Software Engineer

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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.
• 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.

• 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 understanding (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

Workplace & Diversity

At Deliveroo we know that people are the heart of the business and we prioritise their welfare. We offer multiple great benefits in areas including health, family, finance, community, convenience, growth and relocation.

We believe a great workplace is one that represents the world we live in and how beautifully diverse it can be. That means we have no judgement when it comes to any one of the things that make you who you are - your gender, race, sexuality, religion or a secret aversion to coriander. All you need is a passion for (most) food and a desire to be part of one of the fastest-growing startups in an exciting space.

A competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package

Compensation

• We aim to pay every employee competitively for the role they are performing in their respective location
• Depending on role and location, some employees may be eligible for an annual cash bonus, sign-on bonus or relocation support
• Up to 5% matched pension contributions

Equity

• Some roles may be eligible for share awards, giving them ownership in Deliveroo and a share in our success

Food

• Free Deliveroo Plus: free delivery and access to special offers
• Team lunches from the best local restaurants

Time away

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of time spent working at Deliveroo
• One day of paid leave per year to volunteer with a registered charity

Additional benefits

• Funded single cover healthcare on our core plan, with the option to add family members at own cost
• On-site gym (HQ), discounted external gym membership
• Access to wellbeing apps such as LesMills+, Strava, Headspace, Yogaia via GymPass
• Discounted dental insurance and a range of other flexible benefits, such as critical illness cover, partner life cover, travel insurance, health assessments
• Life assurance

Work Life

• Maternity, paternity and maternity and shared parental leave, eligible from day one of employment
• Excellent kit to enable working from home and a parent-friendly working culture
• Access to free mortgage advice
• Cycle to Work Scheme or Season Ticket Loans, depending how you wish to travel
• Excellent learning and development opportunities and access to RooLearn, our learning platform, packed with high-quality training and content
• Regular Employee Resource Group (ERG) led social events - examples include dinners, dance lessons and in-office yoga sessions