Platform Engineer - Tech & Ops Director​/Manager

My client is building the future of responsible AI adoption in the UK's film, TV, and creative industries.

Backed by Innovate UK funding and industry partnerships, they're creating a platform ecosystem that empowers creative professionals to use AI safely, ethically, and effectively.

They need a technical leader who's been in the start-up trenches to take ownership of their entire platform—from architecture to delivery.

You'll be the technical owner of three interconnected platform "Hubs":

The Learning Hub – AI education and professional certification for creative industries (already live and gaining traction)

The Action Hub – Day-to-day guidance on AI tools, feasibility testing, and compliance validation (ready for major enhancement)

The Governance Hub – Transparency, audit trails, and responsible AI governance (early-stage concept, yours to shape)

Lead full-stack development across all three platforms

Define product architecture, tech stack, and roadmap from MVP to scale

Build data systems for metadata logging, audit capabilities, and transparency records

Integrate third‑party AI tools and compliance validation frameworks

Ensure security, data integrity, and governance standards (including ISO compliance)

Work directly with leadership on priorities, milestones, and resource allocation

Collaborate with creative, academic, and industry partners to align tech with real-world workflows

Act as technical translator between engineers and creative professionals

Prototype emerging tech at the intersection of AI and creative production

Start-up battle scars – You've worked in early‑stage companies (successful or not) and know how to move fast with limited resources

Product building track record – You've taken products from concept to scale with hands‑on operational management

AI & modern tech fluency – Understanding of AI tools, Agentic AI, governance frameworks, cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP), APIs, and data pipelines

Data systems experience – You've designed metadata frameworks, audit systems, or logging platforms

Technical communication skills – You can explain complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Entrepreneurial mindset – Comfortable wearing multiple hats, working lean, and figuring things out independently

Pragmatic innovation – You balance creative problem-solving with a practical approach to shipping

Hands-on coding and operational IT skills

Experience in creative tech, media, film/TV, or post-production

Understanding of production workflows (or fast learner)

Passion for user experience design for creative professionals

Base Salary: £55-60k pa

Performance Bonus:
Up to 80% of salary tied to milestones and revenue KPIs.

Equity:
Share options package designed to realize £700k-£1m within five years

Flexibility:
Fully remote working

Impact:
Shape the future of AI in one of the UK's most important creative sectors

Technical ownership – This is your platform to build

Meaningful mission – Help the creative industries adopt AI responsibly and ethically

High autonomy – Direct collaboration with leadership, minimal bureaucracy

National recognition – Innovate UK-funded, industry partnerships already in place

Fast pace – Ship real products that matter to real users

• Has survived the start‑up roller coaster and learned from it
• Can architect elegant systems but isn't afraid to write code at midnight
• Believes "responsible AI" means building real technical safeguards, not just talking about them
• Gets energised by the intersection of technology and creativity
• Doesn't need hand‑holding – you see a problem, you solve it
• Wants to build something that matters

Interested or know someone perfect for this? Let's talk.