Software Development Engineer III

Expedia Group, Inc.

$146K — $204K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent professional experience.
  • 5+ years of software development experience with production systems.
  • Ownership of design, development, and operation of services within a domain.
  • Strong foundation in object-oriented programming, system design, API design, and debugging.
  • Experience in cloud-based environments and CI/CD practices.
  • Proficient in JVM technologies, particularly Kotlin and functional programming.
  • Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases like Aurora, DynamoDB, and MongoDB.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, test, and deliver software solutions across services and domains.
  • Own technical execution for complex components, translating business needs into engineering outcomes.
  • Contribute to system design balancing performance, availability, and operational excellence.
  • Troubleshoot complex technical issues, improving service health through monitoring and automation.
  • Collaborate effectively with engineers and cross-functional partners to deliver end-to-end solutions.
  • Integrate AI/ML solutions, applying AI concepts to real-world products.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Paid time off and Employee Assistance Program.
  • Wellness and travel reimbursement.
  • Travel discounts.
  • International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership.
Full Job Description
Introduction to the Team

Expedia Group is revolutionizing the way people search for and book travel. As part of Product & Technology, the Distribution and Supply Tech - Inventory team builds the platform that ingests, stores, and distributes lodging rates and availability data across all Expedia Group brands. Using cloud technologies and modern engineering practices, we power travel shopping and booking experiences on a global scale.

In this role, you will:
  • Design, build, test, and deliver reliable software solutions across services and domains, applying strong coding fundamentals, low-level design, API design, and data modeling practices.
  • Own technical execution for complex components and services, translating business and product needs into scalable, maintainable engineering outcomes.
  • Contribute to system design and architecture decisions, balancing performance, availability, security, and operational excellence in production environments.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, improve service health through monitoring and automation, and drive continuous improvements in quality, resilience, and developer efficiency.
  • Collaborate effectively with engineers and cross-functional partners to deliver end-to-end solutions, sharing technical knowledge and contributing across multiple technology areas as needed.
  • Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled solutions that improve outcomes, including familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products.


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience.
  • 5+ years of software development experience building and supporting production systems.
  • Demonstrated ownership of design, development, and operation of services or multiple components within a domain, with accountability for code quality, testing, and operational reliability.
  • Strong technical foundation in software engineering, including object-oriented or modern programming languages, low-level system design, API design, data modeling, and debugging distributed systems.
  • Experience working in cloud-based and service-oriented environments with version control, CI/CD practices, monitoring, and secure engineering fundamentals.
  • Experience in JVM technologies, specifically Kotlin and functional programming.
  • Experience with SQL (Aurora) and NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB, DocumentDB)


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience leading technical delivery for complex initiatives, influencing design decisions, and improving engineering practices within a team or domain.
  • Demonstrated success building scalable, high-availability systems and driving operational excellence through observability, automation, and performance optimization.
  • Strong judgment using data and metrics to identify issues, prioritize improvements, and inform technical decisions.
  • Experience contributing across the full stack or multiple technical domains, adapting quickly to new technologies and business problem spaces.
  • Experience evaluating or implementing AI/ML-enabled capabilities in software products, and using AI-driven development tools or workflows to improve engineering outcomes.
  • Experience working effectively in decentralized or geographically distributed teams.


The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $146,000.00 to $204,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $233,500.00, 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 individual's 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 https://careers.expediagroup.com/life.

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