Deliveroo

Staff Software Engineer

Deliveroo
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3 days ago
Hyderābād, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Act as a subject matter expert by providing high-level technical reviews and advice across multiple teams.
  • Define and design scalable technical solutions for complex business problems in a high-traffic environment handling 20krpm+.
  • Influence long-term technical roadmaps and manage project timelines, risks, and sustainable delivery pace.
  • Mentor and coach engineers across all levels and support emerging engineering leaders.
  • Lead engineering interviews and contribute to recruiting strategy.
  • Build and operate technology supporting a global three-sided marketplace serving millions of customers, riders, and partners.

Requirements

  • Significant experience building web-based applications at scale and writing readable, well-tested software.
  • Proficiency in or strong willingness to learn Go, Ruby, Python, Scala, or Rust.
  • Practical experience with distributed systems, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL backends such as Redis, DynamoDB, or Elasticsearch.
  • Proven ability to design and operate systems handling massive request volumes and complex logistical workflows.
  • Strong ability to align multiple disciplines and teams to resolve ambiguous technical challenges.

Benefits

  • Work on a complex, always-on marketplace impacting millions of people every day.
  • High-ownership, low-hierarchy environment with opportunities to ship, test, and improve ideas quickly.
  • Strong support for growth through challenge and ownership.
  • Flexible working, collaboration, high standards, and continuous learning.
  • Competitive salary and equity options.
  • Interview process typically includes 3-4 stages.
  • Hyderabad, India location with collaboration across Deliveroo, DoorDash, and Wolt global teams.

Tech Stack

Amazon DynamoDBElasticsearchGoPostgreSQLPythonRedisRubyRustScala

Categories

Deliveroo

About Deliveroo

1,001-5,000 employees

Deliveroo is an award-winning delivery service founded in 2013 by William Shu and Greg Orlowski. Deliveroo works with approximately 176,000 best-loved restaurants and grocery partners, as well as around 150,000 riders to provide the best food delivery experience in the world. Deliveroo is headquartered in London, with offices around the globe. Deliveroo operates across 9 markets, including Belgium, France, Italy, Ireland, Qatar, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and the United Kingdom.

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