Helsing
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Overview
Helsing is a European defence technology company headquartered in Munich, Germany, that develops artificial intelligence software for military platforms and builds its own systems, including strike drones and uncrewed aircraft, for armed forces of democratic states. Founded in 2021, it has grown into one of the most heavily funded defence start-ups in Europe and operates offices in Berlin, London, Paris, Stockholm, Barcelona and Washington. It recruits systems, test, flight dynamics, manufacturing and quality engineers for weapon integration and armament control work, along with procurement, logistics, legal, payroll and supply chain staff.
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Helsing's Three Cofounders Pivoted To Drones. Now They're Worth $2.3 Billion Each
Mainland Europe's most valuable startup is a German defense tech company led by three billionaire founders and backed by Spotify billionaire Daniel Ek.
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Helsing and OHB form KIRK joint venture for European tactical space-based reconnaissance system
Helsing and OHB are establishing a joint venture to develop a space-based tactical surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting system for European defence requirements.
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Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation
Five-year old European military drone startup Helsing is close to raising another monster round.
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Russia Complains German AI-Powered HX-2 Drones Are Now Hunting Targets Deep Behind the Frontline
Reports say Russian troops face strikes from Helsing's HX-2 AI loitering munitions in Ukraine, with claims the drones hit rear-area teams.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Helsing over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
149
Postings analysed
141
Stack modernity
81/100AI adopter
Languages
Python23%
C++17%
Rust17%
MATLAB11%
Frameworks & libraries
ArduPilot4%
PyTorch3%
CUDA2%
Ray2%
Cloud & platforms
AWS4%
Linux4%
Azure3%
Grafana3%
AI & ML
LLM4%
VLM1%
YOLO1%
ChatGPT1%
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Full Helsing tech stack
149 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Growth
Hiring Momentum
78/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
1
21 opened / 15 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
71 days
faster than 19% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
10/15/2026
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Management
22% ▲
Industrial Engineering
14% ▼
Robotics
8% ▲
Administrative
8% ▲
Finance
8%
Operations
7% ▲
Actively hiring for Management (+11 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Windows to stack
Oct 2026
Added VMWare to stack
Oct 2026
Added Proxmox VE to stack
Oct 2026
Added Okta to stack
Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Entra ID to stack
Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Defender to stack
Oct 2026
Added ISO 27001 to stack
Oct 2026
Added Hyper-V to stack
Oct 2026
Added GDPR to stack
Oct 2026
Added EU AI Act to stack
Oct 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
10
Hiring now
10
Countries
7
Busiest office
Munich
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Munich
Germany
HQ
65 open roles 36 posted in 90 days 35% engineering 1000-5000 est. staff
hires for Management, Hardware, Industrial Engineering
Berlin
Germany
Engineering / R&D
33 open roles 19 posted in 90 days 42% engineering 500-1000 est. staff
hires for Backend, Management, AI/ML
London
United Kingdom
Corporate office
20 open roles 16 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Management, QA, Hardware
Barcelona
Spain
Engineering / R&D
13 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 69% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for AI/ML, Robotics, Industrial Engineering
Washington
United States
Plant / site
9 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 67% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Backend, Industrial Engineering, AI/ML
Martinsburg
United States
Plant / site
3 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Operations
Paris
France
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Management, Early Careers
Stockholm
Sweden
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Management
Canberra
Australia
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Operations
Nice
France
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Finance