Many people here tell you "study", others tell you "don't". Both is okay. In Germany, you probably don't need it when going into IT, and in my last job we had many people coming from both perspectives and it was a great mix. What counts in most companies more than a degree is experience - and you probably will not get happy in a company where it is the other way round. One pro for studying is that you can get the time to learn social skills among your peers - I can only say for myself that I really needed that more than anything else. You could of course also do both: become a Werksstudent. In the end, it's all up to you ;) If you are looking for a job now, my old colleagues at Mayflower are always looking for promising people (and you certainly match that description). They are great developers and amazing humans. They have offices in Munich, Würzburg and Berlin, so no matter if you want to stay where you are or get out into the world a bit (which I certainly would recommend), you could work with them. Take a look at https://mayflower.de/karriere/ and even if they don't have a job as Werksstudent out there right now, just apply anyways and see. Oh, and tell them greetings from Lenz - that's me ;)