Senior Full-Stack Engineer - InsurTech & FinTech (Backend)

Expedia, Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Expedia, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer III with backend focus to join the InsurTech full-stack team in Seattle. You will design, build, and operate high-throughput services powering insurance and fintech features across Expedia platforms.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in backend engineering, strong Kotlin or Java, cloud experience, and familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows. This is a full-time, in-office role based in Seattle, WA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong experience building backend services and APIs in distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Kotlin or Java.
• Experience in cloud-based environments.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows or AI/ML-enabled systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate high-throughput backend services powering insurance and fintech products across Expedia platforms.
• Lead and contribute to cross-team initiatives across pricing, checkout, booking, servicing, etc.
• Develop scalable APIs, pricing engines, and data models to support dynamic and synthetic product offerings.
• Contribute to zero-to-one product launches and rapidly iterate post-launch to expand capabilities across brands and markets.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues within distributed, high-scale systems.

Skills

Backend APIs

Cloud environments

AI-assisted development

Kotlin or Java

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Expedia, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer III with backend focus to join the InsurTech full-stack team in Seattle. You will design, build, and operate high-throughput services powering insurance and fintech features across Expedia platforms.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in backend engineering, strong Kotlin or Java, cloud experience, and familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows. This is a full-time, in-office role based in Seattle, WA.