Frontend Software Engineer, Stays

Kayak • Concord, CA

78d

About The Position

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. If you're a smart, ambitious, and hardworking developer with a passion for travel, this could be your next dream role! You will be responsible for developing user experiences that affect millions of travelers every day. Join our team and help us solve real world problems, making it easier for users to navigate the complex and exciting world of air travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in a quantitative/technical field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math)
• Significant experience building layouts using CSS, HTML, and JavaScript (with a preference for TypeScript)
• Deep understanding and expertise with React (or a comparable modern UI framework)
• Ability to debug issues in a full-stack environment
• Produce high quality and accurate work
• Break down complicated tasks into actionable, accurately-estimated deliverables
• Process, store and manipulate large sets of data
• Work within an agile development process
• Analyze others' code and offer valuable suggestions for improvement
• Develop working relationships with cross-functional teammates
• Demonstrate the ability to learn and grow from feedback

Responsibilities

• Work on the Stays product, used by millions of people across the globe
• Scope and implement features, working with designers, product managers, and commercial stakeholders
• Have end-to-end ownership of the UI, including testing, monitoring, and troubleshooting production issues
• Pair up with other developers to jumpstart your product learning
• Drive technical debt reduction and improve code quality
• Develop features with a11y best practices in mind
• Work with globally distributed teams
• Leverage AI coding tools to take your efficiency to the next level

Benefits

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
• 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
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Administrative and Support Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees