Frontend Software Engineer

KAYAK; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 50.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An established industry player is seeking a talented developer to create engaging user experiences for millions of travelers. This role involves end-to-end ownership of UI features, architectural decision-making, and collaboration across teams to drive innovation. You'll be part of a dynamic environment that prioritizes mental health, career growth, and work-life balance, with generous vacation and remote work options. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and inclusion, where your contributions can shape the future of travel technology.

Leistungen

Work from anywhere for up to 20 days per year

Company-paid therapy sessions

Generous paid vacation

Paid parental leave

Development Dollars

Travel Discounts

Pension plan contributions

Public transportation subsidies

Free lunch 2 days per week

Monthly social events

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of experience in web application development.
• Proficiency in React, Typescript, CSS, and HTML.

Aufgaben

• Develop product features used by millions of people.
• Own the UI with testing, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

Kenntnisse

React

Typescript

CSS

HTML

Unit Testing

Integration Testing

E2E Testing

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

React Query

React Hook Forms

Sass

Less

Jobbeschreibung

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.

You are a smart, ambitious, and hardworking developer with a passion for learning and delivering. You will be responsible for developing compelling user experiences for millions of prospective travelers every day. As a catalyst for complex projects and initiatives, you will work closely with other teams to develop innovative features and keep our product ahead of the competition.

This role is required to work at least 3 days a week from our Berlin office.

In this role you will:

• Work on product features used by millions of people
• Have end-to-end ownership of the UI, including testing, monitoring and troubleshooting
• Make architectural decisions and build prototypes
• Review and scope feature requests
• Drive technical debt reduction, oversee code quality, and pair with other developers

Please apply if you have:

• Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in a quantitative/technical field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math)
• 3+ years of experience in web application development
• Proficiency in React, Typescript, CSS, and HTML
• Experience in writing unit, integration and E2E tests
• It would help you stand out…
  • Experience with React Query, React Hook Forms;
  • Experience with CSS extension languages such as Sass or Less;
  • Ability to read and understand Java code, or a similar object-oriented language;

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 thousand of on-demand e-learnings
• Travel Discounts
• Employee Resource Groups
• 6 weeks paid vacation
• Free lunch 2 days per week
• Pension plan contributions
• Public transportation subsidies
• Bike leasing program
• Monthly social events, massages, Thursday happy hours, sports teams
• An awesome office in Friedrichshain, Berlin

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At OpenTable/KAYAK, we aspire to be a workplace that fosters inclusion and reflects the diverse communities we serve. Hiring people with different backgrounds and perspectives is critical to innovation and to how we deliver great experiences for our users, partners, and teams.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform job responsibilities, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation(s).