Engineering Manager- Platform Infrastructure

Who We Are

Our ambition is to be the definitive food company, feeding people three times a day with great food from the World's best-loved restaurants, all with an unparalleled level of convenience.

From distributed computing to large-scale system design, complex algorithms to beautiful user interfaces, we have teams working on every step of the journey to ensure we continue to offer our customers a growing selection of choice at the best price with a fantastic level of service.

We work with thousands of restaurants worldwide, from renowned local gems to your favourite chains, allowing them to open up a new revenue stream and reach new customers. Our restaurant partners, riders and customers are as passionate about food as we are, and if you want to make an impact on millions of users by solving some of the biggest technical challenges at great scale, come on board and join the ride.

You will spend time:

• Line managing a team of DBAs and software engineers, building cloud database engineering automation in AWS while operationally supporting the company’s database workloads. 
• Strategize how to best create and manage the infrastructure building blocks used by product engineering teams. 
• Contributing to product strategy, setting project goals, and supporting and mentoring your team
• Building a team of diverse, experienced engineers, helping them scale at a unique pace
• Creating a learning environment for your team and acting as a mentor for engineers and up and coming leaders
• Working with users, engineers, and product teams to understand what’s needed of our infrastructure
• Making our production environments resilient and scalable
• Improving and implementing processes and values that scale
• Providing technical mentorship to engineers building and deploying large-scale projects internationally.

Requirements:

• Proven 4+ experience as a line manager to a team.
• Practical experience with cloud infrastructure capabilities, preferably with technologies such as AWS RDS, AWS DynamoDB and AWS Elasticache or similar.
• Your style is collaborative, to encourage your team to improve their ways of working
• You set goals and offer advice, setting your team up for success
• You're a natural recruiter, passionate about building your team

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.

Workplace & Benefits

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.

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of our hiring process. We recognise that some candidates may require adjustments to apply for a position or fairly participate in the interview process. If you require any adjustments, please don't hesitate to let us know. We will make every effort to provide the necessary adjustments to ensure you have an equitable opportunity to succeed.