Summary
The UK-headquartered company’s engineering centre launched in Hyderabad will employ over 150 engineers by the end of 2022 as part of a multi-year project
The engineering centre will be Deliveroo’s largest technology hub outside the United Kingdom, where the company is headquartered
Deliveroo, a global food delivery company operating across Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia, announced on March 10 the launch of its India engineering centre in Hyderabad for which it plans to recruit at least 150 engineers.
The engineering centre in Hyderabad will be a core part of Deliveroo’s central technology organisation. The company has already started recruiting and plans to employ over 150 engineers in India from the fields of analytics, platforms, automation and machine learning by the end of 2022. The engineering centre will be Deliveroo’s largest technology hub outside the United Kingdom, where the company is headquartered.
Will Shu, Deliveroo CEO and founder, said, “Deliveroo is growing rapidly with an ambitious vision to become the definitive global online food platform. Opening up a new engineering hub in India will extend our global team of incredible engineering talent. The centre will help us to continue to unlock new innovations for each side of our marketplace, developing a world-leading service for consumers, restaurants and grocers, and riders. This is an exciting development for Deliveroo and I look forward to working with our new colleagues in India.”
Deliveroo operates a three-sided marketplace made up of consumers, restaurants and grocers, and delivery riders to bring people food and groceries in as little as 20 minutes. Deliveroo’s service is underpinned by pioneering logistics technology based on intelligent machine learning. The launch of the India engineering centre provides unparalleled opportunities for engineers to solve cutting edge business problems as Deliveroo scales and enhances its offering.
Devesh Mishra, chief product and technology officer, Deliveroo, said, “Some of the world’s leading tech talent is based in India, which is why we are so excited to start recruiting in Hyderabad. We know in India there are engineers able to tackle some of the most challenging problems in tech, to innovate in a fast-paced environment and to combine experience and expertise with an entrepreneurial mindset. The work we do in India will have a global impact, helping Deliveroo to scale while being at the forefront of change in its sector. This is a massive opportunity for software engineers, data scientists, machine learning and artificial intelligence engineers to work on some of the toughest challenges in engineering.”
Last updated on 10 Mar 2022
