Rod MacHen

Rod Machen is a Software Engineering Manager at Expedia Group, overseeing the Vacation Rental Differentiators Team and the Developer Experience Acceleration Team, leading extensive engineering efforts and Agile processes. With a background as a Software Engineer at Expedia, Machen contributed to the creation of a developer portal and worked on SEO projects for HomeAway. Prior roles include contributing to The Austin Chronicle, serving as a Technical Marketing Writer at npm, Inc., and software development positions at Help.com and Pilytix. Rod's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Texas A&M University, a Teaching Certificate from Seattle Pacific University, and training in Advanced Software Engineering from Hack Reactor.