KAYAK

Software Architect

KAYAK

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: ConcordMassachusettsUnited States

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Salary

💰 $160,000 - $200,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Work on the Cars product, used by millions of people across the globe
  • Become a product expert in your vertical, collaborating with designers, product managers, and commercial stakeholders
  • Have end-to-end ownership of the UI, including testing, monitoring, and troubleshooting production issues
  • Drive technical debt reduction and improve code quality
  • Leverage AI coding tools to take your efficiency to the next level
  • Strive for high quality solutions for yourself, and the team with mentorship, pull request reviews, and architectural design assistance

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in a quantitative/technical field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math)
  • 8+ years developing web applications using CSS, HTML, and JavaScript (with a preference for TypeScript)
  • 8+ years working with React (or a comparable modern UI framework)
  • Experience leveraging AI tools and frameworks to improve day-to-day job functions
  • Expertise with end-to-end testing and test-driven development
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with a proven ability to guide teams through architectural transitions
  • Ability to…
  • Debug issues in a full-stack environment
  • Produce high quality and accurate work
  • Break down complicated tasks into actionable, accurately-estimated deliverables
  • Communicate complex technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Process, store and manipulate large sets of data
  • Work within an agile development process
  • Develop working relationships with cross-functional teammates
  • Demonstrate the ability to learn and grow from feedback
Benefits
  • Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
  • Flexible hours and ability to work from home 1 or 2 days per week
  • Generous retirement plans
  • Awesome health, dental and vision insurance plans with flexible spending accounts
  • 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
  • Universal 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
CSSHTMLJavaScriptTypeScriptReactend-to-end testingtest-driven developmentdebuggingdata processingagile development
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationorganizational skillsadaptabilityattention to detailfeedback receptivenesstask breakdown
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degree