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Responsibilities
- Implement backend APIs and services that power advertiser-facing UI experiences.
- Build and optimize campaign management and advertising optimization services.
- Improve the reliability, scalability, latency, observability, and automation of mission-critical systems.
- Apply LLMs and generative AI to simplify advertiser workflows and automate repetitive campaign tasks.
- Integrate personalized recommendations, smart defaults, and AI-assisted decision support with data scientists and ML engineers.
- Partner with product managers, UX designers, data scientists, and engineering teams to deliver measurable advertiser value.
- Use AI-enabled development tools, automated testing, and operational reviews to improve engineering and product outcomes.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to architecture, design, and continuous improvement efforts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field with 5+ years of experience, a master’s degree with 3+ years of experience, or equivalent related professional experience.
- 5+ years of backend software development experience with cloud-based and distributed systems at scale.
- Proficiency in Java/J2EE, C#, or similar object-oriented languages.
- Hands-on experience integrating services with relational and NoSQL databases.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure and test automation, and Agile development environments.
- Experience designing and deploying scalable services in AWS, Azure, GCP, or another cloud environment.
- Preferred experience with advertising technologies such as ad serving, campaign management, RTB, or auctions.
- Preferred experience with Flink, Kafka, or similar event-streaming and real-time data-processing technologies.
- Preferred experience with data-driven systems, ML-powered features, experimentation platforms, performance tuning, observability, generative AI, and multi-quarter cross-team projects.
- A master’s degree in a related technical field is preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Paid time off and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and IATAN membership.
- Role is available only in Chicago, Illinois, or Seattle, Washington, with at least three days per week in the office under the flexible work model.
- Relocation assistance is not available.
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About Expedia
Expedia Group builds a global online travel marketplace where consumers book flights, hotels, vacation rentals, cars, and activities, and partners distribute and market inventory across its platform. It monetizes through commissions, merchant/agency models, and advertising via brands including Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Seattle, the public company (NASDAQ: EXPE) serves travelers and partners in more than 70 countries with B2C, B2B, and ad tech offerings.