Key skills
JavaMySQLNoSQLPostgresRedisSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQLPostgreSQLOAuthOktaSAMLActive DirectorySSOWorkdayLeadershipCommunication
About this role
Role Overview
- Optimize search and booking logic to handle the demands of greatest global corporate clients
- Build and maintain high-performance integrations with third-party APIs (airlines, hotel and rentalcars providers)
- Take full ownership of your designs: from initial concept to deployment while maintaining high standards for code quality and performance
- Participate in code reviews and architectural steering to ensure the K4B project remains modular and reusable as KAYAK expands its enterprise footprint
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
- 7+ years of experience in JAVA
- Hands-on experience with the Spring ecosystem (Spring/Spring Boot) and working knowledge of relational (SQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis).
- Strong English communication skills
- Ability to design and implement engineering initiatives with minimal guidance
- Prior experience in the travel domain is beneficial — familiarity with airline distribution and standards (GDS such as Amadeus/Sabre/Travelport, NDC) and their integration with booking/reservation systems.
- Experience with B2B systems or identity/HR integrations is beneficial — e.g., SCIM, SAML/OAuth, SSO, user provisioning/deprovisioning, and connecting HRIS/IDP platforms (Workday, Okta, Active Directory) to product services.
Tech Stack
- Java
- MySQL
- NoSQL
- Postgres
- Redis
- Spring
- Spring Boot
- SpringBoot
- SQL
Benefits
- Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
- 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
- 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
- 6 weeks paid vacation
- Free lunch 2 days per week
- Pension plan contributions
- Public transportation subsidies
- Bike leasing program
- Monthly social events, Thursday happy hours, sports teams
- An awesome office in Friedrichshain, Berlin