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.

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.

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 Expedia 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 at https://expedia.service-now.com/askeg?id=job_accommodation . About Expedia Group Expedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com,