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Sascha B.
Last position:
Web Developer at GxPlex
- Built a customized MediaWiki instance, including installation, MySQL database, SSL, and automatic backups
- Set up user roles (Admin, Mod, Verified, User) and a permissions system
- FlaggedRevisions for editorial review workflows · Commenting and rating extensions
Anna M.
Last position:
Freelance Frontend Consultant at Mister Spex
- Developed complex React/TypeScript frontend systems for highly customizable lens products.
- Designed internal tooling for validating and managing product configuration constraints.
- Led accessibility initiatives to align customer-facing applications with EU accessibility requirements.
- Worked extensively in large legacy codebases while incrementally improving maintainability and developer experience.
- Collaborated across multiple teams in an international e-commerce environment.
Nada S.
Last position:
Freelance Senior Frontend Engineer at Self-Employed
- Senior software engineer focused on React, TypeScript and AI-assisted product workflows
- Build frontend systems for complex SaaS products, internal tools and operational workflows
- Recent work includes AI evaluation tooling, support reliability analysis and developer-focused QA systems
- Available for freelance and contract engagements, especially remote-first projects
Alessandro L.
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Vue Frontend Engineer at Savills
- Savills is one of the world's leading property advisors with 700+ offices worldwide. In Berlin, I built core digital solutions for the valuation business, replacing legacy Access-based workflows with an enterprise-grade web app built on Vue.js.
- Frontend Architecture & Scalability: Designed scalable Vue + TypeScript frontend architecture for internal enterprise applications, integrating a Symfony backend and interactive maps.
- Legacy Modernization: Led the modernization of legacy jQuery-based systems into maintainable Vue-driven applications, improving performance, maintainability, and efficiency across business workflows.
- PDF Report Workflow Automation: Engineered Twig-based automated PDF generation pipelines that reduced manual report preparation time by ~80%, saving approximately 12h per analyst/month.
- Design System & Frontend: Built a scalable SASS-based design system using mixins, maps, functions, and reusable UI patterns for consistency and long-term maintainability.
Fernando C.
Last position:
Senior Front-End Developer at Moss
- Moss is a spend-management platform for SMEs that bundles corporate cards, web-based applications and reimbursements, AP/procurement and advanced accounting in one place.
- Splits time across Accounting, Spending and Growth tribes, handling requirements gathering, public product design, coding, testing, debugging and internal apps.
- Participates in development and maintenance of the design system/UI kit and supports tooling, documentation and developer experience.
- Builds form-heavy UIs, drawer-based editing, high-density/resilient tables with server-side filters, pagination, column configurations, CSV/Excel export and bulk operations, all wired for permissions and auditability.
- Works with complex cross-entity relationships without a single-schema solution.
- Uses React, Redux Toolkit, styled-components, react-hook-form, React PDF, Vite, Lokalise, React Testing Library and Playwright.
Daria A.
Last position:
Frontend Developer at Goose Freelancer Services
- Built a fully responsive business dashboard with dynamic job analytics visualisation and CMS-integrated content hub (articles, audio, images) with on-demand media loading. Achieved Lighthouse scores of 100 (Accessibility, SEO) and 88 (Performance) on mobile.
- Implemented pixel-perfect UI from Figma designs across 6 pages, adding scroll-triggered animations and unit tests for critical user-input components.
- Reduced code duplication by ~20% by refactoring AI-generated frontend codebase into modular, reusable components, improving long-term maintainability.
- Accelerated development by integrating AI-assisted coding workflows and Model Context Protocol (MCP) tooling, as well as independently resolved backend issues without dedicated support.
- Technologies used: Svelte (SvelteKit), Tailwind CSS, Supabase, Sanity, GSAP, Chart.js, Vitest.
Daniel S.
Last position:
Frontend and Web Developer at Datalyze Solutions
- Frontend development and implementation of various designs (landing pages, overview pages)
- Responsible for the content and updates of the Datalyze Solutions company website
- Joint planning and development of an admin application for listing and locating real estate projects (CBRE)
- Joint planning and development of extensive solutions for automatic staff allocation in plants (Bosch)
- Backend development of various small projects with different stacks
- Tech stack: GitLab CI/CD, Elixir, Phoenix Framework, Ecto, PostgreSQL, Docker, Hetzner, Traefik, NGINX, Python, Flask, Next.js/React, Leaflet, GeoServer, TypeScript, MongoDB
Oussama K.
Last position:
Senior Frontend Developer at DKB Code Factory GmbH
Olaf N.
Last position:
Frontend Engineer at Danaher/Hach Lange GmbH
- Developed a SolidJS frontend UI for a spectrometric water analysis system on an ARM-based embedded Linux platform
- Prototyped UI in TypeScript React/Nx with LitElements and MQTT integration
- Built production UI using SolidJS, SUID, i18next, Ajv, MQTT.js, C3.js
- Refined requirements with UX team and water analysis system engineers
- Defined and documented system architecture, MQTT message formats, frontend architecture, and development setup
- Set up frontend system from scratch, implemented domain-oriented type system, UI components, and application state
- Managed MQTT pub/sub services and schema-based message validation in frontend
- Coached two junior frontend developers
- Worked in an agile remote team using JIRA, Git, and Bitbucket
Florian F.
Last position:
Fullstack Developer - freelance at cenfood GmbH
- Implementation of new features in backend and frontend in collaboration with the product team.
- Stack: Typescript, Vue 3, Node/Koa, TypeORM, GraphQL/Apollo, PostgreSQL, Github Actions, Weclapp
Sebastian F.
Last position:
Senior Frontend Dev / Consultant at bettermarks.de
- Developing / Maintaining current modules
- Asserting the current state of the architecture and implementation
- Giving guidance for future development
- Mentoring team members
- Developing a standard blueprint library for others to follow
Technologies: React, Redux, Jest, Kotlin
Dine A.
Last position:
Frontend Developer (Astro) at Mindful
- Built marketing site for video app launch
- Implemented responsive UI and performance optimizations
Mark A.
Last position:
Lead Front-end Developer at Buoy
- Led the front-end development team of the B2C rental app
Hannes S.
Last position:
Frontend Developer at SEO Revolution GmbH
- Creation of landing pages
- Implementation of websites in WordPress with Oxygen and CSS
- Plugin maintenance
- SEO adjustments
André K.
Last position:
Interim Software Developer at Testberichte.de | Producto GmbH
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Frontend Developers statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
16 years
Position duration
1.5 years (Germany: 1.8 years)
Positions per freelancer
13 (Germany: 12)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Healthcare
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Strategy
Bachelor's degree or higher
100% (Germany: 85%)
Master's degree or higher
44% (Germany: 29%)
Certifications per freelancer
1
Most common languages
English, German, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 99%)
Based on our profile pool as of 15 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 15 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frontend Developers experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (100%)
- Media and Entertainment (56%)
- Healthcare (50%)
- Professional Services (50%)
- Retail (50%)
- Banking and Finance (38%)
- Tourism (38%)
- Advertising (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the role
What they build
Frontend developers turn product ideas into the user-facing part of a web app. They build interfaces that work cleanly on desktop and mobile, connect screens to APIs, and keep the experience fast and stable. Typical work includes React or Vue components, design system implementation, form flows, dashboards, and content-heavy websites.
Core skills
- Strong HTML, CSS, and JavaScript or TypeScript
- Component-based UI development in React, Vue, or similar frameworks
- State handling, routing, and API integration
- Responsive layout, accessibility, and cross-browser testing
- Performance work such as bundle size, rendering, and image handling
- Clear handoff with design and backend teams
When companies hire
Companies bring in a freelance frontend developer when a product team is short on delivery capacity, a new feature needs to ship quickly, or a redesign has to be translated into clean code without slowing the core team. Berlin companies often need support for SaaS products, e-commerce fronts, internal tools, and startup launches. Freelancers are also a good fit when the work needs a senior pair of hands for a focused period, but not a permanent hire.
Good specialization fit
A strong frontend developer usually has a clear focus. Some are best at product UI and design systems. Others are stronger in JavaScript architecture, testable component libraries, or complex business interfaces with many states and permissions. For teams in Berlin, English is often enough for daily work, but German can help in client-facing projects or mixed teams.
What strong work looks like
- Components are reusable, readable, and easy to maintain
- UI matches the design and behaves well across screen sizes
- Edge cases are handled before they reach production
- Performance and accessibility are part of the build, not an afterthought
- The developer can explain trade-offs, not just write code
Common project setups
Freelance frontend developers often join as an extension of an in-house team, a temporary lead on a feature stream, or a specialist for a legacy UI rewrite. They may work remote, hybrid, or on site in Berlin depending on the project and the client’s delivery style. The best results come when scope, stack, and review process are clear from the start.
Frequently asked questions
Curious about Frontend Developers? Here are the answers that come up again and again.
A Frontend Developer builds the part of the product users see and touch. That usually means screens, navigation, forms, interactive elements, and the connection to backend APIs. On freelance projects, they are often brought in to deliver a feature, improve an existing interface, or help a team ship a redesign without delay.
Look for strong HTML, CSS, JavaScript or TypeScript, plus experience with a modern framework such as React or Vue. Good frontend developers also understand responsive design, accessibility, state management, and how to work with designers and backend engineers. If the product is complex, ask for examples of component architecture and performance work.
A Frontend Developer usually covers more than visual styling alone. Compared with a UI Developer, the role often includes deeper JavaScript work, API integration, and application logic. Compared with a broad Web Developer, the focus is specifically on the browser-side experience and the quality of the user interface.
Freelance support makes sense when the need is tied to a product milestone, a redesign, a migration, or a temporary gap in the team. It is also useful when you need a specialist for a React refactor, a design system rollout, or a short burst of delivery capacity. If the scope is well defined, a freelancer can start faster than a permanent hire.
Yes, many frontend developers work well remote, especially when the team already uses shared tickets, design handoff tools, and regular code review. For some Berlin clients, on-site or hybrid work helps during workshops, kickoffs, or close collaboration with product and design. The right setup depends on how much alignment the project needs day to day.
React is very common, and Vue is also widely used. TypeScript, modern CSS, testing tools, and build tooling such as Vite or Webpack often come up as well. For larger products, ask about design systems, accessibility, and how the developer handles state, routing, and API calls.
Ask to see real shipped work and have them explain the decisions behind it. A strong frontend developer can talk about component structure, edge cases, maintainability, and how they worked with designers or backend teams. Clean code, clear communication, and practical trade-offs matter more than buzzwords.
Not always. Many Berlin product teams work in English, especially in startups and international companies. German can still be useful for workshops, stakeholder calls, or products with a local customer base, so it depends on the team and the project context.
The average hourly rate for Frontend Developers in Berlin is 85 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 679 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Frontend Developers in Berlin, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 44% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers working as Frontend Developers in Berlin have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Frontend Developers in Berlin are English (100%), German (88%), and Spanish (19%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Frontend Developers in Berlin are Information Technology (100%), Media and Entertainment (56%), and Healthcare (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Frontend Developers in Berlin are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Quality Assurance (44%).
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