Software Development Engineer II

Expedia Group; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in travel technology is seeking a Software Development Engineer II. The role involves building scalable backend systems and working with JVM languages. Join a dynamic team focused on innovative solutions and a culture of continuous improvement.

Benefits

Exciting travel perks

Generous time-off

Flexible work model

Career development resources

Qualifications

• Experience with JVM languages preferred (Java/Kotlin/Scala).
• Experience delivering scalable solutions with high transaction volume.

Responsibilities

• Implement product features in a multi-functional team using agile methodologies.
• Drive improvements in application architecture for scalable enterprise applications.

Skills

Object-Oriented Programming

Data Structures

Algorithms

Critical Thinking

Self-Motivation

Tools

AWS

Job description

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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 Developer Engineer II

Introduction to team

Private Label Solutions (PLS) is the B2B arm of Expedia Group. We open up our supply and innovative technology to businesses looking to take on the world of travel. These businesses, sometimes referred to as our ‘demand partners’, include global financial institutions (e.g. AMEX), corporate managed travel, offline travel agents (e.g. Flight Centre), global travel suppliers (e.g. Delta) and many more.

We’re looking for a driven and curious Software Development Engineer II (SDE II) with hands-on experience building scalable backend systems and a solid foundation in JVM-based languages. If you’re eager to grow your expertise in system design, clean code practices, and distributed systems — all while working with a modern tech stack — this is the opportunity for you.

What You’ll Do

• Working in an agile team and look for ways to continuously improve through asking and providing feedback.
• You will act as a point of contact for technical issues for specific work streams within a project.
• You will implement product features working as part of a multi-functional team using agile methodologies and run what you build approach
• You will drive ongoing improvements in application architecture to help build and design highly scalable enterprise applications
  
  

Who You Are

We look for smart people with good general programming skills because we believe that exceptional developers can learn new technologies quickly and well. However, it wouldn't hurt if you have experience with some of the following (or a passion to learn them):

• Fluent Object-Oriented Programming concepts, data structure, algorithms, preferably in JVM languages (Java/Kotlin/Scala/Clojure/Groovy).
• Very passionate about learning, especially in the areas of technology, service design patterns and system architecture.
• Be self-motivated with drive and good organisational skills to work to challenging deadlines.
• Critical thinker, expected to speak out and defend views.
• Experience delivering and supporting highly available and scalable solutions with large transaction volume.
• Experience of using cloud services (e.g. AWS)
  
  

As a team, we love to…

• Expand our skills in building highly scalable solutions while influencing others and raising the bar on the overall level of excellence within the team.
• Work in an environment where elegant, clean, maintainable code is favoured over messy hacks.
• Share our knowledge with each other and learn new things.
• Take advantage of our amazing travel discounts and tick some destinations off our bucket lists!
  
  

We’ll take your career on a journey that’s flexible and right for you, whilst recognising and rewarding your achievements…

• Competitive salaries and many growth opportunities within the company.
• You will get the opportunity to serve as a domain expert in multi-functional feature delivery.
• Option to attend conferences globally and enrich the technology skills you are passionate about.
• A conversation with your Manager around flexible working and what is right for you is encouraged from day one.
  
  

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

Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group’s Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never provide sensitive, personal information to someone unless you’re confident who the recipient is. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or any other messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official website to find and apply for job openings at Expedia Group is careers.expediagroup.com/jobs.

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, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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