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Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack - New Verticals

Deliveroo
UKfull_timePosted 1 Oct 2026

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Our Global Structure</strong></p> <p><br>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.</p></div><h2>Staff Software Engineer</h2> <p>Join us in our mission to transform the way people shop and eat, where impact, innovation and growth drive everything we do. 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.</p> <p>From real-time logistics to resilient infrastructure and marketplace optimisation, we design, build and operate technology that powers Deliveroo’s growth at scale.</p> <p>In November 2023 we launched our non-food retail offering, Deliveroo ‘Shopping’, where we work with large and small merchants. We oversee all operations within the grocery and retail ecosystem, ensuring stores are equipped to receive and efficiently process orders. Our solutions empower stores to manage orders seamlessly through multiple channels, including our in-house app, API integration, and devices pre-installed with our software. Additionally, we provide tools to maintain and update product catalogs, ensuring accurate inventory for consumers. The technology we’ve developed enables our partners to pick the correct items swiftly while keeping inventory data current, optimizing both efficiency and accuracy.</p> <p>We’re looking for a <strong>Staff Software Engineer</strong> to join our <strong>London, UK - Hybrid (3 days from the office)</strong> team. In this role, you’ll help us define technical solutions for critical business problems and lead the technical direction for complex, high-scale systems.</p> <p>Get to know our <a class="ng-star-inserted" href="https://careers.deliveroo.co.uk/software-engineering-at-deliveroo/" target="_blank">Engineering</a> team — what drives us, how we work, and what you can expect.</p> <h3>What You’ll Be Doing</h3> <p>You’ll be joining a high-impact engineering group focused on solving unstructured and ambiguous challenges. You will act as a technical authority, aligning non-adjacent teams to deliver results that move the needle for the entire organisation.</p> <p>Here’s what your day-to-day might look like:</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Drive Technical Excellence:</strong> Act as a subject matter expert, providing high-level reviews and technical advice across multiple teams.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Architect Scalable Solutions:</strong

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