Does KAYAK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KAYAK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 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?

89% 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 4.2 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 33 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 31 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 26 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues" ((in 23 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)); "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 12 reviews)); "Upper management in North America are cliquey, racist and only hire within their own ethnicity" ((in 9 reviews)); "Senior management is bad I mean really really bad." ((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

89% would recommend to a friend

(405 total reviews)

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100% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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KAYAK has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 405 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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405 reviews

5.0

Dec 7, 2022

Great place to work

Senior digital designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work From Almost Anywhere policy (WFAA) - work from home every day of the week or come in a few times a week. Or work from a different country (as long as you stick to the laws regarding taxation and working abroad and are able to communicate with your team when they are awake)

Cons

It's a big organization which means that new ideas can be slow to implement

5.0

Nov 20, 2022

Great company to work for

Software architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company culture and values, clear mission, friendly colleagues and good working environment, flexibility to work from home and office in the same day, ability to make an impact.

Cons

Legacy systems and it's hard to move away from it.

5.0

Nov 14, 2022

The Best Place I've Ever Worked

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I didn't know it was possible to love logging in every day. I get to work on a team that I can lean into that challenges me and makes me better in my role. The hard benefits are as great as the soft ones.

Cons

It would be nice to see more cross collaboration between teams/brands.

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