Principal AI Architect - Loyalty Platform

11105 Expedia, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 249,000 - 349,000; 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 San Jose is seeking a Principal Engineer to set the technical vision for the AI-powered Loyalty platform, shaping architecture across multiple services and teams to deliver scalable, secure experiences for travelers and partners.

You will mentor engineers, drive data modeling and API design, and champion operational excellence while balancing speed, reliability, and business impact in a fast-evolving travel tech landscape.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong expertise in large-scale system architecture and distributed services.
• Experience delivering AI-powered products in production.

Responsibilities

• Set architectural vision and delivery approach for complex software across multiple domains.
• Drive system design, API development, and data modeling for scalable platforms.
• Tackle the most technically demanding loyalty problems and close gaps where needed.
• Mentor engineering teams to raise technical excellence.
• Elevate and simplify while keeping business metrics in view.
• Strengthen operational excellence with scalable processes.
• Build deep understanding of loyalty/travel foundations and boundaries.

Skills

Large scale architecture

Distributed services

Cloud infrastructure

Applied AI

Frontend architecture

AI powered products

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Expedia Group in San Jose is seeking a Principal Engineer to set the technical vision for the AI-powered Loyalty platform, shaping architecture across multiple services and teams to deliver scalable, secure experiences for travelers and partners.

You will mentor engineers, drive data modeling and API design, and champion operational excellence while balancing speed, reliability, and business impact in a fast-evolving travel tech landscape.