Nice blend of startup atmosphere and well-defined processes - Senior Software Engineer Deliveroo Employee Review

5.0
Jan 25, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

I've worked in small companies with a great atmosphere but rubbish processes, and large companies with great processes and rubbish atmosphere; but Deliveroo blends both of these positives together. Tech is treated as a first-class citizen and engineer voices are never ignored. The performance review process is transparent and everyone takes it seriously, dedicating time to ensure it's useful. There's also a healthy level of pragmatism amongst developers. Also rather nice is the agreement of "the right tool for the right job" no matter the financial cost; if the correct AWS product to use costs quite a bit, that's absolutely fine as long as it's the right choice - no penny-pinching there!

Cons

Career progression above Senior is very tied to your impact on the wider company outside your team, which can become quite time-consuming.

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5.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Pros

Amazing teams and nice working space

Cons

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2.0
Dec 21, 2025
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Pros

The company is presented as a young and dynamic environment, at least from an external communication point of view.

Cons

Unfortunately, the internal reality is very different. Career progression mainly favors people who are close to management or who know how to please the right individuals, while meritocracy clearly comes second. Losing valuable employees does not seem to concern upper management at all. Many department heads lack experience and competence, which leads to constant issues, misunderstandings, and organizational problems that directly impact daily work and team morale. The company promotes itself as “young and dynamic,” yet hires employees over 60 whose experience does not appear to be properly assessed or effectively leveraged, creating a strong inconsistency between image and reality. Salaries are not competitive compared to the market. Salary increases and bonuses are very low and demotivating. Benefits are either almost non-existent or purely symbolic.

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