Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack

About the role

Deliveroo, now part of DoorDash, is looking for a Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack to join its London team (hybrid, 3 days from the office). The role acts as a technical authority who defines technical solutions for critical business problems and leads the technical direction of complex, high-scale systems.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert, giving high-level reviews and technical advice across multiple teams
• Design and define technical solutions for complex business problems in a high-traffic environment (20k requests per minute or more)
• Influence the long-term technical roadmap and manage project timelines, risks and sustainable delivery paces
• Mentor and coach engineers across all levels and partner with emerging leaders to shape engineering culture
• Lead engineering interviews and contribute to recruiting strategy

Required profile

• Significant experience building web-based applications in a modern stack
• Proven ability to design and operate web architecture at scale, with systems handling significant request volumes
• Demonstrated ownership of relational databases and experience with NoSQL backends
• Strong understanding of how to align multiple disciplines and teams to solve ambiguous technical challenges

Required skills

• Modern web stack: Go, Ruby, Python and Scala
• Relational databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL
• NoSQL backends: Redis, DynamoDB or Elasticsearch

What we offer

• Competitive salary and equity options
• A low-hierarchy, high-ownership environment with fast shipping, testing and improvement
• Flexible working and continuous learning