# Software Development Engineer III, Advertising Technology

Hiring organization: [Expedia Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/expedia-group)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c58afc3c-dfe0-4038-a3c7-ee2fcae7ab4c

Listed on Expedia Group's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Salary: 136000 – 190500 USD per year

## Summary

This role builds and operates real-time ad delivery systems that power ad ranking, auctions, and bidding for a global travel advertising platform. It suits experienced backend engineers who want to work on high-throughput, low-latency systems while collaborating with ML and product teams.

_Our summary, not Expedia Group's wording._

## Skills named

Apache Flink, gRPC, Java, Kotlin, SPARK

## Required

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
- 5+ years of backend software development
- Experience with data-driven systems, ML-powered features, or A/B experimentation platforms
- Strong proficiency in Java or Kotlin
- Experience building and deploying backend APIs and streaming or batch data processing services in cloud environments
- Solid understanding of distributed systems, data flows, and operational best practices

## Nice to have

- Experience with search and retrieval systems, including relevance ranking, vector databases, embeddings, or AI/semantic search
- Experience designing and implementing agent-to-agent and multi-agent AI systems
- Background in ads, marketplaces, e-commerce, or travel platforms

Apply on Expedia Group's site: https://expedia.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/search/job/USA---Illinois---Chicago/Software-Development-Engineer-III--Advertising-Technology_R-104546