Software Engineer, Perlego

Perlego is an amazing company, the best I even worked in! People here are super friendly and supportive, corporate culture is great! Hard work is always noticed and appreciated. I love working here!

We always open to each other, we know everything that is happening with the company in general, plans are transparent

Hard work is always noticed and appreciated

Everyone is given a lot of responsibility, ownership and the opportunity to directly impact/grow the business.

We are at a critical stage of our growth and as we scale we are all learning and embracing new challenges together.

Working for a business that has the potential to truly improve the lives of learners around the world (and solve real problems) means we have a very passionate and ambitious team who works tirelessly to make sure we reach our goals.

Perlego are growing fast, and it feels like the company and work seems to change each month to adapt to whatever opportunity arises. You'll get to use new technologies and you'll be given the opportunities to suggest and make changes you see fit along that process

You'll get the chance to work on interesting projects, as long as you put yourself forward for them. Within the engineering team, we have time set aside each iteration to solve a problem that isn't part of the current workflow

Perlego is a really social company. Every single person I've worked with has been great company - just a really enjoyable place to work, which is vital when working remotely during the pandemic

I've made some great friends here. Everyone is very friendly, easy to get on with and have interesting backgrounds.

Projects vary, there is always something new and different waiting to be worked on. A very fun domain to work in.

People at Perlego are very expressive about the work they think is great. You will receive feedback frequently and you will know when you're doing well.

I've been given full ownership of projects fairly soon after joining which required some learning, additionally we have time dedicated to learning at work. I feel learning and up-skilling is highly valued at Perlego

Teams within Perlego are given a large amount of autonomy when it comes to building solutions, everyone's opinions and input is valued regardless of seniority. It's up to the teams to architect and suggest solutions to the higher ups which then gets tweaked and approved, rather than the other way around which I've found to be the case in previous companies.

Perlego highly values culture, everyone working at the company is very friendly and approachable. Impromptu socials are organised fairly often between employees and organised company wide socials take place too. There's a lot of diversity within Perlego and everyone gets along really well

I've joined Perlego right after graduating from University as I was eager to apply what I had learnt there to the working world, and my experience at Perlego was above my expectations already from the start. I was given a lot of responsibility from the beginning meaning that I was continuously learning by doing and I had the opportunity to work on many different tasks which offered more chances to develop new and different skills and knowledge.

One of the greatest things about Perlego is the balance between a friendly environment, where your colleagues are not just colleagues but people you enjoy spending time with, and a group of extremely motivated and hard working people. Working closely with ambitious and hard working people is very stimulating

My manager is really great! He cares a lot about my development and when I first joined has dedicated a lot of time to helping me grow. Now he is giving me much more autonomy but he is always available to support and give constructive feedback. He also cares a lot about everyone in the team on a personal level and like to be relationships that go beyond just work

There is no ceiling on where you can go at Perlego, ideas are always valued and we are encouraged to try new ways of working. During my interview process, we went through my career goals to make sure that they aligned with what Perlego could offer. In a short time I've been able to manage projects and step up in a way that wasn't offered in previous roles.

I joined Perlego because of the mission. Education should not be a privilege, and access to educational materials should not determine the rest of your life. I love that Perlego is democratising educational materials, and working to change the ways we can learn.

Perlego is committed to cutting out bias in the hiring process, and to making sure the office is a safe space for all. We have a dedicated team who work to make sure we are learning, training and communicating openly across the business.

Company culture is very important at Perlego, which was clear from the day I started. While the energy and welcoming vibe has been built up over time in the office, we've worked hard to maintain the social side while we work remotely due to COVID-19. The company is made up of genuine, hard-working, dependable people from a variety of different backgrounds. I love how international our team is!

Working at a startup is hard, but Perlego's ethos is based on everyone mucking in and helping out where they can. While the workload can sometimes seem a lot, there are plenty of opportunities to learn and grow (both within your role and in terms of professional skills). Employees are given the freedom to share ideas and knowledge, suggest improvements, and take ownership of a project.

One of the main reasons I joined Perlego was their mission: to make education more accessible and affordable for everyone. This, alongside our new and improved company values, is taken into consideration whenever we make a business or product decision. It helps to guide our progress and makes the everyday tasks seem more meaningful.

I first joined as a BD intern with lots of things to learn. In less than a year I felt my learning curve was just going up. Since the start, I was given a lot ownership to lead projects and learn by doing but I was also given the space to seek for help when I needed it. Despite being in the business development team, I learnt a lot about marketing, sales, content and operations.

Personally, I've always considered work as something I need to enjoy and believe in. With Perlego this is exactly how I feel. Firstly, I feel a connection to the company's mission: Making education accessible to all. Secondly, the work itself is challenging and that keeps me always motivated as I am always learning something new. Finally, the people! Everyone in the team is incredibly friendly and always willing to help, great energy which makes coming to work fun!

Probably what I miss the most from the office is being around the people. At Perlego, I don't feel as an employee x, I truly feel part of the "family" and part of the mission. Everyone is incredibly friendly, always willing to help when it's needed. We love to organise activities outside work to get to know each other and have fun also outside of work. I am happy to say, when I wake up I am actually happy to go to work, it's not something dreadful (and I think the people have a big impact on this.)

Perlego has gone from strength to strength in the last few years, enjoying significant growth on all levels. Even having only been at the company for 4 months, I am currently in the process of setting up a new department as Perlego recognised my skillset and provided me an opportunity to grow. My on-boarding involved meeting all the heads of department which gave me insights into all areas of the company. We also do weekly all-hands meetings, I join in on bi-weekly sprints and we do monthly catch-ups to ensure everyone in the company is aligned. We also have a very flat hierarchy, so everyone can learn from each other.

We have our 4 central values which we often give our recognition awards to celebrate those who have made significant achievements in these areas and are incorporated into our company-wide strategy.

As we are doing something truly disruptive in the market, we are all passionate about our deliverance and thrive off being mission-led.

One of the values at Perlego is being open and transparent in their communication, always willing to listen, learn and take on feedback.

Everyone is passionate about the mission of making education accessible to everyone and it translates in the team's spirit and investment in the product, users, but also in building solid partnerships with institutions.

I'm an inquisitive person and always trying to learn. When I joined Perlego, I was given the opportunity to be curious and always striving to learn and gain insights in order to be better and share knowledge with others.