KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world’s leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car and vacation package. We’re 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 start-up 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’re looking for a Data Engineer with a solid foundation in building robust data pipelines and a collaborative mindset to join our Marketing Data Engineering team. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy working cross-functionally, and are eager to embrace change (especially innovations like AI coding assistants), this could be your next adventure!
In This Role You Will:
Design, build, and maintain high-performance data pipelines and orchestration workflows
Write clean, modular Python code to transform, parse, clean, and enrich large datasets
Support stakeholders by developing dashboards and visualizations
Partner closely with marketing analysts, engineers, and data scientists to define and deliver data needs
Actively participate in agile ceremonies, code reviews, and planning discussions
Experiment with and use AI coding tools to boost productivity and code quality
Languages: Python, SQL
Workflow orchestration: Airflow
Query engine: Trino
Data warehouse: Vertica
Source control: Git
AI coding tools: Cursor
Please apply if you have:
6+ years of professional experience in data engineering
Proficient in SQL and Python, and know how to write scalable, maintainable code
Worked with AI coding tools and are excited about how they’re shaping the future of development
Understand modern data architecture from ingestion to transformation to delivery
Built and operated Airflow pipelines (or something similar)
You’re comfortable estimating project scope, managing timelines, and delivering reliably
Soft Skills We Value:
Excellent collaborator and communicator, comfortable working with technical and non-technical peers
Solution-oriented and driven by curiosity
Welcome change and innovation, and you’re quick to adapt your tools and practices
Thrive in an international, fast-paced, and feedback-driven environment
There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. The base range for this United States located role is $115,000 - 130,000.00.
We offer a competitive base salary and benefits including: health benefits; flexible spending account; retirement benefits; life insurance; paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays); and parental leave benefits. This role is eligible to be considered for an annual bonus.
Inclusion
At KAYAK, we want everyone to have the space to grow, share ideas and do great work. That’s why we’re focused on hiring the best talent from all walks of life and experiences, supporting them well and making sure no one feels like they have to fit a mold to belong here.
Need any adjustments for the interview, application or on the job? No problem - just give us a heads-up. We’ve got you.
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What We Do
KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world's leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car, cruise, vacation package. We also support business travelers with KAYAK for Business, our free corporate travel solution and are transforming the in-travel experience with our app and new hotel and accommodation software.
Want to join a talented team that’s eager to solve the world’s travel problems (and have a bit of fun)? As an employee of KAYAK, you’ll be part of a global network including OpenTable and a portfolio of travel metasearch brands like Swoodoo, checkfelix, momondo, Cheapflights, Mundi and Hotels Combined. So join us, and help others experience the world through dining and travel.
Why Work With Us
What's most unique about KAYAK is the way we empower our team to lead their best lives - in and out of the workplace. Our Work from Almost Anywhere policy is built for and by our team. It gives us the flexibility to choose where and how we work best.
