Frontend Software Engineer, KAYAK
3 days a week in office
Travel search engine
Be an early applicant
Travel search engine
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help millions of travelers around the globe make confident travel decisions.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in a quantitative/technical field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math)
- 3+ years of experience in web application development
- Proficiency in React, Typescript, CSS, and HTML
- Experience in writing unit, integration and E2E tests
- You are a smart, ambitious, and hardworking developer with a passion for learning and delivering
Desirable
- Experience with React Query, React Hook Forms
- Experience with CSS extension languages such as Sass or Less
- Ability to read and understand Java code, or a similar object-oriented language
What the job involves
- You will be responsible for developing compelling user experiences for millions of prospective travelers every day
- As a catalyst for complex projects and initiatives, you will work closely with other teams to develop innovative features and keep our product ahead of the competition
- Work on product features used by millions of people
- Have end-to-end ownership of the UI, including testing, monitoring and troubleshooting
- Make architectural decisions and build prototypes
- Review and scope feature requests
- Drive technical debt reduction, oversee code quality, and pair with other developers
Our take
KAYAK is a travel agency and metasearch engine owned and operated by Booking Holdings. KAYAK processes over 6 billion queries across its platforms each year for travel information - as one of the world’s leading travel search engines, KAYAK searches other sites to show travellers the information they need to find the right flights, hotels, rental cars and vacation packages. It offers a variety of tools and features such as KAYAK trips, explore, and price forecast.
There’s been speculation over the years about online travel companies getting into the hotel business and KAYAK is no exception. The company is expanding its hospitality offerings beyond its traditional hotel referral and booking services but despite speculation through the 2020s, has stopped short of opening hotels under its own brand, preferring to partner with preexisting companies on their hotel tech.
Since being acquired by Booking Holdings, the global leader in online travel, in 2013, KAYAK has continued to expand and innovate, enhancing the travel experience for users all around the world. And now KAYAK manages a portfolio of metasearch brands including SWOODOO, checkfelix, momondo, Cheapflights, Mundi and HotelsCombined. With the aim to make it easier for everyone to experience the world - it now operates sites in more than 70 countries and territories.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Work flexibly: Our global flexible work policy lets our teams decide if they head into one of our offices or work from anywhere else
- Team-wide time off: Most of our team disconnects at the same time each year to recharge and reconnect
- Global volunteer week: Take VTO (Volunteer Time Off) to support the organizations and charitable efforts you believe in
- Wellness: We take care of each other - providing opportunities and spaces to live that work-life balance
- Resource groups: Our five ERGs are employee-led groups for underrepresented communities and their allies
- Career growth: We provide opportunities for our team to develop their skills – or learn new ones – on their own terms
Company HQ
South End, Stamford, CT
Leadership
Steve Hafner
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Board Member of Trulia, Blade and SeatGeek and currently an Executive at OpenTable.
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