KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is a leading travel search engine.
With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car and vacation package.
We’re also transforming business travel with a new corporate travel solution, KAYAK for Business.
As an employee of KAYAK, you will be part of a travel company that operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights and HotelsCombined, among others.
From start-up to industry leader, innovation is in our DNA and every employee has an opportunity to make their mark.
Our focus is on building the best travel search engine to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.
We are looking for a strong Java Senior Software Engineers to implement new features and maintain KAYAK’s AI.
You will be an essential part of a high powered team that keeps all of this running smoothly – helping millions of people find the best hotels and the best ways to fly from A to B every day!This role requires commuting to the Berlin office 3 times a week.
In this role you will:Design, implement and maintain reliable production software for KAYAK’s travel-search and trip-planning experiences.
Build and evolve APIs and services supporting AI-assisted search, conversational travel planning, itineraries and related user experiences.
Investigate technical problems, assess trade-offs and choose practical solutions that improve reliability, performance and maintainability.
Write automated tests and contribute to quality across unit, integration and end-to-end testing.
Participate in code reviews and technical discussions, providing constructive feedback focused on correctness, clarity and maintainability.
Work with engineers, product managers and designers to clarify.