Senior Staff Platform Engineer

This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers. She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network. The next step is to speak to Jack. Title Senior Staff Platform Engineer (Up to £200k + Equity) at VC-backed compute infrastructure startup Job Title Senior Staff Platform Engineer Salary Up to £200k + Equity Company Description VC-backed compute infrastructure startup Job Description As a founding-level hire, you will architect financial-grade infrastructure for the global GPU market. You will bridge the gap between high-performance compute and capital markets, building systems for real-time pricing, automated settlement, and cross-cloud orchestration. This role offers the unique opportunity to define the technical foundation for a new asset class. Location London, UK Why this role is remarkable Lead the architectural design of a first-of-its-kind trading platform for GPU compute, working directly with founders from elite quantitative and engineering backgrounds.Join a well-funded startup backed by top-tier VCs at the intersection of AI infrastructure and sophisticated financial instruments.High-impact founding role with significant equity and the mandate to build and lead a world-class platform engineering team from scratch. What You Will Do Architect and build robust services for dynamic pricing, on-demand billing, and high-reliability cash settlement systems.Design and implement complex inventory management logic and orchestration for GPU instances across multiple cloud providers.Own the end-to-end security, scalability, and reliability of core infrastructure to meet financial-grade performance guarantees. The ideal candidate 8+ years of software engineering experience with a deep background in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or high-scale billing rails.Proven track record of building production-grade systems in fintech, payments, or low-latency trading environments.Expert-level proficiency in backend languages like Go, Rust, or C++ and experience mentoring high-performing engineering teams. Who are Jack & Jill? Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support. And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate. How does this work? Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network.If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives. We never post fake jobs This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network. Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description. We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it. Give Jack a spin! You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free.