Software Development Engineer II - (Full stack-JAVA/React.JS)

11550 Expedia Online Travel Sv; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Expedia Group is hiring for a role in Modern Checkout to build and evolve a unified checkout platform serving multiple brands. You will work across frontend and backend layers using Java, React, and TypeScript, with emphasis on scalable, reliable services and AI‑driven enhancements.

The role requires 2+ years of hands‑on experience with microservices, AWS, and Kotlin, and offers opportunities to influence platform design and engineering best practices within a global travel tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field or equivalent professional experience.
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Hands-on experience with Java and React, including TypeScript within the React ecosystem.
• Experience building or supporting microservices and distributed systems, with AWS or comparable cloud‑platform experience.
• Ability to own assigned full‑stack features through development, testing, debugging, and delivery, with willingness to work with Kotlin.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve frontend and backend capabilities for a modern, shared checkout platform serving multiple Expedia Group brands and travel products.
• Develop production-quality services and user experiences using Java, React, TypeScript, and related web technologies, flexing across frontend or backend delivery as business needs require.
• Design, build, test, debug, and maintain distributed microservices and frontend applications with a focus on reliability, scalability, and high‑quality customer experiences.
• Apply system design, low‑level design, API design, and data modeling practices to deliver maintainable full‑stack solutions.
• Work with cloud‑based systems, including AWS or comparable platforms, and contribute to services developed in Kotlin where required.
• Safely integrate and operate AI/ML‑enabled solutions that improve outcomes, using AI‑driven systems, tools, or workflows responsibly to improve engineering productivity and quality.

Skills

Java

React

TypeScript

AWS

Kotlin

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

GraphQL

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Job description

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business. Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.

Brief introduction to the team:

Modern Checkout is pioneering the future of frictionless travel commerce by developing a brand and product line agnostic checkout platform for Expedia Brands including Hotels.com and Vrbo. The Checkout Engineering organization enables one of the most critical steps in a traveler’s journey. Once a user selects their ideal trip, it is Checkout team job to make their booking smooth, highly secure, and effortless. By decoupling the transaction layer from individual brand architectures and specific travel products (flights, hotels, car rentals), Modern Checkout delivers a unified, highly adaptable payment experience. This strategic evolution simplifies the path to purchase, accelerates global scaling, and empowers Expedia to deploy seamless, hyper‑localized checkout flows across its entire portfolio with unprecedented agility.

In this role, you will:

• Build and evolve frontend and backend capabilities for a modern, shared checkout platform serving multiple Expedia Group brands and travel products.
• Develop production-quality services and user experiences using Java, React, TypeScript, and related web technologies, flexing across frontend or backend delivery as business needs require.
• Design, build, test, debug, and maintain distributed microservices and frontend applications with a focus on reliability, scalability, and high‑quality customer experiences.
• Apply system design, low‑level design, API design, and data modeling practices to deliver maintainable full‑stack solutions.
• Work with cloud‑based systems, including AWS or comparable platforms, and contribute to services developed in Kotlin where required.
• Safely integrate and operate AI/ML‑enabled solutions that improve outcomes, using AI‑driven systems, tools, or workflows responsibly to improve engineering productivity and quality.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or Equivalent related professional experience.
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Hands‑on experience with Java and React, including TypeScript within the React ecosystem.
• Experience building or supporting microservices and distributed systems, with AWS or comparable cloud‑platform experience.
• Ability to own assigned full‑stack features through development, testing, debugging, and delivery, with willingness to work with Kotlin.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Production experience developing services with Kotlin, including Kotlin‑based services that use GraphQL.
• Experience with Spring Boot, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, API design, and data modeling for full‑stack applications.
• Experience designing scalable, reliable systems and contributing to system design decisions for customer‑facing platforms.
• Strong testing, debugging, and operational problem‑solving skills across frontend and backend services.
• Familiarity with AI‑driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products, including sound judgment in reviewing and validating AI‑generated output.

Equal Opportunity

Equal Opportunity 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.

About Expedia Group

About Expedia Group Expedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease. Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is the global travel marketplace with one purpose: to help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. Expedia Group connects travelers, partners, and advertisers through its trusted brands, leading technology, and rich first‑party data, delivering predictive, personalized experiences that shape the future of travel. Expedia Group’s ecosystem includes three flagship consumer brands – Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo – the largest B2B travel business, and a premier advertising network. Guided by an experienced and passionate global team, Expedia Group helps millions of travelers in more than 70 countries explore the world with confidence and ease.