# Gina Wiley: My Journey So Far as a Senior Engineering Manager

DevFeed: [Gina Wiley: My Journey So Far as a Senior Engineering Manager](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/gina-wiley-my-journey-so-far-as-a-senior-engineering-manager-19713.md>)

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Author: Gina Wiley

Published: 2025-02-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/engineering-culture.md>), [Human-Computer Interaction and Visualization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/human-computer-interaction-and-visualization.md>), [Shared Responsibility Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shared-responsibility-model.md>)

Tags: [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering-culture.md>), [experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/experience.md>), [growth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/growth.md>), [human-computer-interaction](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/human-computer-interaction.md>), [journey](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/journey.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [team](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team.md>)

## AI overview

Gina Wiley describes her path from studying information systems and human-computer interaction to engineering management at Deliveroo. She discusses consulting, DoorDash, Deliveroo's New Verticals team, and her views on supporting engineers through ownership, resources, and clear career expectations.

## Source excerpt

Could you introduce yourself and your role at Deliveroo? I'm Gina, I'm a Senior Engineering Manager at Deliveroo. I lead our Consumer Experience group in our New Verticals engineering team, and I've been at Deliveroo for five years. Could you walk us through your path to engineering management and what brought you to Deliveroo? I studied information systems at university and developed an interest in human-computer interaction. This field emphasises understanding users and translating business processes into technical requirements. I moved to San Francisco for a tech consulting role, where I worked on a large-scale, multi-country project replacing legacy systems with connected Software as a Service (SaaS) products. This cross-functional experience shaped my understanding of end-to-end business process transformation through technology. In 2017, I joined DoorDash's Business Applications team, working on partner onboarding and support processes, which introduced me to logistics and delivery tech during a pivotal time for the industry. In 2020, I moved to London to work at Deliveroo, initially supporting restaurant partner onboarding in the Restaurants engineering group. I now work in the New Verticals engineering group, focusing on launching grocery and retail propositions. We've recently introduced a lot of new features to support this growing space; so continuing to innovate and deliver at pace to keep up with the changing market has been an exciting challenge! Reflecting on the role of engineering manager here, what do you think is the most rewarding part of this role? I enjoy seeing engineers on the team take on new challenges and push themselves out of their comfort zone to reach their full potential, so I'll make sure that they get access to the right resources and opportunities so that they can continue to learn and grow. It's important to trust your people to reach their growth goals with the right opportunities. I believe (and have seen throughout my career) t