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Kayak · Cambridge, MA · posted 33 days ago
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 10/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
| Employer | Kayak |
|---|---|
| Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Field | Technology › Software engineering |
| Level | not stated |
| Source category | Cost Centers, Engineering |
| Posted | 2026-10-08 (33 days ago) |
| Work arrangement | A remote or flexible location is listed |
| Pay | Not published in the source listing |
KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is a 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.
In this role you will:
Design and build backend features, from scoping through deployment and ongoing production support, with guidance from senior engineers and tech leads on more complex or ambiguous problems
Take part in technical design reviews and architecture discussions, asking good questions and contributing ideas
Write well-tested, readable, and maintainable code consistent with team quality standards; participate actively in code reviews, both giving and receiving feedback
Work with product managers and commercial partners to understand requirements and deliver reliable outcomes
Participate in on-call rotations: monitor system health, investigate production issues, and write clear bug tickets and documentation
Look for opportunities to improve system performance, reduce complexity, and pay down technical debt in aging codebases
Take part in sprint ceremonies — planning, refinement, retrospectives, and demos — and contribute ideas for improving team delivery
Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery efficiency
Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and business intelligence teams to deliver integrated solutions
Grow your skills through mentorship, pairing, and feedback from more senior engineers
Please apply if you have:
Experience designing, building, and operating backend systems, gained through professional roles, internships, or substantial personal or academic projects
Working proficiency in Java or a comparable backend language
A foundational understanding of system design and debugging, and comfort working in distributed or multi-service environments
A collaborative working style: you communicate clearly, follow through on commitments, surface risks early, and ask good questions
Professional proficiency in written and spoken English
Curiosity and a willingness to learn new tools, systems, and approaches, and to challenge existing approaches with well-reasoned alternatives
You may also bring (not required — equivalent experience, training, or transferable skills considered):
Familiarity with ad tech systems, bidding logic, or monetization infrastructure
Experience with server-to-server data integrations or event-driven architectures
Experience working in an agile team environment with sprint-based delivery
Exposure to observability tooling, metrics, or production debugging workflows
A specific degree is not required. We welcome candidates from non-traditional educational backgrounds who demonstrate strong engineering fundamentals and a genuine eagerness to grow.
Benefits and Perks
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
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
COMPENSATION
There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. The range for this Massachusetts-based role is $110,000 - 125,000 USD, not inclusive of annual bonus and recurring RSU grants.
We offer a competitive base salary and benefits including: health benefits; flexible spending account; retirement benefits; life insurance; paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays); and parental leave benefits.
Inclusion
At KAYAK, we want everyone to have the space to grow, share ideas and do great work. That's why we're focused on hiring the best talent from all walks of life and experiences, supporting them well and making sure no one feels like they have to fit a mold to belong here.
Need any adjustments for the interview, application or on the job? No problem – just give us a heads-up. We've got you.
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The job is in Cambridge, MA. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.
How Cambridge compares. Among the 80 largest places in Massachusetts, Cambridge is #4 by population, #78 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #77 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #7 for college degrees (#1 = most). Its county, Middlesex County, is #2 of 14 counties for average pay ($113,704).
Cambridge has 118,796 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 1.7% of the population of Massachusetts. It covers 6 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 18,571 people per square mile. The median age is 30.4, 24% younger than the state median (30.4 against 40.0).
The median gross rent is $2,787 a month (rent plus utilities), 58% above the state median ($2,787 against $1,762). Over a year that is 25.6% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $1,092,100, which is 8.4 times the median household income ($130,748); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 33.5% of households own their home, 46% below the state average (33.5% against 62.5%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.
The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area has 2,703,890 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $66,620 a year, 31% above the national median ($66,620 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (265,830 jobs, median $56,580); management (254,700 jobs, median $166,580); business and financial operations (242,960 jobs, median $102,660). The area is most specialised in life, physical, and social science (2.6 times) and architecture and engineering (1.4 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($166,580) and legal ($135,160). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Middlesex County was 3.8%. 69.5% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Middlesex County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.
Among workers, 19.7% drive alone, 18.0% use public transit, 19.2% walk, 30.8% work from home. 13.3% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 38% below the state average (13.3% against 21.5%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.
80.8% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 71% above the state share (80.8% against 47.3%). 29.7% of residents were born outside the United States, 64% above the state share (29.7% against 18.1%). The poverty rate is 12.8%, 27% above the state rate (12.8% against 10.0%).
The warmest month is Jul, averaging 72°F (22.4°C), and the coolest is Jan at 26°F (-3.5°C). About 1,206 mm (47 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Oct is the wettest month (123 mm) and Jan the driest (80 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.
Closest cities in this guide: Somerville (1 miles, rent 10% lower); Medford (3 miles, rent 10% lower); Belmont (3 miles, rent 9% lower); Arlington (4 miles, rent 25% lower). Rent differences are against Cambridge; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.
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Places within 50 miles (straight line) of Cambridge, MA that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.
| Place ⇅ | Distance from the job city ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ | Median home value ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Commute 45+ min ⇅ | Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅ | Open jobs there ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge, MA | 0 mi | $2,787 | $1,092,100 | $130,748 | 13.3% | n/a | Jobs |
| Somerville, MA | 1 mi | $2,517 | $911,300 | $132,572 | 20.9% | n/a | Jobs |
| Medford, MA | 3 mi | $2,509 | $755,500 | $129,540 | 22.0% | n/a | — |
| Belmont, MA | 3 mi | $2,527 | $1,159,000 | $183,137 | 19.2% | n/a | — |
| Arlington, MA | 4 mi | $2,082 | $933,800 | $150,701 | 27.3% | n/a | — |
| Brookline, MA | 4 mi | $2,835 | $1,246,800 | $142,101 | 14.7% | n/a | — |
| Everett, MA | 4 mi | $2,076 | $610,000 | $85,218 | 31.6% | n/a | — |
| Chelsea, MA | 5 mi | $1,956 | $493,500 | $72,179 | 28.1% | n/a | — |
| Malden, MA | 5 mi | $2,204 | $633,500 | $100,606 | 30.2% | n/a | — |
| Winchester, MA | 5 mi | $2,279 | $1,215,200 | $230,198 | 25.5% | n/a | — |
| Newton, MA | 6 mi | $2,370 | $1,264,900 | $190,304 | 17.0% | n/a | — |
| Boston, MA | 6 mi | $2,147 | $731,700 | $97,344 | 22.0% | n/a | Jobs |
| Melrose, MA | 6 mi | $1,970 | $822,900 | $133,953 | 34.0% | n/a | — |
| Waltham, MA | 6 mi | $2,268 | $748,700 | $120,216 | 13.8% | n/a | Jobs |
| Stoneham, MA | 7 mi | $2,035 | $671,900 | $113,964 | 22.9% | n/a | — |
| Revere, MA | 7 mi | $2,076 | $597,400 | $86,969 | 30.0% | n/a | — |
| Lexington, MA | 7 mi | $2,891 | $1,203,100 | $238,444 | 27.7% | n/a | — |
| Winthrop Town, MA | 8 mi | $2,064 | $649,600 | $116,167 | 31.2% | n/a | — |
| Woburn, MA | 8 mi | $2,221 | $673,500 | $111,185 | 17.2% | n/a | — |
| Saugus, MA | 8 mi | $2,241 | $603,400 | $101,539 | 19.7% | n/a | — |
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How far Cambridge, MA is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.
| From ⇅ | Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅ | Population of that city ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 188 mi | 8,483,844 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 265 mi | 1,579,706 |
| Columbus, OH | 638 mi | 914,802 |
| Charlotte, NC | 719 mi | 903,844 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 802 mi | 885,860 |
| Chicago, IL | 849 mi | 2,711,226 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1,016 mi | 977,670 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1,490 mi | 697,125 |
| Dallas, TX | 1,544 mi | 1,307,930 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 1,573 mi | 963,194 |
| Houston, TX | 1,601 mi | 2,328,253 |
| Austin, TX | 1,691 mi | 979,539 |
| Denver, CO | 1,756 mi | 718,877 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,762 mi | 1,479,835 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2,289 mi | 1,642,323 |
| Seattle, WA | 2,483 mi | 754,195 |
| San Diego, CA | 2,571 mi | 1,389,526 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,597 mi | 3,857,263 |
| San Jose, CA | 2,673 mi | 990,138 |
| San Francisco, CA | 2,722 mi | 830,235 |
| City ⇅ | Straight-line distance ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Boston, MA | 6 mi | 1,108 |
| Waltham, MA | 6 mi | 19 |
| Framingham, MA | 17 mi | 6 |
| Andover, MA | 19 mi | 9 |
| Barrington, RI | 45 mi | 1 |
| Amherst, MA | 72 mi | 15 |
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