Introduction to the TeamAre you passionate about redefining travel experiences for millions around the globe? Do you enjoy working with innovative engineers to build robust, scalable, and high-performance mobile app? Join Expedia’s Insurance and Assurance team, where we empower travelers with peace of mind through purpose-built insurance products.
We are seeking abackend-leaning full-stack engineer (70% backend)who thrives inhigh-scale,distributed systemsand enjoys solvingcomplex business problems in fintech and insurance domains.
This role is ideal for engineers who:
- Have experience buildingfinancial, insurance, or pricing systems at scale
- Enjoy working on01 products and rapid experimentation cycles
- Can navigatecross-team dependencies and system orchestration
- Are energized byfast delivery timelines and high business impact
In this role, you will:- Design, build, and operatehigh-throughput backend servicesthat power insurance and fintech products across the Expedia platform
- Lead and contribute tocomplex, cross-team initiativesthat require coordination across dozens of systems (pricing, checkout, booking, servicing, etc.)
- Developscalable APIs, pricing engines, and data modelsto support dynamic and synthetic product offerings
- Contribute tozero-to-one product launchesand rapidly iterate post-launch to expand capabilities across brands and markets
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code with a strong focus onperformance, reliability, and scalability
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues withindistributed, high-scale systems
- LeverageAI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude)to accelerate development and delivery
- Participate in anon-call rotation (~once per quarter)supporting production systems
Minimum Qualifications:- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience.
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong experience buildingbackend services and APIs indistributed systems
- Experience withsystem design for scalable, high-availability platforms
- Proficiency in Kotlin or Java
- Experience working inAWS
- Familiarity withAI-assisted development workflows or AI/ML-enabled systems
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience inFinTech, InsurTech, or pricing/financial systems at scale
- Proven experience building or contributing to01 products or major feature launches
- Experience working oncross-domain systems with many upstream/downstream dependencies
- Ability to operate effectively infast-paced, execution-focused environmentswith tight timelines
- Strong understanding ofpricing strategies, risk systems, or transactional platforms
- Demonstrated ability to improvesystem scalability, reliability, and operational performance
- Full-stack capability (backend-heavy) with the ability to contribute to frontend when needed
- Strong problem-solving mindset with abusiness and customer impact orientation
Please note thatthis role is only available in Seattle, WA, in alignment with our flexible work model, which requires employees to be in the 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 Seattle 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 individuals 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 .
