KAYAK·Software Engineer

KAYAK Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Jul 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a take-home assignment, and then moved into the first interview round that was mostly coding.

That round included questions using HTML and CSS, followed by JavaScript and React work, and once the coding portion was done, the vibe shifted into more behavioral questions.

The behavioral part included prompts that probed how I thought about things like internet and security on websites, plus questions about how well I fit with the company. I remember it being pretty direct about my background—what language I used and how I approached those kinds of fundamentals.

The overall difficulty felt average, and the process didn’t feel wildly off-script. Even without an offer, it was one of the

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