Senior Frontend Software Engineer, Flights

2 months ago


København, Denmark momondo Full time

at KAYAK Cambridge KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world’s leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car, cruise, or vacation package. We’re also transforming the in-travel experience with our app and new accommodation software. For more information, visit

As an employee of KAYAK, you will be part of a global network that includes OpenTable and KAYAK's portfolio of metasearch brands including Swoodoo, checkfelix, momondo, Cheapflights, Mundi and HotelsCombined. Many employees are dedicated to one brand, but we all have the benefit of using each other's strengths and insights. Together, we're able to help people experience the world through dining and travel.

Trade your daily grind for a career that lets you show off your passion for travel Join KAYAK to build the travel tools that our users dream of, and develop your own ideas during our Hack Weeks. Be the first to play with new and innovative travel features (while getting paid for it).

We are looking for smart, ambitious, and hardworking developers with a passion for learning and delivering. You will join the Flights UI team in Cambridge, responsible for user experiences that are the face of KAYAK for millions of users every day. You will work closely with other teams, developing innovative features to make shopping for travel simple. If you're an engineer who loves traveling, and wants to help shape the future of the travel meta, we'd love to hear from you

This role is required to work at least 3 days a week from our Cambridge, MA office.
In this role you will:

  • Work on Flights product features used by millions of people
  • Have end-to-end ownership of the UI, including testing, monitoring and troubleshooting
  • Make architectural decisions and build prototypes
  • Review and scope feature requests
  • Drive technical debt reduction, oversee code quality, and pair with other developers
  • Refactor and optimize existing code
  • Work with geographically distributed teams

Please apply if you have:

  • 4+ years of meaningful work experience building web applications
  • Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in a quantitative/technical field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math)
  • Deep experience building layouts using CSS and HTML
  • Advanced understanding of JavaScript, ideally with some experience using a modern UI framework or library (we use React, but Angular and Vue.js experience counts)
  • Knowledge of performance considerations, especially with respect to browsers
  • Experience working in Java, C#, or a similar object-oriented language
  • Ability to…
    • Debug issues in a full-stack environment
    • Work independently on solutions and designs with minimal oversight
    • Produce scalable, high quality, and accurate work
    • Estimate effort accurately and execute with pace
    • Show good judgment in architecting software
    • Use metrics to validate decision-making
    • Own communication to key stakeholders on assigned projects
    • Easily relate technical subjects to non-technical audiences
    • Demonstrate leadership across teams and business functions

Benefits and Perks

  • 4 weeks paid vacation
  • Day off on your birthday
  • Generous retirement plans
  • Awesome health, dental and vision insurance plans
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Headspace Subscription
  • No Meeting Fridays
  • Drinks, coffee, snacks, games etc.
  • Weekly catered lunches
  • Flexible hours
  • Regular events/excursions
  • Universal Paid Parental leave

Diversity and Inclusion
We aspire to have a workplace that reflects all of the diverse communities we serve. We know that when we have diverse teams we produce more creative ideas, products, and better outcomes for our team members. OpenTable/KAYAK is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply for roles on our team. Whoever you are, just be you.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform job responsibilities, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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