Senior Software Engineer (Golang)

Acai Travel

Spain · Full-time · Mid-Senior

TL;DR

Large Language Models in Production: Handling 100K+ LLM calls per month
Tech Stack: Golang, Distributed Architecture, Scalability, CI/CD with precision observability
Compensation: 48K - 55K Euros + Equity
Company: Fast-growing, VC-funded B2B AI SaaS startup
Location: On-site, office near Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

About Acai Travel

Acai Travel is transforming the travel industry with AI-driven technology. Currently in the seed stage with ~$4M raised, we’ve gained significant traction with leading brands like World Travel Inc., Globespan, kiwi.com, and lastminute.com. We’re backed by top industry veterans and have teams in New York and Barcelona.

Founded by serial entrepreneur Riccardo Vittoria (whose last venture was acquired by American Express GBT), Acai Travel is led by experienced leaders, including Pavel Pratyush (ex-Manomano, eBay) heading up Engineering.

What You’ll Do at Acai

Architect and Build: Design and develop key components and services of our platform, leveraging LLMs to tackle complex challenges in the Travel Operations industry, including Corporate Travel Management Companies, Online Travel Agencies, and Hotels.
Code and Scale: Contribute to a codebase that handles an average of 4K LLM calls daily. Write efficient, testable code that scales. We primarily use Golang.
Own Your Work: Embrace full ownership of your code in production. You’ll build it, ship it, and own it, using tools like Github, Docker, ECS, and Datadog.
Shape the Future: Collaboratively define our product, technical architecture, processes, and standards, making a significant impact on the company’s direction.

What We’re Looking For

Experience at Scaling Distributed Systems: You have extensive experience in designing, building, and maintaining complex systems at scale.
Backend Proficiency: Expertise in Golang or a similar backend language.
DevOps Savvy: Strong DevOps knowledge, including Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, Kubernetes, containerization, and A/B deployments.
Integration Skills: Experience with third-party API integration, web services, and data crawling.
Effective Communication: Ability to convey complex ideas clearly in English.
Experience: 5+ years in relevant roles.

Bonus Points For:

Streaming & Messaging: Experience with streaming systems and message brokers like Kafka.
AI Enthusiast: Interest or experience in AGI, LLMs, and prompt engineering.

What We Offer

Innovative Impact: Work on a product that is revolutionizing the travel operations space 🚀
Experienced Leadership: Collaborate with serial entrepreneurs with successful startup exits.
Perks: Enjoy fresh fruits, free drinks (coffee, tea, cider, beer), after works in our cool co-working office near Sagrada Familia, Barcelona.
Compensation: Competitive salary (48K - 55K Euros) plus equity.

Location

We’re a hands-on team that thrives on in-person collaboration. Our office is a dynamic, startup environment where we whiteboard and problem-solve together every day. We’re currently only considering candidates based in Barcelona with legal work authorization. At this stage, we cannot provide visa support.

Compensation Range: €48K - €55K

Key Skills

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golang ai saas docker ecs datadog devops kubernetes containerization kafka

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