Expedia Group is a global online travel platform founded in 1996 as one of the first online travel agencies. The company operates a portfolio of brands - including Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - that together form a two-sided marketplace connecting millions of travelers with suppliers across more than 70 countries.
The technical scale of the platform is substantial. Expedia Group's systems handle more than 70 petabytes of data, serve inventory from over 3 million properties, 220,000 activities, and 500-plus airlines, and filter through millions of possibilities in real time to match travelers with relevant options. The engineering work spans booking engines, marketplace search and filtering, large-scale data infrastructure, and platform engineering built up over two decades.
The company operates globally, with teams working across time zones and cultures. Its business model serves two sides of the marketplace simultaneously: travelers searching for options, and partners - properties, airlines, and experience providers - seeking to reach them. This dual orientation shapes both the product challenges and the organisational structure.
