Expedia

Senior Software Development Engineer - UI

Expedia’s Conversation Platform Technology team is responsible for building accelerators, products, and processes that power the Conversational Platform at Expedia Group. We are looking for a self-starter to help build the next generation of Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) solution.

If you have strong web development skills and enjoy building web-based UI’s on a modern web stack, this team is the place for you. Add a healthy passion for wrestling with complex software systems and a desire to build automation tools, and you'll be set apart from the crowd.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you propose, prototype, design and implement various core components of the bot platform in collaboration with our teams worldwide. As a senior member of the team, you will provide the thought leadership and technical expertise needed to overcome hard problems. By now, you would have built and supported critical components of products/platforms at scale.

What you'll do:

• Build reusable component-based web UI architectures with modern frameworks (React.js, Redux, Node, GraphQL, etc.)

• Adept at maintaining cross-browser compatibility and resolving performance issues

• Develop fast, scalable, highly available, and reliable web apps

• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code

• Collaborate with product leads, UX designers, information architects, and back-end engineers

• Enthusiastically look for ways to make our customers' experiences better

• Advocate for engineering excellence, excellent usability, and outstanding quality

• Drive architectural decisions on our frontend and backend systems

• Opportunities to showcase your work on our tech blog and internal & external conferences.

• Mentor other engineers on the team

Who you are: 

• 5+ years of experience leading technical designs, mentoring developers, and helping driving Engineering Maturity

• Experience building full-stack applications with Java, Node.js, React, Redux, Express, GraphQL, etc.

• Strong command of web standards, progressive enhancement, and cross-browser compatibility

• Shown design and UX sensibilities coupled with strong programming logic

• Understanding of client-side performance and how to improve it

• Ability to write clean, systematic code and follow established coding conventions

• Experience with a version control system, preferably Git

• Strong attention to detail

• Previous experience on large codebases

• Bachelor, or Masters, of Science Degree in Computer Science or related field

Why join us:   

Expedia Group recognizes our success is dependent on the success of our people.  We are a global travel platform, made up of the most knowledgeable, passionate, and creative people in our business.  Our brands recognize the power of travel to break down barriers and bring the world within reach – that responsibility inspires us to be the place where exceptional people want to do their best work, and to provide them the tools to do so.   

Whether you're applying to work in engineering or customer support, marketing or lodging supply, at Expedia Group we act as one team, working towards a common goal; to bring the world within reach.  We relentlessly strive for better, but not at the cost of the customer.  We act with humility and optimism, respecting ideas big and small.  We value diversity and voices of all volumes. We are a global organization but keep our feet on the ground so we can act fast and stay simple.  Our teams also have the chance to give back on a local level and make a difference through our corporate social responsibility program, Expedia Cares. 

If you have a hunger to make a difference with one of the most loved brands in the world and to work in the dynamic travel industry, this is the job for you. 

Our family of travel brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Egencia®, trivago®, Vrbo®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Wotif®, ebookers®,CheapTickets®, Hotwire®, Expedia® Media Solutions, CarRentals.com™, Expedia Local Expert®, Expedia Cruises™ and SilverRail Technologies, Inc. For more information, visit www.expediagroup.com. 

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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, or veteran status. 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.