Software Development Engineer III: GraphQL Platform

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.

Here, 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.

Introduction to team  

We're the team behind the GraphQL platform that powers mission-critical service across Expedia Group. We design and operate the core infrastructure, including high-throughput federated GraphQL routers and schema tooling. We’re solving complex challenges in API performance, schema evolution at scale, and platform reliability.

We're looking for an engineer who are excited about building high-performance distributed systems, putting the GraphQL spec in practice, and shaping how modern platforms are built. 

In this role, you will: 

• Design, build and develop the core GraphQL platform, including the router, schema workflows, and supporting infrastructure  

• Provide technical support and guidance to platform users   

• Collaborate with multiple engineering teams to find solutions to best increase developer productivity  

• Optimize existing observability and monitoring solutions  

• Participate in code reviews to assess overcall code quality and flexibility  

• Drive continuous improvement and continuous delivery in our software development process within an agile development team.  

• Leverage AI to modernize our platform tools 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent related professional experience and 5+ years of hands-on software development experience, ideally in large-scale or enterprise environments. 

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams 

• Experience developing features with Rust or Kotlin and a solid understanding of API design in GraphQL services 

• Proven experience designing, developing, and maintaining robust, scalable, high- throughput applications. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platform like AWS 

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, Spinnaker, or GitHub Actions. 

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $146,000.00 to $204,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $233,500.00, 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.

Benefits and perks

Expedia Group offers benefits and perks designed to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership. Learn more about life at Expedia Group at https://careers.expediagroup.com/life.

Accommodation requests

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About Expedia Group

Expedia 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.

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Equal Opportunity

Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.