# Principal AI Forward Deployed Engineer at Expedia Group

- Company: Expedia Group
- What the company does: Expedia Group is your gateway to the world of travel through trusted brands, leading technology, and a global marketplace connecting travelers, partners, and experiences.
- Company website: https://www.expediagroup.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: 2 Locations
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-16
- Apply by: 2026-11-30
- Apply: https://expedia.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/search/job/Washington---Seattle-Campus/Principal-AI-Forward-Deployed-Engineer_R-109267?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/expedia-group-principal-ai-forward-deployed-engineer/

## About the role

Partner with business-unit and functional leaders, domain experts, end users, and technologists across Expedia Group to discover high-value AI opportunities, define measurable outcomes , and establish pragmatic delivery plans. Operate as a forward-deployed technical leader, partnering directly with business units and their teams to understand workflows, constraints, data, and systems, and owning engagements through delivery, adoption, and value realization . Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, or a master’s degree with 10+ years of professional software engineering experience or equivalent professional experience
- Demonstrated ownership of complex systems , workflows or platforms that support a business unit or functio n , and integrate with broader E xpedia G roup systems and cross-domain capabilities
- Experience making technology and architecture choices across teams and multiple technologies or languages, while guiding others toward well-defined solutions for complex systems
- Hands-on experience building, deploying, or operating AI-enabled systems, tools, agents, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real-world products or business processes
- Experience working direc tly with in partner business units and their teams to understand ambiguous needs, deliver usable technical solutions quickly, and drive adoption beyond the initial prototype or pilot
- Proven ability to shape product and technology direction , develop business-unit and domain-l evel AI architecture vision , while creating reusable patterns that can scale across Expedia Group


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