Senior Software Engineer: AI-Driven Inventory Platform

Expedia; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 185,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Expedia Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Inventory Team in Austin. You will design and deliver scalable backend services and supporting frontend experiences, addressing data modeling, API design, and system design for reliable inventory data and a strong traveler experience.

You will own the end-to-end lifecycle, emphasize testing, observability, and operational excellence, and collaborate with product and partner teams to translate requirements into robust solutions while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of relevant professional experience in software engineering.
• Proven ownership of services and features across design, implementation, deployment, and operations.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, system design, API design, and data modeling.
• Hands-on experience with modern backend and frontend technologies and AI-driven tools or workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve backend services and supporting frontend experiences, including system design, API design, and data modeling.
• Write high-quality production code across backend and frontend components with emphasis on testing, observability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with product, design, and partner engineering teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Own end-to-end lifecycle of services and features from development to monitoring and incident response.
• Apply data, metrics, experimentation, and analytics to prioritize work and improve performance and user experience.
• Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled solutions that improve outcomes.

Skills

Backend development

Frontend development

API design

Data modeling

System design (LLD)

AI/ML familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Expedia Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Inventory Team in Austin. You will design and deliver scalable backend services and supporting frontend experiences, addressing data modeling, API design, and system design for reliable inventory data and a strong traveler experience.

You will own the end-to-end lifecycle, emphasize testing, observability, and operational excellence, and collaborate with product and partner teams to translate requirements into robust solutions while