Staff Software Engineer — Lead Cross‑Team Tech & Impact

Deliveroo; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Family support

Growth opportunities

Community involvement

Convenience perks

Relocation assistance

Job summary

A leading online food company in Greater London is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to contribute to group-level goals and metrics. The role involves leading cross-team projects, influencing strategic direction, and mentoring future leaders. Ideal candidates will demonstrate expertise in software development and have experience with relational databases and web architectures. A hybrid working model is offered, along with a commitment to diversity in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Expert in at least one relevant technical area.
• Experience in project timeline management and risk forecasting.
• Ability to define technical solutions for business problems.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to achieving group-level goals and metrics.
• Lead cross-team work and coaching of up-and-coming leaders.
• Influence the strategic direction and build non-adjacent team relationships.

Skills

Readable, well‑designed, well‑tested software

Web development (Go, Ruby/Rails, Python, Scala, Rust)

Relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)

Web architecture at scale

NoSQL backends (Redis, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, Memcache)

Problem-solving with software

Job description

A leading online food company in Greater London is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to contribute to group-level goals and metrics. The role involves leading cross-team projects, influencing strategic direction, and mentoring future leaders. Ideal candidates will demonstrate expertise in software development and have experience with relational databases and web architectures. A hybrid working model is offered, along with a commitment to diversity in the workplace.