Company details

HEADCOUNT

100-499

ORG TYPE

Startup

SECTOR

Education & Learning

WEBSITE

http://www.perlego.com/

About the company

Perlego is a London-based education technology company offering a subscription digital library for academic and professional ebooks. The company’s mission focuses on making learning more accessible and affordable by reducing the cost and friction of getting textbooks and study materials. Perlego runs both B2C and B2B lines, including employer and institutional routes alongside individual learners. Current public hiring shows commercial growth roles alongside a larger product and engineering function.

Locations and presence

Perlego is headquartered in London (Holborn area) and hires hybrid for several London-based roles. The company also presents itself as international in reach, serving learners and publisher partners globally.

Palpable Score

68.7

/ 100

Perlego offers multiple credible entry points for early-career candidates and backs that up with an unusually clear, candidate-friendly description of the interview stages and task expectations. The score is held back by uneven salary transparency across roles and only moderate public proof of early-career outcomes like promotions and long-run retention.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

15.0

/ 20

The company is actively hiring an entry-level Content Account Executive role and frames it as a first-step commercial role supporting publisher partnerships.
Perlego has a live Sales Development Representative role supporting B2B growth, which is a common early-career on-ramp with clear skill development in prospecting and pipeline work.
The company has also run paid internship roles (for example Growth Marketing Internship) and publicly posts intern cohorts, which signals a real early-career intake channel.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

16.0

/ 20

The company publishes a step-by-step interview guide (talent screen, manager interview, case task, final panel) and explains the purpose and length expectations for each stage.
Perlego explicitly timeboxes tasks to “a few hours,” allows a few days to a week+ to complete, and states the company can accommodate candidates who need more flexibility.
The company still has mixed candidate experience reports on third-party sites, including occasional communication issues, which prevents a top-tier fairness score.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

13.7

/ 20

The company provides concrete development perks including a personal L&D budget and advertised coaching support, which is practical learning infrastructure for juniors.
Perlego’s SDR role describes a supportive sales and marketing environment and highlights progression opportunities, which matters for early-career confidence and skill-building.
The company does not consistently publish a junior ramp plan (for example 30-60-90 day goals, mentorship structure, or feedback cadence) inside role descriptions, so day-to-day coaching quality is harder to judge upfront.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

12.3

/ 20

The company has at least some pay transparency on early-career routes via public postings that show figures like £33,000 for the entry-level Content Account Executive and £25,000 pro rata for a marketing internship.
Perlego’s wider benefits package is described publicly in multiple places and includes items like private medical or wellbeing options, mental health support, and generous time off policies.
The company does not consistently publish salary ranges on the main careers flow for every role, and employee-reported pay sentiment is mixed, which caps confidence on pay fairness.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

11.7

/ 20

The company has a meaningful volume of employee feedback on Glassdoor with a strong overall rating, but “career opportunities” sits closer to mid-range rather than standout, suggesting growth is not uniform across teams.
Perlego shows an early-career outcomes signal through repeat intern activity and public intern cohort posts, but does not publish promotion case studies like “intern to full-time” or “junior to manager” pathways.
The company’s LinkedIn activity and job footprint show repeat hiring for entry-level commercial roles, but public evidence on 12–24 month retention and promotion rates is still missing.

Useful links & resources

Perlego careers and open roles Interview prep guide (what to expect)Perlego on Welcome to the Jungle