Senior Mobile Engineer - Android | Expedia Group | United States - California - San Jose

 Senior Mobile Engineer - Android | Expedia Group | United States - California - San Jose

Senior Mobile Engineer - Android

United States - California - San Jose

Technology

Full-Time Regular

ID # R-99044

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.

Introduction to the team

We are the Strategic Partnerships & Affiliates team in the Expedia Product & Technology division of Expedia Group. We are building the next-generation, scalable B2B partnership platform that will power hundreds of thousands of demand partners across the industry ranging from big businesses and Enterprises to small bloggers, micro influencers and creators in helping them recommend Expedia Group brands to their audiences and in the process grow their businesses. We aim to redefine the travel partnerships sector by building innovative partner tools and solutions that incorporate the new ways in which today’s travelers discover and shop travel products. To do this, we need technically passionate engineers with an entrepreneurial approach who love challenges, enjoy problem solving and take pride in delivering best-in-class products.
You will work with a geo-distributed, cross functional team of 50+ engineers designing and developing solutions for complex problems with a wide-reaching business impact. 

In this role, you will:

Design, develop, and test Android applications and supporting components to meet functional and non-functional requirements, including performance, accessibility, and localization

Lead the technical design and delivery of complex, multi-quarter projects from concept to completion

Develop, test, and maintain high-quality, scalable mobile software applications and services

Guide and mentor other engineers, fostering their technical growth and professional development through code reviews, pairing, and coaching

Promote mobile development best practices within the organization, focusing on user experience, operational excellence, and platform-centric features

Advocate for and implement operational excellence by improving code quality, establishing SLAs, and programming for resiliency and scalability

Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into clear engineering requirements and direction

Analyze and optimize the performance of code and systems, using metrics and monitoring to ensure a world-class user experience

Serve as a subject matter expert in your domain, sharing knowledge and guiding integrations across teams

Minimum qualifications:

8+ years of professional mobile development experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 6+ years with a Master's degree

Experienced Android Developer with experience leading the end-to-end technical design and execution of multiple long-term, multi-quarter projects. 

Strong proficiency in Kotlin or equivalent programming language such as Java 

Advanced proficiency with Jetpack components/Jetpack Compose, Android UI/UX best practices, and performance optimization 

Solid understanding of Android app architecture patterns (e.g., MVVM, MVI, MVP) 

Proven experience formally mentoring other engineers and a passion for sharing knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated experience integrating Android applications with GraphQL  APIs, including designing data queries, handling network responses, and optimizing for performance and reliability

Proven ability to collaborate with backend teams and contribute to backend services developed in Java or Kotlin, understanding backend architecture and implementing end-to-end mobile features

Demonstrated experience integrating Android applications with 3rd party SDKs and APIs

The total cash range for this position in San Jose is $187,000.00 to $261,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $299,000.00, 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.

https://careers.expediagroup.com/job/senior-mobile-engineer-android/san-jose-CA/R-99044/