Technical Recruiter in City of London

Technical Recruiter – Helsing

Who We Are

Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies by achieving technological leadership so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards.

We are an ambitious team of engineers, AI specialists and customer‑facing programme managers. We are looking for mission‑driven people to join our European teams and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications.

The role

As Helsing continues to scale at a rapid pace, you will be a vital part of our growth as a member of our Software Talent Team responsible for sourcing, attracting and closing candidates across roles such as Software Engineer, Deployed AI Engineer, AI Engineer and many other technical positions. Whether it’s a Software Engineer to work on the autonomous software solutions powering CA-1, AI Research Engineers developing Altra, our Recce-Strike Software Platform or Deployed AI Engineers working directly in the field on our Land and Maritime products, you’ll be directly contributing to the success of our mission.

You will provide expert knowledge in candidate generation techniques, be a vital sparring partner to hiring stakeholders on the what and the why behind hiring, and help develop Helsing\’s employer brand. This role offers autonomy, ownership and the opportunity to enhance your skills and experience.

To be successful, you must have demonstrable experience hiring Software Engineers for deep‑tech, highly innovative companies across Europe. This role is office‑based, at least a few days a week, in either our Munich or London office.

The day‑to‑day

• Create and execute hiring strategies to ensure we hire with both quality and speed in mind.
• Work directly with hiring managers and stakeholders to create best‑in‑class interview processes, job design and engagement strategies.
• Source candidates for a variety of technical roles across the software stack.
• Take full 360 ownership of delivering hires against the priority roles you will work on.
• Utilise data to improve hiring efficiencies and spot any blockers early.
• Attend events to promote Helsing\’s brand and proactively network.

You should apply if

• You consider yourself a technology expert in Talent Acquisition and can converse on a technical level with Software Engineers.
• You have experience hiring for fast‑scaling organisations within technology and/or defence industries.
• You are an expert in technical candidate generation beyond LinkedIn Recruiter.
• You are fluent in written and spoken English and German (ideally).
• You can positively influence hiring stakeholders in matters such as job design, interview process and hiring strategies.

Note: The above bullet points describe the ideal candidate. None of us matched all of these at once when we first joined Helsing. We encourage you to apply even if you believe you meet only part of our wish list.

Why join Helsing

• Your work is important: you’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing ethical and geopolitical concerns.
• Unique challenges: you will face advanced engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact.
• Cutting‑edge tech: we operate at the state of the art in reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI and deployment infrastructure.
• Ambitious impact: success is order‑of‑magnitudes improvements and novel capabilities. Despite being young, Helsing has already secured significant government contracts.
• Culture: we encourage healthy debate, responsible autonomy, and ownership of our culture.

What we offer

• A focus on outcomes, not time‑tracking.
• Competitive compensation and stock options.
• Relocation support.
• Social and education allowances.
• Regular company events and all‑hands to bring together employees as one team across Europe.

Helsing\’s Candidate Privacy and Confidentiality Regime can be found here.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Human Resources

Industries

Software Development

Location: London, England, United Kingdom (office‑based; Munich office also available)