Staff Platform Engineer

hyperexponential

. Establish a coherent 12–18 month technical direction for the platform, including trade-offs, milestones, and alignment across engineering leadership .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in defining platform architecture, standards, and patterns while aligning technical direction with business outcomes. Capable of driving platform adoption through well-designed capabilities and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability across teams.

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Platform Architecture DefinitionAI And Automation IntegrationStakeholder CommunicationRisk Identification And ManagementSenior Engineer Development

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Hard Skills

Architectural PatternsStandards DefinitionTechnical DirectionOperational ExcellenceSecurity PracticesPlatform Adoption DynamicsTrade-Off AnalysisMulti-Quarter PlanningAI-Augmented WorkflowsSystemic Barrier Identification

Soft Skills

High-Judgement Decision MakingNavigating DisagreementAccountabilityProblem OwnershipAdaptability

Industry Keywords

Platform EngineeringInternal Customer NeedsContinuous ImprovementTechnical AuthorityEngineering Leadership

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish a coherent 12–18 month technical direction for the platform, including trade-offs, milestones, and alignment across engineering leadership
Drive broad adoption of platform capabilities by ensuring they are well-designed, well-documented, and reduce friction
Define architectural patterns and standards enabling autonomous and AI-augmented workflows across the organisation
Embed platform standards for security, reliability, and operational excellence into engineering practices
Reduce platform bottlenecks, misconfiguration, security exceptions, and operational incidents
Strengthen senior engineers' architecture, trade-off, and platform-thinking capabilities
Serve as a technical authority and shape the platform strategy's alignment with long-term business outcomes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience defining architecture, standards, and patterns for a platform domain over a multi-quarter horizon
Ability to make high-judgement foundational trade-offs, including build vs buy, depth vs breadth, and short-term pragmatism vs long-term coherence
Experience navigating disagreement across senior engineers, architects, and stakeholders to reach durable technical decisions
Accountability for outcomes spanning multiple teams without personally delivering every component
Experience defining how AI and automation are embedded into a platform architecture
Understanding of platform adoption dynamics, internal customer needs, and systemic barriers to self-service
Ability to identify architectural, security, and operational risks before incidents occur
Ability to connect platform decisions to business outcomes and communicate platform strategy to senior leadership
Experience developing senior engineers through technical challenge, feedback, and exposure to complex problems
Comfortable owning ambiguous problems, experimenting, and iterating
Treats platform engineering as a product with internal customers
Comfortable with rapid change and continuous improvement

Benefits

Comp & perks

£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