ABAP Developers in Germany
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Fabio Nogueira
Last position:
SAP Logistics & Financials Coordinator at AirPlus International
- Leading technical SAP projects in FI/CO and logistics.
- Advanced ABAP analysis, debugging, and validation of complex integrations.
- Optimization of financial and logistics processes in S/4HANA environments.
- Responsibility for demand management, workshops, and technical solution architecture.
Markus Jarasch
Last position:
Senior SAP ABAP Developer at BIBB - Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
- Support for an SAP S/4HANA migration
- Adjustments and bug fixes in SAP CATS
- Technical stabilization of existing developments
- Code analysis and cleanup of custom ABAP developments
Mindaugas Kazlauskas
Last position:
SAP Developer at Jungheinrich - Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft, based in Hamburg, is a publicly listed German company
Project description: SAP S/4HANA implementation (greenfield). SCRUM methodology Scope: SAP ABAP, BTP, RAP, CDS, ABAP Cloud, Clean Core, CI/CD for SAPUI5/ABAP with GitLab, unit tests, and test-driven development (TDD)
Joaquim Landa Miala
Last position:
Freelance ABAP Developer, Logistics at Cheplapharm
- Tested integration of TIBCO EBX with SAP S/4HANA via TIBCO BusinessWorks – proof of concept
- Implemented use case: communication between TIBCO EBX and SAP S/4HANA via IDocs to exchange material master data and business partner data
- Customized, configured, and implemented inbound and outbound processing in the SAP S/4HANA environment for communication with the TIBCO EBX software interface
- Distributed classes, characteristics, and values between TIBCO BusinessWorks and SAP S/4HANA and customized the inbound processing
- Documented the technical components
Heiko Krain
Last position:
SAP development, Adobe form development at Arvato SE
- conversion of a function-group-based Adobe Interactive Forms framework to an object-oriented Adobe framework for documents in transport/logistics and dunning (FI)
- Adobe Lifecycle Designer 11.0.1 for SAP
- creating new and troubleshooting existing forms, function modules, programs, classes, and methods
- maintaining Smart Forms
- document printing, email sending, and file archiving
- message control for deliveries, orders, invoices, proforma invoices, and transports
- ticket system: Jira
- communication: Microsoft Teams
- migrating customers to a new SAP framework
- handling incident and change request tickets
- software: SAP ERP 6.0, SAP_ABA 7.5G, S4CORE 1.05
József Szikszai
Last position:
Interim ABAP-OO Developer at Interdiscount
- Interim ABAP-OO developer in S/4 HANA migration
- Automation of trade calculation (IS-Retail)
- RFC interface between cash register system and S/4 (SD)
- RFC interface between S/4 and R/3 for price comparison (SD)
- Automatic creation and assignment of pricing conditions (SD)
- Automation of setting the standard supplier in the info record (MM/SD)
Suneel Durgavajhala
Last position:
SAP Consultant & Developer at KS KeySolutions GmbH
- ABAP developments for rku.it GmbH, Agena GmbH, Koenig & Bauer AG, Salzgitter AG, duagon AG
- Redesigned material configuration data mass maintenance Fiori app for Siemens AG Engineering to resolve system resource issues
- Conducted S4Hana ABAP code remediation, ATC checks, and implemented ABAP parallel processing for Voestalpine AG
Bogdan Onofrei
Last position:
Senior SAP ABAP Consultant/Developer – Microsoft RPA/AI Engineer at Karl Dungs GmbH & Co. KG
- SAP integration technical consultant
- Internal consultant/developer for SAP ABAP developments (ECC) in MM/SD/PP/HCM/QM/FI modules
- SAP Fiori/UI5 new development and application management services
- Account administrator for all applications in SAP BTP
- New development, enhancement, and maintenance of SAP SapScript, Smart Forms, and Adobe Forms
- Responsible for the SAP HCM module
- Certified Microsoft Power Automate Developer
- Certified Microsoft Azure AI Engineer
Beserithan Malabakan
Last position:
SD Development and CRM Interaction Center Development at Sanner GmbH
- Part-time 2-3 days/week
- Developments in the SD module and CRM Interaction Center
- Consulting, customizing in SD module
- Adapting Fiori applications in the SD module
- Approval workflow for credit memos: design, concept, implementation, customizing
- Credit memo request: object type BUS 2094
- If the credit memo request value is below a certain threshold -> automatic release and removal of billing block
- If the credit memo request value is above a certain threshold -> automatic determination of the responsible employee
- The employee receives a work item in their integrated inbox or in My Inbox (Fiori) -> the employee can reject, approve, or edit the credit memo request
- UML modeling in technical documentation
- Creating a Z-table for customer sample line items
- Merging COA1 (delivery) + COA2 (CAQ) forms and adding to the spool request as a single PDF
- Correcting workflow title according to NACE, fixing message "ZBMA title is displayed incorrectly in SBWP (Workplace)"
- Receiving PLM documents from an external PLM system, creating an RFC function module, storing PLM documents in the material master as GOS objects
- On releasing a production order, reading PLM documents from MM and saving them in a shared folder for the MES system
- Displaying the number of inspection methods in a popup when creating an order -> VA01/VA02
- Automatic stock reconciliation LVS IDOC INVCON
- Performing AQUA tests
- IDOC archiving for old IDOCs
- NL_PM_drawings and storing print output, informing MES via ZPPORDER IDOC, writing technical documents
- Using SD user exits, BADIs for various requirements
- Extending screens for customer requests via screen exits
- Creating message types for sales orders, purchase orders, and invoices
- Extending CRM Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> Contract with customer-specific requirements
- New Fiori application departure control with data from Z-table and standard equipment tables, displaying a pie chart, calculating "vehicles in operation"
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for performance feedback, attachments from GOS objects
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for PM quality notifications, attachments from GOS objects
- Implementing BADIs in CRM
- File storage on SAP server/UNIX server
- Using BOL/GENIL architecture in CRM development
- Project language: German
Alexander Benz
Last position:
SAP Developer at Frank Leonhard Consulting
Andreas Rother
Last position:
ABAP Developer, Tester at Sopra Steria SE
- Application programming (SAP IS-PS, PSM)
- Enhancement of existing ABAP/4 and ABAP Objects based programs
- Configuration management and project documentation with "Solution Manager" and "Jira"
- SAP HANA "on-premise" installation on NetWeaver 7.5.x on all customer systems
Florian Strasser
Last position:
ABAP/4 and ABAP Objects Developer at Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
- WRICEF objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms and Workflow) in the FI and CO modules of S/4HANA ECC with ABAP OO
- Use of SAP HANA Studio, AIF, SAP Solution Manager, Confluence and Jira
- Environment: SAP S/4HANA on Premise 2020
Sebastian Wiche
Last position:
Engineering Lead / Senior SAP ABAP Developer at HUGO BOSS AG
- Functional leadership of distributed SAP development teams (50+ internal and external developers)
- Architecture and design responsibility for business-critical SAP core components
- Hands-on ABAP development in business-critical systems (SAP ECC & S/4HANA)
- Analysis and modernization of existing ABAP logic as part of the S/4HANA transformation
- Refactoring and performance optimization of existing ABAP core logic
- Implementation of clean code principles, coding guidelines, and structured code reviews
- Technical management of external development partners
Key impact
- Sustainable stabilization and scaling of the SAP development organization
- Measurably improved code quality and reduction of technical debt in the core system
- Created a technically clean foundation for the S/4HANA transformation
- Increased delivery reliability despite growing system and team complexity
Hassan Yassine
Last position:
SAP Application Developer at DEKRA SE
- SAP module support, with a focus on FI, CO, SD modules
- Advising business units as part of requirements gathering
- Assessing and identifying optimization potentials and developing solution proposals, planning, managing, and tracking solution implementation with both external service providers and internal project stakeholders
- Analyzing, optimizing, and automating business processes and systems by developing customer enhancements and OO ABAP programs in the SAP environment
- Supporting and implementing migration from legacy systems to SAP
- Supporting S/4HANA migration projects
- Advising and designing SAP security concepts and identifying optimization potentials
- Designing and implementing technical solutions in the SAP environment, including creating technical concepts and specifications
- Developing interfaces to other systems and applications
- Creating training materials and training employees on new SAP applications
- Conducting code reviews and quality assurance measures
- Supporting error analysis and troubleshooting
- Planning and implementing test strategies and performing functional tests
Gopal Khandelwal
Last position:
SAP ABAP & Cloud Architect at parasus GmbH
- Concept and re-implementation of customer application over cloud and make the source code cloud ready
- Re-designing and putting a new architecture to overcome all the Team Scale findings and push ABAP code to ABAP cloud
- Converted the existing custom application code to ABAP cloud code and used ABAP Clean code guidelines
- Create a dynamic framework to call old vs new implementation from a Table maintenance to validate both implementations
- Utilized Key User Extensibility to seamlessly integrate multiple custom fields into a standard Fiori application, enhancing both the front-end and back-end GUI
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ABAP Developers statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
1.9 years
Positions per freelancer
21
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
87%
Master's degree or higher
67%
Doctorate
13%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
91%
Based on our profile pool as of 26 Aug 2026.
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Average rates for ABAP Developers in Germany
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About the role
What they do
ABAP Developers build and adapt SAP logic inside real business systems. They write reports, forms, enhancements, interfaces, and background jobs. They also debug incidents, fix performance issues, and keep custom code stable during change and upgrades.
- Custom reports, dialogues, and batch programs
- Enhancements with user exits, BAdIs, BADIs, and implicit enhancements
- Interfaces with IDoc, RFC, BAPI, OData, and web services
- Smart Forms, Adobe Forms, and output logic
- Bug fixes, code clean-up, and technical documentation
Skills and tools
A strong ABAP Developer knows classic and modern SAP development. That includes Open SQL, ALV, internal tables, debugging, and performance tuning. In newer landscapes, they should also work confidently with CDS views, AMDP, Gateway, and S/4HANA-related objects.
- ABAP Objects and clean code structure
- SAP enhancement techniques and exits
- Dictionary objects, tables, and data models
- Debugging, trace analysis, and short dump handling
- Transport handling and change-safe delivery
When to bring one in
Companies hire freelance ABAP Developers when SAP work is urgent, specialized, or tied to a short project. Common cases are rollouts, interface redesign, finance or logistics changes, custom code remediation, and support for upgrade projects. In Germany, this is especially common in manufacturing, automotive, retail, and industrial groups with large SAP footprints.
Freelancers also help when internal teams are busy with operations and need someone who can work in parallel without long onboarding. They are a good fit for remote delivery, but can also join on-site when the project needs close work with business users, key users, or the SAP team.
What good work looks like
Strong ABAP Developers do more than write syntax that runs. They ask about the process behind the ticket, understand the SAP module context, and deliver code that is readable, testable, and easy to support. They know when to reuse standard SAP logic and when a custom build is justified.
- Clear analysis before development starts
- Code that follows the existing SAP architecture
- Careful testing across data and edge cases
- Realistic estimates and direct communication
- Low-risk changes that fit transport and release rules
A solid freelance ABAP Developer leaves behind stable objects, clean handover notes, and fewer future incidents.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to ABAP Developers.
An ABAP Developer builds and changes technical objects inside SAP. That usually includes reports, interfaces, forms, enhancements, and fixes for existing custom code. The work often starts with a functional request and ends with tested transports ready for deployment.
A strong ABAP Developer should know classic SAP development and modern ABAP Objects. Look for experience with debugging, Open SQL, ALV, enhancements, IDoc or RFC integrations, and performance tuning. In S/4HANA settings, familiarity with CDS views and Gateway is often important too.
An ABAP Developer focuses on technical implementation, while an SAP consultant is usually closer to process design and business requirements. In practice, the best projects need both: the consultant defines the need, and the developer turns it into working code. Some freelancers combine both roles, but the core job is still technical.
A freelance ABAP Developer makes sense when the need is tied to a project, a migration, a backlog, or a short peak in demand. It is also a smart choice when your internal team lacks a specific skill, such as interface work or S/4HANA remediation. You get focused delivery without adding a long-term headcount commitment.
Many ABAP Developers can work remotely because most tasks are done in SAP systems and ticket tools. On-site time can still help during workshops, testing phases, or when business users need close support. For Germany-based projects, a hybrid setup is common when the client wants faster coordination with local teams.
Look for relevant SAP modules, object types, and project context, not just a list of tools. A good ABAP Developer can explain what they built, how they tested it, and how they handled transports, errors, and dependencies. Ask for examples of interfaces, enhancements, or performance fixes that match your landscape.
An ABAP Developer is often brought in for custom reports, forms, integrations, user exits, and bug fixes. They also support upgrade work, code adaptation, and cleanup of old custom objects. If the task sits inside SAP and needs technical logic, ABAP is usually the right skill.
Choose an ABAP Developer when the work is mainly inside SAP and involves custom business logic, enhancements, or code changes. Choose an integration specialist when the main challenge is connecting different systems and middleware. In many projects, the ABAP role covers the SAP side of that integration and works closely with the broader technical team.
The average hourly rate for ABAP Developers in Germany is 98 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 781 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as ABAP Developers in Germany, 87% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 67% hold at least a Master's degree, and 13% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as ABAP Developers in Germany have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as ABAP Developers in Germany are German (100%), English (86%), and French (14%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as ABAP Developers in Germany are Information Technology (95%), Professional Services (68%), and Manufacturing (64%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as ABAP Developers in Germany are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (68%), and Project Management (68%).
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