Description
Job Overview
We're looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter – Engineering to join our London team. As part of the Engineering Recruiting team, you will help us hire engineers who design, build, and scale Deliveroo's technology.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead senior end-to-end hiring: Own full-lifecycle recruitment for critical, highly technical positions, running tailored strategies that balance speed, quality, DE&I, and candidate experience.
- Act as a trusted business advisor: Partner closely with Heads of Engineering, Product, and People to shape role designs, influence hiring strategy, and align talent acquisition outcomes with broader business goals.
- Drive data-led strategy: Turn market intelligence, recruiting metrics, and People Analytics dashboards into actionable insights to guide hiring manager decisions and optimize pipeline performance.
- Optimise recruiting operations & bar-raising: Refine assessment frameworks, streamline interview calibration, and partner with TA Operations to test new tools and maintain high data accuracy across systems.
- Champion diversity, inclusion & candidate experience: Embed inclusive practices into every stage of job design and sourcing, deliver an exceptional candidate journey, and mentor junior recruiters on best practices.
What You'll Need to Thrive
Essential
- Proven experience leading end-to-end technical recruitment within a fast-paced, high-growth tech or product organisation, with substantial experience in global tech environments.
- Strong track record of hiring for complex, senior technical roles (Staff/Principal Engineers, Engineering Managers, or Technical Directors).
- Excellent sourcing and stakeholder management skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence senior engineering leaders and close top-tier talent in competitive markets.
- Fluency with recruitment data and tools, including experience using ATS platforms (such as Ashby), LinkedIn Recruiter, and market insight dashboards to inform strategy.
- Demonstrated ability to lead TA initiatives that improve hiring processes, equity, or candidate experience operating with high autonomy.
Nice to Have
- Experience partnering with People Analytics teams to design custom recruiting performance dashboards.
- Prior experience mentoring and coaching mid-level recruiters or sourcers within an engineering talent team.
Why Join Us?
- Make a visible impact every day: Your work directly improves experiences for customers, partners and riders.
- Learn fast in an entrepreneurial environment: Work close to the market with autonomy, pace and real responsibility.
- Build a career, not just a role: Stretch yourself, develop new skills and grow as the business evolves.
- Deliver together in an inclusive culture: Collaborative, values-driven teams that support how you work best.