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Title: Principal Software Development Engineer - Observability Location: Seattle United States Mobile Engineering Graduate - 2026 - Austin, San Jose, Seattle United States - Washington - Seattle Technology Full-Time Regular ID # R-98642-2 Share this position Already Applied? View Your Account Job 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. 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. By joining the 2026 Expedia Group Graduate Program (EGGP) as a Mobile Engineer I, you'll gain exposure to some of the many facets of our travel ecosystem. You'll join Expedia Group as a permanent employee and receive customized professional and career development opportunities, mentoring, and support for the first 12 months, to set you up for success in your future career at Expedia Group. We're building a more open world. Join us. Program Overview: Onboarding: Connect with your cohort, receive support, and set up for success in your first week. Learning Series: continued learning throughout your program to build technical and professional skills Social Events and Networking: build your network with other participants in the program during socials and join our Inclusion Business Groups Support Network: mentorship from a dedicated structure of leaders and navigators (buddies) as well as the Emerging Talent and Learning & Development teams; access to Expedia Group mentoring programs In this role you will: At Expedia, we develop next-generation technologies for which we have become world-renowned, and through which we are revolutionizing travel. We use top technology talent to innovate and build state of the art mobile and web applications. As a mobile engineer at Expedia, you will design and implement high-volume, fault tolerant, scalable solutions. You will work with the team to design, implement and iterate on features quickly and efficiently. We're looking for an engineer to work on mobile applications used by hundreds of thousands of our travelers and partners around the world and localized to multiple languages. Our engineers are involved in every aspect of the application lifecycle. We release our apps to production multiple times a month and measure how our applications perform, so we can keep improving our features and our underlying platform. This is a unique opportunity to join the largest online travel company in the world and help shape the future of the top lodging initiatives within the Expedia Worldwide Engineering organization. Implement holistic solutions to bring consistent experience between desktop and mobile platforms, with focus on either Android or iOS. Engineer scalable, fault tolerant software for serving features across Expedia Group apps. Work closely with other native mobile developers, designers and product managers to help, define and implement new features Facilitate and contribute to discussions that result in simple, scalable, and reliable system designs. Be an advocate for mobile first design and development of features in Expedia Group. Help our teams operate efficiently and collaboratively to build apps that are performant, compact, intuitive, and maintainable. Minimum Requirements: Must be available to start August 17, 2026 Must be graduating with an undergraduate or master's degree in a technical subject (e.g. Computer Science, Information Technology) between December 2025 and July 2026 Must be willing to relocate to city of job location if outside commuting distance Must commit to full time hours every week Must be graduating from university in the same country of internship location Must have no more than 2 years of professional experience in a similar role Preferred Experience: Helpful to be familiar with basic concepts of automated tests. Helpful to have knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and iOS or Android Development Helpful to have effective communication skills and the ability to engage with a variety of partners (e.g., internal, external, technical, non-technical people) What We Offer: Successful candidates will receive a competitive compensation package including comprehensive benefits and other perks, some of which are included below: The total cash range for this position in Seattle, WA is $119,000.00 to $127,000.00. The total cash range for this position in Austin, TX is $119,000.00 -$127,000.00 USD. The total cash range for this position in San Jose, CA is $123,000.00 to $131,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role. Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location and degree level. Hybrid work policy Travel discounts Medical, dental, and vision insurance options Travel and wellbeing reimbursement Restricted Stock Units Community support through Expedia Group's Inclusion Business Groups Employee Assistance Program and other mental health support Next Steps: Apply now! Our dedicated emerging talent & careers team will review your application and suitable applicants will be encouraged to complete an immersive strength based online assessment as the first step. Depending on the role profile you are applying to, selected candidates may also be asked to take a skills-based screening assessment. Candidates who are invited to a final round interview will have the opportunity to meet with members of our team through two virtual interviews covering both technical and behavioral skills related to the position. These interviews will also be a chance for you to learn more about us, too! The total cash range for this position in San Jose is $99,500.00 to $139,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $159,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role. The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $92,500.00 to $129,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $148,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role. The total cash range for this position in Austin is $92,500.00 to $129,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $148,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role. Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual's knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future. Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee's passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership. View our full list of benefits. 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, 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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