Staff Product Engineer

hyperexponential

. Take customer problems from discovery to production inside a pod .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and shipping production systems end-to-end, with strong capabilities in systems design, testing, and observability. Proficient in navigating polyglot environments and effectively collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

End-To-End Production Systems DevelopmentStrong Systems Experience in Rust, C/C++, or PythonAI Tools Utilization in Software DevelopmentDesigning Testing and Observability for Complex BehaviourCross-Functional Collaboration with Stakeholders

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Hard Skills

Production Systems DevelopmentSystems DesignTesting and ObservabilityRustC/C++PythonAI ToolsFront End DevelopmentData EngineeringInfrastructure Management

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingDecision-MakingAccountabilityCollaborationAdaptability

Industry Keywords

Polyglot EnvironmentCustomer EngagementTechnical DirectionAmbiguous ProblemsHybrid Working Model

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonRustC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Take customer problems from discovery to production inside a pod
Engage directly with customers, frame problems, and ship in small increments based on customer signal
Direct AI agents to draft implementation, tests, and migrations
Review, integrate, and harden AI-generated work while owning correctness and maintainability
Design and deliver robust production systems with appropriate tests and observability
Work across the codebase, including front end, back end, data, and infrastructure as needed
Move between pods, problems, and value streams as priorities change
Ramp quickly on unfamiliar domains and codebases
Take accountability for outcomes, raise risks early, and make decisions
Collaborate with product, design, technical stakeholders, and customers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Built and shipped production systems end-to-end, from design through rollout, monitoring, and iteration
Designed testing and observability for complex behaviour
Worked effectively in a polyglot environment and picked up unfamiliar languages, domains, and codebases quickly
Strong systems experience, for example in Rust, C/C++, or Python, is valued
Shipped work outside your strongest layer of the stack, including front end, data, or infrastructure
Used AI tools seriously in software development, with judgement to direct, review, and own their output
Applied product and design judgement to engineering work and made sensible decisions under ambiguity
Owned outcomes beyond immediate tasks and made decisions rather than escalating
At Level 4: set technical direction on hard problems, maintained quality across others' work, and led cross-cutting or decoupling work
Comfortable working directly with non-technical stakeholders
Comfortable with ambiguous or open-ended problems
Able and willing to work from the office 2–3 days per week as part of a hybrid working model
Legal right to work in the country where the role is based

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