Chicago, Illinois, United States Hybrid Employment USD 171,500 - 240,000 Yearly

Expedia Group is hiring a Senior Data Engineer

About the Role

Expedia Group is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and support scalable, durable data solutions. In this role, you will enable self-service consumption and lead a critical project to provide key advertising performance reporting by combining billions of records of user and clickstream data.

What You'll Do

  • Design, build, and support scalable and durable data solutions that enable self-service consumption use cases using cloud-based technologies.
  • Support Expedia Group’s product and business teams’ specific data needs on a global scale.
  • Write clean, efficient, and thoroughly tested code.
  • Develop scalable and highly-performant distributed systems with a focus on availability, monitoring, and resiliency.
  • Work with business partners to flesh out and deliver on requirements in an agile manner.
  • Evolve development standards and practices.
  • Take architectural ownership for various critical components and systems.
  • Proactive problem-solving at the organization level.
  • Communicate and document solutions and design decisions.
  • Build bridges between technical teams to enable valuable collaborations.
  • Lead and design through ambiguous, complex systems.
  • Lead a project to provide key advertising performance reporting measurements by combining and curating billions of records of user and clickstream data.

What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computing, or a related field.
  • 6 years of progressive, postbaccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a software engineer-related occupation.
  • Hands-on experience with Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Splunk, and Datadog.
  • Proficiency with NoSQL and SQL databases.
  • Strong programming skills in Java and Scala.
  • Experience with Apache Airflow.
  • Familiarity with a Data Visualization Tool such as Tableau or Looker.
  • Experience with Github Actions and CI/CD tools.

Technical Stack

  • Data Processing: Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink
  • Languages: Java, Scala
  • Monitoring & Observability: Splunk, Datadog
  • Databases: NoSQL and SQL
  • Orchestration: Apache Airflow
  • Visualization: Tableau or Looker
  • CI/CD: Github Actions

Team & Environment

You will work in close partnership with internal partners from engineering, product, and business.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid time off
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Wellness and travel reimbursement
  • Travel discounts
  • International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership

Compensation for this role in Chicago is $161,000 to $225,500 per year. Starting pay varies based on location, budget, knowledge, skills, and experience.

Work Mode

This position follows a hybrid work model and is based in Chicago.

Expedia 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, or veteran status.

Required Skills
Apache SparkApache KafkaApache FlinkJavaScalaApache AirflowNoSQL databasesSQL databasesSplunkDatadog
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Department Data and Analytics
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Posted 14 days ago