KAYAK
Technology
StaffSoftwareEngineer
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“Staff Software Engineer at KAYAK. Skills: Backend systems, Scalable solutions, Enterprise integrations. Ensure search logic performance. Ensure booking logic performance”
Industry & Context.
Solving complex problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years Java ecosystem, Spring Framework experience, Spring Boot experience, Spring Security experience, High-throughput data design, PostgreSQL experience, MySQL experience, Redis experience, English language proficiency, B2B integration patterns knowledge, SAML knowledge, OAuth2 knowledge, OIDC knowledge, SCIM knowledge, Okta user lifecycle management, Workday user lifecycle management, Azure AD user lifecycle management
Nice to Have
AI/LLM experience a plus
What You'll Do.
Ensure search logic performance
Ensure booking logic performance
Lead integration frameworks design
Serve as technical leader
Provide architectural clarity
Ensure technical consistency
Spearhead lifecycle improvements
Establish observability patterns
Mature CI/CD practices
Refine code quality standards
Refine distributed system design
Translate business objectives
Communicate architectural risks
Communicate architectural opportunities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional partners; Engineering squads
Communication Scope
Communicate risks; Communicate opportunities
Full Job Description
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. KAYAK for Business (K4B) is building the future of corporate travel — making it simpler, smarter, and more enjoyable for companies and their travelers worldwide. Our global K4B Engineering team is growing quickly and looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help shape the technical direction of our backend systems! In this role, you'll collaborate with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional partners to design scalable solutions that power everything from AI-driven booking experiences to enterprise client integrations. If you enjoy solving complex problems, mentoring others, and seeing your architectural decisions come to life in a product used by major global organizations, we'd love to hear from you. This role is required to work from our Kaunas office at least 3 days per week. In this role, you will: - Ensure the search and booking logic maintains performance under the requirements of global enterprise clientele. - Lead the design of high-performance integration frameworks for third-party APIs, prioritizing low-latency execution and high availability. - Serve as a technical leader for multiple engineering squads, providing clarity on complex architectural trade-offs and ensuring technical consistency across the K4B ecosystem. - Spearhead initiative
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