Front End Software Engineer (Fixed term)

Kaunas€3k – €4k

About this role

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.

As a Front-End Engineer on our Meta UI Team at KAYAK, you will play a crucial role in developing new features for our main site - mostly working on search related pages, but implementing features on other verticals and cross-site as well. You will have the opportunity to work on projects that will be used by millions of travelers worldwide.

This role will be required to work from our Kaunas office at least 3 days per week.

In this role, you will:

  • Develop and maintain core UI components using React, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML;

  • Collaborate with the design and product teams to implement intuitive user interfaces;

  • Optimize front-end performance and ensure consistency across platforms;

  • Contribute to defining best practices and standards for UI development.

Please apply if you have:

  • 2+ years of experience in visual web application development;

  • Proficiency in React, JavaScript, Typescript, CSS, and HTML;

  • Strong problem-solving skills in front-end development;

  • Ability to translate design concepts into functional UI elements;

  • Excellent communication skills in English.


Benefits and Perks:

  • Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year

  • Funds for your career growth

  • Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings

  • Generous additional Health Insurance

  • Flexible sick time off

  • Additional financial support for your sick leave

  • Additional day off on your birthday

  • Company-wide vacation week once a year (winter holidays)

  • Additional financial support during parental leave

  • Free lunch twice a week and daily snacks at the office

  • Free yoga twice a week

  • Paid volunteering time

  • No meeting Fridays

  • Office and team events such as summer camp, KAYAK birthday, winter party and more!

  • Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth

  • Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace

  • Internal Communities

Compensation:

Fixed term salary range is from 2700 EUR up to 3580 EUR gross monthly, depending on experience, plus a final 10% bonus.

The salary range provided is not final and will be discussed during the process based on your skills and experience.

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.

If you need accommodations during the application or interview process, or on the job, we’re here to support you. Please reach out to your recruiter to request any accommodations.


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Company at a glance

At KAYAK, we help millions of travelers around the globe make confident travel decisions. As the world’s leading travel search engine, KAYAK searches other sites to show travelers the information they need to find the right flights, hotels, rental cars and vacation packages.

And because we aim to help travelers explore the world more confidently, we’re always on the lookout for ways to make travel planning and trip management easier – offering up a variety of tools and features such as KAYAK Trips, Explore, Price Forecast and our constantly evolving app and A.I. innovations.

KAYAK is part of a global network that includes our sister brand OpenTable, as well as a portfolio of travel metasearch brands including Swoodoo, checkfelix, momondo, Cheapflights, Mundi and HotelsCombined. Collectively, we’re uniquely equipped to help people experience the world through travel and dining.

KAYAK is part of Booking Holdings Inc. and operates sites in more than 70 countries and territories.

KAYAK will never request payment(s) from its candidates for open positions. If you have ever been contacted about a job at KAYAK by phone/Whatsapp or email, and have been asked to provide a Credit Card, wire transfer or crypto payment, please be aware that KAYAK is not associated with this outreach. If you receive a suspicious request regarding a career opportunity at KAYAK, please report it to us.

To find out more, visit KAYAK.com.

IndustryTechnology
Founded2004
Location
Kaunas, Kaunas County, Lithuania
Websitekayak.com

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