Senior Software Engineer, Media Solutions: Scalable Backend

Expedia Group; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

PTO

Travel discounts

IATAN membership

Job summary

Expedia Group in Seattle is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement high-throughput backend services in Kotlin/Java, build scalable microservices, and integrate APIs across data sources. You’ll work on real-time data flows with Redis, Kafka, and Elasticsearch to ensure low latency and reliability.

You’ll also create engaging front-end interfaces with React, optimize performance, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines and observability with Datadog.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience designing microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Strong Kotlin/Java production experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-throughput backend services.
• Manage real-time data flows with Redis, Kafka, Elasticsearch.
• Develop APIs and integrate front-end with React.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Kotlin/Java

Microservices

RESTful APIs

React

Distributed Systems

AI/ML concepts

Design patterns

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Datadog

Elasticsearch

Redis

Kafka

Job description

Expedia Group in Seattle is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement high-throughput backend services in Kotlin/Java, build scalable microservices, and integrate APIs across data sources. You’ll work on real-time data flows with Redis, Kafka, and Elasticsearch to ensure low latency and reliability.

You’ll also create engaging front-end interfaces with React, optimize performance, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines and observability with Datadog.