Software Development Engineering Graduate - 2026 - Austin, Seattle

Expedia Group•Seattle, WA

5d•$92,500 - $129,500•Hybrid

About The Position

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. 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. By joining the 2026 Expedia Group Graduate Program (EGGP) as a Software Development Engineer I, you’ll gain exposure to some of the many facets of our travel ecosystem. You’ll join Expedia Group as a permanent employee and receive customized professional and career development opportunities, mentoring, and support for the first 12 months, to set you up for success in your future career at Expedia Group. We’re building a more open world. Join us. Program Overview: Onboarding: Connect with your cohort, receive support, and set up for success in your first week. Learning Series: Continued learning throughout your program to build technical and professional skills Social Events and Networking: Build your network with other participants in the program during socials and join our Inclusion Business Groups Support Network: Mentorship from a dedicated structure of leaders and navigators (buddies) as well as the Emerging Talent and Learning & Development teams; access to Expedia Group mentoring programs In this role you will: Travel is so much more than simply reaching your destination. Along the journey, you'll utilize your technical skills in our agile environment to develop next-generation technologies through our web applications and e-commerce sites. You will be empowered to make an immediate impact by creating high-volume, scalable solutions and work with teams to iterate on features quickly and efficiently. From the back-end supply and database functions to new user interfaces for more than 140 branded travel sites, there is no shortage of opportunity for technical innovation at Expedia Group. Work closely with your immediate team for questions and concerns; connect with your manager and dedicated mentor to answer questions You will be comfortable with common developer tools and can use them with assistance (e.g., GitHub or an IDE) Demonstrate an aptitude to learn and apply basic software engineering concepts like design principles, algorithms, and code composition Understand the basic business reasons for a given feature or project Understand the major components of a team's design by asking teammates questions Respond to queries via work approved tools (email, Slack, Excel, etc) Improve coding abilities by being introduced to new tools and programming languages Work in a fast-paced workplace to produce high-quality software

Requirements

Must be available to start August 17, 2026
Must be graduating with an undergraduate or master’s degree in a technical subject (e.g. Computer Science, Information Technology etc.) between December 2025 and July 2026
Must be willing to relocate to city of job location if outside commuting distance
Must commit to full time hours every week
Must have no more than 2 years of professional experience in a similar role

Nice To Haves

Helpful to be familiar with basic concepts of at least one programming or scripting language (e.g. Java, C/C++, Python, C#)
Helpful to have knowledge of data structures, algorithms and OOP concepts
Helpful to have effective communication skills and the ability to engage with a variety of partners (e.g., internal, external, technical, non-technical people)

Responsibilities

Work closely with your immediate team for questions and concerns; connect with your manager and dedicated mentor to answer questions
You will be comfortable with common developer tools and can use them with assistance (e.g., GitHub or an IDE)
Demonstrate an aptitude to learn and apply basic software engineering concepts like design principles, algorithms, and code composition
Understand the basic business reasons for a given feature or project
Understand the major components of a team's design by asking teammates questions
Respond to queries via work approved tools (email, Slack, Excel, etc)
Improve coding abilities by being introduced to new tools and programming languages
Work in a fast-paced workplace to produce high-quality software