Helsing

Helsing is a European defense AI company with a mission to protect democracies by achieving technological leadership in the field of AI. They believe software, particularly AI, will be the key to safeguarding open societies and allowing them to maintain control over their ethical standards. Helsing develops AI-based capabilities for defense and works with governments and industry partners to integrate these technologies into existing and new hardware platforms.

They are a diverse team of software engineers, deep learning specialists, and customer-facing program managers, working on some of the most challenging problems in the defense space. Helsing is committed to ethical development and deployment of AI, prioritizing transparency, explainability, and the effectiveness of the human-in-the-loop. They actively encourage open and transparent discussions about the use of AI and its ethical implications.

Helsing offers a flexible work environment, with a focus on outcomes rather than time-tracking. They provide relocation support, social and education allowances, and regular company events and all-hands meetings to foster a cohesive team spirit across Europe.

Helsing offers a competitive benefits package to its employees, including competitive compensation and stock options, relocation support, social and education allowances, and regular company events and all-hands to foster a cohesive team environment. They also provide a hands-on onboarding program, known as "Infraduction," where new hires build tooling and applications for the company, allowing them to learn the tech stack, explore the company, and integrate with other teams.

Helsing is a defence AI company dedicated to protecting democracies by attaining technological leadership in the field of artificial intelligence. They believe that software, particularly AI, is crucial for safeguarding democratic societies against external threats and ensuring their ability to make sovereign decisions while maintaining ethical standards. Helsing partners with industry and governments to develop and deploy advanced AI technologies thoughtfully and with the highest ethical considerations.

Helsing fosters a culture of transparency, collaboration, and innovation. They prioritize a flat organizational structure, encourage open and honest discussions about the ethical implications of their work, and value ownership, initiative, dedication to mission, speed, and inclusiveness.

Helsing embraces diversity and inclusion as core values, recognizing the importance of a team with diverse backgrounds and perspectives for achieving its mission. The company values open and transparent communication, actively seeking to build a team with diverse backgrounds and encouraging critical thinking and debate among its employees. They actively encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about what they do and how they choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted (and encouraged) to practise responsible autonomy and critical thinking, and to focus on outcomes, not conformity.