Expedia eyes Agentic AI future with Romie

Expedia’s hiring pivot highlights the transition of AI agents from experimental prototypes to mission-critical infrastructure. Technical screens now explicitly prioritize agentic reasoning and tool-calling competency over traditional ML fundamentals as the company builds for a "Business-to-Agent" (B2A) future. This strategy includes leveraging standards like the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and delivering proactive disruption management—such as autonomous flight rebooking—as a new reliability benchmark.