Senior Software Development Engineer

Are you passionate about helping travelers across the globe find the best destinations, accommodations, flights, activities and provide feedback as reviews, traveler photographs and ratings. Do you like to be a part of a journey to make sense of the massive data sets Expedia users are contributing and help generate awesome insights via sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and other machine learning based curation algorithms.

Expedia Group recognizes our success is dependent on the success of our people. We are a global 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 bring the world within reach – that responsibility inspires us to be the place where exceptional people want to do their best work, and to provide them the 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 brands in the world and to work in the dynamic travel industry, this is the job for you.

Business Contribution/Impact:
Reviews team brings smiles with millions of customers and we help our customers to choose the right destination, right product with the help of fellow traveler generated context (text and images). We try to bridge the service gaps and help Expedia and Expedia’s Partners to provide best in class Customer Experience.

What you’ll do:

• Leads the end-to-end product life cycle for mid to large size projects: Design, development, testing, deployment, and providing operational excellence and support
• You find and advocate for Industry standards and best practices in development methodologies, techniques, and technologies
• You contribute to advancing the team's design methodology and quality programming practices and mentor junior team members to adapt best practices
• Innovate and implement new ideas to solve complex software problems and prototype creative solutions to enable product MVP's
• Independently understand scheduling, cost constraints, and impact to other teams; and make resource and architectural trade-offs based on those factors
• Anticipate and prevent problems and roadblocks, before they occur, and present technical issues and their impact to leadership
• Lead, coordinate, and collaborate on multiple concurrent and complex cross-organizational initiatives 
• Effectively build and maintain a network of key contacts across company, and leverage these contacts to achieve results
• Communicate and work effectively with geographically distributed cross functional teams 
• Drive for continuous improvement in software and development process within an agile development team

Who you are:

• 8 + years of experience in the field of Software Engineering
• Bachelor's or master's in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical fields;
  Demonstrated proficiency in most areas of the professional function, and in-depth specialization in some
  Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely
• Experience in Agile/Scrum software development practices

About Expedia Group 

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) powers travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solutions to fuel partner growth and success, while facilitating memorable experiences for travelers. Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™.  

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