Software Engineer

Deliveroo; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online food company in Greater London is seeking a Software Engineer to enhance their product architecture and code quality. You will collaborate with various engineering teams, own significant pieces of work, and contribute to the hiring process while promoting a diverse workplace. Ideal candidates will have experience in web-based applications, relational databases, and scalable web architecture, along with a commitment to quality software development.

Benefits

Health benefits

Family support

Financial benefits

Growth opportunities

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical execution and building relationships with engineering teams.
• Ability to simplify maintenance and operation of production systems.
• Capable of reviewing team code and improving code structures.

Responsibilities

• Improve code structure and impact architecture.
• Lead technical execution and build relationships with teams.
• Own larger pieces of work and influence team roadmap.

Skills

Readable, well-designed software

Experience with web-based applications

Relational databases

Web architecture at scale

NoSQL data backends

Solving logistical problems with software

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Go

Ruby/Rails

Python

Scala

Rust

Redis

DynamoDB

ElasticSearch

Memcache

Job description

Why Deliveroo?

We're building the definitive online food company, transforming the way the world eats by making hyper‑local food more convenient and accessible. We obsess about building the future of food, whilst using our network as a force for good. We're at the forefront of an industry, powered by our market‑leading technology and unrivalled network to bring incredible convenience and selection to our customers.

Working at Deliveroo is the perfect environment to build a definitive career, motivated by impact. Firstly, the impact that working here will have on your development, allowing you to grow faster than you might elsewhere; second, the impact that you can have on Deliveroo, leaving your mark as we scale; and finally, being part of something bigger, through the impact that we make together in our marketplace and communities.

What you'll do?

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.

Technical Execution:

• 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.

Collaboration & Leadership:

• 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.

Expectations:

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 (20 krpm and above)
• Experience with “NoSQL” data backends and other (Redis, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, Memcache)
• Experience solving logistical problems with software

Workplace & Diversity

At Deliveroo we know that people are the heart of the business and we prioritise their welfare. We offer multiple great benefits in areas including health, family, finance, community, convenience, growth and relocation.

We believe a great workplace is one that represents the world we live in and how beautifully diverse it can be. That means we have no judgement when it comes to any one of the things that make you who you are - your gender, race, sexuality, religion or a secret aversion to coriander. All you need is a passion for (most) food and a desire to be part of one of the fastest-growing startups in an exciting space.