Software Engineer Intern

Job Description

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.

Working at Deliveroo is the perfect environment to build a definitive career, motivated by impact. Firstly, the impact that working here will have on your development, allowing you to grow faster than you might elsewhere; secondly, the impact that you can have on Deliveroo, leaving your mark as we scale; and finally, being part of something bigger, through the impact that we make together in our marketplace and communities.

About the Role

At Deliveroo, our software engineers implement and operate technological solutions to improve the experiences of our restaurants, riders, and consumers. From creating beautiful, user-friendly flows to crafting scalable backend architectures, we strive to deliver reliant, performant technology that delights our customers.

We believe interns are essential to our mission of attracting and retaining top talent. During our 12-week Software Engineer internship, interns are completely immersed in their teams and will have the opportunity to develop, maintain, and ship products. As an intern, you will directly impact our business by collaborating with your team to solve real problems for our customers.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.K. to be considered for this position.

The 2026 internship program will be hosted in person at Deliveroo’s London headquarters at Cannon Bridge House.

What you’ll do

• Learn modern, industry-leading product development practices, including how engineers use GenAI-assisted coding and tooling to design, build, and ship real software

• Develop, maintain and ship technical elements with the support of your mentor, manager, and team members

• Act on feedback, coaching, and mentorship from your mentor and team members

• Actively learn about the elements to which you contribute

• Make a direct impact on our business by collaborating with your team to solve problems for our customers

• Participate in intern programming, including leadership speaker sessions, social events, and team activities

• Present your summer learnings during a final presentation at the end of the internship

Expectations

• You are pursuing a B.S. or M.S. Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, have no more than 2 years of full-time work experience, and are graduating between Fall 2026 to Summer 2027. You are available for a Summer 2026 start date (Internships are only hosted during the Summer)

• You have experience working with databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, AWS, SQL, etc.)

• You have a solid understanding of algorithms and data structures

• Experience writing web-based applications in any language, and an interest in learning (Go, Ruby/Rails, Python, Scala, or Rust)

• You have experience writing clean code, working with version control, and doing unit testing.

Preferred but not expected

• At least 1 previous Software Engineering internship or equivalent relevant experience

• Ability to analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various systems

• Excited to develop, release and run large-scale web applications

• Experience with solutions for systems monitoring, live deployments, and continuous integration

• Experience with real-time technology problems

• Experience working with service-oriented architecture, writing APIs, and designing systems.

• Participation in project or research-based technical work, hackathons, technical conferences/organization, on-campus student organization leadership, technical teaching assistant roles, relevant extracurricular activities, or other technical experience.

Workplace & Diversity

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, wellness, parental leave, and pensions. Benefits are country-specific, please ask your recruiter for more information.

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.