Engineering Manager (Infra / Edge)

Deliveroo2 weeks ago

Location

London - The River Building HQ

Type

Full Time

Salary

GBP 110,000 – 160,000

Level

Manager

Role

Engineering Manager

Posted

Feb 27, 2026

Full TimeManager

The role

Summary

Deliveroo is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Edge team, managing production-grade infrastructure that underpins three global companies. This hybrid role involves overseeing CDNs, traffic management, and network security while mentoring engineering teams in a fast-paced marketplace environment serving millions of users worldwide.

What you'll do

Technical Strategy Leadership: Own and evolve the company's Edge posture, including CDNs (Cloudflare/Fastly), traffic management, and network security patterns like WAFs and DDoS mitigation

Project Delivery Management: Set priorities and break complex projects into iterative deliverables, ensuring high-quality, on-time execution for high-blast-radius systems

Team Management and Mentoring: Line-manage and coach engineers across levels, cultivating a culture of psychological safety, high trust, and structured career progression

Operational Excellence: Set standards for SLOs/SLAs, monitoring, and low-noise alerting while leading incident responses and long-term preventative work

Global Collaboration: Partner with Staff+ Engineers and leaders across DoorDash and Wolt to align on architecture, reliability standards, and global traffic routing

Infrastructure Management: Oversee production-grade infrastructure that underpins three companies globally, ensuring performance and security of global traffic

Incident Response Leadership: Lead critical incident responses and implement long-term preventative measures for system reliability

What we look for

Technical

Edge and Networking ExpertiseHands-on experience with CDNs, proxies (Nginx/HAProxy), DNS (Route53), and VPC routing

Distributed Systems KnowledgeStrong foundation in infrastructure engineering, cloud networking, and low-latency, high-throughput services

Operational Excellence ExperienceSignificant experience driving operational excellence through SLOs, on-call rotations, and post-incident reviews

Architectural Design SkillsAbility to review complex designs (TDDs) and PRs, ensuring they meet rigorous global standards

Education

Bachelor's DegreeComputer Science, Engineering, or related technical field preferred

Experience

Engineering ManagementProven experience managing and developing high-performing engineering teams delivering complex production systems

Infrastructure Leadership5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering with at least 2 years in management role

Production SystemsExtensive experience with large-scale production systems serving millions of users

Global Team CollaborationExperience working with distributed teams across multiple time zones and companies

Skills

Required skills

Team LeadershipProven ability to manage and develop high-performing engineering teams

CDN ManagementHands-on experience with Cloudflare, Fastly, and other content delivery networks

Network InfrastructureDeep knowledge of proxies, DNS, VPC routing, and network security

Operational ExcellenceExperience with SLOs, monitoring, alerting, and incident response

Distributed SystemsStrong foundation in cloud networking and high-throughput services

Nice to have

Global Scale ExperienceExperience managing infrastructure for global, multi-company operations

Security ExpertiseKnowledge of WAFs, DDoS mitigation, and network security patterns

Architectural ReviewAbility to review complex technical design documents and code reviews

Cross-functional CollaborationExperience working with Staff+ Engineers and technical leaders

Marketplace ExperienceUnderstanding of three-sided marketplace technical challenges

Compensation & benefits

Salary

GBP 110,000 – 160,000 (annual)

Stock options

Available

Benefits

Equity Options

Share in the success you help create with competitive equity options

Flexible Working

Hybrid working arrangement with 3 days in office, 2 days remote

Career Development

Structured career progression with strong support and continuous learning opportunities

Global Collaboration

Work with teams across DoorDash and Wolt as part of a global organization

High Impact Work

Work on meaningful problems at scale affecting millions of users daily

Innovation Culture

Low-hierarchy, high-ownership environment for rapid idea implementation

Interview process

1
Initial Screening — Phone or video call to discuss background, experience, and role fit
2
Technical Leadership Interview — Deep dive into technical leadership experience, infrastructure challenges, and team management approach
3
System Design Discussion — Architecture and design discussion focused on edge infrastructure, CDNs, and distributed systems
4
Final Interview — Cultural fit assessment and discussions with senior leadership about vision and strategic alignment