Machine Learning Engineer II

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 know that 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. Machine Learning Engineer II (Big-Data Heavy) Are you fascinated by data and building robust data and machine learning pipelines which process massive amounts of data at scale and speed to provide crucial insights to the end customer? This is exactly what we, Data & AI ML organization in Expedia, do.Our team is looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to join our Machine Learning Engineering team in Gurgaon. Our team works very closely with Machine Learning Scientists in a fast-paced Agile environment to create and productionize algorithms that directly impacts the traveler journey and experience.We believe in being Different. We seek new ideas, different ways of thinking, diverse backgrounds and approaches, because averages can lie and sameness is dangerous. Expedia is committed to crafting 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. Experience: 4+ years for Bachelor's 2+ years for Master's What You'll Do: Work in a cross-functional team of Machine Learning engineers and ML Scientists to design and code large scale batch and real-time data pipelines on the AWS. Prototype creative solutions quickly by developing minimum viable products and work with seniors and peers in crafting and implementing the technical vision of the team Communicate and work effectively with geographically distributed cross functional teams Participate in code reviews to assess overall code quality and flexibility Resolve problems and roadblocks as they occur with peers and help unblock junior members of the team. Follow through on details and drive issues to closure Define, develop and maintain artifacts like technical design or partner documentation Drive for continuous improvement in software and development process within an agile development team Participate in user story creation in collaboration with the team Support and troubleshoot data and/or system issues as needed Who You Are: Degree in software engineering, computer science, informatics or a similar field. Developed software in a team environment of at least 5 engineers (agile, version control, etc.). Built and maintained a software project/product in production environments in public/hybrid cloud infrastructure. Comfortable programming in Python and Scala. Hands-on experience with OOAD, design patterns, SQL and NoSQL. Knowledgeable in big data technologies, in particular Spark, Hive, Hue, Qubole and Databricks. Experience in crafting real-time streaming applications, preferably in Spark streaming, and Kafka/KStreams. Must-have experience: solid experience working on Big Data, good understanding of ML pipelines and ML lifecycle, Batch processing and Inferencing applications, PySpark, SQL Experience of using cloud services (e.g. AWS). Experience with workflow orchestration tools (e.g. Airflow). Passionate about learning, especially in the areas of micro-services, system architecture, Data Science and Machine Learning. Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies. Good-to-have experience:  in real-time / live processing and inferencing applications 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 . We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others. 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.