AUTO1 Group SE

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Europe's leading digital automotive platform for buying, selling, and financing used cars across 30+ countries. Operates three brands: wirkaufendeinauto.de (C2B car purchasing with 725+ drop-off locations), AUTO1.com (B2B wholesale marketplace with 60,000+ partner dealers), and Autohero (B2C online retail with home delivery). Founded in Berlin in 2012, the company processed 842,271 vehicles and generated €8.17 billion in revenue in FY 2025.

Building the best way to buy and sell cars. We aim to make used car trading efficient, transparent, and stress-free for both consumers and dealers, contributing to the development of an automotive circular economy.

📍 Offices

Bergmannstraße 72, 10961 Berlin, Germany (Operational HQ)Registered seat: Munich, GermanyHullenbergweg 95, Building B, 1101 CL Amsterdam, Netherlands (AUTO1 European Cars B.V.)14 Rue Beffroy, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (AUTO1 FT France)

About the Company

6,500

Employees

Public (MDAX, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Prime Standard)

Stage

~$1.4 billion (pre-IPO); IPO February 2021 raised ~€1.8 billion

Funding

€8.17 billion (FY 2025)

Revenue

60,000

Customers

78,800

LinkedIn Followers

📍 HQ: Bergmannstraße 72, 10961 Berlin, Germany

📈 Europe's leading digital automotive platform by units sold and country footprint; 3.1% European used car market share (2025), targeting 10% long-term

Legal: AUTO1 Group SE · Valuation: ~€3.8 billion (market cap, March 2026) · Share Capital: €220,834,716.00

Reg: HRB 241031 (Amtsgericht München)

Managing Directors: Christian Bertermann (CEO, Co-Founder), Christian Wallentin (CFO, since January 2026)

💰 Funding & Investors

SeedUndisclosedJul 2012

Series AUndisclosedJun 2013

Series D~$117MJul 2015

Series E~€360MDec 2016

Series F€460M (~$561M)Jan 2018

Convertible Note~€255M (~$300M)Jul 2020

IPO~€1.8 billionFeb 2021

Key Investors

SoftBank Investment Advisers (~17%)HKVV GmbH / Hakan Koç (~13%)BM Digital GmbH / Christian Bertermann (~13%)Despoina Zinonos (~8%)FMR LLC / Fidelity (~5–8%)DN CapitalBaillie GiffordDST Global

🤝 Notable Clients

60,000+ partner dealers across EuropeOEM trade-in partnershipsLeasing companiesRental car companies

🌐 Websites

🔗 auto1-group.com 🔗 ir.auto1-group.com 🔗 auto1-group.com/careers 🔗 auto1.com 🔗 wirkaufendeinauto.de 🔗 autohero.com 🔗 auto1.tech 🔗 auto1-group.com/esg

Glassdoor Rating

3.2 / 5.0(981 reviews)· 51% would recommend

Tech Stack

JavaPHPJavaScriptTypeScriptPythonGoKotlinSwiftHCLReactReact NativeSymfonySpring BootAmazon AuroraMySQLPostgreSQLAWSEC2ECSS3DockerTerraformJenkinsGitHub ActionsCloudflareApache KafkaAmazon KinesisConfluenceGoogle WorkspaceSmartRecruiters

🛠️ Engineering & Work Culture

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Engineering Culture

300+ RESTful microservices, active tech blog (auto1.tech), 87 public GitHub repos, internal Technology Radar, regular #AUTO1GroupTechTalks in Berlin, cross-functional agile squads across Java/PHP/Go backend stacks.

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Work Environment

Hybrid

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Remote Work Policy

Flexible — up to 5 days WFH per week; remote work from any country with AUTO1 entity

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Methodology

Agile/Scrum

Careers Page Tech Blog

🎯 Interview Process

Difficulty:Average (2.7/5)

Duration:~18.5 days average; up to 2 months for senior roles

💰 Compensation & Perks

Equity/Stock Options

🌈 Diversity & Inclusion

Signed the Charta der Vielfalt (German Diversity Charter). Four funded employee communities: Women at AUTO1, LGBTQ+ & Allies, Sustainability, Electric Vehicles. Target: 25% women on Management Board and 25% at SVP/VP level by 2026.

Benefits

30 days vacation (Germany)Flexible WFH policy (up to 5 days/week)Relocation support (visa, apartment search, costs)International environment (110+ nationalities)AUTO1 Academy onboarding and trainingEmployee Stock Purchase Plan / RSUsEmployee communities (Women, LGBTQ+, Sustainability, EV)Summer and winter partiesMedical/dental/vision insurance