Software Engineer - Ground to Air HMI

The role

You will build software for Ground to Air HMI that enables air forces to operate autonomous systems. You will solve backend and frontend engineering challenges including distributed systems, networking, and real-time interfaces.

What you will do

• Review code contributions, proposals, and RFCs from colleagues.
• Propose and implement new features, capabilities, algorithms, infrastructure, or full products.
• Become a mentor and support the interviewing pipeline.
• Share technical know-how through tech talks and learning groups.
• Maintain the existing software stack including Rust, Python, and TypeScript.
• Develop tests and benchmarks.
• Present work at weekly demo sessions.

Required qualifications

• Can write legible, maintainable, and performant code.
• Communicate well in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Enjoy collaborating with others, including reviewing code and pair programming.
• Are comfortable working asynchronously.
• Are familiar with backend interface tools like REST APIs, webRTC, gRPC/Protocol Buffers, and Arrow.
• Strive to improve yourself, your peers, and the culture you work in over time.
• Feel like ethical considerations are an inherent part of engineering.

Nice to have

• Development experience with a language like Rust, Java, Go, or C++.
• State-of-the-art experience with frameworks like React.
• Experience in designing long-lived protocols and data schemas for system integration.
• Enjoy designing data-heavy UIs and have strong prototyping skills.
• Experience building aviation software according to DALs and standards like DO-278.
• Knowledge about NATO UCS standards like STANAG 4586/AEP-84.
• Knowledge about Metrics tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Experience with production ML systems.

Benefits

• A focus on outcomes, not time-tracking
• Competitive compensation and VSOP options
• Relocation support
• Social and education allowances
• Regular company events and all-hands

About the company

Helsing is a defence AI company. Their mission is to protect democracies through technological leadership.