At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Expedia Group seeks a motivated and results-oriented Senior Software Engineer to join our Data Lake and Catalog team.As a Senior Software Engineer on an industry-leading data platform, you will build the core of Expedia Group's Lakehouse and data discoverability capabilities, evolving how we store, govern, and expose data so product and analytics teams can easily find, understand, and trust the data they need.You will collaborate with experienced software engineers and cross-functional partners to improve our technology, design and develop new services and software solutions, and build and track metrics to ensure high-quality results. We love contributing our work to open-source communities and have successfully done so with tools like Circus Train, a Hive dataset replication tool, and Waggle Dance, a federation service that allows access to data lake tables across multiple catalogs. Recently, we added Hive support to Apache Iceberg, a high-performance open table format for large analytic datasets that underpins many modern Lakehouse architectures.What you'll doDesign, build, and evolve maintainable, scalable, testable, and observable software for our data lake platform.Lead by example in engineering quality through clean, well-tested code and strong coding practices.Break down complex problems into pragmatic technical solutions, estimates, and implementation plans.Lead the technical design of services and platform capabilities that support scale, resilience, and long-term evolution.Stay current with relevant technology trends and apply them thoughtfully to improve the platform and developer experience.Who you areProven experience as a senior software engineer building and operating production systems at scale.Strong knowledge of the JVM and server-side Kotlin/Java programming.Strong experience with cloud platforms and data infrastructure, especially AWS, including EMR, S3, and Glue.Experience working in Agile environments and contributing through code reviews, design discussions, and collaborative development.Accommodation requestsExpedia Group is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience. If you need an accommodation or adjustment due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request at .About Expedia GroupExpedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.Important noticeEmployment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group's Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.SummaryLocation: UK - LondonType: Full time
Senior Data Platform Engineer - AWS in London employer: Expedia
Expedia Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration in the heart of Greater London. Employees benefit from a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and ample opportunities for professional growth, making it an ideal place for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the advertising technology space.
