HiQ

HiQ has been building custom software for organizations where failure is expensive since 1995. The company operates out of the Nordics and Germany with more than 1,500 colleagues and around 1,700 consultants across Europe, and its client list runs through defense, energy, transport, industry, finance, and public services. The threat model here isn't hypothetical: these are highly regulated and complex compliance environments, and HiQ works with security-cleared personnel on sensitive projects.

The engineering surface is broad and low-level in places: system and software development, embedded systems, connected products, enterprise integrations, backend platforms, DevOps, and cloud services, alongside design and user experience work. Cybersecurity sits among those domains rather than as a bolt-on. That combination matters for security roles - embedded and connected devices, integrations across public- and private-sector platforms, and business-critical systems mean the work spans architecture review, hardening, and ongoing defense of software designed for continuous change.

HiQ's delivery method is what it calls a Software-First approach: engineers use AI to accelerate development, but the company leans on architecture, engineering discipline, and a clear software strategy to keep production systems dependable. AI-assisted software development is one of its listed technical domains. The stance is pragmatic - AI is treated as a lever on throughput, not a substitute for the engineering rigor that regulated clients require.

Teams combine specialist engineering, architectural expertise, and creative design, with local presence backed by an international bench. Deliverables include bespoke software development, modernization of operations, improved digital services, and business-critical platforms and connected devices for both public- and private-sector clients.