Software Engineer (Junior)

Hamiltonian Dynamics is a growing technology company working across Defence and Cyber Security, delivering software solutions that support critical national and enterprise systems. With teams based in Gloucestershire, Manchester, and London, we are entering an exciting new phase of expansion and are looking for Software Engineers to join us.

This role offers the opportunity to work on meaningful, technically challenging projects while continuing to grow your skills in a supportive, flexible environment.

Requirements:
As a Software Engineer at Hamiltonian Dynamics, you will design, build, and maintain secure, scalable software used by high-assurance customers. You’ll work across the full software development lifecycle, collaborating closely with engineers, architects, and stakeholders to deliver robust solutions.

We’re open to engineers with different backgrounds for this role - what matters most is the right attitude, curiosity, and a willingness to learn.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality software systems
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction
• Collaborate within agile teams to deliver secure and reliable solutions
• Work with modern cloud and containerised environments
• Share knowledge, review code, and support continuous improvement

Skills & Experience

You could work with several of the technologies below. You're not expected to already know these but some fundamentals in one language would be advantgeous:

• Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript
• Angular, React, Vue
• Docker, Kubernetes
• AWS and/or Azure
• MERN stack
• Elasticsearch, Neo4J

We're looking for someone that wants to make a real difference to the world by solving real world problems. A love of learning new tech is essential to being a great software engineer and keeping up with the innovative work the industry has to offer. As a result, we'll give you 10 days of external training to spend how you wish such as subscriptions to learning sites, conferences or certifications. If you already have experience with these technologies, that is definitely a bonus.

We're ideally looking for someone with really strong foundation knowledge having done a degree or bootcamp or those with up to 2 years of experience.

Security & Location

• You must be a UK citizen and have lived in the UK for the past 10 years
• You must hold a British passport - unfortunately some dual-nationalities aren't eligible for the clearance
• Customer sites are based in Gloucestershire, Manchester, and London, so you must be willing to travel to one of these locations

Benefits:
• Salary: £28,000
• 10% clearance bonus

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Buy or sell up to 5 days leave per year
• 8% employer pension contribution
• BUPA health cover
• Life cover of 4× salary
• EV car scheme via salary sacrifice
• EMI share scheme
• Flexible working and flexi-time
• 10 days per year training allowance

Every employee has an individual training and career development plan. We recognise that everyone learns differently and we actively support long-term growth.

Our Process

We keep things straightforward and human:

• A 30-minute introductory chat with our recruiter, Sarah
• A 1-hour Microsoft Teams interview or on-site interview with two members of the team
• An informal conversation with two of our Founders

We believe open, organic conversations are the best way for both sides to decide if the role is the right fit.

We are expecting many applications for this role, as a result, we'll be closing this role 1st May and will be reviewing all applicants after this time.