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Software Engineer - Backend

Helsing · Berlin; London; Munich; Paris; Stockholm; Tallinn

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
87 days
Helsing's roles stay open a median of 87 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Helsing's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Helsing
high
141 stale, 3 reposted of 141 open
Hiring momentum
187 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-29

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Helsing's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Helsing.

About this role

As a Software Engineer - Backend at Helsing, you will develop AI-based capabilities and infrastructure for semi-autonomous platforms, tackling engineering challenges in areas like distributed systems, embedded computing, and machine learning. Your day-to-day tasks will include reviewing code, proposing new features, mentoring peers, maintaining the software stack, and presenting your work in demo sessions. Collaboration and ethical considerations are integral to the role, as you work to create reliable software for high-stakes environments.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Helsing as an employer.

What you need

  • 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 (writing PRs and RFCs, having discussions by email).
  • Have backend development experience, ideally with a language like Rust, Java, Go, or C++.
  • Are familiar with backend interface tools like REST, GraphQL, gRPC/Protocol Buffers, and Arrow.

Nice to have

  • Rust and Python specifically.
  • Container-based and cloud-native application architectures (e.g., Docker, Azure, AWS).
  • Metrics tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
  • SQL and streaming database systems.
  • Routing protocols (e.g., IGP, BGP).

What you get

  • A focus on outcomes, not time-tracking
  • Competitive compensation and VSOP options
  • Relocation support
  • Social and education allowances
  • Regular company events and all-hands to bring together employees as one team across Europe
  • A hands-on onboarding program (affectionately labelled “Infraduction”), in which you will be building tooling and applications to be used across the company.

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Work involves high-stakes environments with ethical implications
  • Stack includes Rust and Python, which may require specific expertise
  • Role emphasizes collaboration and mentorship, which may not suit all candidates

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Listed by Helsing on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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