International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action that we all take an active role in advancing equality, that we all be #EachForEqual. Acknowledging the diversity of our many offices, teams, and organizations, we celebrated with many International Women’s Day […]

Adele Bevacqua | Social Media Specialist in Brisbane It was the day before I was due to come back from mat leave. I was absolutely terrified. Time off with baby had been so beautiful, and I had this overwhelming sense of guilt that by going back to work meant I was deprioritising her and going […]

Vivian Chan | Principal Software Developer Engineer in Seattle “Sometimes all that’s needed to lift women up is to stop pulling them down.” ― Melinda Gates, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World This quote strikes a chord in my heart and probably other women in technology. The frequent pulling-down has shaped my […]

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of Black communities in U.S. history. Some of our offices held events to celebrate as well as educate employees about the importance and impact of Black history. For example, our Chicago office hosted Expedia’s first […]

Alex Buono | Learning Experience Specialist in Austin The Vrbo Citrus Bowl is an annual college football game that takes place at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. This year, the highly anticipated New Year’s Day game featured an exciting matchup between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Michigan Wolverines. To celebrate Vrbo’s title […]

Jerry Wang | Associate Software Development Engineer in Austin What is my job about? As an Associate Software Development Engineer, my responsibilities are to develop and manage our team’s software stack to connect property owners with their customers. There are always new and exciting challenges to solve any given day on the job. I started […]

This year, Lunar New Year Day falls on Saturday, January 25. It marks the beginning of a calendar year whose months are cycles of the moon. 2020 is the Year of the Rat, which is the first of all the Chinese zodiac animals. In Chinese culture, rats were seen as a sign of wealth and […]

In the first few weeks of the year, Aida Mashkouri Najafi and I (Katrina Soderquest) presented at the January session of the London Women in Machine Learning and Data Science Meetup group. We both Lead Data Scientists within the EG Data Science Centre of Excellence and previously, Hotels.com data science team. Between us, we presented a range of thoughts on careers in general and opportunities & projects within Expedia Group [EG].

A self proclaimed performance-tuning addict, Rolland Mewanou has grown his tremendous software development career in the 11 years he’s been at Expedia Group. Father of two kids and former teaching assistant, this Montreal-based Principal Software Engineer is not only passionate about football (American and European!), but excited to share his day-to-day experiences working at Expedia […]

We asked our LinkedIn followers what questions they have about the hiring process at Expedia Group. Hear from our Global Talent Team as they answer your questions in Part II of our two-part “You Asked, We Answered” series. Q: What is the best mode to reach a recruiter’s inbox? “We encourage candidates to apply for […]