Teams at KAYAK

Build scalable, reliable data pipelines and production-ready datasets supporting machine learning across KAYAK. Partner with data scientists, engineering, and platform teams to translate modeling needs into data requirements, validate and monitor pipelines, resolve reliability issues, identify data gaps, and influence technical roadmaps. The role requires strong data and software engineering foundations, systems thinking, independent ownership, and effective communication.

Leads KAYAK’s Concord data science team, setting technical direction for AdTech, auctions, and the shared experimentation platform. Responsibilities include managing and developing experienced data scientists, guiding modeling and ML solutions, evolving scalable experimentation capabilities, driving production deployments, and partnering with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes.

Design, build, test, and maintain reliable Java software, APIs, and services for KAYAK’s AI-powered travel search and trip-planning products. Responsibilities include debugging production issues, improving performance and observability, participating in code reviews, collaborating with product and design teams, and contributing to AI-assisted features such as conversational planning, smart filters, and hotel review summaries.