Staff Engineer: Platform Architect for AI-Driven Growth

Compare the Market; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Compare the Market is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead comparison capabilities and platform scale. You will own end-to-end technical outcomes, define architecture, and drive guardrails enabling rapid product delivery.

You will mentor engineers, evaluate new technologies, and partner with product leaders to align technical strategy with business goals. London or Peterborough, hybrid work may be considered.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on software engineering with scale-out platforms.
• Experience defining platform architectures and shared services.
• Ownership of technical outcomes across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical outcomes for new product platforms.
• Define strategy, roadmaps, and guardrails for rapid product scaling.
• Lead and mentor engineers in architectural thinking and decision making.
• Evaluate new technologies and approaches to support growth.
• Collaborate with managers, architects, and stakeholders to align direction.

Skills

Software architecture

Distributed systems

Cloud-native technologies

AI-assisted tooling

Spec Driven Development

Engineering governance

Stakeholder management

Tech leadership

Job description

Compare the Market is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead comparison capabilities and platform scale. You will own end-to-end technical outcomes, define architecture, and drive guardrails enabling rapid product delivery.

You will mentor engineers, evaluate new technologies, and partner with product leaders to align technical strategy with business goals. London or Peterborough, hybrid work may be considered.