Job Specifications
About Us
Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is an intelligent platform for managing travel and spend. Built to remove the repetitive, manual tasks that get in the way of meaningful work, our tools automate everything from travel bookings and expenses to invoice processing and more. By eliminating this “shadow work” that wastes time, hurts morale, and slows innovation, our mission is to power real work that drives real impact
.
More than 10,000 companies worldwide trust Perk, including Wise, On Running, Breitling, and Fabletics. We’re focused on solving the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee every week—a $1.7 trillion challeng
e.
Since our founding in 2015, Perk has grown into a global organisation of over 1,800 team members across 12 offices worldwide, with headquarters in London and Boston. We bring together innovation, control, and simplicity to change how businesses operate and how people feel in their day-to-day wo
rk.
Our culture at Perk is grounded in values like thinking like an owner, delivering a 7-star experience, and collaborating as one team. We value curiosity, purpose, and mindset—not just existing knowledge—to unlock your full potential. Our talent team includes leading professionals from the travel and SaaS industries and represents more than 70 nationalities. If you’re motivated by making a tangible impact and influencing how millions of people experience work, we’d love to meet
you.
Visit www.perk.com to learn
more.
We’re not specifically looking for specialists in a single stack. We’re looking for strong engineers who can identify and apply the right tools and processes to solve problems within our US-based Spend Engineering
teams.
You’ll work closely, day to day, with our product team to design, architect, and build our product. Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is a next-generation platform designed to remove the friction from booking and managing business travel and
spend.
As a Software Engineer, y
ou will:
Develop product features in Python/Django and/or React for a travel-related, web-based
platformBuild and maintain integrations between our product and third-p
arty APIsContribute to system architecture design, implementation, an
d testingWork within an Agile environment with a strong focus on well-documented code, unit testing, and continuous in
tegrationMentor, coach, and train colleagues as a domain expert where a
pplicable
Required skills and e
xperience:
A “Product Engineeri
ng” mindsetPragmatism and a focus on simplicity, efficiency, and
performanceSignificant experience in similar roles building technically complex products in any web programmi
ng languageExpert-level skills in server-side, client-side, or full stack development (your final position in the team will reflect your strengths, and internal training will b
e provided)Strong commitment to quality
and testingEagerness to learn new technologies and
frameworksExcellent communica
tion skills
Bonus
points for:
Experience with NodeJ
S and AngularBackground in the Fin
Tech industryDevOps experience with
the AWS suiteAn interest in building things (we especially value people who maintain or contribute to open sou
rce projects)Experience using AI coding tools during development, such as Copilot, Clin
e, or similarExperience building AI-powered product features using AWS, GCP, or Ope
nAI platforms
Compensation for this role includes both salary and stock options. The expected base salary range is $130,000 – $150,000 per year. Actual compensation may vary based on your specific qualifications, experience, and other role-re
lated facto
rs.
How We Work
Perk follows an IRL-first working model, with our teams collaborating in person 3 days per week. This means the role requires you to live within commuting distance of one of our hubs. We believe strongly in the benefits of face-to-face collaboration to strengthen connection, productivity, creativity, and to help make Perk a grea
t place to work.
For certain positions, we offer relocation support from anywhere in the world. English is our official office language. Please submit your resume in English when applying, and don’t forget to include an up-to-date portfol
io and/or resume.
Perk is a global company with a diverse customer base, and we want our team to reflect that diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer—everyone is welcome at Perk regardless of appearance, origin, or any other characteristic that makes
you uniquely you.
Protect Yourself fro
m Recruitment Scams
All legitimate communication from Perk will 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 details such as bank information early in the process, or contact you via unofficial apps like WhatsApp,
Telegram, or Signal.
If you receive a message claiming to be from Perk that feels suspicious, please do not
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...
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