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# Senior Software Engineer

- **Company:** Deliveroo
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Code Review, Relational Databases, Amazon DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL, Redis, Ruby, Web Applications, Code Structure, Backend, Data Analytics, Web Architecture
- **Published:** August 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/senior-software-engineer/deliveroo-job107845782

## About the Role

Our ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in some of these areas and curiosity to grow in others:

 * Strong Engineering Principles: Deep pride in writing readable, well-designed, and well-tested software.
 * Backend Expertise: Significant experience building web-based applications (we use Go, Ruby/Rails, Python, Scala, and Rust).
 * Data Proficiency: Practical experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and 'NoSQL' backends like Redis, DynamoDB, or ElasticSearch.
 * Systems at Scale: Proven ability to manage web architecture at scale (handling 20krpm and above).
 * Technical Leadership: Experience breaking down large pieces of work and guiding implementation choices for a team of engineers., If you're excited about making a real impact in a fast-moving marketplace and growing your career alongside ambitious, supportive teams, we'd love to hear from you!

## Description

* Drive Technical Excellence: Improve code structure and architecture across your team's remit, performing high-impact code reviews to ensure quality and scalability.
 * Lead Project Planning: Foresee dependencies and risks, partnering closely with Product and Design to ensure smooth delivery of complex features.
 * Optimise Operations: Simplify the maintenance and operation of production systems, promoting visibility, health, and operational readiness.
 * Collaborate & Influence: Build relationships across engineering teams to identify collaboration opportunities and influence the wider technical roadmap.
 * Mentor & Hire: Support the personal growth of your colleagues through technical guidance and take an active role in conducting engineering interviews to scale our team.


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