Junior Software Engineer

Helsing

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Helsing is hiring a Junior Software Engineer in London. This is a graduate scheme in Software engineering, read from Helsing’s Greenhouse job board and last confirmed on 16 September 2026.

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The details

Employer
Helsing
Intake type
Graduate scheme
Area of work
Software engineering
Location
Berlin; London; Munich
Applications opened
15 September 2026
Closing date
Rolling, so it closes once the cohort is full
Salary
Not stated on the application page

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About Helsing

Helsing is a defence AI company, describing its mission as "to protect our democracies". It runs no named graduate scheme: it hires early-career engineers directly into individual roles across its European offices, and the one we track is a Junior Security Engineer open jointly in Berlin, London and Munich, sitting in a Security Engineering team that works across cloud infrastructure, applications, identity systems and products.

Helsing recruits per role rather than through a scheme, and is explicit that this one is pitched at people early in their careers: "This is a role for someone early in their career who has the engineering foundations, security instincts, and curiosity to grow into a highly capable security engineer." It states that the hire "will be paired with an experienced senior engineer as a dedicated mentor, work on real problems from day one, and be supported with a structured development path."

Helsing publishes no application window. The role is a standing vacancy on its own board rather than part of a cycle, so it opens and closes when the team needs somebody. We first confirmed this listing live on 20 August 2026.

  • Helsing asks for evidence of building rather than a grade: "You have built non-trivial software, projects that demonstrate genuine engineering ability, not just framework usage," and "a track record of self-directed security interest, CTF participation, vulnerability research, protocol analysis, bug bounties, or open-source security contributions."
  • Its nice-to-have list names UK routes specifically: "Participation in a selective security programme, examples include CyberFirst, GCHQ summer schemes, NCSC-sponsored bursaries, BSI programmes, CSAW, military technical roles, competitive research placements, or funded PhD positions."
  • The role is posted jointly for Berlin, London and Munich, so the London base is one of three and not guaranteed.

Everything we know about Helsing

Where this came from

Read directly from Helsing’s Greenhouse job board, requisition 4976480101. First seen on 16 September 2026 and last confirmed on 16 September 2026. The apply link goes to that exact application, never to a careers homepage.

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