
Software Engineer II - Full-Stack at Deliveroo (London, United Kingdom)
Deliveroo· London, United Kingdom·
Role details
Competitive Salary · Equity Options · Flexible Working · Continuous Learning
Deliveroo at a glance
A hyperlocal three-sided marketplace connecting consumers, restaurants and grocers, and riders to deliver food and local goods in under 30 minutes.
Deliveroo runs a hyperlocal three-sided marketplace that connects consumers, restaurants and grocers, and self-employed riders to deliver food and local goods in under 30 minutes. Its machine-learning logistics engine (Frank) matches riders to orders neighbourhood by neighbourhood across 10 markets and 160,000+ partners.
N/A (public via 2021 LSE IPO, then acquired) raised · latest: Acquired by DoorDash · $3.9B cash · completed October 2025 · backed by DoorDash, Inc. (acquirer, 2025)
Summary
Join Deliveroo as a Full-Stack Software Engineer to build and maintain the definitive online food company. You will improve code structure, impact architecture, and lead technical execution while collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve logistical problems at scale.
Job description
Why Deliveroo?
We're building the definitive online food company, transforming the way the world eats by making hyper-local food more convenient and accessible. We obsess about building the future of food, whilst using our network as a force for good. We're at the forefront of an industry, powered by our market-leading technology and unrivalled network to bring incredible convenience and selection to our customers.
Working at Deliveroo is the perfect environment to build a definitive career, motivated by impact. Firstly, the impact that working here will have on your development, allowing you to grow faster than you might elsewhere; secondly, the impact that you can have on Deliveroo, leaving your mark as we scale; and finally, being part of something bigger, through the impact that we make together in our marketplace and communities.
What you'll do?
As a Software Engineer at Deliveroo, your individual work contributes to achieving goals in and across your team. While you will work with your team and you may lead projects, some of your work will contribute outside of your direct remit. You will report to managers and group leads and together deliver the results.
Technical Execution:
- You will improve code structure, have an impact on architecture, and review code of any scope produced by your team.
- You'll aim to simplify the maintenance and operation of production systems, visibility, operational readiness, and health of your team's systems.
Collaboration & Leadership:
- As well as leading from the front regarding technical execution, you'll build relationships with other engineering teams and, identify collaboration opportunities.
- You'll own larger pieces of work, assist with design and technical / implementation choices and influence the roadmap within your team.
- You will take an active role in the hiring process and conducting engineering interviews. This will also extend to the current team where you will support the personal growth of colleagues, encouraging efficiency in their roles.
Expectations:
We want to emphasise that we don't expect you to meet all of the below but would love you to have experience in some of these areas.
- Pride in readable, well-designed, well-tested software
- Experience writing web-based applications in any language, and an interest in learning (Go, Ruby/Rails, Python, Scala, or Rust)
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
- Experience with web architecture at scale (20krpm and above)
- Experience with "NoSQL" data backends and other (Redis, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, Memcache)
- Experience solving logistical problems with software
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? Check out our Tech Blog deliveroo.engineering.
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 careers.deliveroo.co.uk 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, we’re 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. We’re 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 require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you’ll have the opportunity to let us know once you’ve submitted your application. We’ll share details on how to request support so we can ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.
If you’re excited about making a real impact in a fast-moving marketplace and growing your career alongside ambitious, supportive teams, we’d love to hear from you!
Why work at Deliveroo
- Culture: Values-driven, innovative, and inclusive – Employee Resource Groups, regular social events, and a focus on career-defining work.
- Work environment: Offices across the UK (London HQ, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester) with excellent kit for remote work and a parent-friendly culture.
- Benefits (UK):
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing with tenure; one paid volunteer day per year.
- Competitive compensation, annual cash bonus, sign-on bonus, relocation support, and up to 5% matched pension.
- Equity awards for eligible roles.
- Private healthcare (single cover funded), gym access (HQ on-site, discounted external), wellbeing apps (LesMills+, Strava, Headspace, Yogaia) via GymPass.
- Life assurance, discounted dental, critical illness cover, travel insurance.
- Free Deliveroo Plus (free delivery), team lunches from local restaurants.
- Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loans, free mortgage advice.
- Excellent learning & development via RooLearn platform.
- Engineering culture: Tackle complex scale and machine learning problems coordinating millions of real-time interactions across a three-sided marketplace.