Manager, Network Engineering

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.

Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the design, implementation, and operation of resilient, scalable network infrastructure services that support Expedia Group’s global platforms and business-critical applications.

• Own low-level network system design, including routing, switching, load balancing, firewall and security controls, API design for network services, and data modeling for configuration and telemetry.

• Drive the adoption and safe integration of AI/ML‑enabled solutions into network monitoring, incident detection, capacity planning, and automation workflows to improve reliability and performance.

• Build and maintain automated network workflows and Infrastructure-as-Code patterns to standardize configurations, reduce manual changes, and enable fungible deployment across multiple environments and domains.

• Partner with cross-functional engineering, security, and operations teams to define network service requirements, influence technical direction, and ensure alignment with architectural standards and operational excellence goals.

• Develop, mentor, and guide a high-performing network engineering team, setting clear technical expectations, prioritizing work, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and data-driven decision making.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience in network engineering.

• Experience leading network engineering initiatives or teams responsible for the design, implementation, and operation of production network services in large-scale or complex environments.

• Hands-on expertise with core networking technologies and protocols (such as routing, switching, load balancing, VPN, DNS, firewalls, and network security controls), including ownership of one or more critical services or domains.

• Proven ability to design and document network system architectures, including low-level designs, API interfaces for network services, and data models for configuration, monitoring, and telemetry.

• Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products and infrastructure operations, including safely integrating and operating AI/ML‑enabled solutions that improve outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated success managing end-to-end delivery of network infrastructure projects from technical design through rollout, including change management, risk mitigation, and post-launch optimization at scale.

• Experience architecting and operating highly available, secure, and performant network topologies across hybrid or multi-cloud environments, with strong focus on automation, observability, and operational excellence.

• Proficiency with network automation frameworks, Infrastructure-as-Code, and programmable interfaces (such as APIs, scripting, or configuration data models) to standardize, validate, and deploy network changes reliably.

• Strong track record using metrics, logs, and network telemetry to drive decisions on capacity planning, resiliency improvements, incident prevention, and continuous reliability enhancements.

• Advanced experience with AI/ML‑assisted operations for networking (for example, anomaly detection, intelligent alerting, or automated remediation), including safely integrating and operating AI/ML‑enabled solutions that improve outcomes and exploring emerging AI techniques to enhance network reliability and efficiency.

The total cash range for this position in Prague is Kč1,077,000.00 to Kč1,507,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to Kč1,723,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Benefits and perks

Expedia Group offers benefits and perks designed to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership. Learn more about life at Expedia Group at https://careers.expediggroup.com/life.

You can find the benefits for this location and any collective agreement that may apply here.

Accommodation requests

Expedia Group is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience. If you need an accommodation or adjustment due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request at https://expedia.service-now.com/askeg?id=job_accommodation.

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.

Important notice

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Equal Opportunity

Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.