Data Engineer II

Join Expedia Group's Competitive Intelligence Data Platform team as a Data Engineer II in Gurgaon/Gurugram, India. This team builds high-quality data products used by Pricing, Marketing Managers, analysts, and ML scientists to optimize Expedia Group's inventory, availability, and pricing. We are seeking a Data Engineer with experience in building data products and applications leveraging AI capabilities to develop and own the next generation of scalable real-time and batch data products and services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain reliable, high-quality data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes for analytics, reporting, and data-driven product features.
• Implement scalable data models, storage patterns, and APIs for batch and streaming workloads, ensuring data quality, accuracy, and consistency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data needs, translate requirements into technical solutions, and deliver well-documented, reusable datasets.
• Develop, optimize, and monitor data workflows for performance, cost efficiency, and operational robustness, including alerting, logging, and failure recovery.
• Apply and extend standard data engineering practices for security, privacy, governance, and compliance, including metadata management, lineage, and access control.
• Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled solutions, applying AI/ML concepts to real-world products.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience modernizing data stacks with technologies like Scala/Java, Python, Spark, Airflow, and AWS Data Stack.
• Professional experience as a data engineer building and operating production-grade data pipelines, data models, or data services.
• Hands-on experience with at least one programming language commonly used in data engineering and SQL.
• Experience owning and operating data workflows or services, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and improving reliability.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing and optimizing large-scale data pipelines, including data modeling, partitioning, and performance tuning.
• Background working with distributed data processing, storage, or streaming technologies.
• Demonstrated track record of improving data quality, observability, and governance through automation and tooling.
• Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor), and applying AI/ML concepts to real-world products.

Expedia Group is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. Join us in shaping the future of travel!