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DeliverooSoftware Engineer II (Backend) - Home Page & Merchandising Platform
Deliveroo, now a DoorDash company, is looking for a Software Engineer II (Backend) for its Home Page and Merchandising Platform team in London. The position is…
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Deliveroo, now a DoorDash company, is looking for a Software Engineer II (Backend) for its Home Page and Merchandising Platform team in London. The position is hybrid, usually involving three days per week at the London office. The engineer helps build and sustain fast backend systems that run a hyper-local marketplace in which customers, riders and partners number in the millions. Day to day, the work revolves around designing and…
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Deliveroo, now a DoorDash company, is looking for a Software Engineer II (Backend) for its Home Page and Merchandising Platform team in London. The position is hybrid, usually involving three days per week at the London office. The engineer helps build and sustain fast backend systems that run a hyper-local marketplace in which customers, riders and partners number in the millions.
Day to day, the work revolves around designing and expanding backend services for a live marketplace, written in Go, Ruby or Python. The engineer shapes code organization and architecture through design conversations and peer review, improves monitoring and the overall condition of production systems, and partners with other groups on integrations and the technical plan for the area. Taking part in engineering interviews and helping colleagues grow also belong to the role.
The team describes itself as multidisciplinary and focused on delivering technical work. The role suits an engineer who values clean, carefully tested code, has built web applications in a mainstream language, and enjoys solving logistics and marketplace problems. A few skills are presented as baseline expectations and others as areas for growth.
Responsibilities
- Build and expand backend services serving the real-time marketplace in Go, Ruby or Python.
- Elevate code structure and system design through technical discussion and reviewing peers' work.
- Raise dependability through better observability, alerting and production health checks.
- Coordinate with other teams to spot integration chances and influence the technical roadmap.
- Run engineering interviews and support the professional growth of teammates.
Requirements
- Commitment to clean, well-architected and well-tested code aimed at long-term upkeep.
- Track record building web-based apps in a mainstream language such as Go, Ruby on Rails, Python, Scala or Rust.
- Working knowledge of relational data stores like PostgreSQL or MySQL.
Qualifications
- Understanding of web architecture for heavy traffic, ideally around 20krpm and beyond.
- Exposure to NoSQL stores and caching layers such as Redis, DynamoDB or Elasticsearch.
- Analytical approach to puzzling logistics and marketplace problems.
Core Skills
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where is it and how often is the office?
The role is based in London and is hybrid, usually three days per week in the office.
Which programming languages are used?
The backend services use Go, Ruby or Python. Experience in any modern language is welcome, with Scala and Rust also listed as examples.
What database experience is needed?
A working understanding of relational systems like PostgreSQL or MySQL is listed as a requirement. NoSQL and caching experience is a plus.
What does the interview process involve?
The listing says interviews typically have three to four stages.
What is the salary?
No salary or benefits are specified in the listing.
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