Does KAYAK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KAYAK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 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?

88% 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 34 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 26 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 21 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues" ((in 21 reviews))

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

"poor management, lack of direction" ((in 16 reviews)); "and that's a standard in KAYAK because they would prefer to fire dozens of talented people instead of letting go inefficient, inexperienced managers and so" ((in 13 reviews)); "A lot of design decisions still come from senior leadership rather looking into real user problems" ((in 10 reviews)); "Zero communication between departments, throw over the fence attitude." ((in 9 reviews)); "You will read it time and time again in all these reviews: Upper management is a joke, horrible and unprofessional." ((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.

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KAYAK reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(404 total reviews)

Peer Bueller

100% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Career opportunities

4.1

Senior management

KAYAK has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 404 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The KAYAK employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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404 reviews

2.0

May 3, 2019

No commitment to staff

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch, gym, beautiful offices

Cons

Lame office culture. No energy or commitment to the staff or any long term product thinking. Massive layoffs made all the time. Don't get too comfortable,

1.0

Oct 8, 2019

Nice office, terrible organization (marketing)

Content editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Office perks and snacks. Time flexibility.

Cons

Lack of management knowledge and constantly changing structures.

1.0

Oct 1, 2020

Bad energy, too competitive people and horrible culture

Localisation specialist

Recommend

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Pros

Free snacks and beers, lots of events

Cons

The culture is so bad, kayak is making people crying for small things. The reason why they are investing lots in events and drinks is just to retain people. Promotions based on who you know inside and lack of trainings. Engineers are just getting the shares and they are bully against others, and Kayak is promoting this. Marketing is managed poorly by Copenhagen, CPH is getting all the promotions and there is lack of professionalism. They are racist towards other cultures as well. The energy is the worst thing I've ever experienced.

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