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Funding and backers

Total raised
$50M
1 round on record
Latest round
$50M
Series B · Jun 2022 · 4 yr ago
Team
201-500
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
12
+10 posted in 30 days
Backers
3
Picus Capital, Activant Capital
The money's age
Long since its last round
51 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
48/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jul 7, 2022 New executive WorkMotion appoints Maarten Dermul as Chief Revenue Officer · Bdaily Business News Jun 23, 2022 Raised a round Series B $50M · Bdaily Business News 2020 Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 2%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Series B Jun 2022 $50M — Bdaily Business News
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity WorkMotion Software GmbH its site
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Felix SteffensManaging Directorcompany's site
Karim ZaghloulManaging Directorcompany's site
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Overview

WorkMotion is a Berlin human resources technology company founded in 2020 that employs staff abroad on behalf of clients. Its platform handles contracts, payroll and compliance in scores of countries so companies can hire without local entities. The company focuses particularly on European employers hiring internationally.

News

Blog 3 months ago
7 Best Practices for Detecting Candidate Fraud in Remote Hiring
A remote role gets posted, and within days the inbox fills with CVs that all look polished and qualified. However, many also look suspiciously AI-generated. There's no reliable way to confirm quality from fabrication at the application stage. So the hirin
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Blog 3 months ago
How to Prepare for the EU Pay Transparency Directive
The EU Pay Transparency Directive brings turnover-based fines, uncapped back-pay, and a reversed burden of proof. It pulls smaller companies into scope, and it applies whether or not your country has passed a law. For an HR lead running teams across Germa
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Blog 3 months ago
12 Best Contractor Compliance Management Software Platforms in 2026
Hiring independent contractors has become one of the fastest ways for businesses to access specialist talent across borders. But while engaging contractors is often quicker than hiring employees, managing compliance is rarely straightforward. Documentatio
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Blog 3 months ago
Deel vs Remote vs Oyster vs WorkMotion: Which EOR Is Right for You?
A company shortlisting Deel, Remote, and Oyster for a European hire cannot always confirm which provider actually holds the labor-leasing license required in the target market. All three can help you hire internationally without setting up a local entity,
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Blog 3 months ago
Deel vs Papaya Global vs WorkMotion: Which EOR Should European SMEs Choose?
Imagine: a finance director blocks a German hire because the expected employment cost doesn't match the latest invoice. A legal team pauses a Spanish offer because it cannot confirm whether the EOR provider holds the required license directly or through a
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Blog 4 months ago
Pebl vs Remofirst vs WorkMotion: Entity Ownership, Compliance, and Cost Compared
Your employer of record (EOR) shortlist has come down to Pebl on depth and Remofirst on price. Finance wants a forecastable all-in cost in EUR, while legal wants to know who is actually licensed to employ your hire. Neither question has a clean answer unt
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Blog 4 months ago
Remofirst vs Deel vs WorkMotion: The European EOR Comparison
You've finally narrowed your employer of record (EOR) shortlist to Remofirst on price and Deel on breadth. But now, finance wants a cost justification and legal wants to know who is actually liable if something goes wrong in Germany or Spain. WorkMotion i
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Blog 4 months ago
Best Employer of Record in Europe: 14 EOR Providers Compared (2026)
Finding the right hire in Europe is often the easy part. Employing them legally can take months if you need to establish a local entity first. Having an employer of record in Europe removes that barrier by acting as the legal employer, allowing companies
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Blog 4 months ago
Multiplier vs Deel vs WorkMotion: Which EOR Is Right for Your Team?
You're evaluating Multiplier vs Deel because you need to hire employees in another country without setting up local entities. Both platforms support global hiring, but they're strongest in different regions. The challenge comes when the person you want to
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Blog 4 months ago
Deel vs Globalization Partners vs WorkMotion: The 2026 EOR Compliance Comparison
Choosing between Deel vs Globalization Partners (G-P) vs WorkMotion comes down to one question most buyers ask too late. Which provider is legally authorised to employ your hire in the country where they live? Entity ownership isn't the answer. Licensing
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at WorkMotion over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
53
Postings analysed
12
Stack modernity
89/100AI adopter
Languages
JavaScript42%
Java33%
TypeScript25%
Go17%
Frameworks & libraries
React.js25%
Spring Boot17%
Alembic8%
Cypress8%
Databases
PostgreSQL17%
Cloud & platforms
AWS33%
Kubernetes17%
Amazon S38%
GitHub Actions8%
AI & ML
ChatGPT17%
Claude17%
LLM8%
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Full WorkMotion tech stack 53 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$45k
Typical range
$28k – $62k
Open positions
7
4 Jobs
Junior 50%
Senior 50%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 2 $45k $45k
Senior 2 $53k $45k – $62k
Highest paying role Senior Software Engineer $62k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at WorkMotion By role, level and city, against the market · 7 jobs with pay

People

Felix Steffens
Managing Director
Karim Zaghloul
Managing Director
Names and roles come from public filings, company registers and the company's own site. Is this you? Correct or remove · How we handle this data

Growth

Hiring Momentum
85/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
10
10 opened / 6 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
14 days
faster than 65% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
10/21/2026
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Sales
17% ▲
Operations
17%
Backend
13% ▼
HR
13% ▼
Leadership
8% ▲
Finance
8% ▼
Actively hiring for Sales (+3 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added EU AI Act to stack Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Excel to stack Sep 2026
Added AI Agents to stack Sep 2026
Added Google Workspace to stack Sep 2026
Added Google Docs to stack Sep 2026
Added ChatGPT to stack Sep 2026
Added Scrum to stack Sep 2026
Added Kanban to stack Sep 2026
Added Agile to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Berlin Germany
HQ
1 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff
seen since Sep 2026

Jobs

$45k per year (gross) • Remote (Germany, Poland, Romania, Spain, Greece) • Full-Time
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Copilot
Cursor
Claude
ChatGPT
DevOps
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
CI/CD
Jenkins
Git
AWS
Management
Agile
Scrum
QA
JMeter
Cypress
Playwright
Gatling
Postman
Insomnia
Rest-Assured
Apply
≈ $86k – $250k per year (Estimated) • Remote (Egypt, CET hours)
Java
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
Apply
$62k per year (gross) • Remote (Germany, CET hours)
JavaScript
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Cursor
Claude Code
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Rest API
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Management
Agile
Scrum
Kanban
Apply

Financials

Total raised
$50M
Latest round
Series B
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Series B 2022 $50M Details