Great experience - Software Engineering KAYAK Employee Review

5.0
Feb 10, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

I had a great time interning with KAYAK over the summer. They treat their interns very well and it was a great opportunity to learn and develop new skills. The teams are quite small, and you work very closely with another employee, so there is plenty of opportunity to find a mentor. As a company, there was a lot of openness through the different teams and rungs of management, and everyone regardless of position was very approachable and friendly. The workplace environment is great - everybody works reasonable hours, tons of perks, etc.

Cons

None - it was a great experience

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5.0
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Pros

Great people and interesting industry to be in

Cons

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4.0
Nov 24, 2025
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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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