The numbers
Software engineering, data and AI, DevOps and cloud, security and QA together make up 315 of the 1,331 postings in our data. Of those, 114 (36%) are English-friendly, 31 (10%) require German, and 53% say nothing clear about language.
| Role | Require German | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 9% | 196 |
| Data & AI / ML | 18% | 51 |
| DevOps, cloud & infrastructure | 5% | 42 |
| Security | 10% | 20 |
53%
of tech postings don't say anything clear about language. In an English-language engineering ad with no German customers, that usually means the team works in English — a much better sign than it sounds.
Source: Berjobs analysis of active job postings from the employers we track, as of 29 September 2026. How we count
Where German still shows up in tech
- Hardware and embedded engineering. Automotive, energy and manufacturing: 90% of hardware engineering postings in our data require German. “Engineer” in Germany often means this, not software.
- SAP, ERP and IT consulting. You'd work with German clients, German processes and German documentation.
- Solutions and sales engineering. Anything pre-sales or customer-facing for the German market (“DACH”) needs German.
- Security roles near the public sector. Clearance-based work with German authorities usually needs German — and sometimes citizenship.
- IT support for a German office. Your users speak German.
The rest — product engineering, backend, frontend, mobile, platform, data, ML, SRE, most security engineering — is where English-speaking developers find work in Germany.
What the English-friendly tech jobs look like
- Where: Berlin (76), Munich (28), Hamburg (14); the rest spread across smaller cities. 24 are remote within Germany. See English-speaking jobs in Berlin.
- Who: 25 different employers in our data, mostly product companies and scale-ups.
- Level: most English-friendly tech openings are for experienced people; junior and graduate roles exist, but they're a small share.
- Visa: 33 mention visa sponsorship or relocation support. Most don't say either way — which isn't a no. IT specialists can qualify for the EU Blue Card at the lower salary threshold, even without a degree after three years of experience; see visa sponsorship jobs in Germany.
How Berjobs matches tech jobs
You tell Berjobs your target roles, seniority, skills, cities and German level. Each new posting is checked against all of it: language requirements clause by clause, role and seniority from the title and requirements, and your skills against the posting text. Every match comes with the reasons — “Mentions your skills: Kotlin, PostgreSQL”, “English is the working language” — and what's worth knowing, like an unstated visa policy.
The ones that don't fit — a “Senior Embedded Engineer (m/w/d)” that needs C1 German, a DACH solutions role — never reach your inbox.