Design, implement and maintain reliable production software for KAYAK’s travel-search and trip-planning experiences.

Build and evolve APIs and services supporting AI-assisted search, conversational travel planning, itineraries and related user experiences.

Investigate technical problems, assess trade-offs and choose practical solutions that improve reliability, performance and maintainability.

Write automated tests and contribute to quality across unit, integration and end-to-end testing.

Participate in code reviews and technical discussions, providing constructive feedback focused on correctness, clarity and maintainability.

Work with engineers, product managers and designers to clarify requirements and deliver useful, accessible user experiences.

Contribute to features such as ASK AI, smart filters, AI-generated hotel review summaries, Explore and related search experiences.

Help make AI-assisted features dependable, transparent and useful to travelers.

Learn unfamiliar systems and share knowledge with teammates through documentation, pairing and technical discussions.

Monitor and improve production behavior through effective debugging, observability and root-cause analysis.

Contribute to the evolution of development tools, engineering processes and delivery practices.

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Staff Software Engineer, Meta AI

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