Apprenticeship as IT Specialist for Application Development in Game Development 2026

Programming is your passion, and you want to make it your profession? Do you want to be closely involved in game development? Learn various programming languages, tools, and teams in an exciting and diverse environment and continuously improve your skills with us. As part of the apprenticeship, you will acquire the tools for your professional future in Software Development. During the apprenticeship, you will work in various development teams, learning current technologies and agile working methods, and positively influencing the gaming experience of millions of players.

Our apprenticeship takes place in Hamburg. Benefit from our strong Career Starter community and direct exchange with your mentors on-site in our office in Hamburg-Hammerbrook. At the same time, you can look forward to the advantages of hybrid working.

Have we piqued your interest? Apply now for the apprenticeship start in August 2026. We offer you active support from a dedicated team as well as state-of-the-art working conditions at one of Germany's most successful developers and publishers of online games.

Your Skillset

• Excellent performance. You will complete your Abitur or Fachhochschulreife with good grades.
• Programming. You have prior knowledge in an object-oriented scripting or programming language (e.g., Java, C# or PHP).
• Fun. You enjoy mathematics and natural sciences.
• First practical experience. Ideally, you have already worked together with others on a smaller software project.
• Self-responsibility. You enjoy working independently and demonstrate high commitment, teamwork, and flexibility.
• German language skills. For successful participation in our apprenticeship program, you must have at least a B2 level in German, as vocational school classes are exclusively in German.
• Our company language is English. You look forward to applying your very good English skills daily, both written and spoken, in the workplace.
• Gaming. Ideally, you have an affinity for (online) games.

Your Power-Ups

• A team of specialists. Become part of a great, international team of specialists and work and learn at one of the leading game developers and publishers in Germany.
• Optimal learning environment. We offer you an extremely interesting technical environment and state-of-the-art working conditions.
• Above-average compensation. We enable your financial independence with our above-average apprenticeship compensation: 1,270 EUR gross in the 1st year, 1,500 EUR gross in the 2nd year, 1,715 EUR gross in the 3rd year.
• Further development. We promote your professional and personal development with optimal support from a contact person from the specialist department and from the HR department.
• Cost coverage. We support you with training and further education, even beyond the normal apprenticeship content, we cover the costs for your textbooks and contribute to your DeutschlandTicket.
• Outstanding equipment. You work with a MacBook Pro with outstanding features, and we additionally provide you with a smartphone or tablet of your choice.
• Agile working. You can expect flexible working hours as well as agile, cross-functional teams with short decision paths.
• Teamwork is important to us: We place great value on a working atmosphere where communication and interculturality are highly valued; we celebrate our successes in weekly after-works as well as regular team and company events.
• Modern and comfortable office. We offer you various ways to combine work and well-being: fresh fruit and free drinks, in-house gym, gaming area, rooftop terrace with BBQ, relaxing rooms, and much more.

InnoGames is one of the leading German developers and publishers of mobile and browser games and a certified Great Place to Work®. The company, based in Hamburg, was founded in 2007 and is now part of Modern Times Group (MTG). Together with approximately 350 employees from 40 nations, the company founders develop unique games that provide millions of players worldwide with years of fun. InnoGames is best known for Forge of Empires, Elvenar, and Die Stämme, but the company continuously expands its portfolio of now 10 games across platforms and genres. The latest addition was Cozy Coast, a feel-good beach adventure with sophisticated Merge-2 gameplay and a gripping story.

Are you ready to start your journey with InnoGames and become part of our team? Then we look forward to your application including cover letter, CV, certificates, and your code samples exclusively as an online application via innogames.com/career. Your contact person is Silja Bernecker.