Bust your butt for fun and profit - Engineering Manager KAYAK Employee Review

5.0
Nov 4, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Smart + kind + humble + hungry team - company is too lean for slacking off / carrying folks - Interesting problem space - meta !== OTA, and travel is complex - makes for *spicy* problems - Company values are strongly held - I truly feel the cross team support, shared values, and collaborative good will - Interesting competitors - it's not exactly David vs Goliath when your parent company is BHI, but it's certainly a challenge to compete with Google

Cons

- Organizational politics aren't completely unavoidable - In office policies aren't for everyone - 20 days work from almost anywhere isn't as high as I'd like

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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