Software Engineer II - Full-Stack at Deliveroo in London, United Kingdom - Deliveroo

Job description

• As a Software Engineer at Deliveroo, your individual work contributes to achieving goals in and across your team. While you will work with your team and you may lead projects, some of your work will contribute outside of your direct remit. You will report to managers and group leads and together deliver the results.

Responsibilities

• You will improve code structure, have an impact on architecture, and review code of any scope produced by your team.
• You'll aim to simplify the maintenance and operation of production systems, visibility, operational readiness, and health of your team's systems.
• As well as leading from the front regarding technical execution, you'll build relationships with other engineering teams and, identify collaboration opportunities.
• You'll own larger pieces of work, assist with design and technical / implementation choices and influence the roadmap within your team.
• You will take an active role in the hiring process and conducting engineering interviews. This will also extend to the current team where you will support the personal growth of colleagues, encouraging efficiency in their roles.

Requirements

• We want to emphasise that we don't expect you to meet all of the below but would love you to have experience in some of these areas.
• Pride in readable, well-designed, well-tested software
• Experience writing web-based applications in any language, and an interest in learning (Go, Ruby/Rails, Python, Scala, or Rust)
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Experience with web architecture at scale (20krpm and above)
• Experience with "NoSQL" data backends and other (Redis, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, Memcache)
• Experience solving logistical problems with software

Skills

Required

• Collaboration
• Leadership
• Ownership
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Go
• Ruby/Rails
• Python
• Scala
• Rust
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL

Benefits

• At Deliveroo, you’ll do work that matters—solving real-world problems in a three-sided marketplace that’s constantly evolving. We’re food lovers, problem solvers, community organisers, proud parents, and more, brought together by a shared drive to make things better. Working here you can expect to:
• 🔧 Solve meaningful problems at real scale Work on a complex, always-on marketplace that impacts millions every day.
• 🌱 See your impact, fast Ship, test and improve ideas quickly in a low-hierarchy, high-ownership environment.
• 🧠 Grow through challenge and ownership Take on big, ambiguous problems and accelerate your career with strong support.
• 🌎 A culture built for builders High standards, collaboration, flexible working and continuous learning.
• 💰 Share in the success you help create Competitive salary and equity options, so you’re rewarded for the impact you make.
• ➡️ Want a deeper look at how we build? Check out our Tech Blog.
• We aim to create a fair process that lets your skills shine—our interview typically includes 3-4 stages. Explore our Engineering Interview Guide here to help you feel confident at each stage.