Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer

Join us in our mission to transform the way people shop and eat where impact innovation and growth drive everything we do. Our Engineering teams tackle complex technical challenges across a global three-sided marketplace building and scaling systems that serve millions of customers riders and partners every day.

From real-time logistics to resilient infrastructure and marketplace optimisation we design build and operate technology that powers Deliveroos growth at scale.

Were looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our London UK - Hybrid (3 days from the office) this role youll help us define technical solutions for critical business problems and lead the technical direction for complex high-scale systems.

Get to know our Engineering team what drives us how we work and what you can expect.

What Youll Be Doing

Youll be joining a high-impact engineering group focused on solving unstructured and ambiguous challenges. You will act as a technical authority aligning non-adjacent teams to deliver results that move the needle for the entire organisation.

Heres what your day-to-day might look like:

• Drive Technical Excellence: Act as a subject matter expert providing high-level reviews and technical advice across multiple teams.

• Architect Scalable Solutions: Define and design technical solutions for complex business problems within a high-traffic environment (20krpm).

• Lead Strategic Direction: Influence the long-term technical roadmap and manage project timelines risks and sustainable delivery paces.

• Mentor & Coach: Support the growth of engineers across all levels and partner with up-and-coming leaders to scale our engineering culture.

• Shape the Team: Lead engineering interviews and contribute to recruiting strategy to ensure we maintain a high bar for talent.

What Youll Need to Thrive

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

• Deep Technical Mastery: Significant experience building web-based applications at scale and a pride in writing readable well-tested software.

• Polyglot Mindset: Proficiency in (or a strong desire to learn) languages such as Go Ruby Python Scala or Rust.

• Distributed Systems Expertise: Practical experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL backends (Redis DynamoDB or Elasticsearch).

• High-Scale Architecture: Proven ability to design and operate systems handling massive request volumes and complex logistical workflows.

• Strategic Leadership: Strong understanding of how to align multiple disciplines and teams to resolve ambiguous technical challenges.

Why Join Us

At Deliveroo youll do work that matterssolving real-world problems in a three-sided marketplace thats constantly evolving. Were food lovers problem solvers community organisers proud parents and more brought together by a shared drive to make things better. Working here you can expect to:

Solve meaningful problems at real scale Work on a complex always-on marketplace that impacts millions every day.

See your impact fast Ship test and improve ideas quickly in a low-hierarchy high-ownership environment.

Grow through challenge and ownership Take on big ambiguous problems and accelerate your career with strong support.

A culture built for builders High standards collaboration flexible working and continuous learning.

Share in the success you help create Competitive salary and equity options so youre rewarded for the impact you make.

Want a deeper look at how we build Check out our Tech Blog.

We aim to create a fair process that lets your skills shineour interview typically includes 3-4 stages. Explore our Engineering Interview Guide here to help you feel confident at each stage.

Our Global Structure

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 were unlocking new possibilities as one global team.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion

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. Were 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 if you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process please contact our recruitment team at and well be happy to help ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

If youre excited about solving meaningful problems at scale and growing with a supportive team wed love to hear from you.

Required Experience:

Staff IC