Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack) - Home Page and Merchandising Platform

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Our Global Structure</strong></p> <p><br>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.</p></div><h2>Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) - Home Page and Merchandising Platform</h2> <p>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.</p> <p>From real-time logistics to resilient infrastructure and marketplace optimisation, we design, build and operate technology that powers Deliveroo’s growth at scale.</p> <p><strong>The Team:</strong></p> <p>Home Page &amp; Merchandising Platform team at Deliveroo, owning the backend that powers the homepage experience for millions of customers. You'll work closely with Product and Design, contribute to a platform that's evolving alongside Deliveroo's broader integration with DoorDash and Wolt, and help shape how we build at scale. We're leaning into AI-assisted engineering to ship faster while keeping a high craft bar.<br>We’re looking for a <strong>Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack</strong> to join our <strong>London</strong> team. In this role you'll work across the stack, own features end to end, partner closely with Product and Design, and lead technical planning.</p> <p>Get to know our <a class="ng-star-inserted" href="https://careers.deliveroo.co.uk/software-engineering-at-deliveroo/" target="_blank">Engineering team</a> — what drives us, how we work, and what you can expect.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>What You’ll Be Doing</h3> <p>This role is based in our London office with a <strong>hybrid</strong> setup, typically 3 days in the office.</p> <p>Here’s what your day-to-day might look like:</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Drive technical execution</strong> by designing, building, and scaling backend services and frontend components that handle high-traffic workloads (20krpm and above).</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Lead architectural improvements</strong> and code reviews, ensuring the efficiency, visibility, and operational health of your team's systems.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Partner with cross-functional disciplines</strong> (PMs, Experience Designers) to plan projects, foresee dependencies, and mitigate technical risks.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Break down complex problems</strong> into deliverable choices, influencing the roadmap and technical direction within your team.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Support the growth of others</strong> by mentoring colleagues and taking an active role in our engineering hiring process to build high-performing teams.</p> </li> </ul> <h3>What You’ll Need to Thrive</h3> <p>Our ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in some of these areas and curiosity to grow in others:</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Significant experience building web-based applications</strong> in a modern stack; we use Go, Ruby, Python, and Scala, and we’re looking for someone keen to work across them.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Proven ability to design and operate web architecture at scale</strong>, specifically with systems handling significant request volumes.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Demonstrated ownership of relational databases</strong> (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and experience with "NoSQL" backends such as Redis, DynamoDB, or Elasticsearch.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>A commitment to software craft</strong>, with a pride in writing readable, well-designed, and thoroughly tested code.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Strong collaborative leadership skills</strong>, with a track record of guiding implementation choices and supporting the personal growth of teammates.</p> </li> </ul> <h3>Why Join Us?</h3> <p>At Deliveroo, you’ll do work that matters—solving real-world problems in a three-sided marketplace that’s constantly evolving. We’re food lovers, problem solvers, community builders and more, brought together by a shared drive to make things better. Working here you can expect to:</p> <p>🔧 <strong>Solve meaningful problems at real scale</strong> Work on a complex, always-on marketplace that impacts millions every day.</p> <p>🌱 <strong>See your impact, fast</strong> Ship, test and improve ideas quickly in a low-hierarchy, high-ownership environment.</p> <p>🧠 <strong>Grow through challenge and ownership</strong> Take on big, ambiguous problems and accelerate your career with strong support.</p> <p>🌎 <strong>A culture built for builders</strong> High standards, collaboration, flexible working and continuous learning.</p> <p>💰 <strong>Share in the success you help create</strong> Competitive salary and equity options, so you’re rewarded for the impact you make.</p> <p>➡️ Want a deeper look at how we build? Check out our <a class="ng-star-inserted" href="https://deliveroo.engineering" target="_blank">Tech Blog</a>.</p> <p>We aim to create a fair process that lets your skills shine—our interview typically includes 3-4 stages. <a class="ng-star-inserted" href="https://careers.deliveroo.co.uk/interview-guide-for-engineers/" target="_blank">Explore our Engineering Interview Guide here</a> to help you feel confident at each stage.</p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>Diversity, Equity and Inclusion</strong><br><br>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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. 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