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Software Development Engineer II - GraphQL Platform

at Expedia Group

📍 Austin Domain 11 - HomeAway Unknown 💰 $119K – $166K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
Salary $119K – $166K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 2+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related field
Category Software Engineering

This role involves designing and developing the core GraphQL platform infrastructure, optimizing API performance, and modernizing platform tools within a distributed systems environment.

  • Design core GraphQL platform
  • Develop high-performance distributed systems
  • Collaborate with engineering teams
  • Optimize observability and monitoring
  • Leverage AI for platform modernization

Focus on building high-throughput distributed systems using GraphQL, Rust, Kotlin, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS, with emphasis on platform reliability, observability, and continuous delivery.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level software engineer with 2+ years of experience in building high-performance distributed systems, proficient in GraphQL, Rust, and Kotlin, with cloud platform expertise in AWS and container orchestration using Kubernetes.

GraphQLAPI designRustKotlinAWSDockerKubernetesCI/CD
Schema evolutionPlatform reliabilityObservabilityMonitoringAI
GitHub ActionsSpinnakerJenkinsAWSDockerKubernetes
GraphQLAPI designRustKotlinDockerKubernetesAWSCI/CDMonitoringPlatform reliability
GraphQLAPI designRustKotlinDockerKubernetesAWSCI/CDGitHub ActionsSpinnakerJenkins
communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingteamworkcontinuous improvement
Industry SaaS
Job Function Developing and maintaining the core GraphQL platform infrastructure
GraphQLAPI designRustKotlinDockerKubernetesAWSCI/CDGitHub ActionsSpinnakerJenkinsPlatform reliabilityObservabilityMonitoringSoftware development

Lack of experience with GraphQL or API design, No cloud or container orchestration experience, Less than 2 years of relevant experience

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