Software Engineer jobs in United Kingdom

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.

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.

Product development in Python/Djangoand/or React of a travel-related web-based product

Integrations between our product to 3rd party APIs

System architecture design, implementation, and testing

Work in an Agile environment withstrong attention toa well-documented code, unit testing, andcontinuous integration

Pragmatism and obsession for simplicity, efficiency, and performance

Extensive experience in similar roles building technically complex products in any web programming language, with a focus on the backend

An expert level at server-side,client-sideorfull stack development. Your final role within the team will depend on your skills and internal training will be provided

Obsession for qualityandtesting

Eager to learn new technologies and frameworks

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)

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

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.