Software Development Engineer II
About the role
Introduction to the Team
Expedia Technology teams partner with our Product teams to create innovative products, services, and tools that deliver high-quality experiences for travelers, partners, and employees. A singular technology platform powered by data and machine learning provides secure, differentiated, and personalized experiences that drive loyalty and traveler satisfaction.
The Software Development Engineer II position is part of the Consumer Payments team within Expedia Global Payments, under the Book-to-Trip division. This team builds and maintains critical systems that power backend APIs for consumer and B2B payment processing, administrative tools for payment configuration, and support for a variety of payment methods across the platform.
Our services are designed with security, scalability, and availability in mind, supporting credit card processing and payment routing at global scale. As an engineer on this team, you'll apply your passion for backend development, cloud computing, and modern engineering practices to solve real-world challenges that impact millions of travelers and partners worldwide. We are looking for an engineer who demonstrates strong ownership, follows through on commitments, and takes pride in building reliable systems that perform well in production.
In this role, you will:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend payment services that support Expedia's global travel platform
- 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
- Implement secure data handling practices to protect payment information and meet compliance standards
- Recommend and apply architectural patterns or GenAI capabilities to improve system design and innovation
- Enhance service reliability through observability, automation, and continuous operational improvements
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact features aligned with Expedia's strategic goals
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or Master's in a related technical field, or equivalent related professional experience
- 2+ years of experience in backend software development, working with cloud-based and distributed systems at scale
- Proficiency in
Java or Kotlin
, with hands-on experience integrating services with relational and NoSQL databases
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure/test automation, and delivering features in Agile development environments
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working on payment platforms or implementing backend services leveraging GenAI technologies
- Experience contributing to multiple multi-quarter, cross-team projects
- Experience supporting complex distributed systems in production through monitoring, debugging, incident resolution, and root-cause analysis
- Demonstrated experience designing and deploying scalable services on AWS
- A Master's degree in a related technical field
Please note that this role is only available in Austin, TX
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