Software Engineer - Edinburgh

Perk; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international travel management platform is seeking a Software Engineer to design, architect, and implement a travel-related web product. This role involves product development in Python/Django and/or React, API integrations, and system architecture in an Agile environment. The ideal candidate has extensive programming experience and a strong focus on quality. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered, alongside a flexible work-from-anywhere policy.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company Pension Plan

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Income Protection

Voluntary dental insurance

Tax-efficient schemes

Gym membership discounts

Spring Health mental health support

Access to discounts and rewards

Annual summer party

Parental leave

Paid volunteer hours

Work from anywhere allowance

Qualifications

• Extensive programming experience, ideally in Python/Django and/or React.
• Ability to mentor, coach, and train colleagues as a domain expert.
• Eager to learn new technologies and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Product development in Python/Django and/or React.
• Integrations between the product and 3rd party APIs.
• System architecture design, implementation, and testing.

Skills

Product Engineering mindset

Pragmatism and obsession for simplicity

Extensive experience in similar roles

Expert level at server-side, client-side, or full-stack development

Obsession for quality and testing

Strong communication skills

Job description

About Us

Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time‑consuming, manual work that gets in the way of real work, our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses, invoice processing, and more. By eliminating this shadow work that wastes hours, erodes morale, and saps innovation, we’re on a mission to power real work, with real impact.

We’re trusted by more than 10,000 companies worldwide, including Wise, On Running, Breitling, and Fabletics, and we’re tackling the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week, a $1.7 trillion problem.

Founded in 2015, Perk has grown into a global company of more than 1,800 people across 12 offices globally, with headquarters in London and Boston. We combine innovation, control, and simplicity to transform how businesses work and how people feel at work.

At Perk, we’re driven by our values, like being an owner, delivering a 7‑star experience, and working as one team. We value curiosity, purpose, and mindset, not just knowledge, to unlock the power in your potential. Our talent team brings together leading minds from travel and SaaS, representing over 70 countries. If you’re excited about having a real impact and shaping how millions of people experience work, we’d love you on the team.

Visit www.perk.com to learn more.

Powering Real Work

Are you a Software Engineer with extensive programming experience?

We’re not looking for stack experts. We’re looking for smart people who can bring in the best tools and processes to get the job done.

You will work on a day‑to‑day basis with our product team to design, architect and implement our product. Perk is a next‑generation platform to take the pain out of booking and managing business travel.

As Software Engineer, This Position Involves

• Product development in Python/Django and/or React of a travel‑related web‑based product
• Integrations between our product and 3rd party APIs
• System architecture design, implementation, and testing
• Work in an Agile environment with strong attention to well‑documented code, unit testing, and continuous integration
• Being able to mentor, coach, and train other colleagues as a domain expert

Required Skills And Experience

• Product Engineering mindset
• Pragmatism and obsession for simplicity, efficiency, and performance
• Extensive experience in similar roles building technically complex products in any web programming language
• Expert level at server‑side, client‑side, or full‑stack development. Your role within the team will depend on your skills and internal training will be provided
• Obsession for quality and testing
• Eager to learn new technologies and frameworks
• Strong communication skills

Bonus Points For

• Experience using AI coding tools during development, such as Copilot, Cline or similar
• Experience building AI backed product features using AWS, GCP or OpenAI platforms
• Experience in the travel industry
• DevOps experience with the AWS suite
• Experience working with high‑performing, Agile development teams
• People who like to build stuff (we really like people who maintain/contribute to open‑source projects)

What do we offer?

💰 A competitive compensation package, including equity options in Perk;

🌴 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays;

💼 Company Pension Plan with Aviva;

💊 Private medical insurance from Bupa;

🙌 Life insurance with Zurich;

🧘 Income Protection + Wellbeing App with Unum;

🦷 Access to voluntary dental insurance through Bupa;

🚲 Tax‑efficient schemes such as Cycle2Work & electric car leasing via Octopus;

💪 Discounts on 12‑month gym memberships with GymFlex;

💙Spring Health – Get access to 12x therapy & 12x coaching sessions per year! – a mental health support tool with access to therapists year round;

🎟️ Access to a wide variety of discounts and rewards;

🥳 Unforgettable Perk events, including our spectacular annual summer party;

👶 Parental leave: 12 to 16 weeks, based on eligibility factors;

🫶 16 paid hours per year to volunteer for a cause of your choice;

🌎 A ’Work from anywhere’ in the world allowance of 20 working days per year.

📈 Exponential growth opportunities

How We Work

At Perk, we take an IRL‑first approach to work, where our team works together in‑person 3 days a week. As such, this role requires you to be based within commuting distance of our hubs. We fundamentally believe in the value of meeting in real life to improve connectivity, productivity, creativity and ultimately making us a great place to work.

For certain roles, we can help with relocation from anywhere in the world, English is the official language at the office. Please submit your resume in English if you choose to apply. Do not forget to submit an updated portfolio and/or resume.

Perk is a global company with a diverse customer base, and we want to make sure the people behind our product reflect that. We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means you’re welcome at Perk regardless of how you look, where you’re from, or anything else that makes you, well, you.

Protect Yourself from Recruitment Scams

All official communication from Perk will always come from email addresses ending in @perk.com or @externalperk.com, our verified social media channels, or recruiters listed on our official LinkedIn page. We will never ask you to pay for equipment, training, or fees, request sensitive personal information such as bank details early in the process, or communicate through unofficial apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal. If you receive a message claiming to be from Perk that seems suspicious, please do not respond. Forward it to [e-mail], and we will confirm whether it is legitimate.