STARK Defence
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How STARK Defence hires
Truth index
B 72/100
Median time to fill
86 days
Ghost roles
38%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
STARK Defence scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 21 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 38% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 86 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Overview
Headquartered in Berlin, Germany (with additional presence across Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and Sweden), STARK Defence is a defense technology enterprise specializing in autonomous unmanned systems and military software engineering. Founded in 2024 in response to modern operational demands, the firm develops AI-enabled, software-defined loitering munitions, strike drones, and modular unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) engineered for high-threat, electronic warfare environments.
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Stark Defence raises €500M led by Sequoia and Founders Fund at a valuation above €3.5 billion
Berlin drone maker Stark Defence raised €500M from Sequoia and Founders Fund, valuing the two-year-old kamikaze drone startup at more than three billion euros.
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Rüstungsindustrie: Aus dem Kanzleramt zur Drohnenfirma Stark Defence
Marie Theres Niedermaier wechselt vom Kanzleramt zum Rüstungsstartup Stark Defence. Das Unternehmen steht wegen Investoren und Qualität in der Kritik.
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+++ Stark Defence +++ Seriengründer +++ SoSafe +++ TNT Ventures +++ Solaris +++ IndustrialTech +++
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Stark Defence-Chef Horstmann: 'Bei uns gibt es keine kleinen Rambos
Stark Defence will Kampfdrohnen für die Bundeswehr liefern. Uwe Horstmann über seine Doppelrolle als Investor und Vorstandschef, den Spott nach negativen Tests und die Einstellung der Jugend zur Rüstungsbranche.
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This startup turns ordinary mines into smart ones: story of ZMIYAR
Defender Media spoke with the entrepreneur, his manufacturer clients, military users, and potential investors
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Stark Defence: Das Berliner Start-up wächst mit militärischer Technologie
Die Berliner Rüstungsfirma Stark Defence steht kurz vor einer neuen Finanzierungsrunde - mit prominenten Investoren wie Sequoia, Peter Thiel oder Moritz Döpfner.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at STARK Defence over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
59
Postings analysed
44
Stack modernity
76/100AI adopter
Languages
Python32%
SQL11%
MATLAB7%
C++7%
Frameworks & libraries
ArduPilot7%
PyTorch5%
Matplotlib2%
Plotly2%
Cloud & platforms
Linux43%
GCP9%
RTOS7%
AWS7%
AI & ML
LLM2%
VLM2%
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Full STARK Defence tech stack
59 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Growth
Hiring Momentum
87/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
21
15 opened / 107 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
88 days
faster than 15% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
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.
Hardware
14% ▲
Industrial Engineering
14% ▲
AI/ML
8%
QA
6% ▼
Field & Service
6% ▲
Early Careers
6% ▲
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+3 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Gotha
Sep 2026
New location: Plymouth
Sep 2026
Added KiCad to stack
Sep 2026
Added VLM to stack
Sep 2026
Added Edge AI to stack
Sep 2026
Added Slack to stack
Sep 2026
Added Kubernetes to stack
Sep 2026
Added Go to stack
Sep 2026
Added Scikit-learn to stack
Sep 2026
Added dbt to stack
Sep 2026
Added Anomaly Detection to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
2
Busiest office
Berlin
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Berlin
Germany
HQ
6 open roles 17 posted in 90 days 67% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for AI/ML, Backend, Hardware
Munich
Germany
Regional office
13 open roles 38 posted in 90 days 62% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Hardware, DevOps, Robotics
Kyiv
Ukraine
Plant / site
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Early Careers
Earlier presence
Thessaloniki, Greece
Stockholm, Sweden
Gotha, Germany
Swindon, United Kingdom
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jobs
In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Munich
Linux
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≈ $79k – $143k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Munich
Wireshark
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≈ $79k – $144k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Munich
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≈ $79k – $144k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Munich
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≈ $58k – $116k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Munich
Linux
Unix
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≈ $54k – $129k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Munich
Linux
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≈ $68k – $154k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Munich
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≈ $69k – $120k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Munich
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≈ $62k – $123k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Berlin
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≈ $75k – $180k per year (Estimated) • In office • Berlin
Linux
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≈ $72k – $147k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 7+ years exp • Berlin
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≈ $65k – $113k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Berlin
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Financials
Total raised
$540M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2026 | $540M | Details |