KAYAK
travel
JavaSoftwareEngineer
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“Java Software Engineer at KAYAK. Skills: JAVA, Spring Boot, SQL, NoSQL databases. Optimize search and booking logic to handle the demands of greatest global corporate clients. Build and maintain high-performance integrations with third-party APIs (airlines, hotel and rentalcars providers)”
What You'll Achieve.
Optimize search and booking logic to handle the demands of greatest global corporate clients; Build and maintain high-performance integrations with third-party APIs; ensure the K4B project remains modular and reusable as KAYAK expands its enterprise footprint
Industry & Context.
Work from our Berlin office at least 3 days per week
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years of experience in JAVA, Hands-on experience with the Spring ecosystem (Spring/Spring Boot), working knowledge of relational (SQL) and NoSQL databases (e. g. , PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis), English communication skills, Ability to design and implement engineering initiatives with minimal guidance
Nice to Have
Prior experience in the travel domain is beneficial — familiarity with airline distribution and standards (GDS such as Amadeus/Sabre/Travelport, NDC) and their integration with booking/reservation systems., Experience with B2B systems or identity/HR integrations is beneficial — e. g. , SCIM, SAML/OAuth, SSO, user provisioning/deprovisioning, and connecting HRIS/IDP platforms (Workday, Okta, Active Directory) to product services.
What You'll Do.
Optimize search and booking logic to handle the demands of greatest global corporate clients
Build and maintain high-performance integrations with third-party APIs (airlines
hotel and rentalcars providers)
Take full ownership of your designs: from initial concept to deployment while maintaining high standards for code quality and performance
Participate in code reviews and architectural steering to ensure the K4B project remains modular and reusable as KAYAK expands its enterprise footprint
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Participate in code reviews; architectural steering
Communication Scope
English communication skills
Process & Methodology
Take full ownership of your designs: from initial concept to deployment
Full Job Description
ABOUT KAYAK KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is a 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. POSITION We are looking for a strong Java backend developers to implement new features and maintain KAYAK’s world leading search and booking technology. We integrate with over 200 travel partners and link to over 500,000 hotels and 550 airlines. You will be an essential part of a high powered team that keeps all of this running smoothly – helping millions of people find the best hotels and the best ways to fly from A to B every day! In this role you will be expected to work from our Berlin office at least 3 days per week. IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL: - Optimize search and booking logic to handle the demands of greatest global corporate clients - Build and maintain high-performance integrations with third-party APIs (airlines, hotel and rentalcars providers) - Take full ownership of your designs: from initial concept to deployment while maintaining high standards for code quality and performance - Participate in code reviews and architectural steering to ensure the K4B project remains modular and reusable as KAYAK expands its enterprise footprint PLEASE APPLY IF YOU HAVE: - Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field - 3+ years of experience in JAVA - Hands-on experience with the Spring ecosystem (Spring/Spring Boot) and working
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