Great Place to Work - Anonymous employee KAYAK Employee Review

5.0
Oct 23, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- A lot of great people. KAYAK runs pretty lean, so having the right people on the right project is very important. Lots of responsibility. - KAYAK cares about it's employees. There are great opportunities to learn - both about what other departments are working on and seeking further education in your field outside of the office. You have to be proactive, but education is in the budget and available to all. - A bunch of perks like a snacks, social hours, company parties and events. - You'll work a lot and be challenged, but you don't have to do all of it chained to your desk. - Best job I've had as a female employee. I feel respected and treated equally among my colleagues. It's about good work, solving problems and getting stuff done.

Cons

- Sometimes has a big company feel when projects take longer then they should or get sidetracked by more cooks in the kitchen. - Manager quality is highly variable - but getting better.

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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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