Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering

Introduction to the Team

In B2B, we bring Expedia Group's innovative technology and distribution solutions to partners across the world, including global financial institutions, corporate managed travel, offline travel agents, and global travel suppliers such as major airlines.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and develop a team of 6–10 engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and continuous growth.
• Define team goals and connect them to broader business outcomes, aligning efforts across multiple teams.
• Partner with product management to influence and deliver the product roadmap, balancing feature development, system maintenance, and team wellbeing.
• Anticipate and resolve bottlenecks in cross-team workflows, coordinating process improvements and defining clear measures of success.
• Advocate for software design best practices, operational excellence, and resiliency — including unit testing, SLA establishment, and scalability.
• Research and recommend frameworks, cloud services, and architectural design patterns in line with Expedia Group's technology standards.
• Bridge communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring proposals and technical issues receive appropriate consideration and timely resolution.
• Evaluate team talent, identify skill gaps, and implement action plans to support goal achievement and professional development.
• Develop capacity plans and resource strategies for teams of 10+, maintaining optimal full-time employee to contingent worker ratios.
• Mentor both individual contributors and managers, sharing domain expertise and industry knowledge across cross-functional teams.

Experience and Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field and 8+ years of software engineering experience; or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field and 6+ years of software engineering experience; or equivalent related professional experience.
• 3+ years of people management experience, including performance managing individual contributors and recruiting engineering talent.
• Proficiency across multiple programming languages or technologies, with the ability to justify technology choices to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience managing distributed or geographically dispersed teams.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver solutions to complex business problems spanning multiple teams.
• Proficient communication skills, with experience collaborating across senior-level, cross-functional organizations.

Preferred

• Experience in B2B technology environments, such as API platforms, partner integrations, or distribution solutions.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern software development methodologies.
• Experience contributing to product roadmap planning and phase-out/phase-in milestone strategies.

Salary & Benefits

The total cash range for this position in Madrid is €70,000.00 to €98,000.00. Employees may increase their pay up to €112,000.00, the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role. Starting pay will vary based on location, budget, and individual knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and a membership in the International Airlines Travel Agent Association (IATAN).

Accommodation requests

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request.

Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.