Senior AI-Driven Travel Software Engineer

Kayak; Concord (MA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from (almost) anywhere for up to

Mental health & well-being focus

Company-wide time off

No-meeting Fridays

Parental leave

Volunteer time

Career development dollars

Travel discounts

Six weeks vacation + birthday

Free lunch two days a week

Pension plan contributions

Public transport subsidies

Bike leasing

Monthly social events

Kayak office in Concord

Job summary

Kayak is seeking a Java Senior Software Engineer for the Concord, MA area to design, implement, and maintain production software powering travel search and AI-enhanced experiences. You will build APIs and services, ensure reliability, and collaborate across teams to deliver scalable features in a hybrid schedule requiring three days in the Concord office.

You should have strong Java skills, API proficiency, and experience with distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Experience building and maintaining production software.
• Proficiency in Java or another relevant programming language.
• Familiarity with APIs, data structures and software-design principles.
• Experience testing software and investigating defects or production issues.
• The ability to explain technical decisions clearly in writing and conversation.
• The ability to take ownership of assigned work while asking for input or support when needed.
• Experience contributing to projects from design through implementation, release and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain reliable production software for travel-search and trip-planning experiences.
• Build and evolve APIs and services supporting AI-assisted search and related user experiences.
• Investigate technical problems, assess trade-offs and improve reliability and performance.
• Write automated tests and contribute to quality across unit, integration and end-to-end testing.
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions to improve clarity and maintainability.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers and designers to fulfill requirements.

Skills

Java

APIs

Distributed systems

Testing

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Spring Framework

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud services

Databases

Job description

Kayak is seeking a Java Senior Software Engineer for the Concord, MA area to design, implement, and maintain production software powering travel search and AI-enhanced experiences. You will build APIs and services, ensure reliability, and collaborate across teams to deliver scalable features in a hybrid schedule requiring three days in the Concord office.

You should have strong Java skills, API proficiency, and experience with distributed systems.