Expedia

The Expedia Group Lodging Partner and Experience (LPED) Team is seeking a highly passionate and motivated software engineer for its growing business. At Expedia, we develop next-generation technologies for which we have become world-renowned, and through which we are revolutionizing travel. As a software engineer at Expedia you will develop and implement high-volume, fault tolerant, scalable solutions. You will work with the team to design, implement and iterate on features quickly. We seek an enthusiastic and creative individual who demonstrates a high level of engagement.

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to work on web applications used by hundreds of thousands of our hotel partners around the global and localized to 26 languages. We are rapidly migrating these applications to the cloud and are deploying them to regions across the globe.

Our team has adopted a DevOps model and our engineers are involved in every aspect of the application lifecycle. We release software to production multiple times a week and measure how our applications perform so we can keep improving our features and our underlying platform.

This is a rare opportunity to join the largest online travel agent in the world, and help craft the future of the top lodging initiatives within the organization.

Responsibilities:

• You will design and implement scalable and reliable web applications and services.
• Work closely with other talented developers, both local and abroad, who are building and maintaining Expedia systems.
• You will prototype creative solutions quickly by developing minimum viable products and work with others in crafting and implementing the technical vision.
• You will participate in code reviews to assess overall code quality and flexibility and the application of good object-orientated programming techniques.
• You will drive continuous improvement in our software and development process within an agile development team.
• You will write automated unit, system and acceptance tests as appropriate to support our continuous integration pipelines.
• Develop, debug, and modify components of software applications and tools.
• You will support and troubleshoot data and/or system issues as needed
• You will provide improvements to solutions for a given problem.
• You will resolve problems and roadblocks as they occur with help from peers or managers.
• You will follow through on details and drive issues to closure.
• You define, develop and maintain artifacts like technical design for partner documentation
• Participate in user story creation in collaboration with members of the team

Experience and Qualifications:

• A bias for action.
• 1+ years overall development experience with ability growth in producing high performance, scalable web applications.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills plus be able to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences.
• Technical proficiency in JavaScript/HTML/CSS, Java, Spring MVC, JSON/XML, web services and object-oriented design.
• Familiarity with Backbone.js, React.js, Angular.js or similar JavaScript frameworks.
• Clean and elegant technical designs are part of your DNA and you have the ability to instill the same drive in others.
• Critical thinking: there are always options; you will be adept at identifying them, evaluating options and concisely communicate them to your peers.
• Experience in agile/Scrum software development practices and ability to learn from your actions to make positive adjustments.
• Experience developing and supporting e-commerce systems and conducting A/B testing scenarios is a plus.
• BS Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

Expedia Group recognizes our success is dependent on the success of our people. We are the world's travel platform, made up of the most knowledgeable, passionate, and creative people in our business. Our brands recognize the power of travel to break down barriers and make people's lives better – that responsibility inspires us to be the place where extraordinary people want to do their best work, and to provide them to tools to do so.

Whether you're applying to work in engineering or customer support, marketing or lodging supply, at Expedia Group we act as one team, working towards a common goal; to bring the world within reach. We relentlessly strive for better, but not at the cost of the customer. We act with humility and optimism, respecting ideas big and small. We value diversity and voices of all volumes. We are a global organization but keep our feet on the ground so we can act fast and stay simple. Our teams also have the chance to give back on a local level and make a difference through our corporate social responsibility program, Expedia Cares.

If you have a hunger to make a difference with one of the most loved consumer brands in the world and to work in the dynamic travel industry, this is the job for you.

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, or veteran status. 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.