Backend Software Development Engineer II

About the role

Join our Technology Team Distribution and Supply Pricing as a Backend Software Engineer. Your mission will be to ensure Expedia Pricing is always fast, available, scalable, and engineered to withstand unparalleled demand. You will design, develop, test, and maintain services and components using core Expedia Group technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain services and components using core Expedia Group technologies, applying solid object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms to deliver reliable, high-quality software.
• Contribute to system design (including low-level design), API design, and data modeling for features and services, ensuring solutions are scalable, observable, and maintainable across multiple domains.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and partner engineering teams to break down requirements, estimate work, and deliver incremental value through iterative development and continuous improvement.
• Own the operational quality of the services you build by implementing robust monitoring, alerting, logging, and automated testing, and by participating in on-call or support rotations as appropriate.
• Apply secure coding practices, perform code reviews, and help improve team standards, tools, and engineering practices to increase development efficiency and software quality.
• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or Equivalent related professional experience.
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience owning features or services end-to-end within a bounded scope, including implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing support in a team environment.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language and its ecosystem, with the ability to design and consume APIs, model data effectively, and apply core computer science fundamentals.
• Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products at a foundational level.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing service or component-level architectures, including system design (LLD), API contracts, and data models that scale under real-world traffic.
• Hands-on experience operating services in production (such as working with CI/CD pipelines, observability tools, and incident response) and using data to drive reliability and performance improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to work across multiple functional domains or tech stacks (for example, back-end services with some exposure to front-end or data systems) and to contribute effectively in cross-team collaborations.
• Growing expertise in applying AI-assisted development tools or workflows (for example, code generation, intelligent testing, or AI-supported diagnostics) to increase engineering productivity while maintaining code quality and security.
• Hands-on experience in software development using Java or similar object-oriented programming languages, or Scala or Kotlin or similar functional languages.
• Optimize for low-latency and high-throughput processing (1M+ TPS) microservices.
• 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.

Skills

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Proficiency in coding and systems design.
• Solid interpersonal skills and a desire to tackle the complex problems of scale.
• Collaborative and creative individual.
• Adaptable to new technologies.
• Thrives in a dynamic and agile environment.

Benefits and Perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Wellness and travel reimbursement.
• Travel discounts.
• IATAN membership.

Pay

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $119,000.00 to $166,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $190,500.00, 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.

Schedule

Employees in this role typically work standard business hours, but may be required to work flexible hours or overtime as needed.