Software Development Engineer II
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Good opportunity for early-career professionals with a focus on software development, though expectations on skill and output are significant.
- Solid startup opportunity for tech graduates
- Engage with impactful software projects
- Expectation for strong output and performance
Pros
- Good entry-point for recent graduates in tech
- Involvement in significant software applications
- Potential for career advancement in a growing company
Cons
- May lack the compensation competitive edge compared to other tech firms
- Work-life balance might be challenging in high-demand projects
- Limited flexibility in work arrangements
Who it's for
Early to Mid-career • In-office with potential for some flexibility
Good fit
- Early-career software engineers
- Tech graduates eager for hands-on experience
- Professionals aiming to enter the tech industry
Not recommended for
- Experienced developers looking for leadership positions
- Individuals uncomfortable in team environments
- Candidates preferring remote work only
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Software Development Engineer II
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China - Guangdong - Shenzhen
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Technology
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Full-Time Regular
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10/13/2025
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ID # R-98059
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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
Expedia revolutionises the way people search and book travel. We make travel smooth and memorable for everyone, and we create success for our travel partners. We are the Distribution and Supply team at Expedia. We own Pricing, Inventory, Reservation and Offers. We delight our Travellers with great prices for any travel (hotel, vacation rental, air, cars, packages and cruises), and support them to reserve and manage their experience. We own the unified technical systems that perform these functions, and handle trillions of events that deliver this value at Expedia’s global scale.
In this role, you will:
You will develop, debug, and modify components of software applications and tools.
You will write automated unit, integration and acceptance tests as appropriate to support our continuous integration pipelines
You will support and troubleshoot data and/or system issues as needed
You will provide improvements to solutions for a given problem
You will define, develop and maintain artifacts like technical design or business partner documentation
You will resolve problems and roadblocks as they occur, follow through on details, and drive issues to closure with help from your peers.
You will actively participate in code and design reviews
You will participate in user story creation in collaboration with the team
Minimum Qualifications:
2+ years of experience in Software Engineering
Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or a related major; or equivalent related professional experience
Experience in JVM technologies, or functional programming in an equivalent language.
Experience using code versioning tools (e.g., Git)
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, Aurora, DynamoDB)
Experience in Kotlin, or functional programming in an equivalent language
Experience with technologies such as Redis or Chef
Experience in Agile/Scrum software development practices
Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely
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.
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