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# Manager, Software Development Engineering

- **Company:** Expedia Inc.
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $184,500.0 - $258,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Static Program Analysis, Software Quality, Software Design Documents, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Integration Frameworks, Api Design, Microservices
- **Published:** August 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/73c0cabf-2b6c-4e0f-8f06-c90c2946eb3b

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level; Technical Degree Preferred.
 * 8+ years of relevant professional experience and 3+ years of people management experience.
 * Substantial professional experience in software engineering, including prior experience managing engineers and owning multi-service or domain-level systems in a production environment.
 * Proven ownership of complex, distributed services or platforms, including end-to-end responsibility for design, implementation, deployment, and ongoing operations.
 * Strong technical background in service-oriented or microservices architectures, system design (including LLD), API design, and data modeling, with hands-on familiarity enabling effective technical leadership.
 * Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products, with the ability to guide teams in safely integrating such capabilities into production services., * Experience leading engineering organizations that operate large-scale, highly available, and secure connectivity or integration platforms, ideally in travel, e-commerce, or similarly complex domains and with a focus on the partner developer experience.
 * Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real-world products, including safely integrating and operating AI/ML-enabled solutions that improve developer productivity, service quality, or partner experience.
 * Track record of driving architectural evolution for multi-service or domain-level systems, including refactoring legacy components, defining integration contracts, and improving performance, reliability, and observability.
 * Demonstrated excellence in operational leadership, including incident management, on-call practices, capacity planning, and building a culture of data-driven continuous improvement in production environments.
 * Experience using AI-assisted software development, intelligent testing, code analysis, or operational tooling in hands-on engineering work while maintaining robust governance, security, and compliance.

## Description

* Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled and AI-assisted solutions within connectivity systems to improve partner and traveler outcomes, including familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real-world products.
 * Define and drive technical direction and system design across key connectivity domains, including high-level and low-level design, API schema design, data modeling, and integration patterns with external lodging partners and internal platforms.
 * Establish and maintain high engineering standards for code quality, observability, reliability, and security, ensuring services are robust, well-instrumented, and compliant with organizational and industry expectations.
 * Partner closely with product, business, and operations stakeholders to translate complex lodging connectivity requirements into clear technical roadmaps, balancing delivery speed, quality, and long-term platform health.
 * Build, develop, and mentor a diverse team of software engineers and engineering managers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence across multiple domains.


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