Senior Technical Recruiter Job at DELIVER (London)

Senior Technical Recruiter

DELIVER

Location:
United Kingdom , London

Category:
Human Resources

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Job Description:

We’re looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter to help shape how we hire the engineers who design, build, and scale the SevenRooms product—from reservations and table management to online ordering and marketing automation. In this role, you’ll report into Deliveroo’s Director of Engineering Recruitment while recruiting for DoorDash In-Store (SevenRooms) engineering teams, operating within a highly collaborative, cross-brand environment following DoorDash’s acquisition of both Deliveroo and SevenRooms. You’ll lead hiring for some of our most critical engineering roles, partnering with technical 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 our team continues to attract and hire the engineers who make our ambitions possible.

Job Responsibility:

Lead In-Store engineering hiring in the UK
Own end-to-end delivery for (senior to mid level) and highly technical roles (Principal, Staff, and Leadership-level Engineers to) 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
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 In-Store Engineering Leadership and cross-functional Recruiting Teams to make sure hiring outcomes align with business priorities
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
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
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
Make sure every candidate feels respected, informed, and excited about the opportunity
Help hiring managers feel confident and supported throughout the process

Requirements:

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 & mid manager 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

What we offer:

A competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package
Up to 5% matched pension contributions
Some roles may be eligible for share awards, giving them ownership in Deliveroo and a share in our success
Free Deliveroo Plus: free delivery and access to special offers
Team lunches from the best local restaurants
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of time spent working at Deliveroo
One day of paid leave per year to volunteer with a registered charity
Funded single cover healthcare on our core plan, with the option to add family members at own cost
On-site gym (HQ), discounted external gym membership
Access to wellbeing apps such as LesMills+, Strava, Headspace, Yogaia via GymPass
Discounted dental insurance and a range of other flexible benefits, such as critical illness cover, partner life cover, travel insurance, health assessments
Life assurance
Maternity, paternity and maternity and shared parental leave, eligible from day one of employment
Excellent kit to enable working from home and a parent-friendly working culture
Access to free mortgage advice
Cycle to Work Scheme or Season Ticket Loans, depending how you wish to travel
Excellent learning and development opportunities and access to RooLearn, our learning platform, packed with high-quality training and content
Regular Employee Resource Group (ERG) led social events – examples include dinners, dance lessons and in-office yoga sessions
Summer and end-of-year parties

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 14, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

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