Location<\/strong><\/td>\n| London<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n This role sits within Deliveroo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s engineering organisation, which builds and operates technology for a global marketplace connecting customers, riders, and partners. The team works on large-scale systems that support real-time logistics, resilient infrastructure, and marketplace optimisation, with the goal of solving meaningful problems that affect millions of people every day. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will help define technical solutions for major business challenges and guide the direction of complex systems that need to perform reliably at very high scale.<\/p>\n The position is based in London and follows a hybrid working model, with three days each week spent in the office. The environment is described as high ownership, low hierarchy, and fast moving, with an emphasis on shipping, testing, and improving ideas quickly while maintaining strong engineering standards.<\/p>\n What you will do<\/h3>\n\n- Act as a senior technical authority within a group that deals with difficult, loosely defined problems and delivers work that has broad impact across the organisation.<\/li>\n
- Provide expert technical review and guidance across multiple teams, helping ensure solutions are robust, maintainable, and aligned with wider engineering goals.<\/li>\n
- Design and architect systems for complex business needs in a very high-traffic setting, including services that operate at more than 20,000 requests per minute.<\/li>\n
- Shape long-term technical direction for important platforms and services, while balancing delivery timelines, risk management, and sustainable execution.<\/li>\n
- Support engineers through mentoring and coaching, helping people at different career stages grow their skills and contribute effectively.<\/li>\n
- Work with emerging leaders to strengthen the engineering culture and help the organisation scale its technical capability.<\/li>\n
- Participate in hiring by interviewing candidates and contributing to recruitment planning so the team continues to attract strong talent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What you will bring<\/h3>\n\n- Substantial experience building web applications that run at scale, along with a strong commitment to writing code that is clear, well structured, and thoroughly tested.<\/li>\n
- Comfort working across multiple programming languages, with experience in Go, Ruby, Python, Scala, or Rust, or a strong appetite to learn them.<\/li>\n
- Practical experience with PostgreSQL and with NoSQL technologies such as Redis, DynamoDB, or Elasticsearch.<\/li>\n
- A track record of designing and operating systems that handle very large request volumes and complicated logistical or operational flows.<\/li>\n
- The ability to think strategically and bring together different teams and disciplines to solve ambiguous technical problems.<\/li>\n
- Experience acting as a trusted technical expert who can influence outcomes across teams without relying on direct management authority.<\/li>\n
- Confidence working in an environment where priorities can be unclear and where success depends on strong judgment, collaboration, and ownership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Why Deliveroo<\/h3>\nDeliveroo says the work here is meaningful because it involves solving real-world problems at scale in a marketplace that is constantly changing. The company describes its people as a mix of food lovers, problem solvers, community-minded colleagues, and parents, all working together to improve the experience for customers, riders, and partners.<\/p>\n \n- You will work on a complex, always-on platform that affects millions of people.<\/li>\n
- You can move quickly, test ideas, and see the results of your work in a short time frame.<\/li>\n
- You will be trusted with significant responsibility and encouraged to take on challenging, ambiguous problems.<\/li>\n
- The culture is built around high standards, collaboration, flexibility, and continuous learning.<\/li>\n
- You will receive competitive pay and may also be eligible for equity, allowing you to share in the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The hiring process is intended to be fair and to give candidates a chance to show their skills clearly. The usual interview process has three to four stages, and Deliveroo provides an engineering interview guide to help candidates prepare.<\/p>\n Deliveroo also notes that it is now part of DoorDash, which means teams may work with colleagues, systems, and leaders across DoorDash and Wolt as part of a broader global organisation.<\/p>\n Rewards and benefits<\/h3>\n\n- Competitive compensation aligned to the role and location.<\/li>\n
- Potential eligibility for annual cash bonuses, sign-on bonuses, or relocation support, depending on the role and location.<\/li>\n
- Up to 5% matched pension contributions.<\/li>\n
- Possible share awards in some roles.<\/li>\n
- Free Deliveroo Plus membership with free delivery and access to special offers.<\/li>\n
- Team lunches from local restaurants.<\/li>\n
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with more holiday added over time.<\/li>\n
- One paid day each year to volunteer for a registered charity.<\/li>\n
- Healthcare cover on the core plan, with the option to add family members at the employee\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cost.<\/li>\n
- On-site gym access at headquarters and discounted external gym membership.<\/li>\n
- Access to wellbeing apps through GymPass, including fitness, meditation, yoga, and running tools.<\/li>\n
- Discounted dental insurance and other optional cover such as critical illness, partner life, travel insurance, and health assessments.<\/li>\n
- Life assurance.<\/li>\n
- Parental leave benefits including maternity, paternity, maternity shared parental leave, available from day one.<\/li>\n
- Home-working equipment and a parent-friendly working culture.<\/li>\n
- Free mortgage advice.<\/li>\n
- Cycle to Work Scheme or Season Ticket Loans, depending on travel preference.<\/li>\n
- Learning and development support through RooLearn, the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s training platform.<\/li>\n
- Regular social events led by employee resource groups, such as dinners, dance classes, and yoga sessions in the office.<\/li>\n
- Summer and end-of-year celebrations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Deliveroo also states that it is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. If a candidate has a disability or long-term health condition and needs support during the application or interview process, they can contact the recruitment team for reasonable adjustments.<\/p>\n Interested candidates are invited to apply online through the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s application process.<\/p>\n\n Degree Requirement:<\/strong> Not Specified<\/p>\nVisa Sponsorship Promising<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"London","_application":"https:\/\/careers.deliveroo.co.uk\/role\/staff-software-engineer-acdde7593366\/","_company_name":"Deliveroo","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"GBP","_job_salary_unit":"yearly"},"job-types":[],"class_list":["post-1410","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/1410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=1410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} |