Best Companies for Working Students in Germany (2026): English-Friendly and Actually Hiring

Most lists of the "best companies for working students in Germany" are built around brand names. You see Zalando, N26, Trade Republic, BMW, Bosch, SAP, and a few other familiar employers. Some of those companies are excellent places to work. But that does not mean they currently have English-speaking working student roles open.

This guide uses a stricter filter: companies only make the main list if they have active published working student roles in our database where English is required and German is not required. That matters if you are an international student and cannot waste time applying to roles that quietly expect German in meetings, documentation, or customer work.

Below you will also find the full market picture: which companies and industries post the most working student roles across all languages, and how employer size affects the volume of available positions.

Last updated: June 5, 2026. The company counts below come from the workingstudentjobs.de database of 14,218 active published working student listings on that date. External sources are used for context, not as the main ranking signal.

Quick Answer

The strongest English-friendly working student employers in Germany right now are SAP, Infineon Technologies, Siemens, Airbus Defence and Space, Siemens Energy, CARIAD, Hapag-Lloyd, Siemens Healthineers, BSH Home Appliances Group, Boston Consulting Group, RWE, Deutsche Börse Group, ABOUT YOU, Allianz Technology, and Brainlab.

SAP and Infineon lead by a wide margin. On June 5, 2026, SAP had 76 active English-speaking, German-not-required working student roles in our database, and Infineon had 46. The next group is smaller but still meaningful, with Siemens, Airbus Defence and Space, Siemens Energy, CARIAD, Hapag-Lloyd, Siemens Healthineers, BSH, BCG, RWE, Deutsche Börse Group, ABOUT YOU, Allianz Technology, and Brainlab each showing several current English-friendly roles.

If your primary goal is volume of open roles regardless of language, PwC Deutschland (397 roles) and Deloitte (323 roles) top the whole-market leaderboard — and both hire large numbers of working students for German-language roles in consulting, audit, and tax.

How We Chose the Companies

We did not rank companies by employer reputation alone. A famous brand is not useful if it has no suitable roles for international students right now.

For the English-friendly ranking, a company needed to have:

• at least one active published working student role in Germany;

• English required in the role data;

• German not required in the role data;

• a current or recently updated job listing in our database;

• enough role quality or employer size to be useful for students.

That means some popular names are intentionally not in the English-friendly ranking. In our database check on June 5, 2026, N26 had 0 active English-speaking, German-not-required working student roles, Zalando had 0, and Trade Republic had 0. Beiersdorf had 7, ABOUT YOU had 8, Allianz Technology had 8, Siemens Healthineers had 10, and SAP had 76.

Those numbers can change quickly. Use the live company list below for the freshest openings.

If German is not a barrier for you, the full-market picture is much larger. See the all-language leaderboard below.

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The Best English-Friendly Working Student Companies in Germany Right Now

Which Companies Hire the Most Working Students Overall (All Languages)

The English-friendly list above covers only the English-required, German-not-required slice — about 8% of all active working student listings in Germany. The full market is much larger. Here are the top employers by total active working student role count, across all language combinations, from our database of 14,218 listings (June 5, 2026).

What this shows: The volume leaders in the full market are large German consulting firms (PwC, Deloitte) and industrial giants (SAP, Siemens, BMW). These companies post far more total working student roles, but a large share require German. If German is not a barrier, this is the right table to use for job hunting alongside a broader search. If German is a barrier, the English-friendly table above is more actionable.

For the English-only slice, use our English-speaking working student jobs page or read our detailed report on working student jobs without German requirements.

Which Industries Hire the Most Working Students

Our database of 14,218 active published working student listings (June 5, 2026) breaks down by industry as follows. A role is counted once per industry when a company lists multiple industries.

Key takeaways:

• Tech (24.5%) and Engineering (20.7%) together account for 45% of all working student roles in Germany. If your degree touches either, your options are widest.

• Consulting (11.7%) is the third-largest employer of working students — driven almost entirely by the big four accounting and management consulting firms posting at high volume.

• Finance (7.1%) and Healthcare (6.1%) are meaningful niches, especially in Frankfurt and Munich.

• Sales (5.0%) and Marketing (4.8%) together represent a sizeable slice, though these roles vary more in scope and compensation than tech or engineering.

• Industries where working student volume is thin — Education, Research, Legal, HR, Design — reflect either limited student-friendly hiring patterns or fields where internships replace working student structures.

If you are studying in a field that maps to Tech, Engineering, or Consulting, Germany has the widest selection of working student roles. If your field is niche, target specific companies directly rather than filtering by field alone.

Big Corporations vs Scaleups: Who Hires More?

Among companies with size data in our database, working student role distribution by employer size (June 5, 2026, 14,218 total active listings):

Note: 4,378 out of 14,218 active WS listings (30.8%) are for companies without size data in our system, so totals above do not sum to 14,218.

What this shows:

• Large companies (5,000+ employees) dominate by volume — roughly one-third of all sized working student listings come from enterprises. This is driven by the sheer number of roles at companies like PwC, Deloitte, SAP, Siemens, BMW, and Deutsche Bahn.

• Scaleups and SMEs (1–200 employees) are not insignificant — they account for 24% of sized listings combined, and often offer more ownership, faster responsibility, and less bureaucratic hiring.

• If you want structured onboarding and a recognizable employer brand for your CV, target the 5,000+ tier (SAP, Siemens, Infineon, Allianz, Beiersdorf). These companies often have formal student programs.

• If you want to move fast and own a project earlier, look at the 50–500 employee range. Less polish, but often more impact per working hour.

Company Spotlights

SAP

SAP is the clearest number-one pick if you want maximum choice. Our database showed 76 active English-speaking, German-not-required working student roles at SAP on June 5, 2026, spread across Walldorf, Berlin, Dresden, Garching, Potsdam, Ratingen, Sankt Leon-Rot, and St. Ingbert.

The roles are not limited to classic enterprise software. Recent titles included AI ecosystem program management, AI-powered developer tools, ABAP AI development, agile delivery support, software development, UX design, cloud development, product management, privacy, and operations.

SAP is also one of the few employers where scale works in a student's favor. The company reported 110,650 employees in its 2025 integrated report, which usually means more structured onboarding, more internal mobility, and more chances to find a team that works in English.

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Infineon Technologies

Infineon is the best fit on this list for students in electronics, embedded systems, semiconductors, hardware engineering, automotive technology, and applied data work. Our database showed 46 active English-speaking, German-not-required working student roles at Infineon, mainly around Munich and Dresden, with additional roles in Augsburg, Duisburg, and Ettlingen.

Recent titles included analog IC design, full stack and data visualization, circuit simulator development, embedded software development, radar signal processing, product marketing, technical marketing, finance controlling, and AI-related software methodology.

Infineon is a global semiconductor company with around 57,000 employees worldwide at the end of September 2025, according to its investor materials. For students, the main advantage is specialization: if your studies touch chips, power systems, IoT, automotive electronics, or hardware-adjacent software, Infineon gives you more relevant options than most generic tech companies.

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Siemens Energy

Siemens Energy is a strong choice if you want engineering, energy transition, analytics, procurement, commercial operations, or industrial software experience. Our database showed 12 active English-speaking, German-not-required working student roles across Berlin, Erlangen, Frankfurt, Karlsruhe, Mülheim an der Ruhr, and Nuremberg.

Recent roles included analytics and modeling for PEM electrolyzers, data analytics and business intelligence, AI in procurement, order execution, commercial sales support, and digital solutions with Power BI and SharePoint.

The company is large and international, with Siemens Energy reporting an average of more than 100,000 employees in fiscal year 2025. For students, the appeal is practical: the work is close to real infrastructure, energy systems, and industrial customers, which makes the experience more concrete than a generic operations role.

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CARIAD

CARIAD is Volkswagen Group's software company, and it is one of the more interesting options if you want automotive software without being locked into traditional automotive processes from day one. Our database showed 11 active English-speaking, German-not-required working student roles in Berlin, Ingolstadt, Mönsheim, and Wolfsburg.

Recent titles included data analyst, software engineering, AI enablement, ECU integration and test, test automation for ADAS, and machine learning or thesis roles around radar-camera fusion and automated driving.

This is a good fit for computer science, robotics, AI, data, electrical engineering, and automotive engineering students. It is especially relevant if you want a role where the domain knowledge matters: software in cars has different constraints from SaaS, ecommerce, or fintech.

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Airbus Defence and Space

Airbus Defence and Space is a high-signal employer for aerospace, systems engineering, simulation, quality, procurement, and mission systems. Our database showed 12 active English-speaking, German-not-required working student roles in Munich, Manching, and Immenstaad am Bodensee.

Recent titles included competitive intelligence analyst, mission systems, business process management, quality communication and change, procurement commodity IT and ground systems, and modeling and simulation.

This is not the easiest employer to apply to casually. Some roles may require specific technical coursework, security sensitivity, or a willingness to work onsite. But for students in aerospace, physics, electrical engineering, computer science, or defense-adjacent systems, the brand and project exposure can be unusually valuable.

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Allianz Technology

Allianz Technology is the IT and digital arm of Allianz. Our database showed 8 active English-speaking, German-not-required working student roles, mostly in Unterföhring near Munich.

Recent roles included AI prototyping and content coaching, AI product management assistant, infrastructure leadership support, full stack development, customer contract management, and strategic transformation.

Allianz's official student careers page describes working student roles as part-time positions that usually last 6 months to 2 years. That matters because a longer student role usually gives you more ownership, better references, and a stronger chance of converting into a graduate role.

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Siemens Healthineers

Siemens Healthineers had 10 active English-speaking, German-not-required working student roles in our database, mainly in Erlangen and Forchheim. Recent titles included application support and change development, clinical marketing, content creation for clinical marketing, GenAI and AI services support, AI-related content creation, AI-powered test automation, and technology communication.

This is one of the better options for students who sit between software, healthcare, biomedical engineering, AI, product quality, and regulated technology. The company is large, but the medtech focus gives the roles a clearer domain than many general corporate student jobs.

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Boston Consulting Group

BCG is not only for strategy interns. Our database showed 9 active English-speaking, German-not-required working student roles in Munich, Frankfurt, and Düsseldorf.

Recent titles included global learning and development, BCG Vantage insurance, BCG Transform working student, IT service team, marketing, operations in people and organization, real estate management, and strategic alliances.

BCG is a good fit if you want consulting exposure but are not necessarily applying for a classic case-interview internship. Working student roles in internal functions can still teach you how a high-performance professional services company operates, and the name travels well on a CV.

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ABOUT YOU

ABOUT YOU is one of the few ecommerce companies from the original draft that still qualifies based on current data. Our database showed 8 active English-speaking, German-not-required working student roles in Hamburg.

Recent titles included ecommerce creative support with AI fashion, fulfillment services, BPO steering and quality customer service, pricing, and tax.

This is a better fit for students interested in ecommerce operations, pricing, fashion tech, creative production, customer operations, and digital retail than for students who only want backend engineering. Check each role carefully: some Hamburg business functions may be more German-facing than product or data teams.

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RWE

RWE is a strong pick for students who want energy, trading, digital operations, engineering management, or IT/OT exposure. Our database showed 9 active English-speaking, German-not-required working student roles in Essen and Hamburg.

Recent titles included digital operations, clearing operations, engineering management, IT/OT operations and project support, SCADA HV support, OT systems, and frontend solution development.

The roles are especially relevant if your studies combine business, energy markets, engineering, data, or software. RWE is also a good alternative if you want a large employer but not necessarily a classic software company.

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Deutsche Börse Group

Deutsche Börse Group is worth watching if you want finance, financial markets, analytics, risk, data, or product work in Frankfurt. Our database showed 9 active English-speaking, German-not-required working student roles.

Recent titles included advanced analytics for financial markets, service management in IT, information risk management support, derivatives clearing design, policy and project support, product and data analysis, and sustainability reporting.

For international students, this can be a cleaner path into financial infrastructure than applying only to banks. The work is closer to exchanges, clearing, market data, and financial systems, which can make your CV stand out if you later apply to fintech, banking, consulting, or risk roles.

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What Makes a Company Good for English-Speaking Working Students?

The best company is not always the most famous one. At the working student stage, look for evidence that the role will actually work with your studies and language situation.

English is required, not just "nice to have"

If German is listed as required, assume German will be used in the job. If English is required and German is optional or not mentioned, the role is usually more realistic for international students.

The role has real scope

Avoid listings that read like generic admin support unless that is what you want. Stronger listings mention tools, projects, stakeholders, systems, products, or measurable responsibilities.

The location fits your week

During lecture periods, working students in Germany usually work up to 20 hours per week. A long commute can turn a good role into a bad semester. Hybrid roles help, but many industrial, lab, hardware, and regulated roles still require regular onsite work.

The company hires students repeatedly

A company with many active working student roles is more likely to understand student schedules, exam periods, onboarding, and contract extensions. That is one reason SAP and Infineon rank so highly here.

The experience connects to your next job

Pick roles that make your next application easier. If you want data roles, prioritize analytics, BI, AI, product data, or operations analytics. If you want engineering, prioritize roles with real systems, testing, simulation, software, hardware, or infrastructure exposure.

Salary Expectations in 2026

Working student pay varies by field, city, and company. In 2026, Germany's statutory minimum wage is €13.90 per hour. Serious corporate working student roles often pay above that, especially in software, engineering, data, finance, semiconductors, and consulting-adjacent roles.

A realistic range for many English-friendly corporate roles is around €14 to €20 per hour, with some technical roles higher and some support roles closer to the legal minimum. Munich and Frankfurt roles may pay more than similar roles in smaller cities, but rent can absorb the difference quickly.

Use the working student tax calculator to estimate your monthly net pay. For the rules behind take-home pay, read our working student tax guide.

How to Apply

Apply in English if the job ad is in English. Do not translate your CV into German for an English-speaking, German-not-required role unless the company asks for it.

Make your availability obvious. Add a short line near the top of your CV or cover letter: "Available 16-20 hours/week during the semester and full-time during semester break from [month]." Hiring teams in Germany care about this more than many students expect.

Tailor your CV to the team, not the company brand. For SAP, "I want to work at a global software company" is too broad. "I have built Python tools for data cleaning and want to support AI-enabled developer tooling" is much stronger for an AI tools role.

Apply early when you see a fit. Working student roles can close after a small number of qualified applicants, especially at well-known employers. If a role has the right language requirements, location, and weekly hours, do not wait two weeks to perfect the application.

For a step-by-step process, read our guide to finding a working student job in Germany as a foreigner.

For the complete picture on which roles are realistically English-only, see our data report on working student jobs without German requirements.

Sources and Notes

This article is based first on workingstudentjobs.de database records for 14,218 active, published working student jobs on June 5, 2026.

External context was checked against official or primary sources where possible:

• Germany's statutory minimum wage is €13.90 per hour from January 1, 2026, according to the German Federal Government and the Minimum Wage Commission.

• The 20-hour student work rule during lecture periods is explained by gesund.bund.de and Make it in Germany.

• SAP employee scale comes from the SAP Integrated Report 2025.

• Infineon's company scale comes from Infineon investor information.

• Siemens Energy scale comes from its Annual Report 2025.

• Allianz's student role structure is described on the Allianz careers student page.

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