Backend Payments Engineer II - Seattle (Hybrid)

Expedia Group; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 166,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness and travel reimbursement

Travel discounts

IATAN membership

Job summary

Expedia Group in Seattle, WA is seeking a Software Development Engineer II for the Consumer Payments team within Expedia Global Payments. You will design and build backend payment services that scale for a global platform, focusing on secure data handling and reliable operations.

You will apply CS fundamentals, patterns, and GenAI ideas to improve system design, work across cross-functional teams, and contribute to high-impact features in production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Master's in a related technical field, or equivalent related professional experience.
• 2+ years of experience in backend software development, working with cloud-based and distributed systems at scale.
• Proficiency in Java or Kotlin, with hands-on experience integrating services with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure/test automation, and delivering features in Agile development environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend payment services that support Expedia's global travel platform
• Apply software design principles, data structures and/or design patterns and computer science fundamentals to write code that is clean, maintainable, optimized, modular with good naming conventions
• Implement secure data handling practices to protect payment information and meet compliance standards
• Recommend and apply architectural patterns or GenAI capabilities to improve system design and innovation
• Enhance service reliability through observability, automation, and continuous operational improvements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact features aligned with Expedia's strategic goals

Skills

Backend development

Java/Kotlin

Cloud / distributed systems

CI/CD pipelines

Agile development

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical field

Master's degree in a related technical field

Tools

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Job description

Expedia Group in Seattle, WA is seeking a Software Development Engineer II for the Consumer Payments team within Expedia Global Payments. You will design and build backend payment services that scale for a global platform, focusing on secure data handling and reliable operations.

You will apply CS fundamentals, patterns, and GenAI ideas to improve system design, work across cross-functional teams, and contribute to high-impact features in production.