Senior Software Engineer

Amodo Design; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Amodo is a hardware engineering company building the 21st century’s most important technologies. Our team of mechanical, electronic, firmware, and software engineers are trusted by world-leading startups, universities, governments and philanthropists to solve pressing technical challenges.

This role is for software engineers who enjoy solving important real-world problems close to hardware, learning quickly, and delivering practical solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong background in frontend and/or backend development.
• Experience writing and deploying production code in C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python.
• Excellent grasp of programming best practice.
• 3+ years experience post-qualification.

Responsibilities

• Work on scientific tools, automation and robotics, and embedded C/C++.
• Contribute to Linux, CUDA, and server engineering for AI safety, security, and verification.
• Create Python-based simulation software and data analysis tools.
• Develop tooling with TypeScript, React, and PostgreSQL.

Skills

Frontend development

Backend development

C++

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

Production code

Best practices

3+ years experience

Tools

Linux

ROS

CUDA

Python

PostgreSQL

React

Job description

Our next round of hiring for this role will likely be in November. Applications are still open, but please be aware that you won't hear back until then.

About Amodo

Amodo is a hardware engineering company building the 21st century’s most important technologies. Our team of mechanical, electronic, firmware, and software engineers are trusted by world-leading startups, universities, governments and philanthropists to solve pressing technical challenges.

We are selective in the projects we take on and proactive in seeking out where our exceptional engineering teams can make the most impact. We believe in differential technology development: deliberately accelerating safety-enhancing technologies to ensure human flourishing.

Not every technology is inevitable – rather, the market fails to incentivise key domains. We work in these areas.

We’ve doubled year on year since our founding in 2023, and we aim to do so again in 2026. That means we’re actively hiring across electronics, FPGA, mechanical, firmware, software, physics, HPC infrastructure, and DevOps — plus exceptional talent in any discipline.

About You

We value drive, culture fit, and a track-record of engineering excellence and above all else, but the below competencies, interests, and attributes are extremely desirable:

• Strong background in frontend and/or backend development
• Experience writing and deploying production code in one or more: CPP, JS, TypeScript, Python
• Excellent grasp of programming best practice
• 3+ years experience post-qualification

Alongside the above, the below competencies will strengthen an application:

• Experience writing firmware and working on hardware projects
• Interest in beautiful UX and graphic design
• Familiarity with electronics and microcontrollers

Role

This role will suit software engineers who enjoy solving important real-world problems and working close to hardware; who learn new domains quickly and prefer practical solutions over over-engineered systems or unnecessary complexity. Projects range widely, and include:

• Scientific tools
• Automation & robotics (Linux & ROS level)
• Embedded C/C++ (typically owned by dedicated firmware engineers, but software engineers are welcome to learn!)
• Linux, CUDA, Server engineering for our AI safety, - security, and verification work
• Custom simulation software (usually python)
• Data analysis pipelines (python)
• Organisational tooling (Typescript, react, postgres, etc.)

What is it like to work at Amodo?

• Our values: Truth-seeking, excellent, enthusiastic, kind, humble, and always learning
• Our approach: We think before diving in, iterate fast, and focus on the highest-impact 80/20 work. We favour rapid experimentation, quick feedback loops, and sprinting to “something that works” rather than over-planning.
• Feedback culture: We practice radical candor, which means being clear and direct while staying kind, and welcoming feedback at every level
• No “not my job”-ism: If we see something wrong, we fix it. If your part of a project is going great and another is struggling, don’t settle for polishing a chunk of a struggling ship
• Socials: Table tennis every lunch, personal project evenings, pub trips, trail running club, and more
• Office: Spacious, modern space in central Sheffield, with parking and bike storage. In-house workshop and equipment for our mechanical and electrical work.
• Project structure: You will generally be on 1 main project at a time, whilst supporting on 1-2 smaller projects. Team sizes vary from 2-10+ engineers, where most are ~4. Durations largely are within the 2 - 8 months range.
• Project variety: We get to work on loads of super varied, technically complex and interesting projects, from drone mounted laser holography for climate-tech to next-gen motors – just see our Projects page.

Interview process

To let you know a bit more about what to expect, our core interview process is as follows. We may occasionally include 1–3 additional stages, including aptitude tests or video calls with one of our founders.

• 15 minute technical screening interview
• 1 hour technical interview
• 1.5 hour in-person interview
• Offer