Software Engineer - iOS

Deliveroo; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity options

Job summary

Deliveroo is seeking a Senior Engineer to advance iOS development and shape scalable mobile architecture. You will collaborate with Product and Design to balance feature delivery with technical debt, and you’ll help maintain high code quality through robust testing and CI/CD practices.

You will mentor teammates and contribute to hiring, ensuring a world-class iOS engineering culture. Join a team driving performance and reliability across a fast-paced product environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience building iOS applications with Swift/Obj-C.
• Ability to scale mobile architecture within a large-scale codebase for performance and stability.
• Ownership of technical delivery within a cross-functional team in a fast-paced environment.
• Expertise in modern iOS frameworks, strong UIKit and AutoLayout skills.
• Commitment to quality with well-tested code and CI/CD practices.
• Strong communication skills to explain trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead Technical Execution: design and scale robust iOS architecture.
• Drive Code Excellence: ship readable, well-designed software with strong reviews.
• Champion Operational Health: improve production system reliability and app performance.
• Collaborate & Influence: partner with Product and Design to shape the roadmap.
• Mentor & Grow: guide colleagues and participate in hiring to build a strong team.

Skills

Swift/Obj-C

iOS architecture

UIKit

AutoLayout

CI/CD

Cross-functional

Mentoring

Job description

As a Senior Engineer, your individual work meaningfully contributes to achieving goals across multiple teams. Here's what your day-to-day might look like:

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Lead Technical Execution: Design and scale robust iOS architecture, ensuring our mobile codebase remains modular, testable, and maintainable.
• Drive Code Excellence: Take pride in shipping readable, well-designed software through rigorous code reviews and by setting a high bar for engineering standards.
• Champion Operational Health: Continuously simplify the maintenance of production systems, focusing on visibility, crash rates, and overall app performance.
• Collaborate & Influence: Partner closely with Product and Design to break down complex problems and shape a roadmap that balances feature delivery with technical debt.
• Mentor & Grow: Proactively assist in the growth of your colleagues, guiding technical choices and participating in the hiring process to build a world-class team.

Ideal candidate qualifications

Our ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in some of these areas and curiosity to grow in others:

• Significant experience building iOS applications with a deep understanding of Swift and/or Objective-C.
• Proven ability to scale mobile architecture within a large-scale codebase, ensuring performance and stability for millions of users.
• Demonstrated ownership of technical delivery within a cross-functional team, ideally within a fast-paced product environment.
• Expertise in modern iOS frameworks, including a strong command of UIKit and AutoLayout.
• A commitment to quality, with a natural inclination toward writing well-tested code and implementing CI/CD best practices.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to translate technical trade-offs for non-technical stakeholders.

Company Culture and Values

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.

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.

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.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity options, so you’re rewarded for the impact you make.