Holiday Tribe - Senior Software Engineer - AI Engineer
Job Description
Company - Holiday Tribe
\nPosition - Junior Python AI Engineer
\nLocation - Gurgaon
\nExperience - 1-3 years
\nAbout Holiday Tribe:
\n Holiday Tribe is a next-gen travel tech company transforming how modern travelers plan and book holidays. We blend cutting-edge AI with deep travel expertise to power two key products: expert-assisted customized packages and an AI-first self-planning platform. Our mission is to bring speed, intelligence, and hyper-personalization to every holiday plan.
The Role:
\n We're looking for a Junior Python AI Engineer who thrives at the intersection of backend systems and applied AI. You'll help design and build core services that power our AI travel planner—everything from real-time itinerary generation to intelligent API orchestration and semantic search. You'll work with LLMs, LangGraph, and FastAPI to create a magical planning experience for modern travelers.
What You'll Do:
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- Build and scale microservices using Python and FastAPI \n
- Implement LangGraph-based agents for travel planning workflows. \n
- Integrate LLM APIs (OpenAI, Claude, etc.) for real-world use cases like itinerary generation and smart conversations. \n
- Design tool-calling systems that safely interact with our flight, hotel, and activity APIs. \n
- Develop semantic search features using embedding models and vector databases. \n
- Create orchestration layers that support multi-step travel operations (search → plan → book) \n
- Collaborate with AI engineers, product managers, and designers to ship user-facing features quickly. \n
- Optimize performance and reliability of real-time systems. \n
- Write clean, modular code and own core components of the platform.
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What We're Looking For:
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- 1-3 years of software engineering experience, ideally in product/startup environments \n
- Strong knowledge of Python , FastAPI , and RESTful APIs \n
- Working knowledge of LLMs , LangGraph , and prompt orchestration \n
- Experience with semantic search , embeddings , and vector databases (e.g., Chroma, Weaviate) \n
- Comfort with async programming, API integration, and real-time systems \n
- Strong problem-solving skills and product intuition \n
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ownership-driven environment \n
Nice to Have:
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- Experience building agents or multi-step workflows with LangChain/LangGraph \n
- Familiarity with travel APIs (flights, hotels, activities) \n
- Understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems \n
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), Docker, and CI/CD pipelines
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Why Join Us:
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- Be an early engineer shaping the core product \n
- Work at the bleeding edge of AI applied to travel \n
- Solve complex problems that impact real users \n
- Competitive salary \n
- Collaborative, builder-first culture \n