Deployed AI Engineer

About the role

As a Deployed AI Engineer, you will be at the heart of 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.

What you'll do

• Collaborate directly with customer engineers to understand data structures and APIs used in complex systems such as aircraft mission control.
• Implement adapters for integrating unfamiliar databases, APIs, or network protocols with Helsing's cloud infrastructure.
• Discover and formalise customer requirements, identify bugs, and ship the latest features directly to users.
• Coordinate between customers, partners, and Helsing engineers to showcase software and AI capabilities in simulations or with real systems.
• Continuously evolve, improve, and operate Helsing software — owning the outcome end-to-end.

What you'll need

• Degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, or other relevant fields.
• Broad understanding and creative use of computer systems.
• Comfortable with scripting languages such as Bash or Python and experience with software engineering in C++, Java, Rust, or similar.
• Ability to navigate and configure Linux systems with an understanding of network stacks and database systems.
• Not afraid of legacy systems — able to make them work rather than rewrite them.
• If applying for Germany: business level or fluent German is required.

Nice to have

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

What they offer

• Competitive compensation and stock options
• Relocation support
• Social and education allowances
• Regular company events and all-hands across Europe
• Hands-on onboarding program ("Infraduction") working with engineering teams from day one