Senior Software Engineer, Proactive Security

Senior Software Engineer, Proactive Security Overview

Join Deliveroo as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Proactive Security, where you will be part of a global, collaborative team dedicated to building a secure, reliable, and resilient delivery network. Based in London with a hybrid working model, you will be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining essential security services that support our product and cloud infrastructure.

About the Role

In this position, your primary responsibility will be to develop and sustain core security products such as remote access management, secrets management, tokenization, encryption, knowledge graphs, and access control systems at a worldwide scale. You will work closely with teams across infrastructure, product engineering, legal, security, and external vendors to embed security best practices into our development processes, creating ‘security paved paths’ that promote safe and secure operations.

You will lead the technical strategy and roadmap for your assigned security domains, ensuring that services operate with high reliability and minimal downtime. As part of your duties, you will participate in on-call rotations, responding promptly to security incidents or operational issues with urgency and precision. Managing the full lifecycle of security featuresâ??from initial triage and validation to design, testing, and deploymentâ??will be a key aspect of your role.

Team and Environment

You will join our London-based Security Engineering team, which is part of a broader global organization striving to become Londonâ??s most admired security team. The team emphasizes an inclusive, collaborative culture focused on building high standards of operational excellence and security. You will report directly to the European Senior Manager of Security Engineering.

What Weâ??re Looking For

• Demonstrable experience in improving an organizationâ??s security infrastructure and overall security posture.
• Wide-ranging technical expertise across various security and infrastructure disciplines within large-scale production environments.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Scala, Kotlin, Golang, or Python, with a focus on distributed systems development.
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools, especially Terraform.
• Strong familiarity with managing cloud infrastructure, particularly in AWS.
• Ability to analyze systemic issues creatively and effectively, leading root cause analyses.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of reviewing complex design documents with technical teams.
• Comfort with exercising independent judgment, making decisions, and evaluating options with minimal oversight.

Why Join Us?

At Deliveroo, you will work on meaningful problems within a fast-evolving marketplace impacting millions daily. The environment encourages rapid experimentation, leveraging AI, and deploying new ideas quickly. You will have opportunities for professional growth through ownership of challenging projects, supported by a culture that values high standards, collaboration, and continuous learning. Compensation includes a competitive salary and equity awards (RSUs) from DoorDash, rewarding your contributions.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Deliveroo is dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the world around us. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief. We also support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions by providing reasonable adjustments during the application process to ensure a fair experience.

We encourage those excited about making a significant impact in a dynamic environment to apply and grow their careers with us. For more information on our recruitment process and to avoid scams, please visit our official channels.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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