Software Development Engineer II

Expedia Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 119,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness and travel reimbursement

Travel discounts

IATAN membership

Job summary

Expedia Group’s Software Development Engineer II role focuses on building and supporting Commerce Data products that provide a trusted source of truth for booking information. You will own data pipelines and services, design APIs, and work with AI/ML-enabled solutions to improve outcomes in a scalable system.

The team emphasizes end-to-end ownership, collaboration with product and data teams, and delivering high-quality, reliable software in a fast-paced travel tech environment in Austin.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production software, data-processing systems, or data pipelines.
• Strong ownership of services, pipelines, or features including design, implementation, deployment, and ops support.
• Proficiency in Java with data structures, algorithms, system design, API design, and data modeling.
• Hands-on experience with streaming/batch data processing using Kafka, Spark, and Amazon S3; familiarity with AI-driven tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain streaming and batch data-processing pipelines for scalable, secure data products.
• Build and operate data workflows using Kafka, Spark, and S3 with real-time ingestion and downstream consumption.
• Design, build, and evolve data-intensive software solutions in Java, including API design and data modeling.
• Collaborate with product, data, and engineering teams to translate requirements into reusable technical solutions.
• Own end-to-end lifecycle of components including testing, deployment, monitoring, and incident resolution.
• Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled solutions within data pipelines and software services.

Skills

Java

Kafka

Spark

Amazon S3

Data pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Data processing frameworks

Job description

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.

Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.

Introduction to Team

Technology is the home for Expedia Group’s innovation and engineering teams. We build the technology that powers the world’s travel experiences, helping travelers and partners connect to the people, places, and experiences that matter most.

This Software Development Engineer II role is part of the Commerce Attributes Store Team team which sits within our Technology division. The team builds and supports Commerce Data products that provide a trusted, single source of truth for booking information, including the attributes and metrics used by analytics and other Expedia Group teams. In this role, you will independently deliver well-scoped software components and services that contribute to scalable, reliable systems and clear APIs while working with guidance from more senior engineers.

In This Role, You Will

• Develop and maintain streaming and batch data-processing pipelines that support scalable, secure, and high-quality data products and services.
• Build and operate data workflows using Kafka, Spark, and Amazon S3, applying appropriate patterns for real-time ingestion, transformation, storage, and downstream consumption.
• Design, build, and evolve reliable data-intensive software solutions using Java, including system design (LLD), API design, and data modeling.
• Collaborate with product, data, and engineering teams to translate requirements into reusable technical solutions, well-structured data flows, and maintainable service integrations.
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of assigned components and features, including implementation, automated testing, deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident resolution.
• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field; or equivalent practical experience in software development or data engineering.
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience building and maintaining production software, data-processing systems, or data pipelines in a team environment.
• Demonstrated ownership of well-defined services, components, pipelines, or features, including contributions to design, implementation, quality, deployment, and operational support.
• Proficiency in Java, with experience applying software engineering fundamentals—including data structures, algorithms, system design (LLD), API design, and data modeling—to real systems.
• Hands‑on experience with streaming and batch data processing, including Kafka, Spark, and Amazon S3, as well as familiarity with AI-driven tools or workflows that enhance development productivity or product capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and evolving data-processing architectures that combine streaming and batch patterns, with well-structured data models, integration points, and reliable downstream consumption.
• Experience improving the performance, scalability, resilience, or reliability of Kafka- and Spark-based pipelines and services operating on high-volume or latency-sensitive workloads.
• Practice with operational excellence for data systems, including logging, metrics, monitoring, observability, alerting, data-quality validation, and participation in on-call or incident response.
• Experience using data, experimentation, or pipeline metrics to validate technical approaches, identify bottlenecks, and measure the impact of delivered data-processing improvements.
• Experience integrating or extending AI/ML-enabled capabilities within data pipelines or software services, including responsible use of AI-driven components and AI tooling for code quality, testing, data validation, or operational workflows.

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $119,000.00 to $166,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $190,500.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Benefits And Perks

Expedia Group offers benefits and perks designed to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership. Learn more about life at Expedia Group at https://careers.expediagroup.com/life.

Accommodation requests

Expedia Group is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience. If you need an accommodation or adjustment due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request at https://expedia.service-now.com/askeg?id=job_accommodation.

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.

Important notice

Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group's Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never share sensitive personal information unless you are confident of the recipient. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official place to find and apply for roles is https://careers.expediagroup.com/jobs/.

Equal Opportunity

Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.