KAYAK

Travel

SeniorJAVASoftwareEngineer

€75–105k ~AI est. Berlin, Germany FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Senior JAVA Software Engineer at KAYAK. Skills: Java backend development, API integration, Search technology. Optimize search and booking logic. Build high-performance integrations with third-party APIs”

Industry & Context.

Travel
Problems you'll solve

Minimal guidance

Eligibility Requirements

Work from Berlin office 3 days/week

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field, 5+ years of experience in JAVA, Hands-on experience with Spring ecosystem, Working knowledge of relational databases, Working knowledge of NoSQL databases, English communication skills, Ability to design and implement engineering initiatives with minimal guidance

Nice to Have

Prior experience in the travel domain, Familiarity with airline distribution and standards, Experience with B2B systems, Experience with identity/HR integrations

What You'll Do.

Optimize search and booking logic

Build high-performance integrations with third-party APIs

Maintain high-performance integrations with third-party APIs

Take full ownership of designs

Participate in code reviews

Participate in architectural steering

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

High powered team; Cross-functional teams

Communication Scope

English communication

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 Senior 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 - 5+ years of experience in JAVA - Hands-on experience with the Spring ecosystem (Spring/Spring Boot) and w

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