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.

KAYAK reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(404 total reviews)

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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

1.0

May 20, 2022

Wouldn't Recommend this company

Java search engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Nothing as I think of right now, only that it provides relocation packages nothing else.

Cons

Senior Management is of no use. They usually do monopoly. Micromanagement. Wouldn't recommend it at all. Rather go for other companies. This company is born in 2004 but didn't become a good name yet because of issues mentioned above. Interviews are not conducted very well to get good technology guys. People can be rejected without feedback. ( sad)

2.0

Nov 17, 2021

Mediocre

Data specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perks like free lunches; Living on a salaried job in Berlin

Cons

Sorry excuse for a management team, chaotic and poorly run company

3.0

Mar 14, 2020

Fantastic colleagues

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Met many smart, interesting, hard-working people. Nice perks (snacks, yoga, training reimbursement, etc.). Growing globally, so good opportunities for transferring to different offices and brands.

Cons

As it gets bigger and acquires more companies, it's getting slower, and the overall vision is getting muddy. Increasingly weighed down by process and jargon. Lack of women in leadership roles.

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