Senior Software Engineer (SEO Backend)

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 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 is seeking a Senior Java Engineer to join our Reviews & SEO Backend team. This team is dedicated to building and maintaining a SEO backend that serves millions of users daily, a user reviews backend, and generative AI-driven projects. Our mission is to develop high-performance, scalable systems that enhance user experience and drive organic growth.

In this role, you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and high-performance backend services for user reviews, SEO product, and AI-driven projects
• Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering and product teams to translate requirements into efficient technical solutions
• Work with various data storage and query systems like MySQL, Elasticsearch, etc.
• Identify and resolve complex software problems to meet product and business requirements
• Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing to foster team learning and growth

Please apply if:

• 4+ years Java experience
• Strong programming fundamentals
• Solid understanding of software design principles
• Experience with asynchronous and non-blocking systems, and reactive programming using Reactor Core
• Spring framework knowledge
• Experience with storage/query systems like MySQL, Elasticsearch
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Strong English communication skills for effective articulation of technical concepts
• Ability to thrive in a hybrid working model, working at least three office days per week

Benefits:

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
• Funds for your career growth
• Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
• Generous additional Health Insurance
• Flexible sick time off
• Additional financial support for your sick leave
• Additional day off on your birthday
• Company-wide vacation week once a year (winter holidays)
• Additional financial support during parental leave
• Free lunch twice a week and daily snacks at the office
• Free yoga twice a week
• Paid volunteering time
• No meeting Fridays
• Office and team events such as summer camp, KAYAK birthday, winter party and more!
• Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
• Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
• Internal Communities

Compensation

Senior Software Engineer's salary consists of three elements:

Base pay: may start from 3260 EUR Gross. More experienced candidates may receive up to 5166 EUR Gross for this position.

In addition:

• Significant yearly bonuses, approx. 10 percent of annual salary.
• Booking Holdings RSU (Restricted Stock Units) package, worth 20.000 USD (before taxes) gross, with possibility to receive yearly refreshes.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At OpenTable/KAYAK, we aspire to be a workplace that fosters inclusion and reflects the diverse communities we serve. Hiring people with different backgrounds and perspectives is critical to innovation and to how we deliver great experiences for our users, partners, and teams. We strive to be an open and welcoming environment so that no matter who you are, you can be yourself.

We 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 an accommodation(s).
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