User Experience Engineer III at Expedia Group

Gurgaon, haryana, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

04 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Software engineering, System design, User experience design, API integration, Component-based architecture, Automated testing, Monitoring, Debugging, Mentoring, Technical leadership, Data structures, Design patterns, Scalable architecture, Performance optimization, Cross-functional collaboration, AI-assisted development

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. Job Description User Experience Engineer III Team Introduction : Expedia Global Payments (EGP) is hiring engineers to build and evolve the core platform of our globally distributed payment system. We process over $100B annually in more than 35 currencies. Our priorities are high availability, lower payment-processing costs, and better experiences for travelers and partners (hotels, airlines, and more). You will help build the payment experience within our Generic Payment Module, which supports complex payment scenarios. Our goal is to give travelers the simplest, most reliable way to pay and to make these capabilities easy for partners to adopt—seamlessly integrating into any checkout with an adaptive, dynamic feature set. Today, the Generic Payment Module powers our Modern Checkout, EGP Advertising, EGP Private label solution. It: - Manages multiple forms of payment—Credit cards, Affirm, Apple Pay, Naver Pay, PayPal, Google Pay, loaclised payments, gift cards, and loyalty programs. - Determines which payment options are eligible for each checkout context. We are expanding the payment experience to support additional lines of business—Air, Cars, Cruises, Activities—and more points of sale worldwide within generic payment module In this role, you will: Lead the design and implementation of complex user-facing systems and experiences that are performant, reliable, and scalable across web and/or native platforms. Translate product and UX requirements into robust technical solutions, defining component architectures, client-side state management strategies, and clean integrations with backend services. Drive end-to-end ownership of major features and projects, from design and implementation through production deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement. Apply strong software engineering fundamentals—including system design, data structures, and design patterns—to produce clean, modular, maintainable code that improves long-term development velocity. Design software that is highly testable and observable, implementing effective monitoring, logging, and debugging strategies to ensure reliability in production environments. Mentor and guide junior engineers by sharing technical expertise, participating in code reviews, and promoting engineering best practices across the team. Collaborate with cross-functional partners including product, design, data, and platform engineering teams to deliver high-impact user experiences aligned with business objectives. Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and programming languages to solve technical challenges while balancing scalability, maintainability, and performance. Build reusable, modular components and shared frameworks that improve consistency and accelerate development across multiple teams and products. Proactively identify performance bottlenecks, operational inefficiencies, and architectural limitations, and drive improvements that enhance system reliability and developer productivity. Use both qualitative customer insights and quantitative data to guide technical decisions and continuously improve user experiences. Partner with design and research teams to deeply understand customer needs, motivations, and challenges, ensuring technical solutions align with real user outcomes. Contribute to operational excellence by investigating production issues, leading root cause analyses (RCAs), and implementing long-term improvements to system stability. Actively participate in engineering communities of practice, sharing knowledge and continuously building new technical capabilities that raise the overall effectiveness of the organization. Explore and integrate emerging technologies, including AI-assisted capabilities, where appropriate to enhance user experiences, personalization, and product innovation. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 3+ years with a Master’s degree. Proven experience building and operating production-grade software systems, including debugging, monitoring, and maintaining applications at scale. Experience developing software using multiple programming languages and selecting the appropriate language or technology for specific use cases. Strong understanding of system design principles, including modular architecture, API integration, and the interaction between applications, databases, and platform infrastructure. Demonstrated experience implementing automated testing, monitoring, and debugging practices to ensure software reliability and performance. Preferred Qualifications: Experience designing and implementing scalable user experience architectures, including reusable UI frameworks, shared component libraries, or design systems. Proven ability to lead technical design and implementation for complex features, influencing engineering decisions across teams or projects. Strong expertise in modern UI engineering practices, including component-based architectures and integration with backend services. Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a culture of strong engineering practices through code reviews, design discussions, and technical knowledge sharing. Demonstrated ability to evaluate technology trade-offs and make pragmatic decisions that balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability. Experience identifying systemic inefficiencies across codebases or development processes and driving improvements that increase engineering efficiency and system reliability. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and influence cross-functional decision making. Experience leveraging customer insights, analytics, and research to inform technical decisions and improve product outcomes. Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and an interest in applying AI/ML concepts to user experiences such as personalization, intelligent recommendations, conversational interfaces, or AI-assisted product features. Experience collaborating with data science or machine learning teams to integrate AI-powered capabilities into user interfaces while ensuring responsible, transparent, and user-centric experiences. 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

Lead the design and implementation of complex, performant, and scalable user-facing systems across web and native platforms. Drive end-to-end ownership of major features while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact experiences.