Senior Software Engineer

Who you are

• +6-8 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
• Experience with relational databases like MySQL or Oracle
• Prior experience in the travel domain is beneficial
• Experience with B2B systems or identity/HR integrations is beneficial — e.g., SCIM, SAML/OAuth, SSO, user provisioning/deprovisioning, and connecting HRIS/IDP platforms (Workday, Okta, Active Directory) to product services
• Experience 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 Senior Java Software Engineer to implement new features and maintain KAYAK’s world-leading platform
• 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
• This role will be required to work from our Concord, MA office at least 3 days per week
• In this role, you will:
• 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
• Build and maintain high-performance integrations with third-party APIs (airlines, hotel and rentalcars providers)
• Take full ownership of your designs: from initial concept to deployment while maintaining high standards for code quality and performance
• Participate in code reviews and architectural steering to ensure the K4B project remains modular and reusable as KAYAK expands its enterprise footprint

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