Principal Software Development Engineer, Developer Productivity & Insights
Company: Expedia Group
Location: Chicago, IL 60661
Salary: $214,500 - $343,000 a year
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-04-10
About this role
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.
Introduction to Team:
Our Technology Team partners with teams across Expedia Group to create innovative products, services, and tools to deliver high-quality experiences for travelers, partners, and our employees. A singular technology platform powered by data and machine learning provides secure, differentiated, and personalized experiences that drive loyalty and traveler satisfaction.
This Principal Software Development Engineer role is part of the Developer Experience team, at the intersection of DevEx, data, and business strategy. The Developer Experience team provides tools, platforms, metrics, and enablement programs that reduce friction for engineers, streamline software delivery workflows, and improve developer satisfaction and productivity across Expedia Group.
In this role, you will focus on Developer Productivity & Insights—defining how we measure and understand engineering effectiveness, partnering with platform and product teams to synthesize signals across SDLC systems and translating those insights into clear narratives and recommendations for senior engineering leadership up to the CTO office. Ra...