Perk
SaaS
SeniorSoftwareEngineer-Flights
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“Senior Software Engineer - Flights at Perk. Skills: System Architecture, Backend Excellence, Mentorship & Influence. Own the problem and solution. Take responsibility for feature lifecycle”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver a 7-star experience; Power real work, with real impact; Tackle the 7 hours of lost productivity; Transform how businesses work; Transform how people feel at work; Move the needle for our customers daily; Achieve company goals; Deliver impact; Ensure investment where it counts most; Achieve success metrics
Industry & Context.
Solve complex problems; Problem solving
Relocation assistance available, English is the official language at the office, Submit resume in English, Submit updated portfolio and/or resume, Be based within commuting distance of our hubs
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Senior Software Engineer experience
Nice to Have
Experience with AI-augmented workflows, Agentic workflows, Developing custom agentic skills, AI-powered code reviews
What You'll Do.
Own the problem and solution
Take responsibility for feature lifecycle
Understand customer pains
Solve complex problems
Build reliable systems
Work on platform reliability
Work on error recovery
Work on inventory scaling
Shape the bigger picture
Architect for today and tomorrow
Write design documents
Manage technical debt
Lead across boundaries
Communicate complex ideas
Coordinate cross-squad initiatives
Raise the bar for everyone
Support less experienced colleagues
Provide thoughtful feedback
Model great engineering
Help managers understand team needs
Lift overall standard
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with product team; Work alongside product, design, and operations; Join a cross-functional squad; Have a genuine say in what gets built; Coordinate multi-team deliverables; Align stakeholders; Resolve technical blockers; Work as one team
Communication Scope
Communicate complex ideas across multiple teams
Process & Methodology
De-risk ambiguous projects through spikes and prototyping
Full 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 http://www.perk.com/shadow-work-report. 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 http://www.perk.com to learn more. ARE YOU A SOFTWARE ENGINEER WHO THRIVES ON REAL OWNERSHIP? At Perk, we know that we feel most fulfilled when we can own the problem and the solution. This means taking responsibility for the entire lifecycle of a feature, from being part in understanding what our customers' pains are with our product team, design documents, coding to deployment, and measuring impact. You will see how your technical decisions move the needle for our customers daily. We prioritize autonomy and pragmatism, giving you the space to solve complex problems without unnecessary friction
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