Frontend Engineer, Cars UI (React/TypeScript)

KAYAK; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,964 - 78,433; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from almost anywhere for up to 20

Mental health & well-being

HeadSpace subscription

Company-wide week off a year

No meeting Fridays

Parental leave

Generous vacation

Travel Discounts

ERGs

Retirement & health plans

Free lunch 2 days per week

Quarterly events

Job summary

KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings, is seeking an Associate Front End Software Engineer to join the Cars Meta UI team. You will deliver front-end features for the Cars search experience used by millions of travelers daily, and collaborate with product, design, and backend engineers.

You'll write React and TypeScript code, participate in code reviews, and write tests to ensure reliability. The role supports a hybrid work model with office days in Cambridge or Concord, MA.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Foundational proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with exposure to TypeScript preferred.
• Hands-on experience with React or a comparable modern UI framework.
• Familiarity with version control using Git and comfort contributing to a shared, collaborative codebase.
• Ability to use AI coding tools to improve development velocity and code quality.
• Clear communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and openness to feedback through code reviews and agile ceremonies.
• Capacity to thrive in a hybrid working model, including attending the Cambridge or Concord office at least 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Deliver well-scoped front-end features for KAYAK's Cars search vertical that reach millions of travelers daily, working with senior engineers.
• Implement clean, maintainable React and TypeScript code that meets the team's quality standards.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to translate requirements into polished user-facing experiences across web and mobile.
• Participate in code reviews — both receiving and providing constructive feedback.
• Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure reliability and prevent regressions.
• Leverage AI coding tools to improve development velocity and code quality, in line with the team's engineering practices.
• Engage actively in agile ceremonies — sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives — contributing ideas and flagging blockers to keep delivery on track.

Skills

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

AI coding tools

Team collaboration

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

React

TypeScript

Git

Job description

KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings, is seeking an Associate Front End Software Engineer to join the Cars Meta UI team. You will deliver front-end features for the Cars search experience used by millions of travelers daily, and collaborate with product, design, and backend engineers.

You'll write React and TypeScript code, participate in code reviews, and write tests to ensure reliability. The role supports a hybrid work model with office days in Cambridge or Concord, MA.