A warning before you think applying - Anonymous employee KAYAK Employee Review

1.0
Jun 17, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

You'll have fun with some of your colleagues, no benefits during COVID.

Cons

I wanted to write a few thoughts as I see they are rehiring. These are facts for you reader to take into account before applying. - All senior leadership has been moved to sister brand OpenTable in the last 6 months. This is the prospect that you'll encounter, a brand which is in decline and whose puppeteers are shifting resources towards the brand that has a future. - People with no or very little experience has been entrusted in leadership roles. I anticipate it will not be inspiring, nor the roles will have a true impact. - The way they've treated people pre - during pandemic showed the little humility and respect they have for their employees. Random firings and reorgs, undeserved promotions or poor communication when some were left in leave during COVID. - Lastly, GOOGLE, deserves capital letters as it keeps eating their share of the pie yet they KAYAK has not innovated. My advice, think twice before you hit Apply

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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
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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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