Senior AI-Driven Travel Software Engineer

Kayak

Concord (MA)

Hybrid

USD 125,000 - 140,000

Full time

5 days ago
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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.

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