Software Development Engineer II

Expedia, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Híbrido; USD 111.000 - 178.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Travel discounts

Descripción de la vacante

Expedia Group is a global travel company delivering trusted technology and experiences for travelers and partners. This backend-focused role designs, builds, and evolves scalable services, APIs, and data models, collaborating across teams to deliver end-to-end backend capabilities.

You will participate in code reviews, improve system observability, and safely integrate AI/ML-enabled components, while maintaining secure, reliable operations across distributed services.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
• 2+ years of professional software development delivering backend services.
• Proficiency in at least one modern language and API/data modeling.
• Experience with service-oriented or microservice architectures and API consumption.

Responsabilidades

• Design, build, and evolve reliable backend services and APIs (LLD) for product capabilities.
• Deliver backend features through the full software development lifecycle with testing and deployment.
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs, and partners to integrate services across domains.
• Improve code quality, reliability, and performance through observability and security practices.
• Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing; support AI/ML-enabled solutions in production.

Conocimientos

Backend development

API design

Distributed systems

Observability

AI/ML integration

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Descripción del empleo

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

Our Expedia Product & Technology division builds innovative products, services, and tools to deliver high-quality experiences for travelers, partners, and our employees. A unified, singular technology platform powered by data and machine learning provides secure, differentiated, and personalized experiences for the traveler and our partners that drive loyalty and customer satisfaction.

In this role, you will:

• Design, build, and evolve reliable, scalable backend services and applications, including system design (LLD), API design, and data modeling for clearly scoped product capabilities.
• Deliver backend features across the full software development lifecycle by implementing designs, writing high-quality code, creating and executing tests, and contributing to deployment, monitoring, and ongoing operational support.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and technical partners to understand requirements, break down work, and implement backend solutions that integrate with multiple services and domains.
• Improve code quality, reliability, and performance by following and contributing to best practices in testing, observability, security, and operational excellence for the services you support.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing, steadily expanding your technical scope and impact while supporting a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
• Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled solutions that improve outcomes, with 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 or a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience.
• 2+ years of relevant professional software development experience delivering production backend services or applications.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language commonly used at Expedia Group and solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, object-oriented or functional design, system design (LLD), API design, and data modeling.
• Experience working with service-oriented or microservice architectures, including consuming and implementing APIs, working with data models, and contributing to the reliability, scalability, and security of services.
• Exposure to operating backend services in production environments, such as contributing to monitoring, on‑call support, or improving systems based on operational data and feedback.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience contributing to the design and evolution of distributed backend systems and data models that handle significant traffic or data volume, including working with clear, well‑versioned API contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of well‑defined backend components or features, make sound implementation tradeoffs, and align solutions with established architectural and domain standards.
• Experience improving operational excellence through enhanced observability, automation of repetitive tasks, and improvements to service performance, resilience, or cost efficiency.
• Hands‑on experience using AI‑driven tools, platforms, or workflows in the software development lifecycle, and safely integrating AI/ML‑enabled components into production backend services under guidance from more experienced engineers.
• Experience applying metrics, experimentation, or analytics to inform backend design decisions and improve product or system outcomes.

The total cash range for this position in Chicago is $111,000.00 to $155,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $177,500.00, 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.