Kayak

Senior Data Engineer

Who can apply: US-based role. The employer has not said which states are eligible — confirm before applying.
Location as listed by the employer: “Concord Office”
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About this role

Kayak is hiring for a Senior Data Engineer role (full-time). See the official posting for full details.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of proven experience in data engineering or analytics engineering within a related data-centric environment.
  • Experience owning end-to-end data pipelines (ingest → transform → test → monitor).
  • Strong SQL skills and familiarity with distributed/columnar/OLAP systems (examples: Redshift, Trino, Vertica) and relational databases (e.g., MySQL, Postgres).
  • Proficiency in Python and a software-engineering approach to building testable, maintainable code.
  • Experience with workflow orchestration and containerization (examples: Airflow, Docker).
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for investigating data issues.
  • Strong written and spoken English to communicate effectively across teams.
  • Stream processing or real-time systems (e.g., Kafka, Flink).

Summarized from the employer's posting — check the full posting for every requirement.