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Staff Platform Engineer

London (hybrid)💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-25 → 2026-09-25

Core

Define the architecture and engineering standards for an AI-first, self-service infrastructure platform to enable engineering teams to ship secure, scalable applications at velocity.

Role type

Staff Platform Engineer (Strategy & Architecture)

Builds

Self-service infrastructure, intelligent automation, and reusable components for internal engineering teams

Domain

SaaS / Insurance Technology / Cloud Infrastructure

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

Technical architecture design, cross-team stakeholder management, AI/automation strategy, platform adoption dynamics, security and reliability standards, senior engineering mentorship

Preferred skills

Experience with AI-native workflows, ability to translate engineering constraints into business language, deep understanding of SaaS delivery patterns

Technologies

None explicitly listed

Responsibilities

Establish a 12–18 month technical direction for the platform, define architectural patterns for autonomous and AI-augmented workflows, drive adoption of platform capabilities across engineering teams, identify and mitigate architectural and operational risks, mentor senior engineers

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with significant strategic influence

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