Staff Platform Engineer

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Warsaw (hybrid)

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Platform at hx builds the foundation that enables engineering teams to ship secure, scalable applications at velocity. We're evolving towards an AI-first platform where self-service infrastructure, intelligent automation, and reusable components compound developer productivity and operational excellence. This isn't about maintaining the status quo; we're reimagining how modern software delivery works.

As the Staff Platform Engineer, you will own the technical direction of this evolution. You will define the architecture and engineering standards that others build to, drive coherence across teams, and ensure the platform strategy is aligned to long-term business outcomes. You will shape how AI-first, self-service infrastructure is done at scale, not just by delivering capabilities yourself, but by creating the conditions for engineering teams across the organisation to move faster, more safely, and more autonomously.

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Staff Platform Engineer

Hyperexponential, London (hybrid)

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Warsaw (hybrid)

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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 and brings the organisation along on those decisions.aa
Navigating disagreement across senior engineers, architects, and stakeholders to reach durable technical decisions. Comfortable holding a position under pressure, updating it when presented with better evidence, and ensuring decisions stick once made.a
Accountability for outcomes that span multiple teams and that they do not personally deliver. Designs systems, standards, and enablement approaches that multiply the effectiveness of the engineers araound them, rather than being the primary hands-on contributor to every initiative.
Defined how AI and automation are embedded into the platform at an architectural level not just experimenting with tools, but establishing patterns that make AI-augmented workflows the default for engineering teams across the organisation.
Understanding of the adoption dynamics, internal customer needs, and the systemic barriers to self-service. Shapes the platform roadmap based on feedback, usage data, and a clear-eyed view of where friction exists and ensures the platform earns its adoption rather than mandating it.
Identified architectural, security, and operational risks before they become incidents. Influences how the broader engineering organisation thinks about reliability, security posture, and cost efficiency not just within Platform's direct remit.
Connecting platform decisions to business outcomes clearly and credibly. Can represent the platform strategy to senior leadership, translate engineering constraints into business language, and use commercial context to sharpen technical priorities.aa
Actively developing senior engineers through technical challenge, honest feedback, and deliberate exposure to harder problems. Recognised as someone who raises the capability of the team, not just the quality of the code. Models the engineering culture the organisation is trying to build.

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