I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Deliveroo (Londres, Angleterre) in May 2022
Interview
- Half hour call with the recruiter
- Technical screening (leetcode) type interview with their provider Karat. This had a few questions around tech, productionisation, testing etc and then a few leetcode exercises which were actually super relevant and fun (rather than having to traverse a binary tree or other BS comp sci algos you'll never have to actually do in your day to day life...)
- Hour-long system design interview
- Hour-long behavioural interview
- Take-home exercise (around 3 hours of work)
- Pairing interview with staff engineer
As opposed to having these all smushed together into one big session, Roo let me space these out over a few weeks so it was less intense.
Everyone that I spoke to was super lovely and made me feel very safe and comfortable during the whole process. It felt very *human*, rather than when I've interviewed at some of the other Big Tech companies.
The recruiter I was speaking to works in a different timezone to myself, but really went out of his way to be contactable through the process and was quick to answer any questions I had.
Overall I actually really enjoyed the process. The technical screening with karat was also really enjoyable, and the leetcode type question they asked seemed relevant to the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you deal with a production service demonstrating high CPU utilisation?
I had only initial HR interview call, where we discussed my experience, their expectations for the role, etc. Dropped after HR screen after they told salary ranges. Deliveroo doesnt provide RSUs so total compensation is very small. Decided to save each other time.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Deliveroo in Mar 2025
Interview
Screening was done via hackerrank automated assessment. 15 multiple choice questions and 2 coding questions you need to solve in 90 minutes. Problems were easy and within 1 hour after submission I received an email from the recruiter that they would like to proceed. After I submitted my time slots for next interviews, both recruiters ghosted me even after I gave them a nudge couple of weeks after. I get that hiring situation can change, but ghosting looks unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic questions on testing, REST, microservice architecture, etc
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Deliveroo (Bengaluru) in Feb 2025
Interview
The interview process was simple. I was able to blast through all the round. But once the interview is completed, I did not hear from them. When asked, they said they are waiting on to collect the feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
System Design round- It was more of a common counter problem what they asked.