Senior Software Engineer (K4B)

• We are looking for a strong Java backend developer to implement new features and maintain KAYAK’s world-leading search and booking technology. We integrate with over 200 travel partners and link to over 500,000 hotels and 550 airlines
• 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!
• Optimize search and booking logic to handle the demands of greatest global corporate clients
• 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- Prior experience in the travel domain is beneficial — familiarity with airline distribution and standards (GDS such as Amadeus/Sabre/Travelport, NDC) and their integration with booking/reservation systems
• 6+ years of experience in JAVA
• 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
• Hands-on experience with the Spring ecosystem (Spring/Spring Boot) and working knowledge of relational (SQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis)
• Ability to design and implement engineering initiatives with minimal guidance
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
• Strong English communication skills