Senior Backend Engineer

Paterna, Spain·Full-time·Added 19 days ago

Avantio

6 open roles

What they offer

  • Permanent contract

    Full-time hours.

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

What they ask for

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    Avantio doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.

  • Be near Paterna for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.This job was automatically translated to English,.

The role

What you'll do

The main stack is Node.js with TypeScript, complemented by microservices in other languages such as Python or Go.

Regarding databases, we work with different models (relational, document, key-value, time series) depending on each need, with MongoDB as the primary database.

With every development, we ask ourselves what the best possible solution is, defining the architecture based on the needs of the problem. All code is tested and deployed via CI/CD pipelines on our Kubernetes cluster. Maintainability, best practices, and testing are priorities—today more than ever: when AI accelerates code generation, the demand for review and testing increases.

As a senior profile, you will participate in initiatives transversal to the department:

  • Drive the technological transformation of the company, including the adoption of AI throughout the development cycle.

  • Build and evolve Avantio's agent harness: repository instructions, skills, tooling, verification loops, and the specification repository shared by all teams.

  • Contribute to the cloud migration to AWS.

  • Define global architecture roadmaps.

  • Maintain and evolve the shared components and microservices of the Avantio stack.

  • Provide support to the rest of the area's teams: architecture design, validation of technical approaches, technical mentoring (including AI-assisted development), resolving bottlenecks, refactoring proposals in the face of performance or memory issues, and new designs from scratch.

Job description

Are you looking for your next professional challenge? Or are you just having a look? 👀 Whether curiosity or ambition brought you here, Avantio could be exactly what you are looking for!

Who are we?

We don't want to bore you with the typical endless company biography. Here is a brief summary of what we do! 🔎 We develop cloud software to help vacation rental agencies manage and distribute their properties from our all-in-one tool 🌐. Additionally, we create customized websites for our clients. 👉 Want to know more? Get to know us better here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4aeLa2MUnA

But technology and innovation are only one part. The true engine of Avantio is our people 👥. We are a Valencian SaaS company with a global mindset and more than 170 professionals from over 28 different nationalities 🌎. Our headquarters is in sunny Valencia 🍊 and we also have an office in Mexico 🙌.

What unites us? Our experience, professionalism, and passion for what we do. Do you accept the challenge of joining the team? 🚀

How we work

At Avantio, AI is not an optional tool or an experiment: it is part of the daily workflow. We use agents to design, implement, test, document, and review.

Judgment remains what defines a good senior profile: breaking down complex problems, making good design decisions, and anticipating the weak points of a solution. What changes with AI is where that judgment is applied: you no longer write a large part of the code directly, but rather an agent generates it under your direction. Your job consists of providing the right context and critically evaluating the result before it reaches production. Responsibility for the code remains yours; AI amplifies your reach, it does not substitute it.

In practice, our way of working is supported by three disciplines:

Spec-driven development. Specifications, both product and technical, are kept versioned in the repository, alongside the code. They constitute the explicit context consumed by both people and agents: a good specification is today as decisive as a good implementation.

Harness engineering. Using an agent is not enough; it is necessary to build the environment that makes it reliable. Repository-level instructions, skills, tools, verification loops, and control mechanisms that allow delegating complete tasks with guarantees. We treat the harness as just another engineering asset: versioned, reviewed, and under continuous improvement.

Autonomous agents. We delegate end-to-end tasks to code agents that plan, implement, test, and self-correct, with human verification points at critical phases. The role of the senior profile is to design these flows and implement them: deciding what is delegated, with which control mechanisms, and how the result is verified.

Additionally, we are also incorporating AI into our product. This role will participate in building LLM-based functionalities for our clients.

Role requirements

  • Senior profile. We do not establish a specific number of years of experience; we value quality experiences: people accustomed to environments where excellence in delivery is a maxim, with the ability to face new challenges with autonomy, adaptability, and responsibility.

  • Daily and demonstrable use of AI development tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar), beyond autocomplete: experience delegating complete tasks to code agents in agentic workflows. The integration of AI into your way of working is an indispensable condition for this position.

  • Evaluation criteria: ability to argue how it is verified that something works (tests, metrics, review).

  • Solid knowledge in JavaScript, specifically Node.js with TypeScript.

  • Experience with high-volume distributed services (queues, events, etc.).

  • Solid experience in the design and implementation of REST APIs.

  • Experience in the use and modeling of document databases (MongoDB) and relational databases (SQL).

  • Knowledge and experience in testing, linting, and development best practices.

The following will be positively valued

  • Having built autonomous agents in real environments with LLM APIs (Bedrock, Anthropic, OpenAI, or similar): multi-step planning and tool-calling loops, RAG, structured outputs, automatic evaluation, or human-in-the-loop.

  • Practical experience in harness engineering: having configured and maintained a code agent's environment (repository instructions, skills, MCP, verification loops), with the ability to explain the impact obtained.

  • Experience in spec-driven development: versioned specifications in the repository as a source of truth for people and agents.

  • Experience managing operational aspects of systems with LLMs in production: prompts and context, model selection, costs, latency, and failure management.

  • Experience in other languages such as Go and Python.

  • Experience in microservices-oriented architectures.

  • Experience with AWS services.

  • Knowledge of Kubernetes.

  • Experience in the implementation of continuous integration tools.

  • Contributions to the improvement of developer experience or internal tooling (including AI tooling: skills, internal agents, automations)

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Yes, we have fresh fruit in the office 🍏, coffee, tea, and various types of milk. We also have a ping-pong table and fun Christmas dinners 🎄. But we know that is not what will make you join the team. Let's get to what really matters...

📝 Permanent full-time contract.

☀️ Flexibility that adapts to your life: hybrid work (3 days from home and 2 in the office each week), flexible schedule (entry between 8:00 and 10:00), intensive working day in July and August, one afternoon off for your children's birthday and accompaniment during their first days of school. We care about your life outside of work 🧡.

🤓 Keep learning! Training in tools and skills relevant to your position and team.

🚗 Carsharing: possibility of taking your colleagues in your car (with a monthly extra from the company) or traveling to work with them for free.

🏖️ Vacation days: 22 days of paid vacation (PTO) + December 24th and 31st off.

🚀 And much more! Discounts on various services just for being part of Avantio: medical insurance, healthy food in the office, MyRealFood app, gym, and outdoor sports.

Avantio is a company committed to equal opportunities 🧡. You are welcome regardless of who you are, it doesn't matter where you come from, your appearance, or whom you love. Your story, perspective, and individuality make us stronger and more innovative. Additionally, we provide you with the necessary tools and opportunities to grow professionally. We will challenge you to develop your career! 🚀

If you have made it this far... it is very likely that you are interested in joining our team! 🎉 There is much more to experience that we cannot explain to you with words alone. Join us and make a difference!

About Avantio

Avantio is a property technology company specializing in vacation rental management software. Based in Paterna, Spain, Avantio provides a comprehensive platform that enables property managers and owners to manage bookings, channel distribution, and operations efficiently. The company serves clients across Europe and beyond, focusing on the short-term rental and vacation rental industry.

Avantio has a strong presence in Spain, with its headquarters in Paterna, near Valencia. The company is expanding its international reach, as evidenced by its current open roles for English-speaking markets. Avantio offers a dynamic work environment in the growing proptech sector, making it an attractive option for international professionals looking to work in Spain's tech industry.

Industry
Property Technology
Founded
2005
Employees
50–200
Headquarters
Paterna, Spain
In Spain
Paterna

Good to know if you are moving

  • Avantio is headquartered in Paterna, near Valencia, offering a Mediterranean lifestyle with lower living costs compared to Madrid or Barcelona.
  • The company is expanding its international presence, with current roles targeting English-speaking markets, which may offer opportunities for non-Spanish speakers.
  • As a proptech company, Avantio provides a modern work environment with a focus on technology and innovation.
  • Spain offers a favorable climate and a growing tech ecosystem, making it an attractive destination for international professionals.
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