Senior Data Engineer

We are looking for a highly motivated, self-driven , talented and experienced Data Engineer to join our dynamic team and drive the development and maintenance of our data platform. You have at least 9 years of experience as a Data Engineer. An independent thinker, who works around problems and who isn’t shy of trying new technologies. Prior experience in working harmoniously with cross-geography team will be an added advantage. You should be equally appropriate in development, test, debugging roles and be ready to wear many hats. This team values “fail-fast” learners and technology enthusiasts who view learning new technology as a fun experience.

What you will do:

• Mentor team across multiple workstreams and lead stakeholder communication across product owners, operations, partner tech teams and business leaders.
• Take architectural ownership for various critical components and systems
• Use experience Designing, developing, deploying and managing high volume/high transactional mission critical SQL/No SQL systems.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes Data Warehouse solution.
• Drive proof of concepts and prototypes to accelerate the onboarding of new technologies and solutions to solve business problems
• Develop and optimize data models for efficient storage and retrieval.
• Implement and manage data lakes and warehouses using Spark, Scala, and Hive technologies.
• Demonstrate leadership in mentoring others, establishing standards in documentation and clean code, and setting a professional example to the team
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of optimization techniques and fine tuning SQL queries and stored procedures.
• ETL pipeline orchestration and build using Airflow, Jenkins, Github actions etc..
• Communicate and document solutions and design decisions
• Build bridges between technical teams to enable valuable collaborations
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and efficient processes
• Learn best practices and how to constantly raise the bar in terms of Engineering Excellence

Who you are:

• 9+ years’ experience with managing high transaction volume SQL/No SQL systems like SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Teradata
• Ability to lead multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, prioritize decisions and tasks and work in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Proficient in writing complex SQL queries , joins and stored procedures.
• Experience with Spark batch and streaming processing and exposure to other bigdata technologies.
• Strong experience in writing spark jobs in Scala and using Hive for data processing and analysis
• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts and best practices.
• Proficiency in data modelling concepts and can define data elements, relationships, constraints, and rules to ensure data integrity and optimize data storage and retrieval.
• Experience with Apache Iceberg, Delta, and Parquet table formats.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge in DWH concepts and ETL tools like Informatica
• Strong experience , Strong aptitude for building robust, automated processes and tools
• Amazon AWS experience, particularly RDS, EC2 and Aurora
• Experience in a Linux environment, and familiarity writing shell scripts
• Able to troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues
• Experience with Python or other scripting language
• Experience with Grafana, Splunk, Datadog , CloudWatch or PagerDuty
• Amazon RedShift experience - Nice to have

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, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age..

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $173,000.00 to $242,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $277,000.00, 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.

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. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s I-9 to confirm work authorization.