Software Engineer, New Grad

As a Software Engineer at Deliveroo, your individual work contributes to achieving goals in and across your team. While you will work with your team and you may lead projects, some of your work will contribute outside of your direct remit. You will report to managers and group leads and together deliver the results.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.K. to be considered for this position, and you will have graduated within the last year.

This role is based in Deliveroo's London headquarters at Cannon Bridge House and requires in-office attendance at least 3 days a week.

What you'll be doing

• Improve code structure, have an impact on architecture, and review code of any scope produced by your team.
• Aim to simplify the maintenance and operation of production systems, visibility, operational readiness, and health of your team's systems.
• As well as leading from the front regarding technical execution, you'll build relationships with other engineering teams and work cross functionally, identifying collaboration opportunities.
• Own larger pieces of work, assist with design, assist with technical implementation choices, and influence the roadmap within your team.
• Take an active role in the hiring process and conducting engineering interviews
• Support the personal growth of colleagues, encouraging efficiency in their roles and mentoring when opportunities arise

We want to emphasise that we don't expect you to meet all of the below but would love you to have experience in some of these areas.

• Pride in readable, well-designed, well-tested software
• Experience writing web-based applications in any language, and an interest in learning (Go, Ruby/Rails, Python, Scala, or Rust)
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Experience with web architecture at scale (20krpm and above)
• Experience with "NoSQL" data backends and other (Redis, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, Memcache)
• Experience solving logistical problems with software

Why Deliveroo Our mission is to transform the way you shop and eat, bringing the neighbourhood to your door by connecting consumers, restaurants, shops and riders. We are transforming the way the world eats and shops by making access to food and products more convenient and enjoyable. We give people the opportunity to buy what they want, as they want it, when and where they want it. We are a technology-driven company at the forefront of the most rapidly expanding industry in the world. We are still a small team, making a very large impact, looking to answer some of the most interesting questions out there. We move fast, value autonomy and ownership, and we are always looking for new ideas., At Deliveroo we know that people are the heart of the business and we prioritise their welfare. Benefits differ by country, but we offer many benefits in areas including healthcare, well-being, parental leave, pensions, and generous annual leave allowances, including time off to support a charitable cause of your choice. Benefits are country-specific, please ask your recruiter for more information. Diversity At Deliveroo, we believe a great workplace is one that represents the world we live in and how beautifully diverse it can be. That means we have no judgement when it comes to any one of the things that make you who you are - your gender, race, sexuality, religion or a secret aversion to coriander. All you need is a passion for (most) food and a desire to be part of one of the fastest-growing businesses in a rapidly growing industry.