Job
- Level
- Senior
- Job Field
- Software, Data
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop reliable software for travel search and planning, design APIs, enhance AI-assisted features, and write automated tests to ensure quality.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- Design, implement and maintain reliable production software for KAYAK's travel-search and trip-planning experiences.
- Build and evolve APIs and services supporting AI-assisted search, conversational travel planning, itineraries and related user experiences.
- Investigate technical problems, assess trade-offs and choose practical solutions that improve reliability, performance and maintainability.
- Write automated tests and contribute to quality across unit, integration and end-to-end testing.
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions, providing constructive feedback focused on correctness, clarity and maintainability.
- Work with engineers, product managers and designers to clarify requirements and deliver useful, accessible user experiences.
- Contribute to features such as ASK AI, smart filters, AI-generated hotel review summaries, Explore and related search experiences.
- Help make AI-assisted features dependable, transparent and useful to travelers.
- Learn unfamiliar systems and share knowledge with teammates through documentation, pairing and technical discussions.
- Monitor and improve production behavior through effective debugging, observability and root-cause analysis.
- Contribute to the evolution of development tools, engineering processes and delivery practices.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Equivalent practical experience is welcome in place of a specific degree or educational path.
Qualifications
- Proficiency in Java or another relevant programming language.
- Vertrautheit mit APIs, Datenstrukturen und Prinzipien des Software-Designs.
- The ability to explain technical decisions clearly in writing and conversation.
- The ability to take ownership of assigned work while asking for input or support when needed.
Experience
- Experience building and maintaining production software.
- Experience testing software and investigating defects or production issues.
- Experience contributing to projects from design through implementation, release and maintenance.
- Experience with distributed systems, search, personalization or other high-volume consumer products.
- Experience with AI, machine learning or large language model applications.
- Experience with relational databases or other structured data stores.
- Experience working on web products, mobile products or travel-related products.
- Experience improving accessibility, reliability or usability.
- Experience working with Java and Spring.
- Experience with cloud services, CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
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What we offer
- This role requires commuting to the Berlin office 3 times a week.
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About Your Employer
KAYAK
KAYAK is a renowned metasearch engine for travel services and is part of Booking Holdings. The company processes billions of search queries and provides travelers with a wide range of offers from various sources. With a presence in over 30 countries and AI-powered tools, KAYAK simplifies the search for flights, hotels, and rental cars.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Internet, IT, Telecommunication
Senior Software Engineer
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
