Software Development Engineering Graduate - August 2026 - London

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 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.

Our Engineering Roles

• Software Development - Design and launch Front End, Back End, and Full Stack solutions impacting critical business systems.
• Data Engineering - Design scalable, cloud native solutions with a focus on DevOps and automation.
• Machine Learning Engineering - Build ML systems focusing on software engineering principles like CD/CI and code stability and put these ML models into production.
• Security Engineering - Design and implement security solutions to protect organizational data, networks, and data across critical business infrastructure.

Program Overview

• Onboarding: Connect with your cohort, receive support, and set up for success in your first week.
• Learning Series: Continued learning throughout your program to build technical and professional skills.
• Social Events and Networking: Build your network with other participants during socials and join our Inclusion Business Groups.

Support Network

• Mentorship: Mentorship from a dedicated structure of leaders and navigators (buddies) as well as the Emerging Talent and Learning & Development teams; access to Expedia Group mentoring programs.

In this role you will

Travel is so much more than simply reaching your destination. Along the journey, you'll utilize your technical skills in our agile environment to develop next generation technologies through our web applications and e commerce sites. You will be empowered to make an immediate impact by creating high volume, scalable solutions and work with teams to iterate on features quickly and efficiently. From the back end supply and database functions to new user interfaces for more than 140 branded travel sites, there is no shortage of opportunity for technical innovation at Expedia Group.

• Work closely with your immediate team for questions and concerns; connect with your manager and dedicated mentor to answer questions.
• You will be comfortable with common developer tools and can use them with assistance (e.g., GitHub or an IDE).
• Demonstrate an aptitude to learn and apply basic software engineering concepts like design principles, algorithms, and code composition.
• Understand the basic business reasons for a given feature or project.
• Understand the major components of a team's design by asking teammates questions.
• Respond to queries via work approved tools (email, Slack, Excel, etc.).
• Improve coding abilities by being introduced to new tools and programming languages.
• Work in a fast paced workplace to produce high quality software.

Minimum Requirements

• Must be available to start August 18, 2026.
• Must be graduating with an undergraduate or master's degree in a technical subject (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology, etc.) between December 2025 and July 2026.
• Must be willing to relocate to city of job location if outside commuting distance.
• Must commit to full time hours every week.
• Must have no more than 2 years of professional experience in a similar role.

Preferred Experience

• Helpful to be familiar with basic concepts of at least one programming or scripting language (e.g., Java, C/C++, Python, C#).
• Helpful to have knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and OOP concepts.
• Helpful to have effective communication skills and the ability to engage with a variety of partners (e.g., internal, external, technical, non technical people).

What We Offer

• 48,000 GBP
• Hybrid work policy
• Travel discounts
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Travel and wellbeing reimbursement
• Restricted Stock Units
• Community support through Expedia Group's Inclusion Business Groups
• Employee Assistance Program and other mental health support

Next Steps

Apply now! Our dedicated emerging talent & careers team will review your application and suitable applicants will be encouraged to complete an immersive strength based online assessment as the first step. Depending on the role profile you are applying to, selected candidates may also be asked to take a skills based screening assessment.

Candidates who are invited to a final round interview will have the opportunity to meet with members of our team through two virtual interviews covering both technical and behavioral skills related to the position. These interviews will also be a chance for you to learn more about us, too!

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.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.