Sr. Manager, Software Development Engineering

Job Description

Sr. Manager, Software Dev Engineering The Ordering Services team at Expedia is looking for a passionate, results-oriented technology leader to help take Expedia s booking platform to the next level. The Ordering team owns a unique set of services that operate at massive scale, responsible for nearly 100 billion in gross bookings yearly. If you love operating tier 1 mission critical services, have relentless drive for delivery, are deeply technical and long for the opportunity to deliver solutions that directly impact the companys bottom-line, we want to talk to you!Development managers are expected to grow and develop a high performing team focused on quality, speed and customer service. In this position you will lead a talented team of engineers responsible for designing next generation booking orchestration services as well as support of existing services both on-prem and in the cloud.What will you do:
• Hire and develop top talent within your own team and participate in hiring across other teams.
• Provide coaching on all relevant competencies for the engineers in your own team and others as needed.
• Act as a catalyst to drive your staff s career development by providing actionable feedback, coaching and finding opportunities within and outside of your team.
• Drive your team to innovate and deliver roadmap features with agility and high quality.
• Ensure a set of development practices are followed to assure quality and long-term health of the services your team owns.
• Perform reviews of all designs to make sure that they address failure modes, scalability, security and are suitable for tier 1 services.
• Represent your services and team in cross-functional discussions.
• Work with the product and program management team to maintain a roadmap for your team.
• Provide tier 3 operational support for the services you own. This includes providing an on-call rotation and acting as an escalation path to resolve issues.
• Make improvements to your services to improve their success. This includes performing routine review of key metrics, diving deep into significant anomalies and taking corrective actions as necessary.
• Promote and demonstrate the Operational Excellence mentality within your team.
• Run meetings, create and maintain timelines, and keep large, diverse groups informed of progress and obstacles.
Who you are:
• 2 years management experience in a software development environment leading engineering teams.
• 8 years software development work experience (Java experience strongly preferred).
• Experience in web application development and associated skills (HTTP, SOAP, REST, web services, etc.) in a high volume transactional environment.
• Deep experience designing and coding in the data tier including SQL and NoSQL architectures
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit and manage technical teams, including performance management.
• Demonstrated ability to build consensus across teams
• Self-motivated, able to deal with ambiguity, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines within short time constraints
• High degree of competency within all phases of software development - Estimation, Scheduling, Design, Development, Testing and Delivery, Maintenance.
• A track record of developing your reports to meet their career goals.
• Working knowledge of Agile Software Development mechanics.
• Prior experience with message-oriented middleware systems, eCommerce domain a big plus
#TG1About Expedia Group Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) powers travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solutions to fuel partner growth and success, while facilitating memorable experiences for travelers. Expedia Groups family of brands includes: Brand Expedia , Hotels.com , Expedia Partner Solutions, Vrbo , trivago , Orbitz , Travelocity , Hotwire , Wotif , ebookers , CheapTickets , Expedia Group Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert , CarRentals.com , and Expedia Cruises .2021 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. CST: 2029030-50Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.,

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