Frontend Software Engineer, Helsing

Salary not provided

React

CSS

TypeScript

HTML

JavaScript

GraphQL

Yarn

Mid and Senior level

Berlin

London

Paris

Artificial intelligence to protect democratic governments

Job no longer available

Artificial intelligence to protect democratic governments

101-200 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSecurityDeep TechMachine LearningSaaS

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

React

CSS

TypeScript

HTML

JavaScript

GraphQL

Yarn

Mid and Senior level

Berlin

London

Paris

101-200 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSecurityDeep TechMachine LearningSaaS

Company mission

Our mission is to attract Europe’s best mission-driven tech talent and apply their capabilities to some of the most complex problems in defense technology.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Very strong Frontend design and coding experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML and CSS
Experience with APIs and other server-client communication like REST and GraphQL
Solid front-end architecture and software design ability
State of the art experience with frameworks/SDKs in frontend like React
Component Libraries like Material UI
Build, deployment and dependency management systems like NPM and Yarn
Experience with running a live production software
Passion for development and staying on top of current techniques
Ability to write clear, maintainable, portable code that adheres to a well-documented coding standard

What the job involves

Holistically make our user interface work (from scribble to production ready code)
Design and manage our visual design together with our product management team
Take care of our component library and ensure it is complying with our needs (visual design, re-usability, etc)
Design and implement our user experience frontend tech-stack
Create and maintain build and deployment pipelines
Manage data handling within sizing, bandwidth and latency requirements on your mind in the user interface (latencies, loading times, etc)
Design and implement new features
Continually optimise our user experience for performance

Our take

Governmental bodies work in regulated processes that are often difficult to adapt to the rapid and ever-evolving technology space. Helsing was founded to protect democracies and aims to bridge this gap by finding solutions to a variety of problems before they become apparent.

Helsing is designing technology products that transform the operational capabilities of both new and existing defense platforms. The software works for thermal imaging, sensor information, camera work, and more, and often implements innovations in artificial intelligence to elevate this hardware. National security is paramount to the company, generating live scenario imaging that allows for much more efficient responses.

An investment of $100M from the CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek, formed a significant part of the company's funding in late 2021. The funding allows the company to expand its team and rapidly scale up its product and delivery developments. However, the investment has been met with dissent from many members of the public, particularly Spotify users. Those who oppose such an investment are strongly opposed to the use of funds for such a heavily military-based company, so Helsing will have to carefully navigate this publicity.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

251% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.9)

Company

Funding (1 round)

Nov 2021

$120.1m

SERIES A

Total funding: $120.1m

Company benefits

Professional Development- Tailored development programmes, mentoring and an annual learning allowance for all so that we get all the support needed on our individual and collective growth journey
ESOP- In line with our ownership value, everyone owns part of Helsing. We offer an extremely attractive employee stock options plan as a core part of our compensation package
The chance to work in a fast-growing company full of mission-driven people focused on protecting our democracies
Social Allowance- We give everyone a monthly allowance to grab coffee, lunch, or dinner and connect with colleagues
Enhanced parental benefits - Extended parental leave/child care support* across the group. *exact benefits vary by country

Company HQ

Berg am Laim, Munich, Germany

Leadership

Torsten Reil

(CEO)

Co-founder and CEO of NaturalMotion for almost 16 years.

Dr. Gundbert Scherf

(President & COO)

Special Commissioner for the German Federal Ministry of Defence and Partner at McKinsey & Company.

Niklas Köhler

(Chief Product Officer)

Founder and CEO of Hellsicht for four years.

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