Perl Developer

Phoenix Global Search; Remote; GBP 74,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading PropTech provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Perl Engineer with extensive experience in payment systems. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team focused on developing a specialized rental payment platform. This role demands expertise in automated payment systems and a strong knowledge of various payment networks. An ideal applicant must also possess a minimum of 8 years of Perl development experience, excellent modern OO Perl skills, and a solid understanding of Unix/Linux environments. Remote work is available with an attractive salary package.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building/maintaining automated payment systems.
• Strong knowledge of payment networks and systems.
• Hands-on experience with bank file formats.
• 8+ years of Perl development experience.
• Excellent modern OO Perl skills.
• Strong Perl ORM (DBIx::Class) knowledge.
• Experience in testing and CI environments.
• Very strong in Unix/Linux and shell scripting.
• Solid understanding of MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Advanced Git skills.

Skills

Automated payment systems development

Payment network knowledge

Bank file formats

Perl development

Object-oriented Perl

Perl ORM (DBIx::Class)

Testing and CI

Unix/Linux scripting

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Git

Job description

Senior Perl Engineer – Payments Specialist

Remote - UK

Salary up to £88,102

We're recruiting on behalf of a leading global PropTech provider with 25+ years of experience, powering estate and lettings agencies worldwide. Their platform is used by over 78,000 agents across 15,000+ branches in Europe, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, and beyond — managing properties, client engagement, rent collection, and outstanding service delivery.

They are looking for an experienced Senior Perl Engineer specifically with deep payments expertise to join the team driving the continued development and rapid growth of their specialised rental payment platform.

Essential skills & experience

• Proven experience building/maintaining automated payment systems with various providers
• Strong knowledge of payment networks/systems: credit card, Faster Payments, BACS/Direct Debit, US ACH, Canadian EFT, UK Open Banking, PSD2, Australian BPAY
• Hands‑on experience with bank file formats: ISO 20022, SWIFT MT940/942, NACHA ACH
• 8+ years Perl development (back‑end & front‑end)
• Excellent modern OO Perl (Moose, Mouse, Moo)
• Strong Perl ORM (DBIx::Class)
• Experienced in testing (Test::Harness, Test::More, Test::Most) and CI
• Very strong Unix/Linux and shell scripting
• Solid MySQL & PostgreSQL
• Advanced Git