Deployed AI Engineer

About the role

As a Deployed AI Engineer at Helsing, you'll integrate state-of-the-art AI software into complex defense systems and work directly with customers to deliver novel capabilities. You'll own the end-to-end outcome of taking cutting-edge software and making it work in challenging real-world environments, including collaborating with customer engineers and adapting unfamiliar systems.

What you'll do

• Collaborate directly with customer avionics engineers to understand data structures and APIs in aircraft mission control systems
• Implement adapters for integrating complex databases, APIs, and network protocols with Helsing's cloud infrastructure
• Work closely with product teams to discover customer requirements, identify bugs, and ship features directly to users
• Coordinate technology demonstrations between customers, partners, and Helsing engineers to showcase AI capabilities
• Continuously evolve, improve, and operate Helsing software in production environments
• Navigate unfamiliar systems and legacy infrastructure to make them work effectively

What you'll need

• Degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, or related field
• Broad understanding and creative use of computer systems
• Experience with scripting languages (Bash or Python) and software engineering in C++, Java, Rust, or similar
• Ability to navigate and configure Linux systems
• Understanding of network stacks and database systems
• Comfort working with legacy systems and complex integrations
• Business level or fluent German (for Germany positions)

Nice to have

• Experience with Rust and Python
• Experience with container-based, cloud-native and edge application architectures
• Experience with production monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• Experience with SQL, NoSQL, and streaming database systems
• Experience with production ML systems
• Professional experience working in a defense context

What they offer

• Focus on outcomes rather than time-tracking
• Competitive compensation and stock options
• Relocation support
• Social and education allowances
• Regular company events across Europe
• Hands-on onboarding program building tools used company-wide