Julia Komkowski, Co-Founder and CTO of Kini

Co-Founder & CTO Julia Komkowski

Responsible for product, engineering and the technical direction at Kini, with deep domain expertise in ATS integrations.

About

Who is Julia Komkowski?

Wer ist Julia Komkowski?

Julia Komkowski is co-founder and CTO of Kini, which she started in 2023 with Fabian Scheib after the two met at JOIN, a European recruiting software provider. She leads the engineering team, shapes Kini's technical direction from platform architecture to API design, and is the main technical contact for partners and customers. Her deep domain knowledge in ATS integrations goes back to JOIN, where she was responsible for them, and defines how Kini builds and runs its 65+ ATS integrations, down to field mappings, sync logic, and retention rules. She studied at the University of Mannheim, is a fellow of the Sigma Squared Society, and is based in Berlin.

Mar 2023 – today
Co-Founder and CEO
Kini
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Berlin
Owns the entire sales and commercial side and drives the company's vision and strategy. Fabian works closely with the agencies, job platforms and ATS vendors on both sides of Kini's integrations.
Jan 2023 – today
Co-Founder and CTO
Kini
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Berlin
Building the data infrastructure that connects the recruiting world. Julia leads the engineering team and shapes Kini's technical direction, from platform architecture to API design.
May 2024 – today
Software Engineer
Kini
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Berlin
Full-stack engineer working on Kini Shop.
Since 2016
In recruiting
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Before Kini
Platform engineer, JustWatch
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Before Kini
Marketing manager, recruiting agency
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Apr 2022 – Dec 2022
Lead Partnerships
join.com
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Berlin
Built the partnerships team at JOIN from scratch, including partner sales with job boards and agencies.
Oct 2024 – today
Fellow
Sigma Squared Society
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Member of the Sigma Squared Society, a nomination-only community of young founders.
2021 – 2024
CODE University of Applied Sciences
Studies
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Berlin
Before Kini
COO of a recruiting agency
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Co-founded
Susteyn
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Oct 2021 – Mar 2022
Growth Business Analyst
join.com
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Berlin
Growth and business analysis at JOIN, a European recruiting software provider.
Jul 2022 – Dec 2023
IT Consultant and Software Developer
Self-employed
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Freelance work as an IT consultant and software developer.
Jury
Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards
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Studied
CODE University of Applied Sciences
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Feb 2020 – Jun 2020
Business Development Intern
FREE NOW
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Barcelona
Internship in business development at the mobility platform FREE NOW.
Jan 2022 – Nov 2022
Junior Growth Project Manager
JOIN Solutions AG
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Berlin
Responsible for the ATS integrations at JOIN, a European recruiting software provider.
Dec 2018 – Sep 2019
Portfolio Management, part-time
Siemens
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Nuremberg
Part-time role in portfolio management at Siemens.
Sep 2021 – Dec 2021
Business Development and Growth Intern
JOIN Solutions AG
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Berlin
Internship in business development and growth at JOIN.
Sep 2016 – Oct 2018
Founders Associate, part-time
Hüttinger GmbH & Co. KG
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Nuremberg
Part-time founders associate at Hüttinger.
2022 – 2025
University of Mannheim
Studies
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Studied at the University of Mannheim while building Kini.
Studies
M.Sc. Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Esade
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Master's degree in innovation and entrepreneurship at Esade.
Recognition

Awards and memberships, each backed by an article.

Every entry links to the Kini article that covers it, so you can read the whole story.

Articles

Written by Julia Komkowski.

Geschrieben von Julia Komkowski.

Everything Julia has written for Kini so far, newest first, with topic and reading time at a glance.

Alles, was Julia bisher für Kini geschrieben hat, das Neueste zuerst, mit Thema und Lesezeit auf einen Blick.

Events

On the road with Julia.

Unterwegs mit Julia.

Trade fairs, conferences and talks where Julia was there or will be. Upcoming dates come first, followed by the recaps.

Messen, Konferenzen und Vorträge, bei denen Julia dabei war oder dabei sein wird. Zuerst die kommenden Termine, danach die Rückblicke.

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