Helsing is a Munich-based defence AI and drone company that develops defence software, drones, and military systems for air, land, sea, and underwater operations.
<h2><strong>Who we are</strong></h2> <div> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers.<span data-contrast="auto"> We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></span></p> </div> <h2><strong>The role</strong></h2> <div>The Production Engineer - Software Integration ensures software runs reliably in live environments, focusing on stability, efficiency, and scalability by building automation, monitoring tools (observability), managing incidents, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating cross-functionally to improve developer experience and product quality, bridging DevOps and Software Engineering. Key duties include troubleshooting, performance tuning, deployment automation, incident response, and security, ensuring seamless operations from code to production.</div> <h2>The day-to-day</h2> <div class="x_elementToProof"> <ul> <li> <p>System Reliability & Performance: Ensure applications run reliably, efficiently, and securely in live production environments.</p> </li> </ul> </div> <ul> <li class="x_elementToProof"> <p>Automation: Develop and maintain automated deployment (CI/CD), testing, and scaling processes.</p> </li> <li class="x_elementToProof"> <p>Monitoring & Observability: Build and manage monitoring systems to track application health, performance, and user experience.</p> </li> <li class="x_elementToProof"> <p>Incident Management: Respond to production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventative measures.</p> </li> <li class="x_elementToProof"> <p>Collaboration: Work with development, product, and operations teams to improve development processes and product delivery.</p> </li> <li class="x_elementToProof"> <p>Code & Architecture: Contribute to architectural decisions, conduct code reviews, and ensure high-quality, maintainable code.</p> </li> <li class="x_elementToProof"> <p>Security & Compliance: Implement security best practices and ensure compliance within production systems.</p> </li> </ul> <h2 id="You’ll-do-great-if-you….3" data-renderer-start-pos="15247"><strong>You should apply if you</strong></h2> <div class="s6"> <ul> <li>Master's or Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or a closely related field from an accredited institution.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="s6"> <div class="x_elementToProof"> <ul> <li>Strong coding skills in relevant languages (C++, Rust, SQL, Nix OS, etc).</li> </ul> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof"> <ul> <li>Experience with cloud platforms, ERP and MES.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof"> <ul> <li>Proficiency with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.) and monitoring tools.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof"> <ul> <li>Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills for complex technical issues.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof"> <ul> <li>Understanding of system architecture, networking, and database management in production environment.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof"> <ul> <li>Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <p><em data-renderer-mark="true"><em data-stringify-type="italic">Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically</em> <em data-stringify-type="italic">under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.<br><br></em></em></p> <h2><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields</span><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></strong></h2> <ul> <li> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span data-contrast="auto">In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportunities. Despite being a relatively young company, Helsing has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span data-contrast="auto">We actively encourage he