Software Development Engineer
Pros
- Overall work-life balance is great with flexible work hours and schedules but this can be team dependent - Generally very friendly and nice people with a mostly relaxed and laid-back work environment - Decent benefits including travel and wellness reimbursement, travel discounts, standard 401k matching, good vacation policy, healthcare, and matching charitable donations - "Test and Learn" culture makes data the main driving force for product decisions
Cons
- Generally poor middle management and heavy politics at management levels - Some engineering teams have bad ratios of technical product managers/engineering managers to developers that create too much overhead and slow initiatives down - Very unclear promotion paths and requirements. This causes a clash between the diversity initiatives and the meritocracy that the company preaches and can lead to a sentiment of unfairness during promotion cycles. - Overall average engineering quality with some exceptions. Unable to maintain solid talent from leaving to other companies in the area (seems like Amazon is becoming a top destination) - Expedia advertises itself as a tech company, but the culture of average compensation makes the company lag behind tech companies in the area. - Constantly playing catch-up to competitors which creates less opportunities to pursue features that innovate or distinguish Expedia in the market - Some product decisions feel short-sighted. Just because the conversion numbers are good does not mean it is good in the long run.
