Software Engineer, Rust Helsing · Washington

Who we are Helsing develops artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities to protect and defend democracies. We build Altra, an AI-powered drone software platform, and HX-2, our autonomous drone. We are growing our US operations, cultivating an ambitious and committed team of mission-driven professionals to apply their skills to solve challenging problems. The role You will work on Altra, Helsing's drone software platform, primarily written in Rust. You will design and build systems-level software that powers autonomous capabilities in challenging operational environments. You don't need to be a drone expert — but you should be a strong systems programmer who thrives in low-latency, high-reliability environments and is excited to apply those skills to a mission-critical product. The day-to-day Designing, building, and maintaining Rust services across the Altra platform Collaborating with ML engineers to integrate AI/ML pipelines into the broader system Working across the stack, from networking and protocol implementation to application-level services Contributing to increasingly advanced autonomy features Developing and testing software using simulation environments Writing software that must perform reliably on resource-constrained platforms under real-world constraints You should apply if you Have 5+ years of experience in systems-level software…