Jobs at KAYAK

As a Staff Software Engineer at KAYAK, you will design scalable backend systems, lead engineering initiatives, and ensure performance for global clientele, mentoring teams along the way.

Lead data-driven earned media for KAYAK: analyze travel search data, craft press materials and pitches, develop proactive and rapid-response PR campaigns, build media relationships, measure PR performance, manage agency relationships, and collaborate with data, marketing, and global communications teams.

Lead visual ideation and art direction for multi-channel campaigns (OOH, social, short-form video). Own concepts from brief to execution, collaborate with copywriters and cross-functional teams, present ideas to stakeholders, and use AI tools for rapid concepting and visual exploration.

Develop original, format-specific campaign concepts and write hooks, headlines, scripts and briefs across OOH, social and short-form video. Collaborate with designers, editors and cross-functional teams to execute assets, champion AI tools in ideation, and adapt copy for channel and audience while presenting and defending creative work.

Develop big creative concepts and write copy across brand, performance, social, video, digital, OOH and emerging platforms. Shape voice and tone, collaborate with designers, marketers and product teams, take briefs through execution, use testing and data to refine messaging, and help elevate creative standards.

Develop concept-led visual campaigns across brand, performance, social, video, digital and OOH. Own projects from brief to execution, craft visual identities, moodboards and presentations, collaborate with writers, motion designers and product teams, and use testing and performance insights to refine creative and improve results.

Lead a Berlin-based data platform team to own roadmap, architecture, and reliability for ingestion, storage, orchestration, and lakehouse foundations. Build schema registry, data contracts, observability, metadata, and governance; drive modernization, enforce retention and platform controls, and collaborate with cross-functional teams for analytics, ML, and reporting.

Design, build, and operate scalable backend services for retention, Trips, and CRM systems. Implement high-throughput bulk and transactional messaging (email/push), integrate third-party APIs, lead end-to-end architecture, debug/optimize production systems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor junior engineers while improving operational monitoring and reliability.

Build and deliver front-end features for KAYAK Cars search using React and TypeScript. Collaborate with product, design, and backend teams, write unit/integration/end-to-end tests, participate in code reviews and agile ceremonies, and use AI coding tools to improve development velocity and quality.

Implement front-end features for KAYAK's Cars search using React and TypeScript. Collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to deliver polished web and mobile experiences; write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests; participate in code reviews and agile ceremonies; and leverage AI coding tools to improve development velocity. Hybrid role requiring on-site presence in Cambridge or Concord, MA at least three days per week.

Lead and run brand measurement programs across global markets: define KPIs, design tests (incrementality, geo holdouts, brand lift, MMM), manage vendors, analyze brand tracking, translate findings into clear recommendations to optimize marketing investment and performance.

Lead quality strategy for KAYAK4Business by defining metrics, expanding automated test coverage, triaging customer issues, piloting AI-assisted quality tools, improving production testing (canaries, synthetic monitoring), and coordinating release sign-off while partnering with engineering, product, and design teams.

Lead design and execution of brand measurement programs across global markets, including incrementality tests, MMM, brand lift, and tracking. Partner with marketing, media, analytics, and external vendors to define KPIs, run experiments, analyze results, and translate findings into strategic recommendations that optimize brand investment and business outcomes.

Lead development and execution of brand measurement programs across global markets: define KPIs, design incrementality tests, geo holdouts, brand lift studies and MMM, manage tracking vendors, analyze results, and translate insights into actionable recommendations to optimize marketing investments and business outcomes.

Provide HR support across the employee lifecycle for EMEA: respond to employee requests, process events in Workday, support mobility/immigration, administer benefits and leave, maintain compliant records, improve processes using automation, support Workday reporting/configuration, and collaborate with HR, payroll, TA and People Systems.

Lead one or more agile backend engineering teams for KAYAK for Business, owning end-to-end delivery, technical roadmaps, hiring and performance management, architecture guidance, quality practices, cross-functional planning, risk removal, and building the local engineering hub culture.

Lead one or more agile engineering teams for KAYAK for Business: own delivery, define technical roadmaps, enforce engineering best practices, manage hiring and performance, coach engineers, drive cross-functional initiatives, mitigate delivery risks, and influence architecture and local engineering hub growth.

Lead one or more agile backend engineering teams for KAYAK for Business, owning end-to-end delivery, technical roadmap, architecture, hiring and people development, cross-functional planning, quality, observability, and continuous improvement to ship scalable integrations and services.

Lead one or more agile backend engineering teams delivering supplier integrations and large-scale third-party content. Own technical roadmap, engineering best practices, hiring and people management, cross-functional delivery, architecture decisions, and continuous improvement to ensure high-quality, reliable, and scalable systems.

Lead full-cycle recruitment for Product, Design, Commercial, Marketing, and Engineering roles on an 8-month contract. Partner with hiring managers to design structured interview plans, build candidate pipelines, champion inclusive hiring, and represent KAYAK to candidates. Use Ashby and LinkedIn Recruiter, data tracking, and collaborate with global TA teammates.