Excellent employer that promotes am ownership culture - Engineering Manager KAYAK Employee Review

5.0
Jul 23, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Team members are given space to grow, domain over their work, no boundaries on where they can work. Everyone in the company has access to all data, source code, and tools in order to do their job as they see fit. This freedom comes with the accountability of ownership over your work. As a developer, this is a very rewarding experience. Additionally, the company invests a large number of resources into individual development, training, and team events to foster a strong team culture and to help team members achieve their full potential.

Cons

Those who require a lot of direction will not be successful in this company. If you expect leadership to relieve your pain points, then you'll probably be let down. The expectation of the company is that you will rise to the challenge of overcoming your own obstacles. The company operates with minimal overhead giving just barely enough resources to achieve the highest priority goals, which can be rather challenging at times.

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

Incredibly helpful team members Very genuine people Geographic diversity Work-life balance is understood and appreciated Supportive culture

Cons

Compensation could be more competitive Lots of internal systems to navigate (but it's getting better) Limited racial diversity, at least on the Commercial teams

5.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Super smart team to learn from and very welcoming people - All voices are heard and ideas can be elevated and tested - Positive environment where many people have been with the company a long time and truly care about its success - Sporadic work travel and offsites - Free lunch in office 2 days a week and bagels, snacks, and drinks all the time - In office gym - Parking commuter benefit

Cons

- Reporting tool is specific to the company and can be a bit of a learning curve to figure out, but again, there are really great people to help you! - Multiple offices throughout the world, where team members are spread across or fully remote, so its rare that the entire team would be in one office together for collaboration - No train commuter benefit to coincide with parking benefit

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