Perk

SaaS

SeniorSoftwareEngineer-Flights

Edinburgh, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer - Flights at Perk. Skills: System Architecture, Backend Excellence, AI-Driven Development. Own the problem and solution. Take responsibility for feature lifecycle”

What You'll Achieve.

Move the needle for our customers daily; Deliver a 7-star experience; Impact over effort; Customers see results; Investing energy where it counts most

Industry & Context.

SaaS
Problems you'll solve

Solve complex problems; Problem itself; Technical de-risk ambiguous projects

Eligibility Requirements

Based within commuting distance of hubs, Relocation assistance available, Resume in English, Updated portfolio and/or resume

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Senior Software Engineer experience, Product Leadership, System Architecture, Technical Standards, Frontend Strategy, Backend Excellence, Operational Maturity, Security & Risk, Mentorship & Influence, Cross-Functional Impact, AI-Driven Development

Nice to Have

Experience with AI tools in coding interviews, Experience with modern AI-augmented workflows, Developing custom agentic skills, Utilizing 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

Power a global platform

Work across mission-driven teams

Tackle core platform reliability

Handle self-serve post-booking

Manage booking error recovery

Scale airline inventory

Shape the bigger picture

Contribute to quarterly goals

Contribute to long-term vision

Architect for today and tomorrow

Write design documents

Guardian of technical direction

Spot areas of investment

Manage technical debt

Invest energy where it counts

Lead across boundaries

Communicate complex ideas

Identify who needs to be involved

Drive alignment across organization

Coordinate cross-squad initiative

Raise the bar for everyone

Support less experienced colleagues

Provide thoughtful feedback

Model great engineering

Help understand team growth 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; Lead design reviews; Pairing sessions

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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