Senior Technical Recruiter – Engineering (12-month initial FTC)
We’re looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter to help shape how we hire the engineers who design, build, and scale Deliveroo’s technology from the app experience you see on your phone to the complex systems that power every order. This is an initial 12-month fixed-term contract, reporting into the Director of Engineering Recruitment. You’ll lead hiring for some of our most critical and technically complex roles, partnering with senior engineering and product leaders to design strategies that drive global growth. Your impact will stretch beyond individual hires, you’ll refine how we approach technical hiring, from building scalable sourcing frameworks to improving how we assess and engage talent across markets. As a trusted advisor to leadership, you’ll help ensure Deliveroo continues to attract and hire the engineers who make our ambitions possible.
What you’ll be doing:
Lead senior hiring
Own end-to-end delivery for senior and highly technical roles (Principal, Staff, and Leadership-level Engineers) across multiple engineering teams.
Design and run tailored hiring strategies that balance speed, quality, and diversity always keeping candidate experience front and centre.
Anticipate future hiring needs and build pipelines and relationships before demand hits.
Be a trusted advisor
Partner with senior engineering leadership to influence hiring decisions, shape role design, and plan for long-term team growth.
Use data and market insights to challenge, coach, and guide hiring managers.
Work closely with Heads of Engineering, Product, and People to make sure hiring outcomes align with business priorities.
Raise the bar on operations
Improve how we recruit: optimising processes, interview calibration, and data accuracy to help us scale.
Partner with TA Operations to test new tools and bring consistency to how we measure and report recruiting performance.
Mentor and support less-experienced recruiters, sharing best practices and helping them grow.
Use data to drive decisions
Turn market intelligence and metrics into actionable insights that inform strategy.
Partner with the People Analytics team to build dashboards and share meaningful recruiting data with senior stakeholders.
Champion diversity and inclusion
Embed inclusive hiring principles into every step from job design to sourcing and selection.
Lead DE&I initiatives within Engineering Recruiting and show the real impact through data and storytelling.
Deliver a standout experience
Make sure every candidate (especially at senior levels) feels respected, informed, and excited about the opportunity.
Help hiring managers feel confident and supported throughout the process.
What you’ll bring:
8+ years of experience within technical recruitment including at least 4 years within a global tech company.
Proven experience managing end-to-end technical recruitment in a fast-moving, high-growth tech or product environment.
A strong track record hiring for senior technical roles (Staff, Principal Engineers, Engineering Managers, or Technical Leaders).
Excellent sourcing and stakeholder management skills: you know how to attract, assess, and close exceptional talent in competitive markets.
Data fluency: you use dashboards and insights to guide decisions and influence outcomes.
Experience shaping hiring strategies and leading initiatives that improve process, equity, or candidate experience.
Confidence operating autonomously while influencing senior and executive stakeholders.
Familiarity with Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, GSuite, and market insight tools
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.
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.