Sr Manager, Software Engineering

11105 Expedia, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 185,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Travel discounts

Job summary

Expedia Group is seeking a Senior Manager of Software Development Engineering to lead the DigOps Engineering team in Austin. You will own the API and data‑integration layer, guide front‑end development, and drive platform modernization across Marketing Operations tools including Marketo and SFMC.

The role requires 8+ years of software experience, strong distributed systems skills, and a proven ability to mentor engineers while partnering with design and marketing stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent related professional experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proven track record delivering production services or platforms at scale.
• Strong experience with distributed systems, RESTful API design, and AWS-based platforms.
• Experience with front-end development frameworks and modern JavaScript/TypeScript stacks.
• Experience building and operating Python web services with asynchronous or batch processing and Postgres.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications (e.g., PHP) to a new stack with phased cutover.
• Hands-on experience with marketing technology (MarTech)/CRM platforms such as Marketo and SFMC.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through technical change and platform modernization.
• Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow an engineering team, building self-service marketing utilities on the DigOps Utilities platform.
• Plan migration of legacy PHP utilities to the new DigOps stack with validation and retirement of old code.
• Own API and data-integration layer connecting utilities to Trino/Starburst, Salesforce, and data sources.
• Own the technical roadmap for front-end development across DigOps projects.
• Own the AI Orchestration engine that generates Marketo templates from Figma files and GenAI-assisted Email QA.
• Run platform health, deployment automation, and monitoring to reduce tech debt.

Skills

Software engineering

Distributed systems

REST APIs

AWS

Frontend JS/TS

Python async jobs

Marketing tech

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS or related field

Tools

Marketo

SFMC

PostgreSQL

Celery

Trino/Starburst

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.

Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering

Introduction to the Team:

Expedia Group B2B connects partners across the travel industry to our leading technology, supply, and services - helping them deliver seamless travel experiences to their customers. From airlines and hotels to financial institutions and other travel platforms, we power smarter, faster, and more impactful travel solutions through the most connected marketplace in the world. The Digital Operations Supply Marketing (DigOps Engineering) sits at the intersection of supply marketing and engineering, organized into three streams: Data Engineering, Software Engineering, and Innovation. Data Engineering owns the ETL pipelines moving data to/from Marketo, SFMC, and other marketing platforms across our business verticals (Hotels, VR, B2B/Connectivity, OCF). The Software Engineering stream, which this role leads, builds and runs the DigOps Utilities platform and front‑end tooling that let marketers and designers move faster without waiting on engineering for every change.

Our users are Marketing Operations teams across Hotels, VR, Connectivity and OCF, and we work side by side with them on intake, QA and launch.

In This Role You Will:

• Lead and grow an engineering team, building self‑service marketing utilities on the DigOps Utilities platform, including Multi‑Select and Expiring DRR, Bulk List Upload, Target List Upload and scheduling, token upload/download, A/B testing, and localization/translation tooling (Babel Prime multi‑asset support), with CSV/TSV data handling for Marketo campaigns.
• Lead the migration of legacy PHP utilities (hosted on the CoE and MSLPS servers, with per‑brand copies) to the new DigOps Utilities stack, including cutover, validation with Marketing Operations, and retirement of the legacy code.
• Plan the rebuild or replacement of Marketo‑based utilities for SFMC, so marketers keep the same self‑service experience on the new platform.
• Own the API and data‑integration layer connecting our utilities to Trino/Starburst, Salesforce (ACR, account, and contact tables), and EGA data sources. This includes schema management and Lake Formation permissioning across environments.
• Own the technical roadmap for front‑end development across every DigOps project, including the self‑service utility UIs marketers and designers use daily.
• Own the AI Orchestration engine that generates Marketo templates from Figma files, and GenAI‑assisted Email QA.
• Partner with design and marketing stakeholders to push template build support toward designer self‑service.
• Own platform and infrastructure health for DigOps tooling (Okta sign‑in and access groups, Cloud Gate Proxy, deployment automation) and drive down tech debt, including reliable background processing (for example idempotent Celery tasks and batch status/failure reporting).
• Establish engineering best practices for API design, coding, testing, observability, and operational readiness.
• Run support and incident readiness for the utilities: work with Marketing Operations on the utility bug and outage process, and build monitoring and alerting (such as Datadog) so failures are caught and routed before marketers are affected.
• Recruit, develop, and mentor engineers, creating an inclusive, high‑performing culture and clear career paths for the engineers below them.
• Partner with cross‑functional leads (Data Engineering, Innovation) to align priorities across Supply Marketing.
• Balance near‑term delivery commitments with longer‑term platform modernization.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent related professional experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proven track record delivering production services or platforms at scale.
• Strong experience with distributed systems, RESTful API design, and AWS‑based platforms.
• Experience with front‑end development frameworks and modern JavaScript/TypeScript stacks.
• Experience building and operating Python web services with asynchronous or batch job processing (queues, workers, retries), and relational databases such as Postgres.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications (for example PHP) to a new stack, including phased cutover and retirement of the old system.
• Hands‑on experience with marketing technology (MarTech)/CRM platforms such as Marketo and Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) is a key requirement, including an understanding of campaign data models and marketing data integrations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through technical change and platform modernization.
• Strong cross‑functional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Figma‑to‑code or design‑system tooling integrations.
• Experience building internal self‑service tools for marketing or operations teams, such as bulk list and audience uploads, campaign setup and opt‑in/opt‑out workflows, with strong validation and clear status and error reporting for non‑technical users.
• Experience with marketing personalization or recommendation systems (e.g., next‑best‑action or opportunity engines) that surface campaign or audience signals.
• Experience with localization or translation workflows for global marketing campaigns across multiple languages.
• Broader software engineering experience across multiple domains or tech stacks beyond this team’s core stack is a plus.
• Marketing‑domain exposure is valuable, but depth as a software engineering leader comes first.
• Experience in the travel or e‑commerce industry.

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.

Salary

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $184,500.00 to $258,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $295,000.00, 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 Seattle is $184,500.00 to $258,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $295,000.00, 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.

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.

Equal Opportunity

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.

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is the global travel marketplace with one purpose: to help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. Expedia Group™ connects travelers, partners, and advertisers through its trusted brands, leading technology, and rich first‑party data, delivering predictive, personalized experiences that shape the future of travel. Expedia Group’s ecosystem includes three flagship consumer brands – Expedia®, Hotels.com®, and Vrbo® – the largest B2B travel business, and a premier advertising network. Guided by an experienced and passionate global team, Expedia Group helps millions of travelers in more than 70 countries explore the world with confidence and ease.

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