Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering - Lodging Connectivity

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. Join us and build for travelers everywhere. Our Technology Team partners with teams across Expedia Group to create innovative products, services, and tools to deliver high-quality experiences for travelers, partners, and our employees. A singular technology platform powered by data and machine learning provides secure, differentiated, and personalized experiences that drive loyalty and traveler satisfaction. We are hiring a Senior Manager, Software Development Engineer to join our Lodging Connectivity - Partner Developer Experience team. This team designs, builds, and operates Lodging Connectivity services, external APIs, and developer tools that power lodging supply partner integrations, with a strong focus on the partner developer experience. In this role you will be a hands-on technical leader, delivering best-in-class self-service integration capabilities and experiences to external partner developers and supply partners. In this role, you will: Lead multiple software engineering teams that design, build, and operate resilient, scalable Lodging Connectivity services, external APIs, and partner-facing developer tools, while dedicating approximately 50% of your time to hands-on software design, development, and delivery. Personally design and build software systems, contribute production code, and own individual software delivery outcomes in addition to leading the broader engineering organization. Safely integrate and operate AI/ML‑enabled and AI‑assisted solutions within connectivity systems to improve partner and traveler outcomes, including familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real-world products. Define and drive technical direction and system design across key connectivity domains, including high-level and low-level design, API schema design, data modeling, and integration patterns with external lodging partners and internal platforms. Establish and maintain high engineering standards for code quality, observability, reliability, and security, ensuring services are robust, well-instrumented, and compliant with organizational and industry expectations. Partner closely with product, business, and operations stakeholders to translate complex lodging connectivity requirements into clear technical roadmaps, balancing delivery speed, quality, and long-term platform health. Build, develop, and mentor a diverse team of software engineers and engineering managers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence across multiple domains.

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Level; Technical Degree Preferred. 8+ years of relevant professional experience and 3+ years of people management experience. Substantial professional experience in software engineering, including prior experience managing engineers and owning multi-service or domain-level systems in a production environment. Proven ownership of complex, distributed services or platforms, including end-to-end responsibility for design, implementation, deployment, and ongoing operations. Strong technical background in service-oriented or microservices architectures, system design (including LLD), API design, and data modeling, with hands-on familiarity