Trust over hierarchy.
You don't need to climb three layers to ship a good idea. The quality of the argument matters more than the title that delivered it. We expect everyone to think for themselves and push back when something doesn't make sense.
We build IoT products that solve real problems for real industries — and we grow carefully, one good hire at a time.
At ANKAREF we try to live it — flat structure, short feedback loops, and the freedom to own what you build.
Our products live inside other people's operations: a dairy barn at 5 a.m., a library at closing time, a distribution centre during peak season. That kind of work demands people who actually care how the thing performs on the floor — not just whether the demo looked good in the boardroom.
If that sounds like you, we'd like to meet you.
Five principles that shape how we make decisions, hire, build products and run the company day to day.
You don't need to climb three layers to ship a good idea. The quality of the argument matters more than the title that delivered it. We expect everyone to think for themselves and push back when something doesn't make sense.
New team members don't watch from the sidelines. From your first project, you're trusted with real responsibility — and the support to make it work. Initiative isn't optional; it's the job.
Our best products started as someone asking why is it done this way? We hire people who ask that question instinctively, and we make space for them to follow the answer wherever it leads.
We hire carefully. We'd rather wait six months for the right person than fill a seat with the wrong one. In return, we invest in the people who join — training budgets, conference time, real career conversations.
We don't do hype. We don't put slogans on the wall. We do work that holds up — products that run for years, customer relationships that last decades, code we're not embarrassed to show.
We're always open to hearing from great people. Send your story to hr@ankaref.de — a real person reads every email.
We don't have any open positions at the moment. If you think you'd be a great fit anyway, send your story to hr@ankaref.de — a real person reads every email.
Send us your story, your CV, or a project from the team will read it and reply within a few working days.
hr@ankaref.de