Engineering Manager – Server-Driven UI (Codeless)

Deliveroo; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Deliveroo is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Codeless Server-Driven UI platform. You will bridge mobile/web frontend engineering with core backend systems, enabling dynamic UI from the backend and accelerating feature iteration across iOS, Android, and Web.

The role requires 3+ years in engineering management, a strong UI/platform background, and a product-minded approach to developer velocity and platform adoption.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience managing software engineering teams and delivering platform initiatives.
• Strong background in mobile (iOS/Android) or modern web architecture (React, SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, or declarative UI paradigms).
• Ability to treat internal product engineering teams as customers, evaluating platform success via velocity, adoption, and rendering performance.

Responsibilities

• Build, mentor, and scale an engineering team responsible for the Server-Driven UI platform (Codeless).
• Oversee design and evolution of dynamic layout engines, declarative UI schemas, and client rendering frameworks across iOS, Android, and Web.
• Partner with product feature teams to drive platform adoption and ensure excellent developer experience, tooling, and design system integration.
• Set high technical standards for performance, caching, offline/fallback behavior, and cross-platform compatibility.
• Collaborate with Product, Design System, and Core Infrastructure to align the Codeless roadmap with company initiatives.

Skills

Team Leadership

Platform Architecture

Developer Velocity

Technical Execution

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Tools

React

SwiftUI

Jetpack Compose

Job description

Our Global Structure

Deliveroo is now part of DoorDash, bringing together teams with even greater reach, scale, and ambition. Depending on your role, you may collaborate with teammates, systems, and leaders across DoorDash and Wolt. Together, we’re unlocking new possibilities as one global team.

About the role

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead Codeless, our internal Server-Driven UI (SDUI) platform team. In this role, you will lead a cross-functional team bridging mobile/web frontend engineering and core platform backend systems.

While this role is deeply rooted in modern UI architecture, its mission goes beyond standard UI development: Codeless empowers product teams across the organization to ship dynamic, native UI experiences dynamically from the backend—eliminating app store release bottlenecks, dramatically accelerating feature iteration, and establishing a unified UI schema across iOS, Android, and Web.

What you’ll be doing

This is a role with broad impact, from hands-on technical guidance to championing web and mobile accessibility across the company. We’re looking for a leader who excels at fostering collaboration and can confidently guide a concept from initial idea to robust implementation.

Day-to-day in this role you’ll:

• Team Leadership & Strategy: Build, mentor, and scale an engineering team responsible for our core Server-Driven UI platform (“Codeless”). Foster an inclusive, high-ownership engineering culture.
• Platform Architecture & Evolution: Oversee the design and evolution of dynamic layout engines, declarative UI schemas, and client rendering frameworks across iOS, Android, and Web.
• Developer Velocity & Platform Adoption: Partner with product feature teams to drive internal adoption of Codeless. Ensure the platform provides exceptional Developer Experience, clear tooling, robust design system integration, and seamless debugging workflows.
• Technical Execution & Quality: Set high technical standards for platform performance, payload optimization, caching strategies, backward compatibility, and graceful offline/fallback behavior across client devices.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product Managers, Design System leaders, and Core Infrastructure engineers to align the Codeless roadmap with broader company initiatives and global design paradigms.

What you’ll need to thrive

Engineering Management: 3+ years of experience managing software engineering teams, with a track record of coaching engineers, delivering complex platform initiatives, and driving technical strategy.

UI & Platform Domain Expertise: Strong foundational background in mobile (iOS/Android) or modern web architecture (React, SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, or declarative UI paradigms).

Product & Platform Mindset: Ability to treat internal product engineering teams as customers, evaluating platform success through developer velocity, adoption metrics, and rendering performance.

Why join us

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 builders 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.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Deliveroo, we know that a great workplace reflects the world around us and that true diversity and inclusion make us stronger, more creative, and better at what we do. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work and feel they belong.

We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and need support to apply for one of our roles, or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you’ll have the opportunity to let us know once you’ve submitted your application. We’ll share details on how to request support so we can ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

If you’re excited about making a real impact in a fast-moving marketplace and growing your career alongside ambitious, supportive teams, we’d love to hear from you!