AI Summary
Perk is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and own their new Events Product. This role involves end-to-end product development, system architecture, and collaboration with design and product teams. You will leverage Python/FastAPI and/or React to create a category-defining platform for corporate events and group travel. This is an opportunity to join an autonomous team within a global unicorn, shaping a product from its early stages.
Key Highlights
Build and own the Events Product end-to-end, from idea to launch.
Define system architecture, integrations, and performance for the event and group booking platform.
Collaborate with design and product teams to deliver high-impact user experiences.
Work on product development using Python/FastAPI and/or React.
Connect with third-party APIs for hotels, venues, calendars, etc.
Contribute to engineering best practices, code quality, and testing coverage.
Operate with autonomy and accountability within a small, agile team.
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Competitive compensation package
Equity in TravelPerk
Generous vacation days
Private healthcare
Gym allowance
Mental health support tools
Family services (adoption benefits, equal paid parental leave)
Exponential growth & personal development opportunities
16 paid volunteer hours per year
20 working days "Work from anywhere" allowance
English or Spanish lessons
Relocation assistance
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.
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 to learn more.
About Our New Events Product
We have kickstarted a new initiative within TravelPerk to reinvent how companies plan, book, and manage in-person events. We’re building an all-in-one platform for corporate events and group travel that removes the manual coordination and fragmented workflows event organizers face today.
After strong early traction and validation, we’re now doubling down on this opportunity. You’ll join at an exciting inflection point, helping us scale from a proven concept to a category-defining product, with full ownership over decisions that shape our roadmap and impact.
We operate as a small, autonomous team within TravelPerk, combining the agility and ownership of a startup with the global reach of a unicorn. You’ll join early and help define both the product and technology.
We’re on a mission to make organizing company events as effortless as booking a trip, and we’re looking for builders who want to make it happen.
Are you a (Senior) Software Engineer that loves taking ownership and building products end-to-end?
We’re looking for builders — engineers who thrive in small, autonomous teams and want to own product and technical decisions from idea to launch.
You’ll collaborate closely with design and product, define the architecture, and deliver delightful, high-impact experiences for event organizers and attendees.
You’ll work on:
- Product development in Python/FastApi and/or React for our event and group booking platform
- Designing and owning system architecture, integrations, and performance
- Connecting with third-party APIs (hotels, venues, calendars, etc.)
- Building fast, reliable user experiences that scale
- Setting engineering best practices, ensuring code quality and testing coverage
- Contributing to a culture of ownership, learning, and accountability
What We’re Looking For:
- "Product Engineering" mindset
- Pragmatism and obsession for simplicity, efficiency, and performance
- Extensive experience in similar roles building technically complex products in any web programming language
- Obsession for quality and testing
- Eager to learn new technologies and frameworks
- Strong communication skills
- Startup or early-stage experience — you’re comfortable operating with autonomy and accountability
- Experience with Django
- Experience in the travel or events industry
- DevOps experience with the AWS suite
If you want to build the next generation of event management software — and you’re excited to have full ownership, real accountability, and the support of one of Europe’s top tech companies — we’d love to meet you.
What We Offer
đź’° A competitive compensation package, including equity in TravelPerk
🌴 Generous vacation days so you can rest and recharge
đź’Š Health perks such as private healthcare or gym allowance
🥳 Unforgettable TravelPerk events
đź’™ Mental health support tools for your wellbeing
đź’ˇ Family services, including adoption benefits and equal paid parental leave
đź“’ Exponential growth & personal development opportunities
🫶 VolunteerPerk – 16 paid hours per year to volunteer for a cause you care about
🌎 “Work from anywhere” allowance of 20 working days per year
đź“š English or Spanish lessons in our Barcelona office
How We Work
At Perk, we take an IRL-first approach to work, where our team works together in-person 3 days a week. As such, this role requires you to be based within commuting distance of our hubs. We fundamentally believe in the value of meeting in real life to improve connectivity, productivity, creativity and ultimately making us a great place to work.
For certain roles, we can help with relocation from anywhere in the world, English is the official language at the office. Please submit your resume in English if you choose to apply. Do not forget to submit an updated portfolio and/or resume.
Perk is a global company with a diverse customer base, and we want to make sure the people behind our product reflect that. We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means you’re welcome at Perk regardless of how you look, where you’re from, or anything else that makes you, well, you.
Protect Yourself from Recruitment Scams
All official communication from Perk will always 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 information such as bank details early in the process, or communicate through unofficial apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal. If you receive a message claiming to be from Perk that seems suspicious, please do not respond. Forward it to security@perk.com, and we will confirm whether it is legitimate.