UK Hard Tech News & Insights

Funding news, startup deep dives, and weekly job picks from the UK hard tech ecosystem.

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5 Hard Tech Roles Worth Applying To This Week

Fresh openings at DeepMind, Anduril, Fractile, Olix and Proxima Fusion across AI research, defence software, chip design and ops.

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5 Hard Tech Roles Worth Applying To This Week

Three visa-sponsoring roles this week, including Olix at £124k and two positions at Graphcore, plus Humanoid and Helsing.

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State of UK Hard Tech: Q1 2026

37 startups, 127 investors, and 252 open roles: a data-driven snapshot of the UK hard tech ecosystem in Q1 2026, covering semiconductors, defence tech, robotics, climate tech, and more.

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5 Hard Tech Roles Worth Applying To This Week

This week: 3D rendering at Wayve, graduate DevOps at Graphcore, mechatronics at Helsing, stress engineering at Anduril, and robotics TPM at DeepMind.

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5 Hard Tech Roles Worth Applying To This Week

This week: humanoid robotics RL, autonomous driving ML, photonic chip verification, grid-scale power systems, and defence deployment strategy.

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UK Robotics Companies Hiring Now (2026)

The UK's robotics companies are hiring across autonomous vehicles, humanoid robots, defence systems, and more. Here's who's building what, and the roles they're filling.

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5 Hard Tech Roles Worth Applying To This Week

Defence tech, autonomous robotics, and AI chip roles from CHAOS Industries, ARX Robotics, and Graphcore.

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5 Hard Tech Roles Worth Applying To This Week

This week's picks from the Hard Tech UK job board: a £174k compiler role at Olix, two senior positions at Fractile, and a defence deployment role at Anduril.

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Welcome to the Hard Tech UK Blog

Introducing our blog covering the UK's hard tech ecosystem — funding news, startup deep dives, and the best engineering roles each week.