Software Engineer - London

Perk; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Greater London is looking for a Software Engineer to design, architect, and implement their innovative travel management platform. The ideal candidate will have extensive programming experience in any web programming language, with a focus on backend development, and will thrive in an Agile environment. This position offers competitive compensation, generous vacation, and the opportunity to work with a dynamic team.

Benefits

Competitive compensation including equity

Generous vacation days

Health perks such as private healthcare

Flexible compensation plan

Unforgettable company events

Mental health support tools

Exponential growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in similar roles building technically complex products.
• Expert level at server-side, client-side or full stack development.
• Obsession for quality and testing.

Responsibilities

• Product development of a travel-related web-based product.
• Integrate our product with 3rd party APIs.
• Design and implement system architecture.

Skills

Product Engineering mindset

Pragmatism

Obsessiveness for quality

Strong communication skills

Tools

Python

Django

React

AWS

GCP

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 the travel and SaaS industries, 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.

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 inPython/Djangoand/or React of a travel-related web-based product
• Integrations between our product to 3rd party APIs
• Systemarchitecture design, implementation, and testing
• Work in anAgile environment with strong attention to a well-documented code, unit testing, and continuous integration

Required skills and experience:

• "Product Engineering" mindset
• Pragmatism and obsession for simplicity, efficiency, and performance
• Extensive experience in similar roles building technically complex productsin any web programming language, with a focus on the backend
• An expert level atserver-side,client-sideorfull stack development. Your final role within the team will depend on your skills and internal training will be provided
• Obsession forqualityandtesting
• Eager tolearn new technologies and frameworks
• Strongcommunication skills

Bonus points for:

• Experience using AI coding tools during development process, 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?

• Competitive compensation including equity in the company
• Generous vacation days so you can rest and recharge
• Health perks such as private healthcare or gym allowance depending on your location
• "Flexible compensation plan" to help you diversify and increase the net salary
• Unforgettable Perk events including to travel to one of our hubs
• Mental health support tools for your wellbeing
• Exponential growth opportunities

Learn more about our Builders organization on our blog.

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 fromk that seems suspicious, please do not respond. Forward it to [e-mail], and we will confirm whether it is legitimate.