Software Development Engineer II

Expedia Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.

Why Join Us?

To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a global hybrid work setup (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

Looking to join a team at the forefront of travel technology development?

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer II to join one of our teams, responsible for developing technology that helps millions of travelers to find the best hotel at the right time for their next unforgettable trip.

The Expedia Group Offers pillar is tasked with giving the customer a simple, clear, accurate, transparent pricing experience throughout their shopping and booking journeys. We do this by putting the customer first, creating capabilities and experiences that can be shared and presented to the customer that meet the travellers’ expectations in locally relevant ways and adhere to regulatory norms.

What you’ll do:

• Collaborate with team members to co-develop and solve problems.
• Seek knowledge from subject matter experts when needed.
• Implement product features working as part of a multi-functional team and run what you build approach.
• Work in an agile team.
• Understand the importance of system and technology integration and the basic features and facilities involved in the integration process.
• Apply software design principles, data structures and/or design patterns and computer science fundamentals to write code that is clean, maintainable, optimized, modular with good naming conventions.
• Help coordinate stakeholder input and collaboration efforts when developing solutions to issues.
• Report clearly on current work status. You ask challenging questions when empowered to do so.

Who you are:

• Bachelor's or Masters degree in a Technical field; or equivalent related professional experience. Equivalent experience includes:
• Developing software in a team environment of at least 5 engineers (agile, version control, etc.)
• Building and maintaining a software project/product in production environments in public/hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Fluent in Object-Oriented Programming concepts, data structure, algorithms, preferably in Kotlin/Java.
• Very passionate about learning, especially in the areas of technology, service design patterns and system architecture.
• Understanding of how projects fit together within your team.
• Able to understand moderately complex systems.
• Understanding of testing and monitoring tools.
• Understanding of how teams’ goals fit a business need.

On-Call Requirement: This position requires the employee to be on-call outside of regular working hours. On-call duties encompass:

• Responding to emergencies or incidents as they arise.
• Providing prompt support and solutions.
• Participating in on-call rotations, including nights, weekends, and bank holidays.
• Remaining reachable by phone or other communication methods at all times during on-call periods.

Accommodation requests

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request.

We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.

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.

Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group’s Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never provide sensitive, personal information to someone unless you’re confident who the recipient is. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or any other messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official website to find and apply for job openings at Expedia Group is careers.expediagroup.com/jobs.

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, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.