About us

Holiday Tribe is a travel-tech company headquartered in Gurugram. Backed by leading VC firms like Powerhouse Ventures and GSF, and having recently raised pre-series A funding, we are growing rapidly and setting the stage for the next phase of scale. We specialise in curated leisure travel experiences across 30+ global destinations, pairing deep human expertise with a vision to build AI and technology that will transform how Indians plan and experience their holidays. Recognised as the Emerging Holiday Tech Company at the India Travel Awards 2023, we've also partnered with international tourism boards to bring world-class experiences to Indian travellers. At our core, we are a fun, performance-driven workplace on a mission to build the next big thing in travel — making holiday planning faster, smarter, and unforgettable.

What You'll Do:

- Build and maintain backend services using Node.js (Express) / Fastapi /Spring Bootand integrate them with travel APIs (flights, hotels, activities).
- ImplementRESTful APIsand async programming to support AI-powered trip planning and booking.
- Work closely with the frontend and AI orchestration layers to enable a seamless end-user experience.
- Design clean,



reusable modules to integrate with third-party booking platforms.
- Optimise performance and scalability of real-time query systems.

What You Bring:

- 5+ years of backend development experience for product-based startups.
- Strong knowledge of distributed systems.
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and async programming.
- Experience with databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, or MySQL).
- Familiarity with message queues (e.g. Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka), web sockets, and caching mechanisms.
- Non-negotiable: Experience working in high-agency startup engineering teams with a builder's mindset.
- Ability to write clean, modular, testable code.
- Bonus: Worked on travel, booking, or real-time systems.

Perks:

- Work with a fast-moving team building futuristic travel tools.
- Shape backend architecture for a high-growth product.
- Learn and contribute to AI-agent orchestration pipelines.
- Competitive pay and ESOPs.
- Work with a quick-moving team building futuristic travel tools.
- Shape backend architecture for a high-growth product.
- Learn and contribute to AI-agent orchestration pipelines.
- Competitive pay and ESOPs.

📌 Lead Software Engineer (Jaipur)
🏢 Holiday Tribe
📍 Jaipur