Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering - Search & Recommendations Platform

Senior Engineering Manager - Search & Recommendations Platform

Location:

Austin, TX (Accelerator Team)

Role Overview:
You will be a technical leader for the Austin-based accelerator team, accountable for adoption and end-to-end impact, including successfully integrating platform capabilities into experiences, running experiments, and landing outcomes with client/brand/product partners.

• Lead and develop high performing engineering teams to deliver complex, scalable technical solutions across multiple domains.
• Drive architecture, system design (including low-level design), API design, and data modeling efforts to support product and platform evolution.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence, ensuring reliable and secure delivery and maintenance of services and applications.
• Champion the integration and safe operation of AI/ML enabled solutions that improve business and customer outcomes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, UX, and other engineering teams to align technical delivery with organizational goals.
• Mentor engineers, promote technical growth, and establish best practices to enable team success and technical innovation.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field (or equivalent professional experience).
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of people management experience.
• Experience owning and delivering technical solutions at service, multi-service, or domain level.
• Proven technical aptitude in system and API design, with experience leading engineering teams.
• Familiarity with AI driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products.

• Experience designing and operating systems at scale with focus on reliability, performance, and security.
• Strong track record driving architectural decisions and technical strategies across multiple teams or domains.
• Demonstrated ability to foster a culture of data driven decision making and continuous improvement.
• Experience integrating and operating AI/ML enabled solutions that drive measurable impact.
• Advanced proficiency in Kotlin/Java programming.
• Prior experience in search & recommendations or similar domain.

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $ to $. Employees may increase pay up to $ based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance.

Expedia Group 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, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer participates in E-Verify.