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Deployed AI Engineer

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Description

Who we are

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.

The role

Software only matters when it is actively being used and making a difference. As a Deployed AI Engineer, you will be at the heart of this - taking state-of-the-art software and integrating it into complex systems. You will be defining and executing against the end-to-end outcome and all steps on the way to delivering novel capabilities in some of the most challenging environments around.

The day-to-day

In close collaboration with our product teams, you will discover and formalise customer requirements, identify bugs, and ship the latest features directly to our users. Technology demonstrations are our chance to shine - you will coordinate between customers, partners, and Helsing engineers to showcase Helsing’s software and AI capabilities in simulations or with real systems.

You should apply if you

  • Have a degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, or other relevant fields.
  • Have a broad understanding and creative use of computer systems.
  • Prefer asking questions over stipulating answers.
  • Love figuring things out, digging deeper and deeper into unfamiliar systems until it finally clicks, and you understand how they work.
  • Are not afraid of legacy systems and would rather make them work than give up and try to rewrite it all.
  • Are comfortable with scripting languages such as Bash or Python and have experience with software engineering in C++, Java, Rust, or similar.
  • Can navigate and configure Linux systems and have an understanding of network stacks and database systems.
  • If applying for Germany- it is a requirement that you are able to speak business level or fluent German.

Nice to have

  • Experience with Rust and Python.
  • Experience with container-based, cloud-native and edge application architectures.
  • Experience with maintaining and operating production systems using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar.
  • Experience with SQL, NoSQL, and streaming database systems.
  • Experience with production ML systems.
  • Bonus points: you have professional experience working in a defence context.

Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields

  • Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns.
  • 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.
  • 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.

What we offer

  • A focus on outcomes, not time-tracking
  • Competitive compensation and VSOP options
  • Relocation support
  • Social and education allowances
  • Regular company events and all-hands to bring together employees as one team across Europe
  • A hands-on onboarding program

Skills

Nice to have

  • container-based application architectures
  • cloud-native application architectures
  • edge application architectures
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • ELK
  • SQL
  • NoSQL
  • streaming database systems
  • production ML systems

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/helsing/jobs/4516967101

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