Senior Software Development Manager — Scalable AI

11105 Expedia, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness & travel reimbursement

Travel discounts

IATAN membership

Job summary

Expedia Group is seeking a Senior Software Development Manager to lead the Distribution and Supply team within Technology. You will guide design and operation of scalable services, set technical direction, and mentor engineers across multiple domains to deliver reliable, high-impact solutions for travelers and partners.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled features, data-driven decisions, and strong collaboration with product, design, and engineering teams to translate business needs into robust

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent; Technical Degree Preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant professional experience and 3+ years of people management experience.
• Strong proficiency in data structures, algorithms, system design, API design, and data modeling, with hands-on experience applying these fundamentals in real systems.
• Hands-on experience with modern web technologies, frameworks, service architectures, and AI-driven tools or workflows that enhance developer productivity or product capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and evolution of scalable, secure, and reliable software services, including system design, API design, and data modeling.
• Provide technical direction for high-quality, maintainable, testable, observable, and operationally sound solutions across multiple services and domains.
• Partner with product, design, and engineering teams to translate customer and business requirements into reusable technical solutions and effective service integrations.
• Guide the end-to-end lifecycle of services and features, including development, automated testing, deployment, monitoring, incident resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Use data, metrics, experimentation, and analytics to prioritize work, validate hypotheses, and improve system performance, reliability, and user experience.
• 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.

Skills

System design

API design

Data modeling

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent

Technical Degree Preferred

Tools

AI/ML tools

Job description

Expedia Group is seeking a Senior Software Development Manager to lead the Distribution and Supply team within Technology. You will guide design and operation of scalable services, set technical direction, and mentor engineers across multiple domains to deliver reliable, high-impact solutions for travelers and partners.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled features, data-driven decisions, and strong collaboration with product, design, and engineering teams to translate business needs into robust