Director of Software Development - Expedia Group Checkout

Director of Software Development – Expedia Group Checkout

Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years, or Master’s with 10+ years, of experience in software engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent professional experience)
5+ years of leadership experience, including managing multiple people managers and overseeing large, distributed engineering organizations (30+ team size)
Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing, inclusive teams; mentoring leaders and individual contributors within and beyond your direct organization
Demonstrated success leading multi-year, multi-product roadmaps and delivering complex, cross-functional programs across business units
Deep full stack technical expertise across multiple domains, with a strong ability to guide architecture, drive technology choices, and lead implementation across diverse stacks. Platform experience and mobile experience is a huge plus
Experience leading the development and evolution of critical, large-scale services, with a strong focus on stability, scalability, and quality
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; comfortable presenting complex technology decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong strategic planning and operational execution capabilities; adept at identifying organizational needs and implementing process and cultural improvements
Passionate about customer-focused innovation and delivering technology solutions that solve real business problems

Represent engineering in executive forums, cross-functional initiatives, product/engineering reviews, and the EG (Enterprise Group) community of practice
Build strategic relationships with cross-functional leaders across the organization to deeply understand business challenges and apply technology-driven solutions
Lead and mentor a diverse team of engineering managers and senior individual contributors
Build strong, inclusive teams while empowering leaders to foster a high-performance, growth-focused culture
Secure resources and remove barriers to support teams in adopting innovative approaches and achieving ambitious goals
Own architectural and technology decisions across multiple domains and product lines in partnership with domain architect
Champion scalable, resilient, and stable software architecture and guide teams toward adopting best-in-class engineering practices
Align technology strategy with customer needs and evolving business priorities, identifying unexpressed user requirements