Parallax

What they do

Parallax sits at the intersection of product strategy, design and software engineering. Their work spans the full delivery cycle: from early-stage research and product definition through to build, launch and iteration. The studio organises its offer into five broad areas — AI solutions, software engineering, product consulting, design and research, Webflow Enterprise, and IoT development.

On the AI side, they are building generative AI products for clients and have published a white paper on the subject. Case studies include Ombo AI, described as making regulatory compliance topics accessible with generative AI, and an AI-powered ROI calculator built for a global automation company.

Software engineering covers web, app and IoT work. IoT projects have included connected street lighting for Lucy Zodion and smart city pollution monitoring for North Yorkshire County Council. On the web and app side, clients listed in their case studies include Bauer Media Outdoor, Glencore, Hexagon, SCIEX, Unilever, the NHS, Home Group and CitiPark, among others. SCIEX is cited as achieving 15% year-on-year revenue growth through a digital transformation project.

Webflow Enterprise is called out as a distinct specialism — strategy, design and engineering on the Webflow platform.

Design and research is positioned as user-centred: they describe placing the user at the heart of digital design to create interactions that build brand trust. End-to-end agile delivery is offered as a methodology rather than a separate service, with continuous improvement and collaborative feedback as the stated approach.

The studio's principles are worth noting: users over features, outcomes over outputs, small cross-functional teams, and validating with data. These are the kind of working practices that tend to separate studios that actually ship from those that produce decks.

Where they sit in Leeds

Parallax is based at The Elbow Rooms, 64 Call Lane, Leeds LS1 6DT — in the heart of the city centre, close to the Calls and the river. They have a London office at 45 Weymouth Street, W1G, but Leeds is clearly the headquarters and, by their own description, the operational base.

Their community presence extends beyond client work. They have partnered with University Technical College Leeds to create the Parallax Academy, integrating current tools and technology into the UTC's syllabus and hosting students in the office one day a week. The programme is designed to bridge classroom learning and real project work, with the stated aim of preparing students for university or employment in digital. They describe it as open to anyone, with a specific effort to welcome students who might not otherwise feel they belong in the industry.

On the hiring side, Parallax offers Bupa healthcare, flexible and remote working, quarterly hack days, paid training days and a personalised progression route from day one. They also run a mental health first aid programme internally. The careers page notes that they consider speculative applications when no live roles are advertised.

The studio describes its roots as being in award-winning interactive experiences, which points to a design-led heritage before the engineering and strategy practices grew around it. That background is visible in the breadth of brand and design work across their case studies — Hexagon Software's brand unification across 800-plus software identities, for instance, sits alongside more conventional product builds.

What they offer

• AI Solutions — generative AI product development and tooling for clients, including compliance platforms and sales tools.
• Software Engineering — web, mobile and IoT builds delivered iteratively by in-house engineers.
• Product Consulting — strategy and product definition work to shape digital products before and during build.
• Design & Research — user research, UX and visual design, described as user-centred throughout.
• Webflow Enterprise — strategy, design and engineering for organisations building on the Webflow platform.
• IoT Development — connected hardware and software integrations, with projects spanning smart cities and street lighting.