Sr Director Engineering - Experience Platform

Expedia Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 279,000 - 446,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Travel discounts

Wellness programs

Job summary

Expedia Group is seeking a strategic leader to modernize the Experience Platform for the AI era and to build a fast, intelligent, configurable platform for travel. You will lead a globally distributed team across Seattle, Chicago, London, Brisbane, and remote locations, and partner with the Chief Architect to shape enterprise direction.

The role emphasizes high-quality platform practices, engineering maturity, and cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Product, Architecture, and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading large-scale engineering or platform organizations.
• Experience operating with a platform mindset, treating internal developers and product teams as customers.
• Proven experience with experience platforms, commerce platforms, design systems, CMS technologies, configurable platforms, or developer platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead a globally distributed organization across Seattle, Chicago, London, Brisbane, and remote locations.
• Establish modern, high-quality platform engineering practices for internal developers and product teams.
• Guide evolution of experience platform services, web/app infrastructure, CMS, and design systems.

Skills

Leadership of large-scale teams

Platform engineering

Enterprise architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Tools

CMS technologies

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-Traveller 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.

Expedia Technology teams’ partner with our Product teams to create innovative products, services, and tools that deliver high-quality experiences for travelers, partners, and employees. A singular technology platform powered by data and machine learning provides secure, differentiated, and personalized experiences that build loyalty and traveler satisfaction.

The Experience Platform organization builds and operates foundational capabilities that power customer experiences across Expedia Group, including experience platform services, web and app infrastructure, content management systems, design systems, shared building blocks, and configurable platform capabilities. Other Expedia engineering and product teams rely on these capabilities as internal customers.

We are seeking a strategic and technically credible leader to modernize the Experience Platform for the AI era and help Expedia Group build a fast, intelligent, configurable, and easy-to-use platform for travel.

In this role, you will:

• Lead a globally distributed organization of approximately 130 employees across Seattle, Chicago, London, Brisbane, and remote locations.
• Establish modern, high-quality platform engineering practices that improve the experience of internal developers and product teams.
• Guide the evolution of experience platform services, web and app infrastructure, CMS technologies, design systems, and configurable platform capabilities.
• Partner closely with the Chief Architect and senior technology leaders to influence technical direction and execute enterprise architecture decisions.
• Elevate leadership capability, strengthen engineering practices, and introduce innovative approaches to a technically mature organization.
• Build strong partnerships across Engineering, Product, Architecture, and other Expedia Group functions.
• Challenge existing assumptions constructively and lead meaningful modernization rather than incremental improvement.
• Attract, develop, and retain a diverse organization of engineering and program management talent.

Experience and Qualifications

Required

• Extensive experience leading large-scale engineering or platform organizations.
• Experience operating with a platform mindset, treating internal developers and product teams as customers.
• Proven experience with experience platforms, commerce platforms, design systems, CMS technologies, configurable platforms, or developer platforms.
• Strong technical credibility, including the ability to engage deeply in platform architecture and enterprise technology decisions.
• A record of scaling engineering organizations while combining strategic vision with strong execution.
• Proficient communication, collaboration, and cross-functional influence skills.

Preferred

• Experience modernizing platforms within a large-scale technology, commerce, marketplace, media, or travel organization.
• Experience partnering peer-to-peer with chief architects or equivalent senior technical leaders.
• Experience introducing modern engineering practices within established, high-tenure organizations.

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $296,000.00 to $414,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $473,500.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.The total cash range for this position in Chicago is $278,500.00 to $390,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $445,500.00, 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.