Senior Frontend Engineer - Layla AI

Expedia, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Wellness and travel reimbursement

IATAN membership

Job summary

Expedia Group is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer for the Layla team to build fast, accessible web interfaces that power AI-native travel planning and booking.

You will translate designs into high-quality code, collaborate with Product, Design, and backend engineers, and drive frontend architecture improvements while mentoring peers. This role emphasizes scalable, testable frontend systems and responsible AI features.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of production-quality software development experience.
• Deep frontend skills: JavaScript, React, HTML, CSS, with reusable UI components.
• Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, OOP.
• Ability to build fast, scalable frontend apps with maintainable architecture.
• Familiarity with AI-driven systems and safe integration into web features.

Responsibilities

• Build reusable, component-based web interfaces with React/Next.js.
• Translate concepts and wireframes into high-quality, maintainable code with Product/Design/backend teams.
• Develop performant, scalable web apps with cross-browser compatibility.
• Run experiments and iterate using data to guide UI decisions.
• Safely integrate AI/ML features in the web experience with responsible use.
• Advocate for accessibility and frontend quality; contribute to architecture decisions.
• Mentor other engineers through code reviews and design feedback.

Skills

JavaScript

React

HTML

CSS

Frontend architecture

Algorithms

Data structures

AI/ML concepts

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Next.js

Node.js

APIs

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.

Introduction to the Product Team

The Product Team creates high-quality end-to-end experiences for travelers, partners, and Expedia Group. Our customer-first mindset focuses on developing products that encourage loyalty and repeat business from our travelers and partners. We partner closely with teams across Expedia Group to achieve growth and results for our customers and company.

We connect Travelers to new experiences, through trusted relationships. We use the power of Expedia Group brands to empower strategic partners to nurture and grow the existing relationship with their audience. Strategic Partnerships and Affiliates breadth of solutions which include cashback, travel offers, loyalty exchange, co-branded sites, Affiliate APIs and EG’s Affiliate Program, bring a partners’ audience onto EG sites, thereby increasing EG’s traffic and exposure.

Introduction to the Layla Team

Layla is an AI-native travel-planning and booking company, now part of Expedia Group’s Product organization. Through a conversational travel assistant, Layla helps travelers move from inspiration to a complete, bookable itinerary — flights, hotels, activities, and the day-by-day detail — in minutes. As part of Expedia Group, the team combines Layla’s planning and personalization capabilities with Expedia Group’s global supply, first-party traveler insights, marketplace scale, and booking technology.

The team is small and senior by design and operates with startup pace: you own a surface, ship it, and see the impact on real travelers within weeks — with decisions driven by data and AI tooling used in practice every day.

As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you will build the web experiences that bring Layla’s conversational trip planning and booking to travelers — turning an AI-native travel assistant into fast, intuitive, and accessible interfaces.

In this role, you will:

• Build reusable, component-based web interfaces with modern frontend frameworks (React / Next.js) that make Layla’s conversational travel planning and booking intuitive, fast, and accessible.
• Translate product concepts, designs, and wireframes into high-quality, maintainable code, partnering closely with Product, Design, and backend engineering to ship features end to end.
• Develop performant, scalable, and reliable web applications, maintaining cross-browser compatibility and resolving performance bottlenecks.
• Run experiments and iterate quickly on the traveler experience, using data to guide UI and interaction decisions.
• Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled capabilities in the web experience — such as assistant-driven planning, personalization, and recommendations — applying AI/ML concepts to real-world features responsibly.
• Advocate for engineering excellence, usability, accessibility (a11y), and quality, and help drive frontend architecture decisions and reusable patterns.
• Mentor other engineers through code review, technical design feedback, and knowledge sharing.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience.
• 8+ years of experience developing production-quality code in a professional software engineering role.
• Deep frontend/web development expertise, including JavaScript, React, HTML, and CSS, and experience building reusable, component-based user interfaces.
• Solid grounding in computer science fundamentals — data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.
• Demonstrated ability to build fast, scalable, and reliable web applications with maintainable, testable frontend architecture.
• Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real-world products, with a focus on safely integrating these capabilities into web features.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Next.js or similar modern React frameworks, including server-driven or server-rendered UI patterns.
• Experience partnering across the stack (for example, Node.js and APIs) to deliver end-to-end features.
• Experience building accessible (a11y) and inclusive web interfaces.
• Experience running experiments (A/B testing) and using product data to inform frontend decisions.
• Experience integrating AI/ML-enabled or generative-AI capabilities into web products, with attention to safety and responsible use.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (for example, Claude or similar) to improve developer productivity, code quality, and delivery speed.
• Experience in e-commerce, marketplace, or travel domains.
• Demonstrated ability to drive frontend architectural improvements and to mentor other engineers.

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership. View our full list of benefits.

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $184,500.00 to $258,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $295,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $184,500.00 to $258,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $295,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Benefits and perks

Expedia Group offers benefits and perks designed to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership. Learn more about life at Expedia Group at https://careers.expediagroup.com/life.

Accommodation requests

Expedia Group is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience. If you need an accommodation or adjustment due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request at https://expedia.service-now.com/askeg?id=job_accommodation.

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.

Important notice

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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, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.