Great Company to Work For - Anonymous employee KAYAK Employee Review

5.0
26 Oct 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

When I interviewed at KAYAK I was promised that it would be the best job I ever had - and after 10 years it still is. Here are some of the reasons why: - KAYAK provides an outstanding work environment that promotes open communication, and yet allows for concentrated focus when needed. - KAYAK promotes innovation from all employees including holding contests that challenge people to be creative and explore new ideas and ways of doing things. - KAYAK encourages individual growth with tuition reimbursement for those who want to attend classes, ability to attend conferences and providing some in-house training sessions. - KAYAK sponsors several employee events each year to encourage team bonding - KAYAK allows for an excellent work/life balance that includes flexible work hours and the much loved "summer hours" for those who like to start their summer weekend early. - KAYAK attracts and hires outstanding talent which brings in a steady stream of fresh ideas and challenges. We continue to try new ways of doing things which keeps us at the forefront of technology.

Cons

About the only negative comment I can come up regarding KAYAK is that we have grown to such a size that I don't know everybody by name.

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5.0
27 Jan 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
24 Nov 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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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