Expedia Group Software Development Engineer reviews

HR department is the biggest problem with india office, they are completely spineless only talent they have is to flatter the top bosses of india office. Recruitment process is totally corrupt, they don't hire people on the basis of merit rather they take people with connections or those who can offer a good amount of money ( yes you read it right ) Recruiters in general are very arrogant they think of themselves as gods. Recently introduced open talent policy( internal employees are allowed to move to different teams ) is not being followed at all, recruiters will not even consider you, unless you lick their feet. To much growth is pushing expedia india to its own coffin, just like any other company which kinda settles down in india expedia is hiring low cost low quality people and it is being promoted by top bosses and the useless HR dept

- 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.