What we do

At Perlego, there are over 100 of us working hard to make education accessible to all. We believe access to good quality affordable learning unlocks potential. Knowledge should be more accessible, not locked behind sky-high price tags.

Last year, we expanded our library to make over 1 million books affordable for learners, earned a 100% Gold ASPIRE rating for accessibility and reached over 15 million people. The next stage of Perlego is twofold: 1) expand our support to students and publishers globally, and 2) build a product that goes beyond the book, a platform that helps students study smarter and educators teach more effectively.

What we’re looking for

A Software Engineer with experience in Javascript, React, Python, AWS & TDD. You'll be joining our engineering library discovery squad, working in a product squad with a data-driven mission to develop and optimise features that drive user engagement for our D2C pipeline, improve conversion rates and enhance monetisation strategies.

How we work together

We organise ourselves into cross-functional squads, with each squad working together on a common goal. This role will be a part of our learning discovery squad consisting of a Technical Lead, 3 Engineers, a DevOps Engineer, QA Engineer & Product Manager.

What you’ll do

You will provide technical leadership and mentoring within our library discovery squad, designing, implementing, testing and documenting solutions to help the squad achieve its goal. You will actively develop, and supervise the development of the web application application code base utilising Typescript and Javascript where appropriate. You will lead the design and development of React front-end web applications, serverless NodeJS back-end applications and distributed AWS cloud systems. Within your squad you'll bring these solutions to life, writing high-quality code utilising test-driven development (Jest /Cypress), continuous integration (AWS) and code review (GitHub). You will actively contribute to the design and implementation of Perlego applications using AI and machine learning technology at Perlego through writing Python APIs. You will lead Scrum meetings, Retrospectives and engaging in Agile processes and Test Driven Development. You will be collaborating closely with product managers, UX/UI designers and data team to create cohesive, user-centric experiences and ensure the smooth integration of new features.

Requirements

It’s the perfect role for you if you have:

Experience in implementing web applications using Javascript, React/NextJS, Python, Typescript, HTML & CSS An understanding of architectural practices including: Microservices, REST, object-oriented & functional programming, relational database design and NOSQL databases. An excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and generative AI technology. Experience working with Python machine learning libraries and APIs. Experience working with Cloud computing providers (AWS). Experience working in an Agile environment with Test Driven Development, CI/CD 5+ years of commercial experience as a software engineer Experience working with non-technical stakeholders and the ability to boil down complex technical problems and make them easy to understand.

️ It’s a plus if you have:

Experience in a startup environment Have a general interest in books, reading and always learning new things!

Benefits

Benefits include:

Compensation

The range available for this role is £70,000-£75,000 + share options

Why should you work at Perlego?

Apart from our mission, we foster a unique company culture championing self-empowerment, personal development, direct communication and mutual support.

Want to learn more about how we’re making learning accessible? Check out our latest impact report

Flexible

We operate a flexible hybrid working environment. If you’re based in London, we’d expect to see you in the office twice a week, if you’re outside of London we’d expect to see you at least 6 times a quarter (hopefully at our quarterly socials ). If you’re looking for a 100% remote role, this one is not for you - we are open to relocation though.

At Perlego, we empower you to work in a way that supports your needs and your life. We trust people to know what works best for them. Check out our Flexa profile to find out more.

L&D Budget

We value continuous learning and you will have a personal L&D budget for online courses, subscriptions or books not on Perlego.

Unlimited Coaching Opportunities

Unlimited access to MoreHappi, an on-demand professional coaching platform to offer all employees access to unbiased and professional coaching opportunities.

Learning Time

All employees have dedicated Learning Time to focus on new skills, projects or interests that lay outside of their day-to-day job, including Hackathons which bring our entire Engineering team together to work on exciting projects.

Work-Life Balance

Everyone needs a break, so enjoy 30 days off (incl. bank holidays) + 1 additional day annual leave for every year of service up to 35 days off (incl. bank holidays)

Flexi Bank Holidays

We understand that not everyone aligns with the same calendar; we offer the flexibility to take your local country's bank holiday allowance for other religious or cultural days.

switch UK Easter Bank Holidays Days for Eid celebrations

 Work from overseas

We are also flexible if you wish to work remotely overseas for short periods of time, as long as you remain a UK tax resident

️ Office Reset

All employees can also enjoy the days between Boxing Day and New Year off, to reset and refresh for the new year - this is additional to your annual leave

Sabbatical

After three years there is an opportunity to take a 1-month unpaid sabbatical, and after five years there is an opportunity to take a 1-month paid sabbatical

Personal Days

Life happens and we want you to be able to use your annual leave for resting, relaxing or taking time out to do something you love!

We offer 1 additional day a year for life events (your wedding, relocation, moving house, or a child starting school).

Health & Wellbeing

We want everyone to feel healthy and happy, so we offer private medical insurance via Vitality.

Mental Health

All employees get access to therapy and counselling through Vitality

Cycle to Work Scheme

We're committed to building a sustainable business, so we encourage cycling to work. Perlego will buy your bike of choice, which you'll pay back over 12 months.

Social

We're a tight-knit bunch who enjoy our time to play. We have regular social events and activities for everyone - everything from white water rafting to board game nights.

Family time

We believe family is really important; we offer new parents a competitive matched parental leave as well as a phased return to work from extended leave.

Workplace Nursery Benefit

We want to support working parents and carers, so we offer a workplace nursery benefit scheme, helping our employees potentially save thousands of £££ against the cost of nurseries each year.

Belonging at Perlego

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity of thought and background.

️ We are actively building a diverse team, so we strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

To enable an equitable experience for all and give you the best chance of success, if you have any specific requirements for any stage of the interview process,