Principal Engineer
Company: Expedia.com
Location: Seattle
Posted on: January 13, 2021
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Job Description:
Principal EngineerExpedia is the global leader in travel. From
the practical matters of booking flights, cars, hotels, packages,
local activities, or vacation rentals to realizing dreams and
bucket lists, we cover the entire breadth of this deep and varied
relationship with travelers. We team up with our partners to
provide outstanding offers to our customers. Some of our partners
are huge brands, and some are individuals with a studio apartment
to rent. Our customers are diverse, and we seek to deliver value
and a phenomenal experience. Our technical challenges are endlessly
sophisticated and yet meaningful and exciting.At the center of our
travel marketplace is the Search & Discovery organization. This
team is currently building Search, Recommendations, and intent
collection systems to power our iconic brands like Expedia,
Hotels.com, and Vrbo, serving millions of requests every day. The
systems we create are essential for our online marketplaces with
high availability and performance requirements and drive
substantial commercial value. They require crafting control loops
through data, machine learning, and online serving systems to serve
millions of travelers worldwide.We are looking for a Principal
Engineer who combines superb technical skills to craft innovative
solutions with a passion for influencing and coaching other senior
individual contributors. This person must be comfortable
translating vague problems into pragmatic solutions that open up
the boundaries of technical possibilities and inspire others to
follow.The person for this role is passionate about distributed
systems, including caching, streaming, and indexing technologies on
the cloud; is always looking to maintain higher standards for
themselves as well as everyone in the team; and enjoys teaching
others and scales themselves by bringing others along.Above all,
this role will have the opportunity to shape the future of travel
search.What you'll do:* Architect and build next-generation travel
search systems* Develop various sub-systems that set and raise the
bar on quality, operability, and scalability* Curate, maintain and
narrate end to end architecture of our systems, so everyone
understands the technical direction* Set and maintain a bar on
engineering and operational excellence, through guardrails,
metrics, and practices* Be an authority, and lead the tech strategy
and outcomes* Liaison with peer teams within and outside Search &
Discovery to define technical interfaces for system
dependenciesNOTE: As part of the interview process, in order to
help us understand you better, you will be asked to present to an
interview panel on a problem we give you.Who you are:* Built and
operated cloud-based highly available and scalable online serving
or streaming, or machine learning-based systems utilizing large,
diverse data sets in production for 7-10 years* Proficient in
programming languages like Java, Scala, Kotlin, Python, etc.*
Experienced in designing API for internal and external consumers,
architecting, and operating scalable and elastic distributed
systems* Coached, influenced, and inspired multiple teams to tackle
technical problems* Championed code quality, automated testing,
design reviews, and other engineering practices* Bachelor's degree
in Computer Science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent
practical experienceWhy join us:Expedia Group recognizes our
success is dependent on the success of our people. We are a global
travel platform, made up of the most knowledgeable, passionate, and
creative people in our business. Our brands recognize the power of
travel to break down barriers and bring the world within reach -
that responsibility inspires us to be the place where exceptional
people want to do their best work and to provide them the tools to
do so. Whether you're applying to work in engineering or customer
support, marketing or lodging supply, at Expedia Group we act as
one team, working towards a common goal; to bring the world within
reach. We relentlessly strive for better, but not at the cost of
the customer. We act with humility and optimism, respecting ideas
big and small. We value diversity and voices of all volumes. We are
a global organization but keep our feet on the ground so we can act
fast and stay simple. Our teams also have the chance to give back
on a local level and make a difference through our corporate social
responsibility program, Expedia Cares. If you have a hunger to make
a difference with one of the most loved brands in the world and to
work in the dynamic travel industry, this is the job for you. Our
family of travel brands includes: Brand Expedia--, Hotels.com--,
Expedia-- Partner Solutions, Egencia--, trivago--,--Vrbo--,
Orbitz--, Travelocity--, Wotif--,--ebookers--,--CheapTickets--,
Hotwire--, Expedia-- Media Solutions, CarRentals.com---, Expedia
Local Expert--, Expedia Cruises--- and SilverRail--Technologies,
Inc. For more information, visit www.expediagroup.com. 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, color,
religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual
orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran
status. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will
provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary,
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from
each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.
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