Software Development Engineer Iii

TL;DR

Software Development Engineer (Backend): Designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend payment services for Expedia’s global travel platform with an accent on secure data handling practices. Focus on improving system design and innovation, enhancing service reliability, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Location: This role is only available in Seattle, WA, in alignment with our flexible work model, which requires employees to be in-office at least three days a week.

Salary: $146,000.00 to $204,500.00

Company

hirify.global brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere by designing cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable and creating groundbreaking solutions for partners.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend payment services that support Expedia’s global travel platform.
• Apply software design principles, data structures, and computer science fundamentals to write clean, maintainable, and optimized code.
• Implement secure data handling practices to protect payment information and meet compliance standards.
• Recommend and apply architectural patterns or GenAI capabilities to improve system design and innovation.
• Enhance service reliability through observability, automation, and continuous operational improvements.
• Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact features aligned with Expedia’s strategic goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience building and operating distributed cloud services.
• Proficiency in Java/J2EE, C#, or similar object-oriented languages, with hands-on experience integrating services with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure/test automation, and delivering features in Agile development environments.

Nice to have

• Experience working on payment platforms or implementing backend services leveraging GenAI technologies.
• Experience contributing to multiple multi-quarter, cross-team projects.
• Experience supporting complex distributed systems in production through monitoring, debugging, incident resolution, and root-cause analysis.
• Demonstrated experience designing and deploying scalable services in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

Culture & Benefits

• Full benefits package, including travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, and a flexible work model.
• Career development resources to fuel employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey.
• Wellness & travel reimbursement and travel discounts.
• International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership.