Amodo Design
Software Engineer
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Software Engineer
We are accepting applications from varying seniority levels, from Graduate to Principal Engineer, and will adjust terms accordingly. We are hiring for both our Sheffield and upcoming London office - please see our website for more open roles.
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. See who they are on https://amododesign.com - including MIT, Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, ARIA and Rand Corp.
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 incentivize key domains. We work in these areas.
What do we do?
At Amodo, you will work with a world-class team to create some of the most important technologies of our time. We focus on high-speed development and real-world impact, making sure we’re continually delivering tangible, concrete progress across the board. You will see your designs manufactured and distributed globally, your research inform policy, and you will support multi-million-pound projects.
We’re currently focused on four key fields: AI safety, biosecurity, humane tech, and accelerating science (developing the hardware tools that scientific breakthroughs require, but don't yet exist). In addition to client work, we want to bring our inventions into the world as spin-out companies, open-source projects, and products. We're actively hiring people to take charge of making this happen.
- New invention & new research: We design and build new products, equipment, and tools. Invention and rapid iteration are core to our DNA. We use these new inventions and our experience to perform new research and push boundaries.
- More products than powerpoints: Common failure modes of today’s consultancies include risk aversion, theatre for clients, and misrepresentation of what is important in projects. We reject this approach. We’re here to do truth-seeking, progress-optimizing engineering, not to make slide decks.
- Work that matters: Unlike many consultancies, we also get involved at the pre-product stage. Our experience in industry and biotech puts us in the position to run feasibility studies for new and existing companies. This research-heavy work can include literature reviews, feasibility modeling, and market research.
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A bit on our culture and what it would look like to work here:
Our values:
- Truth-seeking
- Excellent
- Enthusiastic
- Kind
- Humble
- Always learning
Our approach:
- We think before diving in, iterate fast, and focus on the highest-impact 80/20 work.
- We favor 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.
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:
- Experience with frontend or backend development
- Experience writing and deploying code in one or more: CPP, JS, TypeScript, Python
- Excellent grasp of programming best practice
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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
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.)
Structure: Small teams of software, mechanical, electronics, and firmware engineers build end-to-end systems, typically shipping within a few months.
Note: 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. If you're an ambitious top performer, engineering or otherwise, please fill in our job application form linked.
Benefits
- Free lunch every day
- Flexible hybrid working
- Flexible working hours
- 35 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- We can pay your professional registration and institution fees
- Relocation assistance may be negotiated
- £300 annual personal project budget with weekly maker evenings (tools, pizza, and support provided)
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
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