Deliveroo - Senior Software Engineer, Android SDUI
Requirements
• Our ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in some of these areas and curiosity to grow in others: • 5+ years building Android applications at scale, with a deep understanding of Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. • 5+ years building Android applications at scale • Backend development experience, specifically with Golang, Kotlin, and Protobuf, and the comfort to move between client and server code as the work demands. • Experience building or maintaining a server-driven / declarative UI system, with a keen interest in pushing what's possible with declarative rendering — bonus points if that included Litho or another DSL-based renderer. • Experience building or maintaining a server-driven / declarative UI system • A product mindset, and the instinct to apply it to how you design platform services for the teams that build on top of them. • A product mindset • Demonstrated ownership of technical delivery within cross-functional teams, guiding implementation choices and technical design for a platform other teams build on. • Demonstrated ownership of technical delivery • Strong communication skills, working across time zones with iOS, Web, and Backend counterparts, plus PMs and multiple product teams. • A pride in software craft, with a commitment to writing readable, well-designed, and thoroughly tested mobile code. • A pride in software craft • Bonus points for exposure to Figma-to-code tooling, design-token/theming systems, or accessibility work in mobile rendering.
Responsibilities
• You’ll be joining the SDUI team. We own the Android rendering layer of our server-driven UI platform, and the backend services that drive it, ensuring every consumer surface built on it is fast, correct, and visually indistinguishable from native. • Drive technical execution by designing, building, and evolving the Android SDUI renderer — and the backend services (Kotlin, Golang, Protobuf) that feed it — to handle complex, real-time UI updates at scale. • Drive technical execution • Lead architectural improvements and code reviews, ensuring the maintainability, visibility, and operational health of the renderer as more teams build on top of it. • Lead architectural improvements • Partner with cross-functional disciplines (iOS and Web renderer engineers, product and design teams) to plan rollouts, align on platform decisions, and influence the roadmap. • Partner with cross-functional disciplines • Own large-scale initiatives from design to delivery — including the push to bring SDUI motion and interaction quality to native-equivalent, and the ongoing migration off legacy rendering systems. • Own large-scale initiatives • Support the growth of others by mentoring colleagues and taking an active role in our engineering hiring process. • Support the growth of others
Benefits
• At Deliveroo, you’ll do work that matters — solving real problems for a platform that every consumer-facing team builds on. We’re renderer engineers, systems thinkers, and platform builders, brought together by a shared drive to make shipping UI changes fast and safe. Working here you can expect to: • 🔧 Solve meaningful problems at real scale — Work on a rendering platform that every consumer surface depends on, used by millions of customers every day. • 🔧 Solve meaningful problems at real scale • 🌱 See your impact, fast — Ship, test and improve the renderer quickly in a low-hierarchy, high-ownership environment. • 🌱 See your impact, fast • 🧠 Grow through challenge and ownership — Take on big, ambiguous platform problems and accelerate your career with strong support. • 🧠 Grow through challenge and ownership • 🌍 A culture built for builders — High standards, collaboration, flexible working and continuous learning. • 🌍 A culture built for builders • 💰 Share in the success you help create — Competitive salary and equity options, so you’re rewarded for the impact you make. • 💰 Share in the success you help create • ➡️ 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. • Diversity, Equity and InclusionAt Deliveroo, we know that a great workplace reflects the world around us and that true diversity and inclusion make us stronger, more creative, and better at what we do. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work and feel they belong. • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion • We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief. • If you have a disability or long-term health condition and need support to apply for one of our roles, or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you’ll have the opportunity to let us know once you’ve submitted your application. We’ll share details on how to request support so we can ensure you have a fair and equitable experience. • 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! • Beware of recruitment scams: DASH Brands will never ask you to pay money or share sensitive financial information during hiring — learn more about DASH Brands' legitimate recruiting process at careersatdoordash.com/recruitment-scam-awareness.
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