Senior Software Development Engineer

We are the Acquisition Marketing & Growth (AMG) team that plays a key role in shaping the first impressions of millions of travelers entering our ecosystem. We’re looking for a motivated, curious, and creative thinker to help us build and elevate the upper-funnel landing experience for customers. 

As an integral member of the AMG team, you'll design and implement engaging entry points for users coming through a range of channels—including direct traffic, paid advertising, organic SEO, SEM, and social platforms. Our goal is to craft a contextual and personalized experience that draws customers in and supports them as they explore and find the perfect travel options within the Expedia ecosystem.

What you'll do:

• Lead the design, development, and optimization of features across EG’s Landing Pages ecosystem. 

• Research, design, and implement modular and scalable software components, leveraging your understanding of the EG ecosystem and current industry trends. 

• Understand the business goals and constraints, and articulate the impact of technical decisions on outcomes. 

• Propose high-level and detailed architectures for sustainable, long-term solutions. 

• Provide high-level estimates and break down complex tasks into actionable steps. 

• Address architecture and technical challenges, enabling informed decision-making within the team. 

• Enhance observability, monitoring, and alerting mechanisms to ensure operational excellence. 

• Optimize existing solutions to close gaps and maintain high-quality standards. 

• Advocate for and implement software design best practices, including unit testing, programming for resiliency, and scalability. 

• Mentor junior developers, providing guidance and knowledge-sharing to support their growth. 

• Actively participate in or lead communities of practice, building expertise and fostering shared learning. 

• Stay current with industry trends, exploring and recommending innovative methods to solve problems. 

• Report on the status of difficult or high-level projects to local tech leadership via written or oral means. Ensure documentation is thorough and complete. 

• Document designs, best practices, and implemented solutions for team and organizational benefit. 

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience. 

• Technical degree preferred, with hands-on project experience. 

• 8+ years of experience for Bachelor's or 6+ years for Master's degree holders. 

• Proven experience leading the end-to-end design and implementation of at least three complex, multi-quarter projects. 

• Hands-on experience working in decentralized teams and mentoring at least three individuals. 

• Demonstrated contributions to the engineering community, such as blog posts, open-source contributions, or tech talks. 

• Proficient in backend technologies (Java, Kotlin, GraphQL/RESTful (API's)

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Kubernetes) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions). 

• Advanced skills in unit, integration, and end-to-end testing with tools like JUnit, Mockito, Jest, Cypress, or Selenium. 

• Ability to design highly complex systems and guide cross-team integrations. 

• Advocate for best practices in software design and operational excellence. 

• Establish robust testing, monitoring, and alerting mechanisms. 

• Solve business problems by aligning team goals with organizational needs. 

• Mentor engineers and contribute to a culture of shared knowledge. 

• Employ systems thinking to analyze issues and implement holistic, efficient solutions.