Expedia Group - San Francisco, CA
posted 2 months ago
At Expedia Group, we are dedicated to building a world-class quality engineering organization that empowers travelers and partners to leverage and configure the products and services they need to succeed in the travel ecosystem. As a Software Engineering Manager in the Quality Center of Excellence, you will play a pivotal role in leading the Test Environment team, focusing on delivering scalable and reliable solutions that enhance the testing and automation processes. Your leadership will be crucial in developing engineering solutions and tools for automated generation of synthetic and production-like test data, which will significantly improve the testability and reliability of our systems. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the creation of efficient solutions that ensure the reliability of our Integration Test Environment, which supports thousands of microservices and hundreds of changes deployed daily. You will manage the entire lifecycle of test environment stability and test data enrichment solutions, from gathering requirements to production deployment. This involves collaborating with stakeholders to define measurable business goals, creating both short-term and long-term strategies, and tracking progress through metrics to ensure high-quality solutions are delivered on time. As a team manager, you will drive multiple initiatives, optimizing resources based on current priorities and skill sets. You will inspire and motivate your team, setting ambitious goals and celebrating their achievements. Your role will also include mentoring team members to help them reach their full potential and directly hiring engineers to build a robust testing environment that supports end-to-end delivery and deployment of new business functionalities. Effective communication with teams and stakeholders will be essential, as you will need to listen to their concerns and respond to their needs. Additionally, you will be responsible for driving the adoption of the solutions created by your team, proactively identifying opportunities for process improvement and fostering a culture of innovation. Collaboration across cross-functional teams will be key to ensuring alignment on quality objectives and priorities, ultimately contributing to the success of our mission to provide exceptional travel experiences.