Engineering Manager: Server-Driven UI (Codeless) - Equity

Deliveroo; West of England; On-site; GBP 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Deliveroo is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead Codeless, our Server-Driven UI platform, bridging mobile/web frontend with backend systems.

You'll guide a cross-functional team, define platform architecture, and accelerate feature iteration across iOS, Android, and Web, enabling dynamic UI from backend. The role emphasizes developer experience, high standards, and collaboration with Product and Design System teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years leading software teams, coaching engineers, delivering complex platform initiatives, and shaping tech strategy.
• Strong mobile (iOS/Android) or modern web UI expertise (React, SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, or declarative UI).
• Customer‑centric view of internal product teams; measure success by velocity, adoption, and rendering performance.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Team Leadership

Platform Architecture

UI/UX Engineering

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Job description

Deliveroo is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead Codeless, our Server-Driven UI platform, bridging mobile/web frontend with backend systems.

You'll guide a cross-functional team, define platform architecture, and accelerate feature iteration across iOS, Android, and Web, enabling dynamic UI from backend. The role emphasizes developer experience, high standards, and collaboration with Product and Design System teams.