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Notes from the operator on building a free Berlin job board.
5 minThe 228 Berlin startup roles that say what they pay
Fewer than one in thirteen Berlin startup roles on this board disclose a salary. Pegel pulled every disclosed range to see who posts them and what they pay. The EU deadline changed nothing.
6 minBerlin job listings jumped 21% after Pegel added 66 companies.
Pegel added 66 companies and counted 496 more Berlin job listings. A dated analysis of German requirements, salary disclosure and what job-board growth measures.
13 minFinding a tech job in Berlin, from the recruiter's side
Recruiter Viola Lisija explains what happens after an application lands, why companies go quiet, where German enters the process and what Berlin startups expect from a CV.
5 minThe no-German share of Berlin roles keeps climbing
Since the July 15 board cleanup, the share of active Berlin roles that need no German has moved from 46.1 percent to 53.5 percent in forty days, and nearly all of it comes from German-required listings closing. One company's contraction explains about a third of that move.
4 minThe Berlin hiring pulse for August 2026
2,553 Berlin startup roles are open on August 9. The active list is about 10 percent smaller than the first trustworthy post-cleanup snapshot, even as 730 current roles appeared in the last 30 days.
4 minThe Berlin hiring pulse for July 2026
A month-end read of what the feed shows. 2,843 Berlin startup roles open on July 17, which sectors and stages are hiring, the share that does not require German, and how rarely pay is posted. With one honest caveat about a counting change mid-month.
3 minBerlin's nu:legal raised €1.3M, and legal AI is having a moment in this city
nu:legal raised €1.3M led by Caesar Ventures to build an AI-plus-lawyer platform for German SMEs. The round is one more sign that legal automation is one of the busier corners of Berlin tech right now.
3 minTech events worth the trip in June 2026
The June 2026 tech calendar runs mostly through London and Paris, but one of the month's big AI events lands in Berlin. A short guide to what is worth the trip and what is on Berlin's doorstep.
12 minBerlin startups to follow in 2026
A read across the roughly 400 companies whose ATS feeds Pegel polls. Not ranked by funding. Ranked by what the careers pages actually post, how often, and how the city's job market looks through them.
3 minBerlin's new Chief Digital Officer, and a CV lesson
Florian Hauer has taken over as Berlin's Chief Digital Officer after Matthias Hundt asked to be dismissed amid reporting on his track record. A short note on what the episode says about verifying a CV.
6 minBerlin's funded startups, and which ones are hiring on Pegel
A read across 2025 and 2026 Berlin funding rounds (data from Handpicked Berlin) against the companies Pegel actually polls. Capital and headcount move on different clocks.
2 minWorks council and union, the German difference
A Betriebsrat and a Gewerkschaft are not the same thing. One is a legal body inside your company, the other negotiates pay across an industry.
2 minVisa sponsorship on a Berlin job posting
A filter finds the explicit yes. Silence is not a no. Here is how to read a posting that says nothing about visas.
2 minProbezeit, the first months of a German job
The probation period cuts notice to two weeks on both sides. Here is what it does and does not mean for a new hire.
2 minNotice periods in a German job
Two weeks during probation, four weeks after. It grows the longer you stay, and the rule is not symmetric.
2 minBerlin hiring in 2026, measured not felt
Recruiter optimism posts tell you how the market feels. A feed tells you what is actually open. One of those you can check.
2 minLayoff news, and what a job feed can verify
A viral post said a major Berlin employer was cutting thousands of roles. Pegel cannot verify the number. Here is what a feed can actually confirm.