Senior Software Engineer

Deliveroo·London, England, United Kingdomsenior

In short

→Ingeniero de software sénior que mejora arquitectura y lidera planificación de proyectos en sistemas a gran escala.
→Trabaja en un marketplace global trifásico, optimizando infraestructura y guiando a otros ingenieros.
→Forma parte de un equipo híbrido en Londres con impacto directo en millones de usuarios diarios.

No se menciona requisito de inglés.

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What they ask for

✓Excelencia técnica con software bien estructurado, bien probado y legible.
✓Experiencia comprobada en desarrollo de aplicaciones web con Go, Ruby/Rails, Python, Scala o Rust.
✓Conocimiento práctico de bases de datos relacionales (PostgreSQL, MySQL) y NoSQL (Redis, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch).
✓Habilidades comprobadas en gestión de arquitecturas a escala (20krpm o más).
✓Capacidad para liderar descomposición de tareas complejas y guiar decisiones técnicas del equipo.
✓Experiencia en mentoría y participación en procesos de contratación técnica.

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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, we're unlocking new possibilities as one global team. Senior 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 Deliveroo's growth at scale. We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our London (Hybrid - 3 days from the office) team. In this role, you'll help us improve code structure and architecture while leading team project planning to maximise efficiency and reliability across our production systems. Get to know our Engineering team — what drives us, how we work, and what you can expect. What You'll Be Doing Here's what your day-to-day might look like: Drive Technical Excellence: Improve code structure and architecture across your team's remit, performing high-impact code reviews to ensure quality and scalability. Lead Project Planning: Foresee dependencies and risks, partnering closely with Product and Design to ensure smooth delivery of complex features. Optimise Operations: Simplify the maintenance and operation of production systems, promoting visibility, health, and operational readiness. Collaborate & Influence: Build relationships across engineering teams to identify collaboration opportunities and influence the wider technical roadmap. Mentor & Hire: Support the personal growth of your colleagues through technical guidance and take an active role in conducting engineering interviews to scale our team. What You'll Need to Thrive Our ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in some of these areas and curiosity to grow in others: Strong Engineering Principles: Deep pride in writing readable, well-designed, and well-tested software. Backend Expertise: Significant experience building web-based applications (we use Go, Ruby/Rails, Python, Scala, and Rust). Data Proficiency: Practical experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and "NoSQL" backends like Redis, DynamoDB, or ElasticSearch. Systems at Scale: Proven ability to manage web architecture at scale (handling 20krpm and above). Technical Leadership: Experience breaking down large pieces of work and guiding implementation choices for a team of engineers. Why Join Us? 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 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 you're rewarded for the impact you make. ➡️ Want a deeper look at how we build? Tech Blog . We aim to create a fair process that lets your skills shine—our 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, a

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