KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is a 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.
This role is required to work from our Kaunas office at least 3 days per week.
In this role you will:Design, build, and take end-to-end ownership of complex frontend features - from initial scoping and technical design through deployment, monitoring, and follow-up
Write maintainable, well-tested code and actively participate in code reviews, holding yourself and the team to a high standard of quality and reliability
Lead technical design discussions for your team's domain, analyze tradeoffs, and document decisions clearly so the whole team can build on them
Identify and address technical debt, performance issues, and reliability risks proactively - not just when they become urgent
Mentor and support less-experienced engineers through code review feedback, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing sessions
Collaborate closely with product managers and designers to clarify requirements, surface risks early, and ensure features are built to meet real user and business needs
Participate actively in agile ceremonies - sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and demos - contributing to a predictable and healthy team delivery rhythm
Contribute to improving team processes, tooling, and engineering standards, and advocate for technical improvements with clear reasoning and evidence
Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve your own productivity and code quality, and stay current with emerging frontend technologies and approaches
Demonstrated experience independently designing and delivering complex frontend features in a production environment - equivalent experience, transferable skills, or non-traditional career paths are all welcome
Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript, and solid experience building user interfaces with a modern component-based framework (such as React or similar)
A good understanding of how frontend systems interact with APIs and backend services, and experience debugging and optimizing across that boundary
Experience writing and maintaining automated tests (unit, integration, or end-to-end) and a genuine care for code quality and long-term maintainability
The ability to communicate technical ideas clearly — in design documents, code reviews, and team discussions — and to give and receive feedback constructively
A track record of taking ownership of your work through to completion: surfacing blockers early, following through without prompting, and caring about outcomes rather than just task completion
Fluent English communication skills
Comfort working in an agile team environment with iterative delivery, regular collaboration, and shared accountability for team goals
Comfort working in a hybrid model, with at least three office days per week
Experience working on advertising technology, user engagement features, or revenue-impacting frontend products
Familiarity with A/B experimentation frameworks or feature flagging systems
Experience mentoring or supporting the growth of other engineers on your team
If you are unsure whether your background is a fit, we encourage you to apply. We consider the full picture of your experience, including non-traditional paths and transferable skills.
Benefits and PerksWork from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
Funds for your career growth
Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
Generous additional Health Insurance
Flexible sick time off
Additional financial support for your sick leave
Additional day off on your birthday
Company-wide vacation week once a year (winter holidays)
Additional financial support during parental leave
Free lunch twice a week and daily snacks at the office
Free yoga twice a week
Paid volunteering time
No meeting Fridays
Office and team events such as summer camp, KAYAK birthday, winter party and more!
Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
Internal Communities
Base pay: from 3330 EUR up to 6660 EUR gross monthly.
In addition:
Significant yearly bonuses, approx 10 percent of annual salary.
Booking Holdings RSU (Restricted Stock Units) package, worth 20000 USD gross, with possibility to receive yearly refreshes.
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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Skills Required
- Demonstrated experience independently designing and delivering complex frontend features in a production environment
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript
- Experience building user interfaces with a modern component-based framework such as React
- Understanding of frontend interactions with APIs and backend services
- Experience debugging and optimizing across frontend and backend boundaries
- Experience writing and maintaining automated unit, integration, or end-to-end tests
- Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly in design documents, code reviews, and team discussions
- Ability to give and receive feedback constructively
- Track record of owning work through completion and following through without prompting
- Fluent English communication skills
- Comfort working in an agile team environment
- Comfort working in a hybrid model with at least three office days per week
- Experience with advertising technology, user engagement features, or revenue-impacting frontend products
- Familiarity with A/B experimentation frameworks or feature flagging systems
- Experience mentoring or supporting the growth of other engineers
KAYAK Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about KAYAK and has not been reviewed or approved by KAYAK.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is positioned as generous, with team‑wide downtime, paid volunteer time, and location‑specific vacation allotments in certain offices. Public descriptions also highlight generous PTO and paid sick days.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health support such as Headspace and access to counseling in some programs. Employer-verified listings also reference wellness resources and related benefits.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation philosophy emphasizes Equal Pay and a commitment to closing the global pay gap. Some job postings disclose salary ranges and note equity or bonus eligibility, reinforcing transparency for certain roles and locations.
KAYAK Insights
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.
