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 51 reviews)); "Good benefits for permanent employees." ((in 34 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 26 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues and atmosphere." ((in 20 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 12 reviews)); "Upper management in North America are cliquey, racist and only hire within their own ethnicity" ((in 9 reviews)); "Zero communication between departments, throw over the fence attitude." ((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.

KAYAK reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(404 total reviews)

Peer Bueller

100% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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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

5.0

Jan 27, 2026

Very fun vibe

Content writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and interesting industry to be in

Cons

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

4.0

Jan 18, 2026

best company I've evere joined

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fully remote, generous annual leave

Cons

cut the team after pandemic

3.0

Dec 12, 2025

Good place to get experience, with some downsides

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very high code quality standards Good place to get experience, since you get a lot deep knowledge Fast paced environment Good career opportunities, benefits and pay Nice people

Cons

Big code base, with lots of old code Somewhat stressful environment and not the best work-life balance, for engineering roles (on call, timezone differences) Takes a lot of effort to do little impact (huge product, so expected). Kinda narrow learning path for engineering roles - coding one language and not really expanding beyond that, apart from necessary tools, and even then a lot of tools are internal. Yes you get into different domains, but technology wise - pretty narrow

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