✦ Luna Orbit — Cloud & Infrastructure

Principal Software Development Engineer

at Expedia Group

📍 USA - California - San Jose Unknown 💰 $249K – $348K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $249K – $348K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Cloud & Infrastructure

About this role

This role involves leading the architectural evolution of Expedia's cloud platform, focusing on Kubernetes, observability, and scalable infrastructure to support growth and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead architectural evolution
  • Modernize Kubernetes & infrastructure
  • Hardened reliability & observability
  • Define SLO/SLI standards
  • Build scalable telemetry pipelines

Technical Overview

The technical environment includes Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, observability tools like Grafana and Prometheus, and automation for scaling and incident response.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior cloud infrastructure engineer with extensive experience in Kubernetes, cloud architecture, and observability platforms. They possess strong leadership skills and a strategic mindset to guide architectural evolution and optimize cloud operations.

Must-Have Skills

KubernetesCloud InfrastructureArchitectural LeadershipObservabilitySLO/SLI Management

Nice-to-Have Skills

Cell-Based ArchitectureMulti-Cluster ManagementService MeshAutomated ScalingCausal Observability

Tools & Platforms

KubernetesPrometheusGrafanaCloud Platforms

Required Skills

KubernetesCloud InfrastructureService MeshObservabilitySLO/SLIIncident ResponseMicroservicesContainerizationArchitectural DesignCloud Platform

Hard Skills

KubernetesK8sCloud PlatformCloud InfrastructureService MeshAutomated ScalingObservabilitySLO/SLIIncident ResponseMicroservicesContainerization

Soft Skills

LeadershipArchitectural DesignStrategic ThinkingCollaborationProblem-solving

Industry & Role

Industry Technology / SaaS / Cloud Computing
Job Function Architecting and modernizing cloud infrastructure for high reliability and scalability

Keywords for Your Resume

Principal EngineerCloud PlatformKubernetesK8sCloud InfrastructureService MeshAutomated ScalingObservabilitySLOSLIIncident ResponseMicroservicesContainerizationArchitectural EvolutionCell-Based ArchitectureSLO/SLIArchitectural Design

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with Kubernetes or cloud infrastructure, No leadership or architectural experience, Unable to work in an unknown work mode, No experience with observability tools

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