Platform Engineer

hyperexponential

Platform Engineer contributing to an AI-powered insurance platform's development and infrastructure. Collaborating to enhance developer experience and deploy secure cloud solutions in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Building and maintaining reusable Infrastructure as Code modules and self-service platform capabilities that enabled engineering teams to provision and deploy services more consistently and efficiently.
Contributing to AI-enabled developer workflows across CI/CD, operational tooling, and automation, helping reduce manual effort and improve engineering productivity.
Delivering secure, scalable cloud infrastructure aligned with platform standards, improving reliability and reducing operational overhead for internal teams.
Collaborating with product engineering teams to understand friction points, improve platform usability, and increase adoption of internal tooling and platform services.
Monitoring and improving platform performance, deployment workflows, and operational efficiency using metrics, feedback, and iterative improvements.
Contributing to a culture of engineering excellence by sharing knowledge, participating in technical discussions, and continuously improving platform standards and practices.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Built and supported production-grade cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tooling such as Terraform, achieving scalable and maintainable platform capabilities.
Delivered CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows that improved deployment reliability, reduced manual intervention, or accelerated delivery cycles.
Implemented secure infrastructure and operational best practices that reduced configuration drift, security exceptions, or operational risk.
Contributed to platform, tooling, or developer experience initiatives that improved usability, standardisation, or adoption across engineering teams.
Experimented with AI or automation tooling to improve developer workflows, operational efficiency, or engineering productivity within a real-world environment.
Taken ownership of well-defined technical problems from implementation through to operational support, collaborating effectively with teammates and stakeholders to deliver reliable outcomes.

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 as we build something remarkable together.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Infrastructure as CodeTerraformCI/CDautomation workflowscloud infrastructuresecure infrastructureoperational best practicesdeveloper workflowsdeployment reliabilityconfiguration drift

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingknowledge sharingcommunicationcontinuous improvementteamworkadaptabilityownershipfeedback incorporationusability enhancement