SAP Developers in Germany
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Rainer V.
Last position:
Interim Consultant & Business Coach (Focus: Leadership & Competence Development) at bfz
Using periods between projects to deepen leadership skills and Change Management methods.
Personnel and culture development: Supporting specialists and managers with professional reorientation and providing strategic coaching for successful self-presentation.
Empowerment & Performance Coaching: Conducting systemic personality assessments to identify performance bottlenecks and specifically develop strengths within teams.
Moderation & Training: Managing interdisciplinary workshop and seminar groups in both industrial-technical and commercial environments.
Bora D.
Last position:
Software Architect at DZ HYP AG
- Lead architect for an enterprise loan digitisation programme, coordinating 12 engineers across five workstreams and serving as final technical authority on system design.
- Cut critical application response times by 68% (display 17.3s → 5.6s; modification 11.8s → 5.0s) through targeted caching, OData query optimisation and lazy-loading refactoring; further optimisation in progress.
- Own production error triage, prioritisation and resolution across a multi-application portfolio supporting live lending operations.
- Design and implement SAP Fiori applications on SAP UI5, TypeScript and RAP, owning delivery from architecture and code through rollout and production support.
- Established C4 architecture documentation and decision records for the full programme, enabling faster onboarding and consistent cross-workstream design governance.
- Co-managed S/4HANA release cycle alongside primary responsibilities, coordinating directly with SAP support to resolve critical system issues across the portfolio.
Manuel K.
Last position:
.NET Developer, SAP Business One Consultant at Own Projects
- DTO class generator: In-house development of a tool for the automatic generation of classes, functions, and methods for use in .NET Core projects based on SAP Business One Service Layer metadata
- E-invoice import add-on: Development of a SAP Business One add-on / coresuite module for the automated import of ZUGFeRD e-invoices as incoming invoices – with configurable mapping to flexibly control the import logic across four mapping types (DIRECT, SQL, FIXED, EXPR). The add-on is available as a licensed product for SAP Business One customers.
Stack: SAP Business One, SAP Business One Service Layer, coresuite Country Package, C#
Philipp D.
Last position:
IT Architect & IT Product Manager at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
- Optimization of software lifecycle processes for SAP platform apps (BTP CAP)
- Development of template MCP servers for S/4 CALM systems of Porsche AI (BTP)
- Design, development, and IT product management for two MS CoPilot custom agents supporting SAP systems (incl. MCP integration)
- Lead Center of Practice: AI-assisted ABAP development
- Initiation and coordination of the proof of concept implementation of conduct.ai
- Advising application teams on software and integration architecture, clean core principles and implementation, as well as AI use on the SAP platform
Pascal G.
Last position:
SAP BW/4HANA Developer at Deutschen Bahn AG
Migration of data models to SAP BW/4HANA and development
- Coordination of the migration from BW 7.5 to BW/4HANA
- Coordination of optimization measures
- Coordination of the implementation of work packages
- Requirements analysis with stakeholders
Technologies used: SAP BW/4HANA, ABAP ADT, BW Modeling Tools, ABAP, SAP FI/CO, SAP SD
Mindaugas K.
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)
Egon M.
Last position:
SAP S/4HANA Integration Consultant – MES / Siemens Opcenter Integration at Metso Corporation
- Supported an integration project between SAP S/4HANA and a MES / Siemens Opcenter system via Azure Middleware.
- Responsible for SAP-side analysis, mapping and provisioning of relevant data objects such as material master data, production orders and process orders using SAP standard APIs and OData services.
- SAP-side mapping for Material Master, Production Orders and Process Orders
- Usage of API_PRODUCT, API_PRODUCTION_ORDER_2_SRV and API_PROCESS_ORDER_2_SRV
- Consideration of SAP S/4HANA Advanced Available-to-Promise for order confirmation, production availability and downstream MES execution
- Support for SAP Gateway and OData service topics
- Interface coordination between SAP S/4HANA, Azure Middleware and MES / Siemens Opcenter
- Support for testing, monitoring and error analysis
- Worked with BTC Cockpit and Deloitte ASADEV Tool
Hüseyin B.
Last position:
SAP BW Senior Developer at Deloitte
Interim SAP BW Senior Consultant
Analysis and optimization of the analysis authorization concept
Analysis of the existing SAP BW authorization concept, particularly the mechanisms for assigning analysis authorizations to various organizational units.
Development of an enhanced concept to standardize authorization management.
Prototypical implementation of a solution for multidimensional authorization linking without additional CompositeProviders.
Use of dynamic control via Customer Exits in combination with an authorization ADSO, in which permitted combinations can be centrally maintained.
Application of the Cartesian product concept for precise modeling and authorization of permitted combinations from multiple analysis authorization dimensions, enabling flexible and consistent access control.
The new structure simplifies the management of complex authorizations, reduces redundancies, and makes extensions easier.
It was initially implemented as a prototype to create a well-founded basis for decisions regarding further strategic direction.
After successful validation and positive evaluation by the project team, the solution was further developed productively as part of a User Story and rolled out across the entire SAP BW system.
Virtual key figures & OLAP calculations
Capital Lock Up Ratio (CLR%)
Development and implementation of complex virtual key figures using BAdI RSROA_OLAP_BADI, including:
Net Service Revenue – 3 Month: Dynamic calculation of three-month totals across all periods of the selected year.
Capital Lock Up Ratio %: Key figure for measuring capital tied up, calculated as the ratio of NSR to the cumulative NSR three-month total from P1 to the current drilldown period; used to analyze how much capital is tied up in the company before it is converted into revenue – essential for liquidity management.
Implementation of a mechanism for simultaneously passing two FISCPER intervals:
One interval for displaying the period.
One interval for restricting the data.
Objective: Implementation of a moving average based on a dynamic drilldown period to determine capital tied up accurately for each period.
Account hierarchy-based key figure management
Development of dynamic key figure assignment based on account hierarchy nodes as an enhancement of the existing key figure management solution.
Implementation of BAdI RSROA_OLAP_BADI combined with an easy-to-maintain Customizing table in which the rules for key figure assignment can be defined flexibly.
Runtime-based mapping of approx. 135 key figures according to the individually maintained rules, without manual system changes.
Replacement of an earlier AMDP-based SQL logic in which every change to a node or key figure required a code adjustment, clearing the ADSO, and a time-consuming reload (approx. 2 hours).
The new solution enables ad hoc adjustments via SM30 maintenance – without a new transport, without data reloading, and with significantly reduced system load.
Significant reduction in maintenance and development effort.
Avoidance of long loading times and complex AMDP adjustments.
Increased flexibility in managing key figure assignments, effective immediately without system changes.
Improved performance and flexibility when analyzing reports.
Significant reduction in maintenance effort through dynamic control and modularization.
Contribution to the strategic development of the reporting and authorization system in the SAP BW environment.
Development of a generic ABAP framework for integrating SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Export APIs into SAP BW/4HANA
Design and implementation of a reusable handler and service class architecture for the automated transfer of data from SAC into BW ADSO structures.
Automated push reporting with dynamic query integration (SAP BW/4HANA)
Design and implementation of an ABAP-based push reporting framework for automatic email notifications based on BW query results.
Development of a central ABAP class for generating the HTML email body, including embedded MIME images (KPI screenshot, logo, etc.) and dynamic recipient management.
Remote hierarchy & access concept for user-specific WBS structures (Deloitte, 2025/2026)
Design and implementation of a virtual SAP BW/4HANA hierarchy for user-specific control of WBS elements in complex engagement structures. The objective was to eliminate redundant leaf nodes and ensure that each user sees only their own area of responsibility – both in the F4 value help and within analytical queries.
For this purpose, I developed a fully dynamic hierarchy generator based on an ADSO that determines the relevant subtrees at runtime and makes them available to the system without physical hierarchy loading. The solution eliminated duplicate structure paths, drastically reduced the data volume per user, and enabled secure, high-performance navigation without visibility of other users’ project data.
I also analyzed system-side limitations of the SAP standard F4 hierarchy resolution and, based on this, developed an alternative input and proposal concept for users with global views (“ALL”), fulfilling both security and performance requirements.
Technological focus: BW/4HANA, virtual/remote hierarchies, ADSO design, ABAP-based runtime generation, complex F4 logic, access concepts, performance optimization of large hierarchy structures.
Joaquim L.
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
Celso K.
Last position:
SAP Commerce Cloud FullStack Developer at Spar
- Implementation of a GitLab CI/CD pipeline based on SAP Commerce Cloud 2211
- Development of a new B2C shop with Vue, Node and TypeScript to ensure scalability, extensibility and performance optimization
- Integration of Microsoft Azure Event Grid with SAP Hybris
- Implementation of BDD with Cucumber using Gherkin syntax to promote collaboration between development and business teams
- Support and customization of a Spartacus shop
- Technologies/Languages: Java, REST, OData, Behavior Driven Development (BDD), Cucumber, Node, Vue, TypeScript, Spartacus, GitLab CI/CD, Gradle, Maven, Ant, SonarQube
Heiko K.
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
Manfred L.
Last position:
Project leader/Consultant at Automotive sector VW, BMW etc.
SAP S4 Hana purchasing tool P2P/S2P processes SAP MM MDG PS SD PP EWM SRM
Gergely S.
Last position:
SAP IS-U S/4Hana Customer Engagement (CRM) Consultant & Developer at Energie SaarLorLux
- SAP IS-U transformation project
SAP S4Hana transformation project – focus on Customer Engagement (CE) & MCM
- Customizing tasks & Development tasks
- Master data in Customer Engagement (BP/ Contract Account / Contract / PoD &Supply Scenario)
- Customizing Customer Engagement
- Upil
- BSP / Badi / ABAP OO / ADT / CDS / RAP
Tobias H.
Last position:
SAP Technology Expert / SAP BO Basis Administrator at Talanx AG/ HDI Versicherung
- Incident Management
- User management: creating, maintaining, and deactivating users as well as maintaining roles
- Updates and upgrades: planning and executing updates and upgrades
- Operations: performance analysis, daily monitoring, and applying SNotes
- Job management: creating, maintaining, and monitoring jobs
- Training of employees
- Development and extension of reports
- Development and extension of universes
- Technologies: SAP BusinessObjects (SAP BO 4.3), Oracle SQL Developer, SAP Information Design Tool, Octane
- Methods: Scrum
David A.
Last position:
Senior SAP Commerce Cloud Developer at Freelancer
- Integration of SAP Commerce Cloud with SAP Cloud for Customer
- Creation and execution of unit and integration tests
- Error analysis and bug fixing
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SAP Developers statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
3.2 years
Positions per freelancer
21
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
94%
Master's degree or higher
68%
Doctorate
9%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
89%
Based on our profile pool as of 9 Oct 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 9 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
SAP 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 (96%)
- Manufacturing (65%)
- Professional Services (65%)
- Automotive (61%)
- Transportation (43%)
- Retail (41%)
- Banking and Finance (39%)
- Energy (37%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the role
What they build
An SAP Developer turns business requirements into working SAP logic. That can mean ABAP reports, interfaces, enhancements, forms, workflows, and Fiori applications. In many projects, the work also includes debugging, transport handling, and support for upgrades or migrations.
Core skills
- Strong ABAP and object-oriented ABAP
- SAP Fiori and UI5 for modern user interfaces
- OData, CDS views, BAdIs, user exits, and enhancements
- Integration logic with IDoc, RFC, BAPI, PI/PO, or CPI
- Clean documentation, testing, and handover
A good SAP Developer also understands how processes work across finance, logistics, sales, or manufacturing. That is often what separates a useful technical fix from a solution that actually fits the business.
When companies bring one in
Freelance SAP Developers are a strong fit when there is a clear technical task and the internal team is stretched. Common cases are S/4HANA projects, interface changes, custom developments after a process redesign, or support during go-live and hypercare.
In Germany, many companies want someone who can work with local business teams, English-speaking technical teams, or both. That matters in rollout projects, shared-service environments, and larger SAP landscapes where coordination is as important as coding.
What strong experts do well
- Translate functional requirements into stable technical design
- Find root causes in existing custom code and fix them cleanly
- Build solutions that fit the SAP standard where possible
- Work safely in complex landscapes with clear transport discipline
- Communicate well with consultants, product owners, and basis teams
Strong SAP Developers do more than write code. They ask the right questions, avoid unnecessary customisation, and deliver changes that can be tested, deployed, and maintained without surprises.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to SAP Developers.
A SAP Developer builds and adapts technical solutions inside SAP systems. That usually includes ABAP code, enhancements, interfaces, forms, reports, and Fiori-related work. The best freelancers also help with analysis, testing, and clean handover.
A strong SAP developer should be comfortable with ABAP, debugging, and common enhancement techniques such as BAdIs, exits, and user settings. For many projects, knowledge of OData, CDS, SAP Fiori, and integration patterns is also important. Just as important is the ability to understand business processes, not only code.
An SAP Developer focuses on technical build and custom logic, while an SAP consultant is usually more concerned with process design, configuration, and user requirements. In practice, many projects need both roles to work closely together. If the main task is coding, a developer is the right profile.
A freelance SAP Developer makes sense when you need specialist capacity for a defined task, a release, or a rollout. It is also useful when your internal team lacks a specific skill, such as Fiori, CPI, or deep ABAP expertise. For short or time-critical work, freelance support is often more practical than a permanent hire.
Many tasks for an SAP Developer can be done remotely, especially analysis, coding, and unit testing. On-site time can help during workshops, go-live support, or when the project needs close coordination with users and functional teams. In Germany, mixed setups are common.
A SAP Developer should deliver more than code. Ask for technical specifications, clean transport packages, test evidence, and short documentation that explains what was changed and why. For interface or Fiori work, request clear setup notes and handover material as well.
An ABAP Developer is usually focused on the programming language, while an SAP Developer is a broader title. In many job ads, both terms refer to the same person, especially when the work also includes Fiori, OData, or integration topics. If your project needs wider SAP technical support, the broader title is often the better fit.
A good SAP Developer explains technical choices clearly and avoids unnecessary custom code. Look for someone who can describe how they handle testing, transports, debugging, and collaboration with functional teams. Strong candidates also show care for maintainability, not only fast delivery.
The average hourly rate for SAP Developers in Germany is 99 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 796 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as SAP Developers in Germany, 94% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 68% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as SAP Developers in Germany have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as SAP Developers in Germany are German (100%), English (89%), and French (17%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as SAP Developers in Germany are Information Technology (96%), Manufacturing (65%), and Professional Services (65%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as SAP Developers in Germany are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (76%), and Project Management (63%).
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