Senior Full-Stack SDE III: AI-Powered, Scalable Travel Tech

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness and travel reimbursement

Travel discounts

IATAN membership

Job summary

Expedia Group is seeking a Software Development Engineer III to join the Intelligent Applications team within our Technology division in Seattle. You will design, build, and scale AI-powered traveler and agent experiences, collaborating across product, architecture, and engineering to deliver robust services.

The role emphasizes API design, data modeling, and high-quality testing, with opportunities to advance observability, security, and operational excellence in a fast-paced travel tech

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Several years of professional software development experience building and operating production services or applications in a collaborative engineering environment.
• Proven experience owning the design and implementation of services or components, including low‑level system design, API design, and data modeling within a defined product or domain.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language and associated frameworks, along with solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience contributing to the reliability, performance, and maintainability of services through testing, monitoring, and operational best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver robust, scalable services and applications by writing high‑quality, maintainable code and tests across the full software development lifecycle.
• Own and evolve low‑level design, API contracts, and data models for services within your domain, ensuring reliability, performance, and clear integration patterns with other systems.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, and peer engineering teams to break down complex business and technical problems into actionable plans and incremental deliverables.
• Drive and uphold engineering best practices for code quality, observability, operational readiness, and security, including participating in design reviews, code reviews, and on‑call rotations as needed.
• Safely integrate and operate AI/ML‑enabled solutions that improve outcomes, including familiarity with AI‑driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products.

Job description

Expedia Group is seeking a Software Development Engineer III to join the Intelligent Applications team within our Technology division in Seattle. You will design, build, and scale AI-powered traveler and agent experiences, collaborating across product, architecture, and engineering to deliver robust services.

The role emphasizes API design, data modeling, and high-quality testing, with opportunities to advance observability, security, and operational excellence in a fast-paced travel tech