Senior Software Engineer, Inventory Platform & AI-Driven

Emploive; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Travel discounts

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 accompanying frontend experiences, focusing on data modeling, API design, and reliability.

The role emphasizes production-quality code, observability, and incident resolution, with opportunities to apply AI/ML-driven approaches to real-world travel tech. The role requires 8+ years of experience, a Computer Science degree or equivalent, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or Equivalent related professional experience.
• 8+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of services, components, or features across design, implementation, quality, deployment, and operational support within a product or domain area.
• Strong proficiency in software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, system design (LLD), API design, and data modeling, with hands-on experience applying them in production systems.
• Hands-on experience with modern backend and frontend technologies, service architectures, and AI-driven tools or workflows that enhance developer productivity or product capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve backend services and supporting frontend experiences, including system design (LLD), API design, and data modeling for scalable, secure, and reliable solutions.
• Implement high-quality production code across backend and frontend components, emphasizing maintainability, automated testing, observability, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with product, design, and partner engineering teams to translate customer and business requirements into robust technical solutions, reusable service integrations, and intuitive user experiences.
• Own and improve the end-to-end lifecycle of services and features, including development, testing, deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident resolution.
• Apply data, metrics, experimentation, and analytics to prioritize work, validate hypotheses, and continuously 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 (LLD)

API design

Data modeling

Backend engineering

Frontend engineering

AI/ML-enabled solutions

Observability & metrics

Testing & quality

Production systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent related professional experience

Tools

AI-driven tools

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 accompanying frontend experiences, focusing on data modeling, API design, and reliability.

The role emphasizes production-quality code, observability, and incident resolution, with opportunities to apply AI/ML-driven approaches to real-world travel tech. The role requires 8+ years of experience, a Computer Science degree or equivalent, and strong