Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Driven, Scalable Services

Expedia, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 204,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Travel discounts

Job summary

Expedia, Inc. is hiring a Backend Software Engineer in Seattle to lead complex projects and mentor junior engineers. The ideal candidate will possess strong system design, API design, and data modeling skills, bringing over 5 years of experience.

Responsibilities include designing and evolving highly available services and collaborating with product teams. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science is required, along with experience in AWS and AI/ML systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Proven ownership of complex services including design, implementation, and operational health.
• Experience with distributed systems and services.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve complex, highly available services.
• Lead end-to-end implementation of technical solutions.
• Drive technical direction and influence architectural decisions.

Skills

Java

Scala

Kotlin

AI/ML concepts

System design

API design

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

Tools

AWS

Kafka Streams

Redis

Couchbase

Memcached

Job description

Expedia, Inc. is hiring a Backend Software Engineer in Seattle to lead complex projects and mentor junior engineers. The ideal candidate will possess strong system design, API design, and data modeling skills, bringing over 5 years of experience.

Responsibilities include designing and evolving highly available services and collaborating with product teams. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science is required, along with experience in AWS and AI/ML systems.