Software Development Engineer II, Advertising Tech (AI-Driven)

Expedia group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 111,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Expedia Group Advertising in Chicago is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to join our advertising technology team. You will design, build, test, and scale high-performance systems powering our advertising suite for travelers and advertisers worldwide.

You will own components, collaborate with product and partner teams, and contribute to architecture discussions while applying AI/ML concepts. This role requires in-office presence in Chicago at least three days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent related professional experience.
• 2+ years of software development experience building and supporting production systems and services.
• Experience owning components or services within a team, with responsibility for implementation, testing, deployment, and operational support.
• Proficiency in software engineering fundamentals including coding, data structures, algorithms, debugging, and version control, with working knowledge of system design, low-level design, API design, and data modeling.
• Preferred languages include Java, Kotlin, React.
• Experience developing reliable, scalable applications and working across more than one technical area or service, with the ability to diagnose issues and deliver maintainable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain scalable software solutions for advertising technology products and services, applying strong coding fundamentals and sound engineering practices.
• Contribute to system design, low-level design, API design, and data modeling to deliver reliable, maintainable, and extensible solutions across multiple technical domains.
• Collaborate with engineers, product, and partner teams to translate business needs into technical solutions that improve advertising platform capabilities and customer outcomes.
• Own well-defined components and services, troubleshoot production issues, and improve operational health through monitoring, debugging, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Write high-quality, secure, and well-tested code, participate in code reviews, and follow engineering standards that support performance, scalability, and resilience.
• 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

2+ years software development

Own components or services

Software engineering fundamentals

System design

Algorithms

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Java

Kotlin

React

Kafka

Flink

Job description

Expedia Group Advertising in Chicago is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to join our advertising technology team. You will design, build, test, and scale high-performance systems powering our advertising suite for travelers and advertisers worldwide.

You will own components, collaborate with product and partner teams, and contribute to architecture discussions while applying AI/ML concepts. This role requires in-office presence in Chicago at least three days per week.