Frequently asked questions

Etribes is a Hamburg-based digital consultancy firm for transformation and venture building that helps companies across Germany, Austria & Switzerland to design, build and scale new digital business models. With more than 250 employees across Germany & Croatia - strategists, technologists and industry experts - we combine Hamburg's local expertise with nationwide reach, making us one of the top addresses for end-to-end digital transformation in Germany.

You can find us at Rödingsmarkt 20, 20459 Hamburg - just a ten-minute walk from the Elbphilharmonie. The nearest public transport stops are “Rödingsmarkt” (U3) and “Baumwall” (U3).

Unlike classic management consultancies that deliver mainly slide decks, Etribes couples strategy with real-world execution. Our teams contain product managers, software architects and software engineers who stay on board until your new digital product goes live.

We provide services in the areas of Commerce Transformation, Business Building & Innovation,  AI Business integration, Transaction Services or Tech Implementation.

Key verticals include German Retail & Consumer Brands, industrial manufacturing, construction industry, mobility, healthcare, financial services and media.

Yes. We work with the heterogeneous IT landscapes common in German enterprises, from SAP/ERP and legacy monoliths to modern API-first stacks. We integrate and modernize incrementally (e.g., MACH/composable) while safeguarding business continuity, security, and compliance.

Our curated pool of 100+ founders and C-level operators across Germany can be “plugged in” for niche topics - from Kiel maritime logistics to Stuttgart automotive software - giving you on-demand access to the country’s best digital minds.

We regularly hire interim CDOs, CTOs and CMOs for medium-sized German companies for periods of 3 to 18 months to provide immediate expertise and leadership capacity while filling permanent positions.

Yes. We are technology-agnostic: we evaluate platforms against your goals, constraints, and TCO/ROI to recommend the best-fit solution. We work across leading ecosystems (e.g., commercetools, SAP, Shopify/Shopify Plus, Spryker, Shopware, SCAYLE) and partnerships never influence our advice.

Yes, we design and build custom software and digital products, from MVPs to enterprise scale systems. We have in house engineers in Hamburg, Berlin, and Osijek, and for very large projects we orchestrate our own nearshore teams under German project leadership.

We build in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation from the start using privacy by design and by default. We implement consent management, data minimization, role based access and encryption, keep data in the European Union when needed, and validate controls with your Data Protection Officer.

We’re hiring roles like strategy consultants, product managers, full-stack engineers or data analysts. All open roles are listed at etribes.de/karriere.

Yes. We run 3- to 6-month internships, open to bachelor’s and master’s students from German universities and Fachhochschulen. All open roles are listed at etribes.de/karriere.