Software Development Engineer II

Introduction to the team 

We are looking for a talented Software Development Engineer II to join our Supply and Marketplace pricing services team. In this role, you'll independently work on technical projects, contribute substantially to more complex initiatives, and collaborate cross-functionally across product and engineering teams. 

You will be instrumental in designing, developing, optimizing, and maintaining enterprise-scale distributed systems and high-performance caching layers that ensure Expedia Group continues to provide competitive market pricing experiences to its millions of customers and hotel partners worldwide. 

In this role, you will:   

• Design, develop, and maintain high-throughput, low-latency distributed services that deliver efficient, optimal pricing solutions at scale 

• Implement robust caching mechanisms to enhance application performance, reduce latency, and optimize system resource utilization 

• Participate actively in architecture reviews, writing thorough and well-supported technical documentation, and conducting detailed code reviews 

• Mentor team members, sharing knowledge and expertise to foster a culture of continuous technical growth and collaboration across teams 

• Identify opportunities for optimizing existing solutions and proactively propose enhancements that improve system efficiency and reliability 

• Analyze complex problems, deconstruct them into manageable milestones, and collaboratively deliver sustainable technical solutions 

• Understand and influence alignment between business objectives, technical architecture, and internal/external stakeholder priorities 

  
Experience and qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent (3+ years of professional software development experience), or Master's Degree (2+ years post-degree experience) 

• Hands-on experience in software development using Java or similar object-oriented programming languages, or Scala or Kotlin or similar functional languages 

• Proven experience building and operating scalable distributed systems and services within AWS cloud infrastructure or similar technologies

• Designed and implemented distributed, event-driven systems using Kafka Streams, AWS Kinesis, or similar

• Optimize for low-latency and high-throughput processing (1M+ TPS) microservices

• Implemented auto-scaling, blue-green deployments, and canary releases and Build and maintain SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs for critical services. 

• Strong practical knowledge and experience developing robust caching solutions, utilizing technologies such as Redis, Couchbase, Memcached, or similar distributed caching tools 

• Experience working successfully on Agile development teams with a minimum of 5 engineers, understanding modern agile methodologies, version control systems, continuous integration, and continuous delivery practices 

• Understanding of relational and NoSQL databases, data structures, API patterns, and service-oriented architectures 

• Commitment to technical excellence, test-driven development practices, and proactive monitoring 

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, high-quality coding standards, and a sense of ownership and accountability for delivered solutions 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of thriving and collaborating within a globally distributed team environment