Perl Developer

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

Job summary

A leading global PropTech provider seeks a Senior Perl Engineer with deep payments expertise to enhance their rental payment platform. You will leverage 8+ years of Perl development experience to build and maintain automated payment systems, ensuring seamless interactions with various banking systems. A strong knowledge of payment networks and hands-on experience with Unix/Linux environments are key for success in this role. Join a dynamic team focused on driving growth and innovation in the PropTech space.

Skills

Automated payment systems experience

Payment networks knowledge

Bank file formats experience

Perl development (8+ years)

Modern OO Perl (Moose, Mouse, Moo)

Perl ORM (DBIx::Class)

Testing (Test::Harness, Test::More)

Unix/Linux and shell scripting

MySQL & PostgreSQL

Advanced 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