Avantages
- Great visibility in the company. Senior leaders are very approachable. - Company culture in general is good. - Compensation is good
Inconvénients
This is specific to software development positions in the company. Tech doesn't seem to be in the company's DNA. Many outdated technologies are used. Experimenting with new technologies comes with a lot of push back. Main focus is on delivering things, it doesn't matter if the technology used is old or inefficient. As long the solution works, it is acceptable. Any activity that is engineering related but may not directly impact business, like code refactoring, code reviews, etc. aren't encouraged and given low priority. In the company, the culture is business-driving-tech, not tech-driving-business. At times business requirements are finalized without considering tech at all. There's a big gap between business and tech people. Also, non-technical managers managing engineering teams adds to the problem. As a company Expedia may be doing very well. But I wouldn't recommend it to people who want to grow as software developers. Innovation in software development activities is very slow. Chances are high that a developer may get stuck in some mundane tasks and not get involved in any innovative thinking.