Java Search Engineer, Hotels
Java Search Engineer, Hotels
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Job Description
KAYAK part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the worlds leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms we help people find their perfect flight stay rental car and vacation package. Were 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 startup 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 Java backend developers to help improve and maintain KAYAKs world leading search and booking you passionate about travel and building outstanding user experiences Then join us at KAYAK and help shape the future of travel!
This role will be required to work from our Cambridge office at least 3 days per week.
In this role you will:
- Implement new backend search and booking features for Hotel Search Team
- Improve existing features with an eye towards speed and user experience
- Build and maintain existing integrations with thirdparty APIs
Please apply if you are:
- A proven software engineer with backend experience
- Comfortable in a fastpaced agile environment
- Hands on and selfmotivated
- Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
- Experience with high performance and scalable Java implementation
- Experience with MySQL HTTP XML JSON
- Working knowledge on APIs
- Bonus Points Spring Git Redis Kafka
Benefits and Perks
- Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
- Focus on mental health and wellbeing:
- Companypaid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
- Companypaid subscription to HeadSpace
- Companywide week off a year the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pileup of work!)
- No meeting Fridays
- Paid parental leave
- Generous paid vacation time off for your birthday
- Paid volunteer time
- Focus on your career growth:
- Development Dollars
- Leadership development
- Access to thousand of ondemand elearnings
- Travel Discounts
- Employee Resource Groups
- Competitive retirement and health plans
- Free lunch 2 days per week
- Fun quarterly events such as boat trips arcades ski trips Thursday happy hours and more
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
At KAYAK we aspire to be a workplace that fosters inclusion and reflects the diverse communities we serve. Hiring people with different backgrounds and perspectives is critical to innovation and to how we deliver great experiences for our users partners and teams. We strive to be an open and welcoming environment so that no matter who you are you can be yourself.
We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform job responsibilities and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation(s).
Employment Type
Full Time
