Ask HN: Will there be software roles in the coming European defense sector?
I'm guessing Europe will begin investing in defense capabilities. Any thoughts on if software roles will materialize and how one would even go about applying for them?
Would be cool to write Rust firmware for drone defense systems or something like that.
There's definitely software roles in european Defence industries. The SAAB Gripen is basically a huge amounts of embedded systems strapped on a Mach 2 jet engine with wings.
Same goes for the SAAB Kockums submarines. Not to mention the radar systems.
But you would need to be a citizen to get security clearance.
I'd imagine someone in EU is trying to push out its own version of Tiktok/Facebook/Twitter/etc as they are very important in national security (any software that can impact millions of people).
TBH I'm always puzzled why EU never managed to push out its own social media software. Maybe just because I don't know?
There is no single large market in Europe, everything is fractured by language and different cultures in each country. Monetizing it is also difficult.
helsing is already hiring for roles like that