Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack) - Merchants

About the Position

Join Deliveroo's London team as a Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) - Merchants to transform shopping and eating experiences. 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.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical execution by designing, building, and scaling backend services and frontend components that handle high-traffic workloads (20k rpm and above).
• Lead architectural improvements and code reviews, ensuring the efficiency, visibility, and operational health of your team's systems.
• Partner with cross-functional disciplines (PMs, Experience Designers) to plan projects, foresee dependencies, and mitigate technical risks.
• Break down complex problems into deliverable choices, influencing the roadmap and technical direction within your team.
• Support the growth of others by mentoring colleagues and taking an active role in our engineering hiring process to build high-performing teams.

Requirements

• Significant experience building web-based applications in a modern stack; we use Go, Ruby, Python, and Scala, and we’re looking for someone keen to work across them.
• Proven ability to design and operate web architecture at scale, specifically with systems handling significant request volumes.
• Demonstrated ownership of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and experience with "NoSQL" backends such as Redis, DynamoDB, or Elasticsearch.
• A commitment to software craft, with a pride in writing readable, well-designed, and thoroughly tested code.
• Strong collaborative leadership skills, with a track record of guiding implementation choices and supporting the personal growth of teammates.

We Offer

• 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.

About the Company

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.

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!