Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer – London

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About Us
Perk (formerly Travel Perk) 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  Perk, we’re driven by our values—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.

We’re not looking for stack experts. We’re looking for smart people who can bring 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, a next‑generation platform to take the pain out of booking and managing business travel.

• Product development in Python/Django and/or React of a travel‑related web‑based product
• Integrations between our product and third‑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
• Mentor, coach, and train other colleagues as a domain expert

• "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 in server‑side, client‑side or full‑stack development; role depends on skills and internal training will be provided
• Obsession for quality and testing
• Eager to learn new technologies and frameworks
• Strong communication skills

• 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
• Dev Ops 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 or contribute to open‑source projects)

• 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
• Unforgettable Perk events including travel to one of our hubs
• Mental health support tool for your wellbeing
• Exponential growth opportunities

We take an IRL‑first approach to work. Our team works together in‑person 3 days a week, so this role requires you to be based within commuting distance of our London hub. We believe that meeting in real life improves connectivity, productivity, creativity and ultimately makes us a great place to work.

For certain roles, we provide relocation assistance. Please specify your need for this in your application, and we will evaluate the possibility on a case‑by‑case basis. English is our official office language, so we request that resumes be submitted in English for effective communication.

Perk is a global company with a diverse customer base, and we want to ensure the people behind our product reflect that. We’re an equal opportunity employer, meaning you’re welcome at Perk regardless of your appearance, where you’re from, or anything else that makes you.

All official communication from Perk will always come from email addresses ending in  or , our verified social media channels, or recruiters listed on our official Linked In 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 Whats App, Telegram, or Signal.

If you receive a message claiming to be from Perk that seems suspicious, please do not respond. Forward it to , and we will confirm whether it is legitimate.