Senior Backend Payments Engineer — Scalable APIs

Expedia, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 146,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Travel discounts

Wellness program

IATAN membership

Job summary

Expedia Group in Austin is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to join the Consumer Payments team. You will design, build, and maintain backend payment services powering Expedia's global platform, with a focus on security, scalability, and reliability.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, apply CS fundamentals, and embrace GenAI-driven design improvements while deploying on AWS. The role offers a competitive total cash package and a path to growth within a fast‑changing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Master's in a related technical field, or equivalent related professional experience
• 5+ 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

Java

Kotlin

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

CI/CD

Agile development

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

AWS

GenAI technologies

Job description

Expedia Group in Austin is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to join the Consumer Payments team. You will design, build, and maintain backend payment services powering Expedia's global platform, with a focus on security, scalability, and reliability.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, apply CS fundamentals, and embrace GenAI-driven design improvements while deploying on AWS. The role offers a competitive total cash package and a path to growth within a fast‑changing