Staff Engineer - AI Products

Overview

This is a senior engineering role on the AI team at hyperexponential (hx). You will help build an AI-enabled IDE and domain-specific AI peer-programmer for insurance, training in actuarial science and regulation. You will work with a team that shapes applied AI for insurance, with real impact on how insurers code, model risk, and make decisions at scale.Our mission is bold: redefine how the insurance industry builds software and makes decisions, powered by generative AI. We blend deep domain expertise with state-of-the-art models to solve problems others aren’t tackling. Our stack includes OpenAI, Hugging Face, Python, React, and AWS.We operate with a culture of invention: small teams, big ambition, zero bureaucracy. We move fast, experiment often, and ship real value.Your Role

As a Senior Engineer in our AI team, you will architect and engineer AI-driven products from scratch, addressing complex problems with no established playbook. You will design and implement innovative solutions such as specialized coding copilots within our proprietary development environment. You will have significant autonomy to lead groundbreaking experiments and quickly deploy your innovations to solve real-world insurance challenges.What You’ll Do in Your First 3 Months

Deeply explore our AI systems, architecture, and product suite; onboard and ship your first meaningful contribution by the end of the month.Take ownership of a scoped feature or improvement within one core product in hx AI, push changes into production, and demonstrate real-world impact.By the end of month three, be a fully embedded team member, help shape our roadmap, contribute to architectural decisions, and collaborate across hx to evolve our AI capabilities as we scale.What You Need to Succeed

Why You’re a Perfect FitYou thrive on impact and like shipping real-world products used by millions. You’re energized by messy, real-world data and building robust AI solutions. You own projects end-to-end, from prototype to production and experimentation to scale. You see the intersection of cutting-edge AI and high-stakes business problems as your playground. You are proactive with a self-directed approach to tackling ambiguous problems and consistently deliver high-impact results.Your toolkit includesExtensive experience developing and deploying production-grade ML/AI systems at scale in cloud environments.Deep Python expertise; experience with PyTorch, Hugging Face, and related tools.Experience with distributed systems and modern MLOps best practices.A self-starter mindset with the ability to spot high-leverage opportunities and execute.Strong communication skills; ability to make complex topics simple.Bonus points if you bringHands-on experience with LLMs in production, especially for NLP.Familiarity with regulated domains (insurance, fintech, etc.).A footprint in the community: open source, writing, talks, or contributions.Why Other Engineers Joined Us

Exceptional Growth:

Profitable and rapidly scaling (2× ARR YoY). Backed by $73M Series B funding to support bold innovation.Top-Tier Team and Culture:

Collaborative, high-performing culture with 80+ engineers across London and Warsaw. Owned by curiosity and kindness.Meaningful Impact:

Adopting cutting-edge solutions and solving real problems that revolutionize the field.Our Values

Own it

- Take initiative and stay accountablePush boundaries

- Stay ambitious, adaptable, and boldKeep growing

- Learn through building and dataDo right

- Act with integrity, kindness, and responsibilityThink deeply

- Center customers in every decisionWhat We Offer

Salary + Equity (stock options)£5,000 for individual and group training and conference budgetMental health and therapy provision via Spectrum.lifeIndividual wellbeing allowance via JunoTeam breakfasts and lunches, snacks, drinks fridge, and office at Brain EmbassyHuge opportunity for personal development and mastery as we grow togetherAnd more!This role is Warsaw-based (flexible hybrid, no fixed office days).Interview Process

Initial chat with our Talent team to kick things off. If you’re even 1% curious, we’re happy to give you a better taste of this role!Manager InterviewTechnical Skills InterviewValues InterviewPlease note that background checks will be conducted as part of the hiring process to ensure compliance with governance policies. We handle all background checks sensitively and in full compliance with relevant regulations. All applicant data will be processed in accordance with data protection regulations and our privacy ..... full job details .....