Senior Software Development Engineer (Kotlin/Java/Node + React) at Expedia Group

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

09 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

09 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Kotlin, Java, Node.js, React, GraphQL, AWS, Event-Driven Design, Performance Optimization, Mentoring, API Design, Security Best Practices, Data Analysis, Agile Methodologies, User Experience, Telemetry, Caching

Industry

Software Development

Description

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success. Why Join Us? To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win. We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us. Introduction to team Escapia (part of Expedia Group) empowers professional vacation rental managers and helps facilitate dream vacations for thousands of travelers worldwide. We’re looking for creative, T‑shaped engineers who go deep technically while collaborating broadly. You’ll build customer‑facing features and optimized next‑generation workflows grounded in targeted data analysis and direct customer feedback. Expect challenging problem spaces — payment processing, search optimization, guest management, property management workflow optimization, and opportunities to apply domain‑driven design, event streaming, and rock‑solid APIs that drive business efficiency. Escapia software already fuels billions in booking revenue (including Vrbo) and we’re just getting started — advancing a large, mature product into cloud‑native services supporting a $1B+ bookings business. Join our full‑stack engineering team (React/TypeScript; .NET, Node.js, and Kotlin), organized into distributed agile pods across the US and internationally. You'll collaborate across domains including reservations, availability, owner services, and distribution. In this role, you will: Architect services aggregating domain APIs (caching, resilience, event streaming integration) driving operational efficiencies Drive migration of prior‑era web-pages (strangler & incremental rollout patterns) with measurable UX, accessibility, and performance improvements Build React app structure (routing, data flow, error handling) for Escapia features Design GraphQL schemas with clear service boundaries and data ownership; evolve APIs to support new workflows Optimize Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP/FID, CLS) & sustainably reduce bundle footprint using profiling & data‑driven decisions Establish test pyramid (unit, contract, e2e, visual regression) & CI quality gates; codify standards for reliability Introduce performance & error telemetry (RUM, Sentry, traces, usage analytics) with actionable dashboards and KPIs Mentor engineers (design critiques, pairing, growth plans) fostering T‑shaped skill development Influence design system evolution (reusable, themeable component patterns) accelerating feature velocity Implement secure auth/session flows (OAuth 2.0, token lifecycles, PII handling) and enforce least privilege Advocate for deletion: retire obsolete code paths & redundant APIs; document rationale for simplification Align modernization and feature delivery with business outcomes (retention, task completion time, booking conversion, reliability) Participate on‑call rotation for Escapia services; contribute to incident postmortems & reliability improvements Minimum Qualifications: 8+ years full‑stack /web services development; 3+ years technical leadership GraphQL schema & resolver design at scale (federation, batching, caching) Node.js or Kotlin or Java production API architecture Delivered multi‑quarter migration/platform initiatives Excellent technical communication (concise RFCs, data‑backed proposals) Mentored senior+ & mid‑level engineers Additional Qualifications: React Server Components / Streaming SSR (Next.js or custom) Kotlin coroutines, Spring Boot / Dropwizard AWS (CloudFront, Lambda, ECS/Fargate, API Gateway, RDS/Aurora, SQS/SNS) Event‑driven design (Kafka topics, pub/sub, backpressure handling) Advanced caching (edge/CDN, revalidation, stale‑while‑revalidate) Experimentation & feature flag governance (LaunchDarkly, internal tools) Security best practices (OWASP, CSP, dependency risk mgmt) Accommodation requests If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request. We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others. Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™. © 2024 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. CST: 2029030-50 Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group’s Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never provide sensitive, personal information to someone unless you’re confident who the recipient is. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or any other messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official website to find and apply for job openings at Expedia Group is careers.expediagroup.com/jobs. 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, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) powers travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solutions to fuel partner growth and success, while facilitating memorable experiences for travelers. Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™. For more information, visit www.expediagroup.com. Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group’s Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never provide sensitive, personal information to someone unless you’re confident who the recipient is. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or any other messaging tools to individuals to whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official website to find and apply for job openings at Expedia Group is lifeatexpediagroup.com/jobs.

Responsibilities

You will architect services that aggregate domain APIs and drive operational efficiencies while migrating prior-era web pages with measurable improvements. Additionally, you will mentor engineers and influence the evolution of the design system.