Software Development Engineer II
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.
Introduction to the Team
Expedia Technology teams partner with our Product teams to create innovative products, services, and tools to deliver high-quality experiences for travelers, partners, and our employees. A singular technology platform powered by data and machine learning provides secure, differentiated, and personalized experiences that drive loyalty and traveler satisfaction.
The Software Development Engineer II position is part of the Servicing team, which builds and supports Web and Native App traveler self-service experiences for all Expedia brands and partners. In this role, you will design, build, and operate servicing experiences across web and native apps, collaborating closely with Product, XD, and Program Management.
You will contribute to the technical design and implementation of scalable services and user experiences in the traveler Servicing space, including applying AI- and agentic-driven capabilities to help travelers resolve their needs quickly and intuitively. As an SDE II, you will be a hands-on engineer, owning features end-to-end and helping to elevate engineering practices on the team through high-quality code, testing, and operational excellence.
In this role, you will:
Design, develop, test, and deploy software solutions for defined services, applying solid coding practices and effective code reviews to maintain high quality and reliability
Contribute to low-level system design, API design, and data modeling for services and components, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with architectural guidelines
Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the software development lifecycle, including debugging, performance tuning, and improving operational stability of owned services
Collaborate with peers, technical leads, and partner teams to break down requirements, estimate work, and deliver features that support multiple products or domains
Safely integrate and operate AI/ML‑enabled solutions that improve outcomes, including using AI‑driven tools in development workflows and validating their outputs for correctness and safety
Build familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and apply AI/ML concepts to real world products where appropriate, ensuring secure, compliant, and reliable adoption
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or Equivalent related professional experience
2+ years of relevant professional experience
Professional software development experience applying object-oriented or functional programming, data structures, and algorithms to build and maintain production services or applications
Experience owning components or services through the full development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operational support
Proficiency in system design at the component level, including API design, data modeling, and integration patterns within a service or small set of related services, including familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products
Preferred Qualifications:
2+ years of full‑stack development experience across front‑end and back‑end services
Recent hands-on experience building and operating Node.js + React-based applications in production
Experience implementing and maintaining GraphQL-based backends
Experience designing and implementing service APIs and data models consumed by multiple teams or products
Experience running production services with monitoring, alerting, and on-call participation (e.g., pager rotation)
Please note that this role is only available in the following locations: Austin, TX in alignment with our flexible work model which requires employees to be in-office at least three days a week. We are unable to offer relocation assistance for this role.
The total cash range for this position in Austin is $119,000.00 to $166,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $190,500.00, 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.