Staff Platform Engineer
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Job description
Staff Platform Engineer at hyperexponential responsible for owning the technical direction of the Platform team's evolution toward an AI-first, self-service platform. The role defines architecture and engineering standards that enable engineering teams to ship secure, scalable applications at velocity.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Hybrid · London, United Kingdom
What you'll do
- Establish a coherent 12–18 month technical direction for the platform, with clearly articulated trade-offs, milestones, and alignment across engineering leadership
- Ensure platform capabilities are adopted broadly across engineering because they are well-designed, well-documented, and reduce friction
- Define the architectural patterns and standards that enable autonomous and AI-augmented workflows across the organisation
- Embed platform-defined standards for security, reliability, and operational excellence into how all teams build
- Shape the platform roadmap based on feedback, usage data, and a clear-eyed view of where friction exists
- Connect platform decisions to business outcomes and represent platform strategy to senior leadership
What we're looking for
- Defined the architecture, standards, and patterns for the platform domain over a multi-quarter horizon
- Makes high-judgement calls on foundational trade-offs such as build vs buy, depth vs breadth, short-term pragmatism vs long-term coherence
- Navigating disagreement across senior engineers, architects, and stakeholders to reach durable technical decisions
- Accountability for outcomes that span multiple teams and that they do not personally deliver
- Defined how AI and automation are embedded into the platform at an architectural level
- Understanding of the adoption dynamics, internal customer needs, and the systemic barriers to self-service
- Identified architectural, security, and operational risks before they become incidents
- Connecting platform decisions to business outcomes clearly and credibly
- Actively developing senior engineers through technical challenge, honest feedback, and deliberate exposure to harder problems
Your team
Platform team
Platform at hx builds the foundation that enables engineering teams to ship secure, scalable applications at velocity, evolving towards an AI-first platform where self-service infrastructure, intelligent automation, and reusable components compound developer productivity and operational excellence.
Benefits
- £5,000 training and conference budget for individual and group development
- 25 days of holiday plus 8 bank holidays (33 days total)
- Company pension scheme via Penfold
- Mental health support and therapy via Spectrum.life
- Individual wellbeing allowance via Juno
- Private healthcare insurance through AXA
- Income protection and Life Insurance
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Top-spec equipment (laptop, screens, adjustable desks, etc.)
- Regular remote and in-person hackathons, lunch and learns, socials, and game nights
- Team breakfasts and lunches, snacks, drinks fridge, and a fun office at The Ministry
- Exceptional opportunities for personal development and growth
How to get hired
- 1Initial call with our Talent team
- 2Hiring Manager Interview
- 3Technical Assessment & follow-up interview
- 4Values Interview
- 5Meet the CEO
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About hyperexponential
The AI-powered platform that enables the world's most critical decisions in a £7 trillion industry
hyperexponential builds an AI-powered platform for pricing and underwriting decisions in the insurance industry, bringing together data, AI, and human expertise. Backed by a16z, Highland Europe, and Battery Ventures, the company is scaling globally and is trusted by nearly 50 of the world's largest insurers.
Mission
To give insurers the fastest path from submission to decision - helping them move faster, act smarter, and take on more risk with confidence.
Key facts
- Backed by a16z, Highland Europe, and Battery Ventures
- Trusted by nearly 50 of the world's largest insurers
- Zero churn and billions in premiums flowing through hx
- Building the world's first domain-specific AI peer programmer for insurance
- Multi-product, multi-territory platform powering every stage of pricing and underwriting