Software Development Engineer Iii (Fintech)

TL;DR

Software Development Engineer III (Fintech): Designs, builds, and maintains scalable backend payment services for Expedia's global travel platform with an accent on secure data handling and compliance standards. Focus on enhancing service reliability through observability, automation, and continuous operational improvements.

Location: This role is only available in Seattle, WA and 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 creating groundbreaking solutions for partners.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend payment services for Expedia’s global travel platform.
• Apply software design principles 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 professional 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, and parental leave.
• Flexible work model with cool offices and career development resources.
• Open culture where everyone belongs and differences are celebrated.
• Wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership.