Fantastic all around - Anonymous employee KAYAK Employee Review

5.0
Jun 20, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Really enjoyable application process - Lots of transparency and space, lack of hierarchy - Open, friendly work environment -- Great communication - Interesting and engaged coworkers - Challenging projects - Culture of trust - Truly a pleasure going to work!

Cons

- Lacking some structure that one would find in a more 'corporate' environment Working at Kayak has been a really nice change in my life. It's a well-organized company that offers many great opportunities to explore. It's hard coming up with negative points!

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5.0
Jan 27, 2026
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Pros

Great people and interesting industry to be in

Cons

Sometimes too focused on the data and not the human experience.

4.0
Nov 24, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits: Healthcare had great coverage and affordable monthly payments. I also really appreciated the work-from-wherever policy as well as all the office snacks. Fantastic people: I genuinely loved the people I worked with—they made me feel like I belonged and was appreciated. My manager worked to build me up, something that can't be said for a lot of places. Travel perks: The ability to travel for work made this experience incredibly rewarding.

Cons

Slow mobility: Trying to get promoted felt like a moving goalpost—the expectations changed every six months and made it nearly impossible to get to the next step. Even then, the business was stingy about who gets promoted, which was incredibly discouraging after years of trying to prove myself.

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