Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack) - Home Page and Merchandising Platform

About the role

Deliveroo, now part of DoorDash, is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack) to join its London team. The Home Page & Merchandising Platform team owns the backend powering the homepage experience for millions of customers. You will work across the stack, own features end to end, partner closely with Product and Design, and lead technical planning. The role is based in the London office with a hybrid setup, typically 3 days in the office.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build and scale backend services and frontend components handling high-traffic workloads (20k rps and above)
• Lead architectural improvements and code reviews to keep systems efficient, visible and healthy
• Work with Product Managers and Experience Designers to plan projects, foresee dependencies and mitigate technical risks
• Influence the roadmap and technical direction by breaking complex problems into deliverable choices
• Mentor colleagues and take an active part in engineering hiring

Required profile

• Significant experience building web applications in a modern stack, with interest in working across Go, Ruby, Python and Scala
• Proven ability to design and run web architecture at scale, with systems handling large request volumes
• Demonstrated ownership of relational databases and experience with NoSQL backends
• Commitment to software craft: readable, well-designed and thoroughly tested code
• Collaborative leadership, guiding implementation choices and supporting teammates' growth

Required skills

• Web development across Go, Ruby, Python and Scala
• Relational databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL
• NoSQL backends: Redis, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch

What we offer

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