For the second year in a row: QAware is the Most Wanted Employer of 2026

Top rankings on paper are nice. But a title like “Most Wanted Employer 2026” from the ZEIT Publishing Group and kununu only becomes truly valuable when it proves itself in real-world projects. We believe that exceptional results can only be achieved where people can work without rigid constraints and with a genuine pride in their craft.

What drives us: An environment without compromise

Many software engineers know the frustration of everyday life: architectures are hastily cobbled together, technical debt piles up, and in the end, you’re just applying Band-Aids to existing problems. In rigid structures, you often feel like an interchangeable resource.

We prove every day that there is another way. Our goal is clearly defined: Together, we want to become the technologically leading and most human software forge. A place where top performance and warmth go hand in hand.

How we demonstrate quality and trust in practice

Pride in our craft instead of quick fixes

Good software is created when you’re given the time to think things through properly from the ground up. Here, there’s room for genuine collaboration. In our team, this means: We’re allowed to invest time in setting up a clean architecture, rather than just chasing superficial bugs.

Humanity on equal footing instead of rigid hierarchies

No one wants to be a number in a spreadsheet. For us, the person comes before the role. This is evident when colleagues flexibly cover for one another because life gets in the way. Or when management discusses digital solutions with student workers on equal footing. Every team member is valued as an equal partner.

Impact that reaches the world

There’s hardly anything more unsatisfying than writing code that ends up in a drawer. We ensure that business-critical applications successfully make the leap into a digital, cloud-native, and AI-native future. The feeling when our own software goes live, saves resources, and makes work easier for people worldwide is the true reward for our work.

Trust from day one instead of constant monitoring

Micromanagement stifles creativity. We don’t have surveillance or rigid attendance requirements. When a new team member joins, we hand over more than just hardware. We hand over trust and treat every person as an adult. We trust that everyone will handle their tasks independently, whether in a modern office or working from home.

A culture that allows for uncertainty

Those who blaze new trails are allowed to take a wrong turn now and then, and in moments like the “Fox Gang” during debugging or during our Engineering Camp, a shared sense of humor unites us. Here, you’re allowed to be indecisive sometimes, because you’ll always find someone to support you.

Shaping the future of software together

We don’t grow for its own sake, but to make an impact. Our vision extends far beyond the coming years. We want to actively shape the working world of the future and prove that the most demanding IT projects and a genuine quality of life can coexist. Being named a Most Wanted Employer is therefore not the end of our efforts. It is a strong foundation and an incentive on our journey to create, together with our team and the people at QAware, an unparalleled ecosystem that combines technological excellence and deep humanity for the long term.