Joe De Vries
About Joe De Vries
Joe De Vries is the Director of Engineering - Intelligent Applications at Expedia Group, with extensive experience in software engineering and team leadership.
Current Role at Expedia Group
Joe De Vries currently serves as the Director of Engineering for Intelligent Applications at Expedia Group. In this role, he is based in the Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area and works on a hybrid basis. He started in this position in 2023, where he continues to focus on leading engineering initiatives and leveraging continuous delivery and metrics-based decisions to tackle strategic business challenges.
Previous Roles at Expedia Group
Before his current role, Joe De Vries held several key positions at Expedia Group. From 2021 to 2024, he was the Director of Engineering for the Traveler Service Platform. He also served as the Senior Engineering Manager for the Conversation Platform from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, he was the Senior Engineering Manager for Vrbo Customer Experience and Sales from 2018 to 2020. These roles saw him working both remotely and on-site from Austin, Texas, focusing on enhancing customer service platforms and engineering management.
Engineering Leadership at SailPoint
Joe De Vries has a robust background with SailPoint, where he served in multiple engineering management roles. From 2016 to 2018, he was the Engineering Manager for IdentityAI, and from 2015 to 2016, he led SSO & UI/End User Experience efforts. His initial role at SailPoint was as a Staff Software Engineer from 2014 to 2015, followed by a promotion to Senior Software Engineer from 2013 to 2014. Throughout his time at SailPoint, he was instrumental in leading and advancing engineering projects.
Senior Software Engineering Experience
Joe De Vries began his engineering career at Texas A&M University, where he was a Lead Software Application Developer from 2005 to 2010. He then moved on to become a Senior Software Engineer at the Texas Digital Library from 2010 to 2012 and at Bazaarvoice from 2012 to 2013. These early roles laid the foundation for his extensive experience in software engineering and his expertise in building and scaling engineering teams.
Educational Background
Joe De Vries holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from Grand Valley State University. His educational background provided him with a strong foundation in information systems, which has been integral to his professional success in various high-level engineering and management roles.