The Product Team creates high-quality end-to-end experiences for travelers, partners, and Expedia Group. This Principal iOS Engineer sits within the Search and Recommendations Experience team which owns the end-to-end search and recommendations experience, including search entry, results, maps, filters, and recommendations across multiple lines of business such as lodging, cars, activities, flights and packages. In this role, you will provide technical leadership for native search and discovery experiences, setting architectural direction, influencing engineering standards, and shaping the evolution of AI-enabled capabilities across the mobile platform.
Lead the design, development, and maintenance of advanced iOS applications, ensuring high performance, quality, and responsiveness across Expedia Group’s product suite. Architect and implement robust, scalable system and API designs, including effective data modelling to support complex business requirements. Drive cross-functional collaboration to define, develop, and ship impactful features, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and technical strategy. Champion best practices in software engineering, testability, and maintainability through code reviews and mentoring. Safely integrate and operate AI/ML‑enabled solutions to enhance user experience and improve operational outcomes. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products.
Advanced proficiency in SwiftUI – Skilled in multi-threading, concurrency, and performance optimisation Prior experience in the search domain or travel industry, such as building or scaling search, discovery in consumer mobile apps. Advanced knowledge of integrating AI/ML capabilities into mobile products to enhance functionality and user engagement. Expertise in cross-platform or multi-domain engineering, contributing to broad technical initiatives….