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Data Contributor roles in data entry, annotation, and labeling qualify for STEM OPT when your degree falls under an approved CIP code in computer science, information systems, or a related field. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify, and the 24-month STEM OPT extension gives you up to 36 months total to build your data career in the U.S.
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Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.
Why Join Us?
To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.
We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.
DATA ENGINEER III
In this role, you will:
- Design, build, and support scalable and durable data solutions that can enable self-service consumption use cases using cloud based technologies in an agile manner.
- Support Expedia Group’s product and business teams’ specific data needs on a global scale.
- Close partnership with internal partners from engineering, product, and business.
- Write clean, efficient and thoroughly tested code.
- Be part of an agile team that is continuously learning and improving.
- Develop scalable and highly-performant distributed systems with everything this entails (availability, monitoring, resiliency).
- Design and deliver scalable LLM/AI-driven data solutions within ADAM (Advertising Data, Attribution, and Measurement), leveraging vector databases and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to power retrieval-augmented insights for Expedia Group’s Ad Tech business.
- Build and operate robust batch and streaming pipelines that generate embeddings and provision privacy-safe, high-quality data to LLM applications.
- Partner with Ads science, product, and sales to surface actionable insights for campaign performance, attribution, audience quality, forecasting, and yield optimization.
This position is not eligible for relocation benefits or assistance. May work remotely or from home 2 days/week; must live within commuting distance of Expedia office.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Analytics or related field, and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a Data Engineering-related occupation.
Position requires:
- Apache Spark;
- Apache Flink;
- AWS Cloud Services;
- Scala;
- Java;
- Cassandra;
- MongoDB;
- SQL;
- NoSQL;
- GraphQL;
- DataDog; and
- Splunk.
COMPENSATION
- The total cash range for this position in Chicago, IL is $136,000 to $190,500/year.
- Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $217,500, 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.
Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership. View our full list of benefits.
ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS
If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request.
We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.
Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™. © 2024 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. CST: 2029030-50
Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group’s Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never provide sensitive, personal information to someone unless you’re confident who the recipient is. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or any other messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com.
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, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.
INTRODUCTION
Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.
Why Join Us?
To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.
We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.
DATA ENGINEER III
In this role, you will:
- Design, build, and support scalable and durable data solutions that can enable self-service consumption use cases using cloud based technologies in an agile manner.
- Support Expedia Group’s product and business teams’ specific data needs on a global scale.
- Close partnership with internal partners from engineering, product, and business.
- Write clean, efficient and thoroughly tested code.
- Be part of an agile team that is continuously learning and improving.
- Develop scalable and highly-performant distributed systems with everything this entails (availability, monitoring, resiliency).
- Design and deliver scalable LLM/AI-driven data solutions within ADAM (Advertising Data, Attribution, and Measurement), leveraging vector databases and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to power retrieval-augmented insights for Expedia Group’s Ad Tech business.
- Build and operate robust batch and streaming pipelines that generate embeddings and provision privacy-safe, high-quality data to LLM applications.
- Partner with Ads science, product, and sales to surface actionable insights for campaign performance, attribution, audience quality, forecasting, and yield optimization.
This position is not eligible for relocation benefits or assistance. May work remotely or from home 2 days/week; must live within commuting distance of Expedia office.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Analytics or related field, and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a Data Engineering-related occupation.
Position requires:
- Apache Spark;
- Apache Flink;
- AWS Cloud Services;
- Scala;
- Java;
- Cassandra;
- MongoDB;
- SQL;
- NoSQL;
- GraphQL;
- DataDog; and
- Splunk.
COMPENSATION
- The total cash range for this position in Chicago, IL is $136,000 to $190,500/year.
- Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $217,500, 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.
Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership. View our full list of benefits.
ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS
If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request.
We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.
Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™. © 2024 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. CST: 2029030-50
Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group’s Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never provide sensitive, personal information to someone unless you’re confident who the recipient is. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or any other messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com.
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, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization in Data Contributor
Verify your CIP code before applying
Check your degree's Classification of Instructional Programs code against the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List before you target Data Contributor roles. Computer science, data science, and information systems CIP codes typically qualify, but applied social science concentrations often don't.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before interviews
Ask recruiters to confirm their E-Verify employer identification number during the screening call, not after an offer. Employers not enrolled in E-Verify cannot legally employ STEM OPT students, and switching employers mid-process restarts your 60-day reporting window.
Frame your I-983 training plan around data workflows
Your training plan must connect your assigned data tasks, such as annotation pipelines or quality-control workflows, to specific learning objectives tied to your STEM degree. Generic job descriptions get flagged by DSOs; map each duty to a coursework competency you developed.
Target employers with active DOL LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Data Contributor postings by employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications, which signals they understand work-authorization compliance and are prepared to support structured OPT training plans and future visa transitions.
Request the offer letter before your OPT end date
Your STEM OPT extension application must be filed while your initial OPT EAD is still valid. Submit the I-765 with your completed I-983 at least 90 days before your OPT expires to avoid an authorization gap between your initial and extended periods.
Cross-reference your role against O*NET before filing
Pull the O*NET occupation profile for Data Contributor or the closest matching SOC code and verify that the listed entry requirements include a bachelor's degree in a STEM field. If the profile lists a high school diploma as sufficient, document why your specific position requires STEM-level skills in your I-983.
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Find Data Contributor JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does a Data Contributor role qualify for STEM OPT?
It depends on how the role is structured and what your degree covers. Data Contributor positions focused on data annotation, pipeline management, or quality assurance can qualify if your employer documents that the work requires and applies STEM-level knowledge. Your DSO will review the I-983 training plan to confirm the role connects to your specific CIP code, so the job description and learning objectives need to be precise, not generic.
What STEM degrees make me eligible for a Data Contributor extension?
Degrees in computer science, data science, information systems, statistics, mathematics, and related engineering fields are commonly approved under the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List. Your degree must carry an approved CIP code, not just a STEM-adjacent title. If your degree is in a social science or business analytics program, check whether your institution assigned it a qualifying CIP code before assuming you're eligible.
Does my Data Contributor employer need to be enrolled in E-Verify?
Yes, E-Verify enrollment is a hard requirement for STEM OPT. Your employer must be enrolled before your extension is approved, and you must be employed at an enrolled site, not just under an enrolled parent company. If your worksite is a subsidiary or client site under a staffing arrangement, confirm that the specific legal entity signing your I-983 is the one enrolled in E-Verify.
How do I find Data Contributor jobs where employers already understand STEM OPT?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by employers with documented Labor Condition Application filing history, which identifies companies already familiar with work-authorization compliance. Searching there reduces time spent explaining STEM OPT requirements to recruiters who haven't encountered the I-983 process before, and surfaces roles where the hiring infrastructure for OPT students is already in place.
What happens to my STEM OPT if my Data Contributor job ends before the extension expires?
You have a 60-day unemployment grace period from your last day of employment to find a new qualifying position. If you start a new job within that window, you must update your DSO with a revised I-983 reflecting the new employer and training plan. If you don't secure new employment within 60 days, your STEM OPT authorization ends and you must either change status or depart the U.S.
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