Senior Network Engineer

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.

KAYAK’s Network Operations team is looking for a motivated network engineer with a passion for automation! Our team supports the global network that enables millions of travelers to search, book, and manage their trips every day.

As a Senior Network Engineer, you will help design, build, and maintain our global network infrastructure. You’ll handle a mix of hands-on projects and operational tasks aimed at keeping our network stable, secure, and ready to grow.
Note, this role is required to work from our Concord, MA office at least 3 days per week.

In this role, you will:

• Design and deploy data center network fabrics
• Monitor and manage network equipment using SNMP, APIs, or other tools
• Maintain network security policies on Palo Alto firewalls
• Expand and maintain data center interconnects
• Explore and implement new ways to connect to AWS infrastructure
• Work with teammates from different backgrounds to integrate Kubernetes clusters on-premises
• Maintain and improve our office network environment
• Serve as a point of contact for complex network issues

Please apply if you have:

• Experience configuring and managing production-scale networks (around 4 years preferred, but all relevant experience counts)
• Practical Linux skills (some experience is helpful)
• Familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible or scripting (Python or similar)
• A growth mindset and eagerness to learn and share knowledge
• Strong communication skills, comfortable explaining your work clearly
• Experience with the following:
  • Designing and troubleshooting data center networks (L2 switching, L3 routing with OSPF, BGP)
  • Automation of network management tasks
  • Cisco, Juniper, or Dell network products
  • Amazon AWS networking
  • Linux routing software, such as FRR or BIRD

Benefits and Perks

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
• Focus on mental health and well-being:
• Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
• Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
• Company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up 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 thousands of on-demand e-learnings
• 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 socials, and more

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 range for this United States located role is $135,000 - $145,000.

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 and equity grant.

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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