Perk

SaaS

StaffSoftwareEngineer-Flights

Barcelona, Spain FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Lead candidates.

The Brief

“Staff Software Engineer - Flights at Perk. Skills: Technical leadership, System design, Backend development, AI-driven development. Own technical vision. Coordinate technical direction”

What You'll Achieve.

Measure impact; Deliver seamless customer experience; Core platform reliability; Self-serve post-booking; Booking error recovery; Airline inventory scaling

Industry & Context.

SaaS
Problems you'll solve

Solve complex problems; Pragmatism

Eligibility Requirements

Relocation assistance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Product engineering mindset, Cross-team technical leadership, Architectural judgment, Backend-heavy, full-stack comfortable, Operational maturity, Mentorship and influence, AI-driven development

Nice to Have

Experience in flights or travel domain, Experience in fintech domain

What You'll Do.

Coordinate technical direction

Translate plans to priorities

Propose annual objectives

Identify architectural changes

Raise bar for everyone

Explain technical complexity

Lead across boundaries

Coordinate across squads

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with product team; Work with design team; Work with operations team; Collaborate with product managers; Collaborate with engineering managers; Collaborate with other engineers; Impactful collaboration; Coordinate across squads; Drive alignment across organisation

Communication Scope

Explain technical complexity to business

Process & Methodology

Manage dependencies, Align stakeholders, Keep projects moving

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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