Expedia Group · 9 hours ago
Senior Software Development Engineer, Advertising Technology
USA - Illinois - Chicago
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$172K/yr - $240K/yr
6+ years expExpedia Group is a company that powers global travel through innovative technology solutions. They are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead the design and implementation of backend services for their advertising platform, focusing on enhancing advertiser experiences and leveraging AI technologies.
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Responsibilities
Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of backend APIs and distributed services that power high-quality UI experiences, delivering trust, transparency, scalability, and performance to our partners
Own and drive the architecture of core services supporting campaign management and optimization across Expedia Group’s advertising network, setting technical direction, mentoring engineers, and raising the bar on reliability and operational excellence
Lead the application of LLMs and generative AI to streamline advertiser workflows, enhance campaign setup experiences, and automate repetitive operational tasks at scale
Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to integrate personalized recommendations, smart defaults, and AI-assisted decision support
Lead cross-functional collaboration with product, UX, data science, and engineering teams to define, build, and deliver solutions that produce measurable impact for advertisers
Define and uphold engineering standards for code quality, AI systems, automated testing, and observability
Lead and influence operational reviews, using data and incident learnings to drive systemic improvements in reliability, performance, and operational maturity
Mentor and develop engineers across levels, providing technical guidance, code review leadership, and design feedback to consistently raise the team’s technical bar
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience or 6+ year for Master's in a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience
Experience driving the end-to-end technical design of multiple complex, multi-quarter projects
Experience developing features in full-stack technologies – Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, React, GraphQL or similar technologies, API development
Experience collaborating with business partners to identify problems and deliver technical solutions that meet their needs
Preferred
Experience formally mentoring and developing other engineers
Experience justifying and communicating technology choices to both technical and non-technical audiences
A strong understanding of testing and monitoring, with experience establishing operational excellence metrics at the team level
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision
Paid time off
Employee Assistance Program
Wellness & travel reimbursement
Travel discounts
International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership
Company
Expedia Group
At Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE), we believe travel is a force for good – it opens minds, builds connections, and bridges divides.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$4.25BKey Investors
TCV
2025-02-21Post Ipo Debt· $985M
2020-04-23Post Ipo Equity· $1.2B
2020-04-23Post Ipo Debt· $2B
Leadership Team
Ariane Gorin
Chief Executive Officer
Ramana Thumu
Chief Technology Officer
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