Staff Software Engineer - Scale & Global Impact

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

Job summary

Deliveroo in London is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to define technical direction for high-scale systems and mentor engineers. You will work with cross-functional teams across our global ecosystem to build resilient infrastructure and scalable services that power a three-sided marketplace.

As a Staff Engineer, you will shape the long-term architecture, guide senior engineers, and collaborate with partners across DoorDash and Wolt to deliver impactful solutions and strong technical momentum

Qualifications

• Significant experience building web-scale applications.
• Proficiency in Go, Ruby, Python, Scala, or Rust.
• Experience with distributed systems and databases.
• Ability to design high-scale architectures.
• Strong leadership and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical excellence across multiple teams.
• Architect scalable solutions for high-traffic workloads.
• Lead long-term technical roadmap and delivery pace.
• Mentor engineers and help grow leaders.
• Lead engineering interviews and contribute to recruitment.

Skills

Go

Ruby

Python

Scala

Rust

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

DynamoDB

Elasticsearch

Job description

Deliveroo in London is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to define technical direction for high-scale systems and mentor engineers. You will work with cross-functional teams across our global ecosystem to build resilient infrastructure and scalable services that power a three-sided marketplace.

As a Staff Engineer, you will shape the long-term architecture, guide senior engineers, and collaborate with partners across DoorDash and Wolt to deliver impactful solutions and strong technical momentum