Software Development Engineer III (AI)
expediagroup
Job Description
In this role, you will:
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Design and build end-to-end AI products and deployment pipelines.
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Own technical architecture for AI workflows including prompt engineering, RAG, and agentic systems
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Develop and review backend services, APIs, and data pipelines powering AI products
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Translate complex Finance problems into scalable AI system designs
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Ensure AI solutions meet standards for performance, reliability, security, and governance
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Drive production readiness including monitoring, logging, evaluation, and cost control
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Establish best practices for AI development, deployment, and maintenance
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Partner closely with Product and stakeholders to shape technical solutions
Experience and Qualifications:
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Strong hands-on expertise in Python and SQL; Java preferred
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5+ years of development experience in an enterprise-level engineering environment increasing levels of technical expertise.
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Proven experience building and deploying ML / AI / LLM-powered systems in production
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Deep understanding of prompt engineering, RAG architectures, and agentic workflows
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Experience with modern LLMs and frameworks such as OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Llama, LangChain, Langflow, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel
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Strong software engineering background: API design, distributed systems, system integration
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Experience with data platforms, semantic modeling, and time-series logic
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Good knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithm.
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Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures, containers, and CI/CD pipelines
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Experience with MLOps concepts such as monitoring, evaluation, and lifecycle management
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Understanding of AI security, auditability, and compliance considerations
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Ability to rapidly learn and apply new AI tools and technologies
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AI products are designed and built for adoption across Finance teams
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Systems scale reliably and are reusable across multiple use cases
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AI solutions meet enterprise standards for trust, explainability, and governance
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Technical execution consistently delivers measurable business impact
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