Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack, New Verticals

About the role

Deliveroo, now part of DoorDash, is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join its London, UK team in the New Verticals engineering group. The role works on the grocery and retail side of the business, called Deliveroo Shopping, which helps stores receive and process orders through the in-house app, API integration and pre-installed devices, and keeps product catalogues and inventory accurate. You will define technical solutions for critical business problems and lead the technical direction of complex, high-scale systems, working in a hybrid setup (3 days from the office).

Key responsibilities

• Improve code structure and architecture, develop, release and run large-scale web applications, and transition the monolithic codebase to a microservice-based architecture.
• Plan projects by foreseeing dependencies and risks, partnering with Product and Design, and define the backend architecture and tech stack for a product area.
• Improve performance, reliability, scalability and security of backend systems.
• Build relationships across global engineering teams and influence the wider technical roadmap.
• Mentor colleagues and take an active part in engineering interviews to scale the team.

Required profile

• Significant experience building web-based applications.
• Proven ability to manage web architecture at scale (20k requests per minute and above).
• Experience leading implementation choices for a team of engineers.
• Curiosity to grow in areas outside your current expertise.

Required skills

• Use of AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex and Cursor across the software development lifecycle.
• Backend languages: Go, Ruby/Rails, Python, Scala and Rust.
• Relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL backends such as Redis, DynamoDB or ElasticSearch.

What we offer

• A competitive salary and equity options.
• A low-hierarchy, high-ownership environment with fast feedback loops.
• Flexible working and a culture built for builders.