Software Development Engineer II

About the job

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:

We’re the Insurance team at Expedia Group. We build services and customer experiences that help travelers find and manage trip-protection options across brands such as Expedia , Vrbo, and Hotels.com . Our systems connect insurance suppliers and their products to multiple points in the travel journey, including checkout, post-purchase, and trip management. We focus on making these experiences reliable, clear, and easy to use.

In this role, you will:

- Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain high-quality software that delivers reliable, accessible, and intuitive customer experiences.

- Translate product requirements into scalable technical solutions using modern software development technologies and sound engineering practices.

- Contribute to low-level system design, API design, and data modeling to support maintainable, resilient, and secure applications.

- Own features or components through design, implementation, testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and operational support.

- Collaborate across engineering, product, design, and other technical teams to deliver outcomes across multiple problem spaces.

- Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled solutions that improve product and engineering outcomes, applying foundational AI/ML concepts to real-world products and workflows.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience.

- 2+ years of relevant professional experience in software development.

- Experience owning features or components within a service or application from design and implementation through testing, deployment, and support.

- Proficiency in software development, API integration, data modeling, version control, automated testing, debugging, and production support.

- Familiarity with low-level system design and developing maintainable, reliable, secure, and operationally resilient software solutions, as well as AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real-world products.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience delivering software products at scale with a focus on performance, accessibility, usability, security, and operational excellence.

- Demonstrated ability to use data and production insights to make technical decisions, diagnose complex issues, and improve the reliability and maintainability of production applications.

- Experience contributing to architecture and design decisions across multiple services or technical domains while collaborating effectively with partner teams.

- Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools or applying AI/ML concepts to improve product capabilities, engineering workflows, or customer outcomes.

- Experience safely integrating, monitoring, and operating AI/ML-enabled features within software applications, with attention to reliability, governance, and measurable impact.

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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.

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