Staff JAVA Engineer (Fixed term) at KAYAK


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KAYAK is Hiring

Job Info:
  • Company KAYAK
  • Position Staff JAVA Engineer (Fixed term)
  • Location Berlin
  • Source Empllo
  • Published June 02, 2026
  • Category Development
  • Type Full-Time


Job Description

📋 Description

  • Optimize search and booking logic for global corporate clients
  • Build and maintain high-performance integrations with airline, hotel and rentalcar APIs
  • Own designs from concept to deployment with high standards for quality and performance
  • Participate in code reviews and architecture to keep KAYAK's K4B modular and reusable

🎯 Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
  • 7+ years of Java experience
  • Spring/Spring Boot + SQL/NoSQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis)
  • Strong English communication skills
  • Ability to design and implement initiatives with minimal guidance
  • Travel domain familiarity: GDS (Amadeus/Sabre/Travelport) and NDC
  • Experience with B2B/identity HR integrations (SCIM, SAML/OAuth, SSO, HRIS/IDP like Workday/Okta)

🎁 Benefits

  • Work from almost anywhere up to 20 days/year
  • Mental health: therapy through SpringHealth and HeadSpace
  • No meeting Fridays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Generous vacation and birthday time off
  • Travel discounts and employee resource groups