Deliveroo
All Cost Centers
EngineeringManager,EventStreamingSystems
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“Engineering Manager, Event Streaming Systems at Deliveroo. Skills: Event streaming, Infrastructure management, Team leadership. Lead engineers. Grow engineers”
Industry & Context.
Problem solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience leading streaming infrastructure teams, Experience leading platform engineering teams, Experience leading distributed systems engineering teams, Experience with Kafka, Experience with large-scale event streaming systems, Technical depth in scalable production systems, Track record of operating high-reliability infrastructure, Experience building event streaming platforms, Experience operating event streaming platforms, Experience building storage platforms, Experience operating storage platforms, Experience building data infrastructure, Experience operating data infrastructure, Experience building large-scale distributed platforms, Experience operating large-scale distributed platforms, Proven ability to hire engineers, Proven ability to mentor engineers, Proven ability to grow engineers, Create clear expectations, Create team culture, Drive execution across complex initiatives, Drive execution across cross-functional initiatives, Operational excellence mindset, Incident leadership, Observability, Reliability engineering, Continuous improvement, Clear communication skills, Stakeholder management skills, Ability to influence technical direction, Ability to influence organizational direction
Nice to Have
Experience with Redpanda, Experience with Pulsar, Experience with WarpStream, Experience with AutoMQ, Experience operating Tier-0 infrastructure, Experience operating multi-region systems, Experience operating globally distributed platforms, Background in storage systems, Background in platform infrastructure, Background in data infrastructure, Background in open source distributed systems
What You'll Do.
Manage event streaming infrastructure
Drive delivery of streaming platform initiatives
Balance long-term evolution
Partner with infrastructure leaders
Partner with engineering leaders
Define streaming strategy
Define streaming roadmap
Improve observability
Manage Tier-0 streaming systems
Foster operational excellence
Implement continuous improvement
Build high-performing teams
Build inclusive teams
Contribute to architecture
Contribute to design reviews
Contribute to technical decision-making
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional technical initiatives; Multiple stakeholders; Across teams
Communication Scope
Clear communication; Stakeholder management; Influence direction
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
ENGINEERING MANAGER, EVENT STREAMING SYSTEMS Join us in our mission to transform the way people shop and eat, where impact, innovation and growth drive everything we do. Our Engineering teams tackle complex technical challenges across a global, three-sided marketplace, building and scaling systems that serve millions of customers, riders and partners every day. From real-time logistics to resilient infrastructure and marketplace optimisation, we design, build and operate technology that powers Deliveroo’s growth at scale. We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to join our team in London. In this role, you’ll lead and grow a team of infrastructure engineers building and operating the event streaming systems that power business-critical workflows across Deliveroo, DoorDash and Wolt. This role is based in our London office with a hybrid setup, typically 3 days in the office. Get to know our Engineering team https://careers.deliveroo.co.uk/software-engineering-at-deliveroo/ - what drives us, how we work, and what you can expect. WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING You’ll be joining the Event Streaming Systems team within the broader Storage organisation. The team builds and operates highly reliable, scalable and efficient streaming infrastructure, including Kafka, Event Streaming abstractions (internally called EventBus) and future event streaming platform technologies. These systems support Tier-0 workflows and are foundational to how engineering teams build reliable, event-driven products at scale. Here’s what your day-to-day might look like: - Lead and grow a team of engineers responsible for Kafka, EventBus, and event streaming infrastructure. - Drive delivery of key streaming platform initiatives, balancing reliability, scalability, and long-term evolution. - Partner with infrastructure and engineering leaders across Deliveroo, DoorDash, and Wolt to define streaming strategy and roadmap. - Improve the scalability, observability, automation, and reliability of Tier-0 streaming s
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