Software Architect leading backend engineering initiatives at KAYAK, enhancing performance and scalability of travel search ecosystem. Collaborating with global teams and promoting engineering excellence.
Responsibilities
Ensure the search and booking logic maintains optimal performance under the rigorous demands of global enterprise clientele.
Lead the design of high-performance, fault-tolerant integration frameworks for third-party APIs (NDC, GDS, and proprietary provider protocols), prioritizing low-latency execution and high availability.
Serve as a primary consultant for multiple engineering squads, providing clarity on complex architectural trade-offs and ensuring technical consistency across the K4B ecosystem.
Spearhead initiatives to improve the engineering lifecycle, from establishing sophisticated observability patterns and CI/CD matures to refining internal standards for code quality and distributed system design.
Translate high-level business objectives into robust technical specifications, effectively communicating architectural risks and opportunities to executive leadership.
Requirements
A minimum of 9 years of professional software development experience, with a significant portion dedicated to the large-scale distributed systems.
Expert-level mastery of the Java ecosystem and Spring Framework (Boot, Security).
Expertise in designing for high-throughput data environments using PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Redis.
Good command of the English language
Understanding of airline distribution standards, specifically NDC (New Distribution Capability) and legacy GDS (Amadeus, Sabre) protocols.
Knowledge of B2B integration patterns including SAML, OAuth2, OIDC, and SCIM for automated user lifecycle management via Okta, Workday, or Azure AD.
Previous experience with AI/LLM would be a plus.
Benefits
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
6 weeks paid vacation
Free lunch 2 days per week
Pension plan contributions
Public transportation subsidies
Bike leasing program
Monthly social events, Thursday happy hours, sports teams
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