Holiday Tribe - Senior Software Engineer – Java

NextHire; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Help define backend architecture of a next-gen travel product.

Work closely with a product and AI team.

Freedom to experiment and grow as an engineer.

Competitive compensation and equity.

Job summary

A leading travel tech startup is looking for a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Java Spring Boot to enhance their backend capabilities for bookings and payment systems. You will develop microservices and APIs, collaborating with DevOps and AI teams to create innovative travel solutions. Ideal candidates should have over 4 years of experience and a strong grasp of modern backend technologies.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience building backend systems with Java + Spring Boot.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, relational databases, and microservice architecture.
• Experience with MySQL/PostgreSQL, Hibernate/JPA, and API integrations.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust microservices using Java (Spring Boot) to handle bookings and payments.
• Build REST APIs that interact with external systems for flights, hotels, and activities.
• Design scalable systems to support itinerary management.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservice architecture

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Hibernate

API integrations

Spring redis

Spring Kafka

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer – Java Spring Boot
Experience Level: 4+ years
Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India.
Company: Holiday Tribe
Employment Type: Full-time
Working: 5 days WFO, (2 Sat WFH, 2 Sat Off)

About Us

Holiday Tribe is a travel tech startup reimagining how holidays are planned. From AI trip planners to real-time bookings, we are building tools to make travel smarter, faster, and more personalized.

We’re hiring a Java Spring Boot Developer to build scalable backend systems for bookings, payments, and itinerary management.

What You’ll Do

• Develop robust microservices using Java (Spring Boot) to handle bookings, payments, and trip data.
• Build REST APIs that interact with external systems (flights, hotels, activities).
• Design scalable systems to store and serve itinerary, user profiles, and preferences.
• Optimize data models and ensure reliability, especially for payment flows.
• Work with frontend, DevOps, and AI engineers to support core product functionality.

What You Bring

• 4+ years experience building backend systems with Java + Spring Boot.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, relational databases, and microservice architecture.
• Experience with MySQL/PostgreSQL, Hibernate/JPA, and API integrations.
• Experience working with Spring redis for caching and Spring Kafka for message queues.
• Understanding of payment integrations and basic security best practices.
• Bonus: Experience with cloud deployments or containerized environments.

Perks

• Help define backend architecture of a next-gen travel product.
• Work closely with a product and AI team solving real-world travel use cases.
• Freedom to experiment and grow as an engineer.
• Competitive compensation and equity.