# Antonio Troina: My Journey So Far as a Senior Staff Software Engineer

DevFeed: [Antonio Troina: My Journey So Far as a Senior Staff Software Engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/antonio-troina-my-journey-so-far-as-a-senior-staff-software-engineer-19715.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://deliveroo.engineering/2025/03/24/my-journey-so-far-as-a-senior-staff-engineer.html>)

Author: Antonio Troina

Published: 2025-03-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Deliveroo](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/deliveroo.md>)

Topics: [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/engineering-culture.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [advice](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/advice.md>), [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [individual-contributor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/individual-contributor.md>), [software-engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineer.md>), [software-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineering.md>)

## AI overview

Antonio Troina describes his six-and-a-half-year career at Deliveroo, from consultancy work to becoming a Senior Staff Software Engineer. He discusses guiding teams, reframing technical and product problems, and progressing along the individual-contributor path.

## Source excerpt

Could you introduce yourself and your role at Deliveroo? I'm Antonio, a Senior Staff Engineer at Deliveroo. I have been with Deliveroo for six and a half years, overseeing the entire New Verticals domain as well as the Catalogues space, as an Individual Contributor (IC). Can you tell us a little bit about your career journey into engineering and how you found yourself at Deliveroo? I have been passionate about computers since childhood, which led me to pursue studies in software engineering. I began my career working for consultancy firms in Italy, my home country, before moving to London, where I continued in consultancy roles across both the private and public sectors. Eventually, I joined Deliveroo, which, interestingly, is my first purely product-based company. I started as a Software Engineer six and a half years ago, and as my skills, experience, and ability to influence grew, I naturally transitioned into my current role, which I truly enjoy. Reflecting on the role of a Senior Staff Software Engineer here, what do you think is the most rewarding part of it? One of the most interesting aspects of my role is helping teams see challenges from different perspectives, drawing from my experience over the years. I've encountered situations where problems were approached in one way but could have been tackled more effectively through alternative methods. I enjoy guiding teams through that journey, particularly when it comes to challenging product requirements and rethinking how problems are framed. While many initiatives originate from product, some also stem directly from technology. Often, our technical interactions with other teams and systems provide insights that may not be as clear to product managers. In these cases, I find that a bottom-up approach can be highly effective. What would you say about career progression at Deliveroo? I would say career progression is quite varied. It can involve moving upward within the same path or making a lateral shift to expl