using existing component libraries.

Responsibilities

• Develop React-based user interfaces and backend capabilities.
• Build, integrate, and contribute to API design decisions.
• Own features from understanding requirements through delivery, with support from teammates and product management.
• Collaborate with product management, backend and domain service teams, platform teams, and brand teams.
• Create reusable and configurable components and platform capabilities.
• Contribute to improvements across Expedia Group web, iOS, Android, and B2B experiences.
• Improve clickstream data collection and content management for banners and product cards.
• Contribute to the Vrbo product-card redesign and BEX redesign.
• Support the rollout of server-driven UI, enabling card layouts to be updated through configuration.
• Migrate traffic from legacy systems to the new platform.
• Apply API design considerations, including additional calls, traffic management, and error handling.
• Deliver reliable software with a rigorous development approach and a high quality bar.

Skills

React

Full-stack development

API development

Java/Kotlin backend

Team collaboration

Tools

Next.js

Design systems

AI in development

Job description

Expedia Group is seeking a Software Development Engineer II, Full-Stack to join the Search Results and Recs experience team. You will build React-based user interfaces and backend capabilities, contribute to API design, and own features from requirements through delivery with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes server-driven UI rollout, migration from legacy systems, and delivering high-quality software with a rigorous approach.