Software Architect

KAYAK•Concord, MA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. If you’re a smart, ambitious, and hardworking developer with a passion for travel, this could be your next dream role! You will be responsible for developing user experiences that affect millions of travelers every day. Join our team and help us solve real world problems, making it easier for users to search for and book car rentals. This role will be required to work from our Concord, MA office at least 3 days per week. In this role you will:

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in a quantitative/technical field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math)
8+ years developing web applications using CSS, HTML, and JavaScript (with a preference for TypeScript)
8+ years working with React (or a comparable modern UI framework)
Experience leveraging AI tools and frameworks to improve day-to-day job functions
Expertise with end-to-end testing and test-driven development
Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with a proven ability to guide teams through architectural transitions
Debug issues in a full-stack environment
Produce high quality and accurate work
Break down complicated tasks into actionable, accurately-estimated deliverables
Communicate complex technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences
Process, store and manipulate large sets of data
Work within an agile development process
Develop working relationships with cross-functional teammates
Demonstrate the ability to learn and grow from feedback

Responsibilities

Work on the Cars product, used by millions of people across the globe
Become a product expert in your vertical, collaborating with designers, product managers, and commercial stakeholders
Have end-to-end ownership of the UI, including testing, monitoring, and troubleshooting production issues
Drive technical debt reduction and improve code quality
Leverage AI coding tools to take your efficiency to the next level
Strive for high quality solutions for yourself, and the team with mentorship, pull request reviews, and architectural design assistance

Benefits

Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
Flexible hours and ability to work from home 1 or 2 days per week
Generous retirement plans
Awesome health, dental and vision insurance plans with flexible spending accounts
Focus on mental health and well-being:
Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
Company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
No meeting Fridays
Universal paid parental leave
Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
Paid volunteer time
Focus on your career growth:
Development Dollars
Leadership development
Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
Travel Discounts
Employee Resource Groups
Competitive retirement and health plans
Free lunch 2 days per week
Fun quarterly events such as boat trips, arcades, ski trips, Thursday happy hours, and more