Android Engineer III, Design System

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 Team:

Expedia Technology teams partner with our Product teams 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.

This Android Engineer role sits within the Expedia Group Design System (EGDS) team. Our team is responsible for maintaining and evolving the Expedia Group Design System, working closely with designers and engineering teams across the company to help deliver high-quality, accessible, and consistent UI patterns for our travelers and partners.

In this role, you will:

• Apply your technical Android engineering knowledge to solve user experience problems and advocate for engineering's role in the design lifecycle.

• Collaborate with UX designers, product managers, and other engineers to develop solutions for new and improved user experiences.

• Write clean, maintainable, and optimized code by applying software design principles, data structures, and computer science fundamentals.

• Build new technical expertise in a rapidly evolving environment while helping mentor and guide other engineers on the team.

• Develop prototypes to influence product strategy and advise on technical possibilities and limitations.

• Proactively provide clear updates on work status and coordinate stakeholder input when developing solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field with 5+ years of professional software development experience, OR a Master's degree with 3+ years of experience; OR Equivalent related professional experience.

• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and modern Android frameworks like Jetpack Compose.

• Experience maintaining software projects in production environments, including bug fixing, troubleshooting, and monitoring.

• Experience developing software in at least three different programming languages.

• Proficiency with version control systems, such as Git.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience contributing to or using a design system.

• A track record of successful collaboration with designers to create accessible and user-centric solutions.

• Knowledge of Android app design patterns (e.g., MVVM, MVI) and the ability to articulate their trade-offs.

• Experience implementing sophisticated UI interactions, animations, and transitions on Android.

• Experience writing unit tests and working with UI testing frameworks like Espresso or Robolectric.

• A dedication to knowledge sharing and continuous personal skill development.

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $146,000.00 to $204,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $233,500.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

The total cash range for this position in Chicago is $136,000.00 to $190,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $217,500.00, 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 .

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