{"id":1275126,"url":"https://alion.io/job/expedia-group-software-development-engineer-ii-3","title":"Software Development Engineer II","company":{"id":1763687,"name":"Expedia Group","domain":"expediagroup.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/expediagroup-com","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["London, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":76000,"max_usd":181000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":20},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Claude Code","optional":false},{"name":"Cursor","optional":false},{"name":"Go","optional":false},{"name":"Kubernetes","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"TypeScript","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-21T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-21","last_verified_at":"2026-09-28T21:32:46Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":8,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":8},"description":"At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.\nHere, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.\nAbout the team\nWe are the Model Lifecycle team inside Expedia Group's ML Platform. Our services help the MLS and MLE community across EG take use cases from idea to production model in the shortest time possible, with paved paths for training, registration, deployment, serving and monitoring.\nAs an SDE II you will own features end to end across one or two of these services, working in Python, Go, TypeScript and Kubernetes, with senior and principal engineers close by to pair, review and unblock. Hundreds of models across Expedia, Vrbo and Hotels.com run on what we help build, so the code you ship is felt quickly and good engineering habits (tests, observability, clear PRs) are valued as much as raw output.\nWe lean heavily on coding agents (Cursor, Claude Code and friends) to accelerate the delivery cycle: scaffolding services, drafting tests, reviewing PRs and keeping documentation in step with the code. You'll have space to learn how to get the best out of them and we'll look to you to apply good judgement on what lands in main.\nIn this role, you will:\nDesign, build, test, and maintain reliable software components that deliver high-quality customer and business outcomes.\nTranslate product and technical requirements into maintainable solutions, applying sound engineering practices across the software development lifecycle.\nDevelop clear low-level designs, APIs, data models, and integrations that support scalable, secure, and dependable services.\nInvestigate and resolve complex technical issues, improve system performance and reliability, and contribute to operational excellence.\nCollaborate effectively across engineering, product, and technical domains while applying transferable skills to multiple problem spaces.\nSafely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled solutions that improve outcomes, while building familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, workflows, and the application of AI/ML concepts to real-world products.\nMinimum Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.\nDemonstrated professional software engineering experience appropriate to an SDE II role.\nExperience owning and delivering features or components within a service or defined technical area.\nProficiency in software development fundamentals, including coding, testing, debugging, version control, API design, data modeling, and low-level system design.\nExperience working with cross-functional partners to deliver, operate, and improve production software.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience designing and operating reliable services at scale, with a focus on performance, availability, security, and maintainability.\nDemonstrated ability to contribute to architectural decisions, simplify complex technical problems, and improve engineering practices within a defined service or domain.\nExperience using monitoring, logging, metrics, and data-driven analysis to diagnose issues and guide technical improvements.\nPractical exposure to AI/ML-enabled products, developer tools, or workflows, including the ability to evaluate and safely apply these solutions in production-oriented software engineering.\nExperience delivering technical solutions across multiple domains or technology areas, with the adaptability to apply sound engineering judgment in unfamiliar problem spaces.\nAccommodation requests\nExpedia Group is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience. If you need an accommodation or adjustment due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request athttps://expedia.service-now.com/askeg?id=job_accommodation.\nAbout Expedia Group\nExpedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.\nImportant notice\nEmployment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group's Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never share sensitive personal information unless you are confident of the recipient. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official place to find and apply for roles is https://careers.expediagroup.com/jobs/.\nEqual Opportunity\nExpedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. 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