Interesting work but so much beaurucracy - Software Engineer Deliveroo Employee Review

3.0
Feb 27, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting and challenging engineering problems to solve

Cons

Very bearucratic culture where everything has to be documented, approved and signed off. There many gate keepers that can make your life a living hell. There are lots of people who are promoted because they tick all the right boxes in their performance review but are actually medicare or even bellow average. It's so demoralising to see so many incompetent engineers in senior positions.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Dec 21, 2025
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Pros

The company is presented as a young and dynamic environment, at least from an external communication point of view.

Cons

Unfortunately, the internal reality is very different. Career progression mainly favors people who are close to management or who know how to please the right individuals, while meritocracy clearly comes second. Losing valuable employees does not seem to concern upper management at all. Many department heads lack experience and competence, which leads to constant issues, misunderstandings, and organizational problems that directly impact daily work and team morale. The company promotes itself as “young and dynamic,” yet hires employees over 60 whose experience does not appear to be properly assessed or effectively leveraged, creating a strong inconsistency between image and reality. Salaries are not competitive compared to the market. Salary increases and bonuses are very low and demotivating. Benefits are either almost non-existent or purely symbolic.

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