Software Engineer

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.

In this role, you will:

Design, implement, and debug software for computers including algorithms and data structures. Translate requirements into code, complete programming, and perform testing and debugging, and ensure adherence to defined engineering processes. Propose improvements in design and processes. Design, develop, debug, and modify components of software applications and tools. Drive technical direction at the application/product level for small to mid-sized projects. Design, spec, schedule and provide quality implementation of a component or feature (typically 1-3 months in duration). Provide alternative solutions to a given problem. Resolve problems and roadblocks, with management assistance, if required. Follow through on details and drive issues to closure. Complete documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance. Actively participate in group technology reviews to critique work of self and others. Work collaboratively with all members of technical staff. Collaborate with program management and testing peers in the development of assigned components. Participate in and provides input to requirements definition. Provide solid judgment calls and tradeoff analysis. May telecommute.

Experience and qualifications:

Employer will accept a Master's degree in Computer Science or related field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or in a Software Development Engineer-related occupation. Position requires experience in the following:

1. Computer programming using Java or other JVM based languages

2. Front-end development using tools such as Javascript, Typescript, or React

3. Microservice architecture

4. Continuous delivery and automated deployments

5. Monitoring and alerting using tools such as Datadog

6. Implementation of test automation including unit testing

7. AWS services such as S3, Elastic Cache, or Lamdas

The total cash range for this position in Chicago, Illinois is $157,500 to $220,500/year.

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.

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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.

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 2026 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.

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