Sr Software Engineer

Expedia, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 184,500 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Travel perks

Flexible work model

Career development resources

Job summary

Expedia, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Seattle to design and build scalable systems for the travel marketplace. You’ll work on complex distributed systems and play a pivotal role in enhancing traveler experiences.

Qualified candidates should have over 8 years of relevant experience, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, and proven proficiency in system design, API architecture, and AI/ML implementations. Join us to shape the future of travel technology.

We offer a competitive salary ranging from $184,500 to $258,000, with additional travel perks and benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of services or components.
• Experience with automated testing and production monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate highly available, low-latency systems.
• Implement complex features across full software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with cross-domain teams.

Skills

System design (LLD)

API design

Data modeling

Microservices architectures

AI/ML integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CI/CD tools

Monitoring tools

Job description

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.

Why Join Us? To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated, and when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time‑off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

Senior Software Development Engineer –

At Expedia Group, our Distribution and Supply organization builds the core systems that power the global travel marketplace. We enable travelers to discover, compare, and book travel while helping partners optimize pricing, inventory, and visibility across the platform. Our platforms support hotels, vacation rentals, flights, cars, packages, and cruises across Expedia Group brands. Every day, our systems process trillions of pricing requests, powering experiences for hundreds of millions of travelers worldwide.

We are looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer to help build and scale the next generation of pricing and marketplace infrastructure. In this role, you will design and operate highly available, low‑latency distributed systems that ensure travelers always see the best possible deals while enabling partners to maximize their reach and revenue. This is a high‑impact role where you will own critical services that directly influence traveler experience and partner success across the Expedia ecosystem. The systems you build will power the core marketplace infrastructure for global travel, influencing how millions of travelers find value and how thousands of partners optimize their business. You’ll work on mission‑critical systems operating at massive scale, solving complex distributed systems problems while helping shape the future of travel technology.

In this role, you will:

• Design, build, and own high‑quality, scalable, and resilient software services and components, including system design (low‑level design), API design, and data modeling aligned to Expedia Group engineering standards.
• Lead end‑to‑end implementation of complex features and services across the full software development lifecycle, from technical design and coding through testing, deployment, and ongoing operational support.
• Drive technical direction within your team by evaluating trade‑offs, making data‑informed decisions, and setting engineering best practices for code quality, observability, testing, and performance.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and partner engineering teams across multiple domains to deliver integrated solutions that meet functional, reliability, and scalability requirements.
• 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.
• Proactively identify, debug, and resolve production issues, improve system reliability, and reduce operational toil through automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or Equivalent related professional experience.
• 8+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of one or more services or components, including responsibility for technical design, implementation, quality, and operational health.
• Proficiency in system design (LLD), API design, and data modeling, with the ability to design for scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Experience with service‑oriented or microservices architectures, including automated testing, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and production monitoring practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing and evolving large‑scale, distributed systems or high‑traffic services, including performance tuning, capacity planning, and resilience engineering.
• Track record of providing technical leadership within a team, including reviewing designs and code, mentoring other engineers, and influencing engineering best practices across services or domains.
• Deep experience with observability and operational excellence, including metrics, logging, alerting, incident response, and post‑incident analysis to drive long‑term improvements.
• Hands‑on experience integrating AI/ML‑enabled features or services safely into production systems, including working with AI/ML platforms, SDKs, or APIs and managing associated risks such as quality, security, and misuse.
• Familiarity with AI‑driven systems, tools, or workflows for accelerating development (such as code generation, intelligent testing, or operational insights), and applying these responsibly to improve engineering productivity and product outcomes.

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.

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent membership.

Accommodation requests

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team.

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 and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee’s I‑9 to confirm work authorization.