Perk
SaaS
SeniorSoftwareEngineer-Flights
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“Senior Software Engineer - Flights at Perk. Skills: System Architecture, Backend Excellence, Mentorship & Influence, AI-Driven Development. Own the problem and solution. Take responsibility for lifecycle”
What You'll Achieve.
Move the needle for customers daily; Achieve engineering excellence; Deliver seamless customer experience; Contribute to squad's quarterly goals; Contribute to squad's long-term vision; Ensure investment in energy counts most; Drive alignment across organization; Lift overall engineering standard
Industry & Context.
Solve complex problems; De-risk ambiguous projects; Manage incident responses; Conduct blameless post-mortems
Based within commuting distance of hubs, Relocation assistance available, Resume in English, Portfolio and/or resume submission
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 agentic workflows, Developing custom agentic skills, Utilizing AI-powered code reviews
What You'll Do.
Own the problem and solution
Take responsibility for lifecycle
Understand customer pains
Solve complex problems
Build reliable systems
Power a global platform
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 tomorrow
Write design documents
Manage technical debt
Lead across boundaries
Communicate complex ideas
Identify who needs involvement
Coordinate cross-squad initiative
Support less experienced colleagues
Provide thoughtful feedback
Model great engineering
Help understand team growth
Lift overall standard
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with product team; Work with design team; Work with operations team; Work alongside product; Work alongside design; Work alongside operations; Work in cross-functional squads; Collaborate with product manager; Collaborate with engineering manager; Communicate complex ideas across teams; Coordinate multi-team deliverables; Align stakeholders; Resolve technical blockers; Pair with architects; Work as one team; Come together in small teams
Communication Scope
Communicate complex ideas
Process & Methodology
De-risk ambiguous projects, Manage incident responses, Coordinate multi-team deliverables
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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