Does KAYAK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KAYAK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KAYAK. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KAYAK?

90% of KAYAK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KAYAK 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KAYAK?

Software Engineer (44) , Manager (12) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Account Manager (8) , Director (7) , Product Manager (7) , Campaign Manager (5) , Commercial Team (5) , Data Scientist (5) , Commercial Manager (4) , Engineer (4) , Product Designer (4) , Content Support Specialist (3) , Data Specialist (3) , Designer (3)

What are the pros of working at KAYAK according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and interesting industry to be in" ((in 55 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 36 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 26 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 23 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues" ((in 19 reviews))

What are the cons of working at KAYAK according to real employee reviews?

"poor management, lack of direction" ((in 16 reviews)); "A lot of design decisions still come from senior leadership rather looking into real user problems" ((in 12 reviews)); "That being said, my manager did everything in their power and was absolutely amazing to work with." ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management in North America are cliquey, racist and only hire within their own ethnicity" ((in 8 reviews)); "Senior management is bad I mean really really bad." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about KAYAK layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about KAYAK layoffs and their outlook for job security at KAYAK in 2026.

What are the top reviewed KAYAK locations?

Cambridge , Stamford , Concord , Boston , Miami , New York , Santa Clara , Los Angeles , Denmark , Buffalo , Brooklyn , San Francisco

KAYAK reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(407 total reviews)

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100% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

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KAYAK has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 407 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The KAYAK employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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407 reviews

5.0

Oct 28, 2017

Great company to work for

Software development engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Great people and team to work with. Great product effectively helps all customers around the world. Awesome benefits, 4 weeks vacation, training on new technology.

Cons

None that I can think of at the moment.

5.0

Jun 6, 2017

Great team, environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

While KAYAK has changed a lot over its existence, it has continued to remain a very rewarding place to work with a smart team, great work environment and interesting problems to work on. While it's part of Priceline Group, it remains independent.

Cons

With several offices now (Cambridge, Concord, Stamford, Berlin, Kaunas), it's harder now to know the whole team, which was once possible.

5.0

Feb 5, 2017

Nice place! Growing!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, great perks, fun and healthy environment overall!

Cons

Lots of small teams, so sometimes you do get a bureaucratic feel.

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