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Perk

Software Engineer

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

Full Time

04-03-2026

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Skills

Communication Python DevOps Training Architecture Programming Organization react AWS Django Agile GCP OpenAI

Job Specifications

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 to 3rd party APIs
System architecture design, implementation, and testing
Work in an Agile 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 products in any web programming language, with a focus on the backend
An expert level at server-side, client-side or full stack development. Your final 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 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 here on our blog.

About the Company

The intelligent platform for travel and spend. Time-consuming bookings, endless approvals, hundreds of receipts: Perk is made to erase the work behind the work that is costing your business trillions and draining your teams of morale and productivity. At Perk, we call it shadow work. By automating bookings, expenses, and invoice processing, Perk takes care of shadow work so your teams can get down to business—all while keeping you in control. Founded in 2015, we’re trusted to power real work by over 10,000 companies worldwid... Know more