Junior Java Software Engineer, KAYAK
Travel search engine
Open for applications
Travel search engine
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help millions of travelers around the globe make confident travel decisions.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking for people who love working with data - parsing, analyzing, investigating, interpreting, modeling, and extracting knowledge from large volumes of data
- Good candidates will have a passion in processing data to help drive better business decisions or to develop new features, in a fast-paced environment where many small and diverse projects are the norm
- 2 years of experience with Java programming
- Strong understanding of programming fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, and software design
- Ability to work independently and with a team
- Good communication skills for sharing ideas clearly with both technical and non-technical colleagues
- Familiarity with relational databases like MySQL or Oracle
- Familiarity with the following:
- Unix shell scripting
- Spring & Mybatis frameworks
- DOM and using XPath, JQuery & CSS
- API development using REST, Web Service, SOAP, etc
- Machine Learning
What the job involves
- We are looking for a strong Java Software Engineer to implement new features and maintain KAYAK’s world-leading platform
- Extract data from databases, write scripts to parse, clean, combine, and process them
- Communicate with APIs via REST or SOAP interfaces
- Configure enterprise applications for large customers
- Develop tools to assist in the debugging of existing products
- Have an opportunity to work together with a team of experienced developers
Application process
- Deadline to Apply: March 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM GMT
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.
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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
East Side of Stamford, 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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