Our ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in some of these areas and curiosity to grow in others:
- Strong Engineering Fundamentals: Experience building and operating production systems at scale, with a strong foundation in software architecture and a commitment to writing well-designed, well-tested, and maintainable code.
- AI-Native Engineering: Hands-on experience using AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) throughout the software development lifecycle, with a practical understanding of how agent harnesses manage tools, context, and execution.
- Autonomy & Judgement: You independently solve complex problems, navigate ambiguity, and communicate clearly across teams and time zones. You hold all your work, AI-assisted or otherwise, to high standards of quality and correctness.
Customer-Driven Iteration: You enjoy working directly with the people using your tools, understanding their workflows, gathering feedback, and using data to measure impact and continuously improve the experience.
- Dogfooding Mindset: You actively experiment with AI tools, build solutions to problems you encounter, and have informed opinions about what makes developer tooling good. You're curious about emerging capabilities and eager to put new ideas into practice.
Why Join Us?
At Deliveroo, you’ll do work that matters—solving real-world problems in a three-sided marketplace that’s constantly evolving. We’re food lovers, problem solvers, community builders and more, brought together by a shared drive to make things better. Working here you can expect to:
🔧 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.
➡️ Want a deeper look at how we build? Check out our Tech Blog.
We aim to create a fair process that lets your skills shine—our interview typically includes 3-4 stages. Explore our Engineering Interview Guide here to help you feel confident at each stage.