Helsing
Mid (~660)
incident.io
Small (~140)
Best For
Helsing
Best for: AI/ML engineers motivated by national security and defense who want to apply frontier AI to high-stakes real-world problems in a mission-driven team
incident.io
Best for: Engineers and salespeople who value a strong culture with 13 extra holidays per year and approachable, ego-free founders
Ratings
Helsingincident.io
4.0
4.5
Overall
3.6
4.1
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.6
Culture & Values
4.0
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.3
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.3
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Gundbert Scherf)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Stephen Whitworth)
Culture Values
Helsing only
🎯 Direct Product Impact💎 Strong Comp & Equity
incident.io only
🪟 Transparent🛡️ Safe to Fail🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Helsing
- Highest talent density of any tech company — world-class AI and engineering leadership
- Extremely important mission with rewarding impact and competitive salary
- Ridiculous expectations of work hours — high salaries do not mean constant overtime
- Some management not experienced enough to lead; lacking in performance feedback
incident.io
- Strong culture with a dedicated culture manager — values are practiced, not just stated
- Excellent compensation and benefits with strong career growth opportunities
- Rapid scaling can create instability — some report organizational growing pains
- London-centric with limited remote options for some roles
Bottom Line
Helsing
Strong engineering culture with a clear mission — but that mission (AI for defense) is not for everyone. Research the ethics carefully before applying; those aligned will find unusually meaningful work.
incident.io
Exceptional culture (4.5 stars) with genuine values, great benefits including 10% pension match, and kind colleagues — but London-centric with some layoff scars from 2024.
Open Roles
Helsing — 103 jobs
💻 Engineering
51
🧠 ML / AI
8
⚙️ Operations
4
📋 Product
4
💰 Finance
3
🎨 Design
2
📣 Marketing
2
👤 HR / People
1
💼 Sales / GTM
1
🎧 Support
1
incident.io — 27 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
20
💻 Engineering
6
Summary
Helsing scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 work-life balance rating. incident.io scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth. Helsing also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Strong Comp & Equity. incident.io also emphasizes Transparent, Safe to Fail, Flat Hierarchy.
On the hiring front, Helsing has 103 open roles and incident.io has 27 open roles.