About us

May we introduce ourselves? 
#wearelingoking

We are lingoking, one of the largest translation platforms with over 1,200 translators worldwide. We provide services to both private and business customers and specialise in the recognition of the professional qualifications of international talent.

Our vision

Through our work, we want to make it easier for international talents to move to Germany. We want to connect people and stand for diversity and tolerance. Because language should not be a barrier.

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Our teams

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The Project Management team is the link between clients and translators and handles the processing of translation projects.

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Sales

The Sales team is the point of contact for all business clients and is responsible for acquiring these.

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Inhouse Translation

Our Inhouse Translators team produces and sends out certified translations.

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Customer Success

Our Customer Success team handles all enquiries from our customers and translators.

Claudia Richter, lingoking
Vendor Management 

Our Vendor Management team is responsible for recruiting qualified translators for our platform.

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Finance

Our Finance team manages accounting, invoicing and controlling.

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People & Organisation

The People & Organisation team handles the recruitment and onboarding of new employees and is responsible for occupational safety and data protection.

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Tech

The Tech team is responsible for the further development and maintenance of the platform as well as technical support.

Nils, CEO of lingoking, and Thomas, CTO of lingoking
Management

CEO Nils Mahler and CTO Thomas Emmerling are lingoking’s management team.

What makes us successful

Visionary thinking & agility

We challenge the status quo, set ambitious goals and strive to exceed them. Thanks to agile working processes, we respond quickly to external changes and adapt to the needs of our customers. This enables us to develop customised, efficient solutions and continuously improve by taking feedback seriously and pushing forward with visionary ideas.

Confidentiality

Our customers entrust us with sensitive data, which we naturally treat confidentially and in compliance with the GDPR. In this way, we guarantee data protection and protect the privacy of our customers.

Smart technology

Our innovative translation platform connects people and offers a digital solution that combines efficiency, speed and user-friendliness, allowing us to drive digitalisation forward.

In-depth knowledge

Many years of experience in the translation industry have given us comprehensive expertise in the fields of translation, localisation and international documents. We are happy to share this knowledge with you.

Strong partnerships

We support our business customers with both large-scale and small-scale translation projects. Our translation platform automates their processes, boosting efficiency.

Our success story

2010
Founding year

Our founders set out to create a platform that helps people overcome language barriers – both in everyday life and in emergency situations. At the time, lingoking’s portfolio consisted of a single language service that was unique in Germany until then: telephone interpreting.

 

2012 & 2013
IT Innovation Award

This innovative, simple and – compared to in-person interpreting – cost-effective service earned our start-up the “IT Innovation Award” two years in a row.

2016
Partnering up with ADAC

Customers of the German automobile club ADAC could now order driver’s licence translations from anywhere in Germany via the ADAC online shop. Orders can be transmitted directly to the lingoking portal for translation.

2019
Introducing Magic Mountain

Our new “Magic Mountain” platform helps us intelligently match translation jobs with the right translators. In addition to reducing manual effort, it improves our ability to manage  large-scale projects.

2020
Expanding our network of sworn translators 

We grew our global network of sworn translators with a focus on professional recognition, migration, and immigration.

2020
 ISO certification & GDPR compliance

In response to growing B2B demands, we implemented standardised, GDPR-compliant processes and earned an ISO certification for our translation services.

2021
Working with the Federal Employment Agency

From 2021 to 2025, we supported the German Federal Employment Agency with document translations – particularly certified translations for job seekers throughout Germany.

2024
Sharpening our focus

Since summer 2024, we have been focusing on certified translations especially for international care professionals.

2025
Efficiency gains through AI

Since spring 2025, we have been using AI to increase the efficiency of our processes. It enables us to handle process steps such as the correct preselection of translation templates more quickly and efficiently.

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