Lead Product Engineer

About Artificial

Help shape the future of specialty insurance. At Artificial, we’re building the next generation of technology for the specialty (re)insurance market. Our mission is to transform how brokers and carriers operate in complex markets by removing operational barriers and enabling smarter, faster decision‑making. We use modern technology to solve real challenges for some of the world’s leading brokers and insurers. By automating the repetitive and structuring the complex, we help our partners unlock new opportunities for innovation and growth.

You’ll be joining a collaborative team that values curiosity, ownership, and continuous learning. We work in an environment where ideas are heard, support is built‑in, and outcomes matter. Everyone here has the chance to make a tangible impact on our products, our customers, and the industry.

We've just raised $45M (£33M) in Series B funding from lead investor CommerzVentures, new investor Move Capital, as well as all existing shareholders. This investment round gives us the room to grow with confidence, continue to innovate, and ensure that Artificial remains the first choice for brokers and carriers seeking a smarter way to trade digitally. Join us, and take the chance to be a part of something that will change the landscape of insurance for generations.

Our values

• Build high‑quality, robust features and supporting infrastructure that sets the standard for the rest of the engineering team.
• Ask good questions, share knowledge, mentor and develop others in the team.
• Continuously improve operations (think: Kaizen, Toyota Way).
• Spread skills across the team, discouraging knowledge silos.
• Have the confidence needed to be ambitious and do what others can’t.

You’ll be working with talented people, using the latest technology in an environment that supports learning. As an outcomes‑focused business, taking ownership is not only expected but embraced, meaning the opportunity to create meaningful change is within your power.

About the role

• Design and evolve high‑performance, scalable software architectures that act as a force multiplier for engineering teams.
• Lead the breakdown and delivery of large, complex technical initiatives into clear, achievable milestones.
• Provide deep technical leadership across system architecture, raising the overall technical bar of the team.
• Act as a go‑to technical authority across multiple codebases, languages, and domains.
• Own the delivery of major projects end‑to‑end, driving progress, unblocking teams, and ensuring meaningful outcomes.
• Establish and improve engineering and organisational processes to solve recurring delivery and collaboration challenges.
• Support and develop engineers through coaching, performance management, and targeted growth plans.
• Model and promote clear communication, alignment, and effective cross‑team collaboration.

About You

• Build performant, evolutionary architectures grounded in best practices.
• Strong system‑level technical understanding and enjoy helping others deepen theirs.
• Highly proficient across multiple languages and codebases, including strong experience with Haskell, Clojure, OCaml, Scala, Elm, Erlang.
• Write high‑quality, well‑tested code and use appropriate testing strategies (unit, property‑based, integration).
• Balance pragmatism with quality, acting decisively without over‑optimising for perfection.
• Inspire and retain teams, creating an environment where people are challenged and supported to grow.
• Think deeply about organisational dynamics and proactively improve processes and team health.
• Communicate complex ideas clearly and build alignment across teams and stakeholders.

We especially want to hear from you if you have:

• Collaborative skills with an emphasis on product quality.
• Experience in insurtech, insurance or related industries.
• Strong problem‑solving skills.
• Experience in a distributed work environment.

Benefits

• Private medical insurance.
• Income protection insurance.
• Life insurance of 4 × base salary.
• On‑site gym and shower facilities.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Team social events and company parties.
• Salary exchange on pension and nursery fees.
• Access to Maji, the financial wellbeing platform.
• Company stock options managed through Ledgy.
• Milestone Birthday Bonus and a Life Events leave policy.
• Generous holiday allowance of 28 days plus national holidays.
• Home office and equipment allowance, and a company MacBook.
• Learning allowance and leave to attend conferences or take exams.
• YuLife employee benefits, including EAP and bereavement helplines.
• For each new hire, we plant a tree through our partnership with Ecologi Action.
• The best coffee machine in London, handmade in Italy and imported just for us!

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities around us. If there’s anything you need to make the hiring process more accessible, just let us know—we’re happy to make adjustments. You’re also welcome to share your preferred pronouns with us at any point.

Think you don’t meet every requirement? Please apply anyway. We value potential as much as experience, and we know that raw talent counts.

As part of our hiring process, we’ll carry out some background checks. These may include a criminal record check, reviewing your credit history, speaking with previous employers and confirming your academic qualifications.