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Toralf C.

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IT Consultant in PKI Software Development

Hohen Neuendorf
Toralf C.

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IT Consultant in PKI Software Development at BWI

  • Implementation of a full-stack application with Angular as frontend framework and Java as backend language
  • Use of the Swagger OpenAPI specification for REST communication between frontend and backend applications
  • Control of a card printer via the Nexus Card SDK framework
  • Design and implementation of card management software with web interface and JavaFX module for printer monitoring
  • Use of Cucumber tests for test automation and creation of test artifacts for testing outside the development environment
  • Use of Wireshark for network investigations to analyze the API of a third-party product and to check the REST API of the self-developed software
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Oleg A.

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Staff Software Engineer

Berlin
Oleg A.

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Staff Software Engineer at Kpler Germany GmbH

  • Delivered a new notifications platform implementation built from scratch to replace existing and upcoming services
  • Collaborating with other teams to integrate more domains

Tech stack:

  • Data: Scala 3, Apache Kafka, Python, Airflow, Astronomer
  • BE-FE: TypeScript, NestJS, Java, Spring Boot, Vue
  • Dev-ops: AWS, PostgreSQL, Docker, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD
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Anshita S.

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Data & Analytics Professional

Berlin
Anshita S.

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Business Intelligence Developer and Data Analyst at Deloitte Consulting

Specialize in turning complex data from diverse environments into actionable business value through compelling visual storytelling. I am an expert in generating actionable insights and presenting recommendations to business stakeholders. My technical proficiency in SQL, Python, and leading data visualization tools like Tableau and Power BI allows me to deliver a new generation of self-service tools and analytics services.

  • Data Visualization & Storytelling: Created impactful data visualizations and dashboards in Tableau and Power BI, effectively communicating findings and presenting actionable recommendations to C-suite stakeholders and business leaders.
  • Stakeholder Management: Built effective working relationships with key business stakeholders, data engineers, and other partners to achieve common data-driven goals and targets.
  • Insights & Recommendations: Generated actionable insights from complex data analysis for funnel conversion, marketing performance, and ROI, directly influencing business performance and strategy.
  • Data Collaboration & Empowerment: Worked closely with cross-functional teams to support the ongoing data needs of internal partners, helping to optimize internal data processes and workflows.
  • BI & Data Expertise: Applied extensive experience in data modeling, data collection, data mining, and analysis to deliver end-to-end analytical solutions from stakeholder discovery to production.
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Daniel W.

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Web Developer & UI/UX Designer

Berlin
Daniel W.

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Frontend Lead & Product Owner

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Viktor S.

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AI Engineer & Full-Stack Developer

Berlin
Viktor S.

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AI Engineer (Freelance) at Empion

Enterprise AI content categorization and AI-powered web research.

  • Built multi-LLM evaluation framework with annotated data
  • Iterated LLM error rates based on annotated datasets
  • Implemented AI-powered web research pipeline Stack: LLM, evals, OpenRouter, Python, Node.js, TypeScript, React
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Nikolai G.

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Freelance AI & Data Science Lead | Healthcare, Life Sciences, Finance | Team Leadership, R/Python, LLM Systems

Berlin
Nikolai G.

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Clinical Data Manager at Dr. Falk Pharma

  • Used OpenCode and AI-assisted software engineering to design, implement, refactor, test, and document an end-to-end RAW/SDTM/ADaM pipeline in R for Dr. Falk Pharma (07/2026), including metadata-driven transformations, automated validation rules and QC, traceability, and reproducible clinical outputs.
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Saman S.

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Senior AI Product Manager & Strategist | GenAI, AdTech, MarTech, AI/ML

Berlin
Saman S.

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AI Product Builder at Instalemon.com

  • Architected and built an agentic creative automation platform on Mastra, with a custom RAG pipeline, custom hooks, tools and skills, Chroma for vector storage, and a MongoDB/Express backend.
  • Built the agent orchestration layer powering Pixomi's multi-agent workspace, including 72 custom marketing skills, tools and hooks, and a custom context-management pipeline.
  • Designed and implemented evals and observability through Mastra studio.
  • Onboarded 10 pilot SMB customers producing 10x publish-ready creative output per campaign versus manual production in 3 months.
  • Ran customer discovery and pilot feedback loops to shape the roadmap for an AI-native, workflow-based creation platform.
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Anna M.

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Senior JavaScript Engineer - TypeScript, Frontend Architecture & Developer Experience

Berlin
Anna M.

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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.
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Nada S.

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Senior Frontend Engineer (React & TypeScript)

Berlin
Nada S.

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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
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Rüdiger S.

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Full-Stack Software Engineer / Consultant for Digitalization

Berlin
Rüdiger S.

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Full-Stack Software Engineer / Consultant for Digitalization at ARTEVENT

  • Designed, built, and launched an internal event planning web application used by over 100 department leads for a large event, despite having no dedicated testing phase.

  • Ensured smooth, failure-free operation during first production use, leading to the tool being adopted for future events.

  • Automated catering calculations and related workflows, significantly reducing email communication and manual computation effort for meal planning.

  • Managed deployment and hosting on a Linux server using Coolify, including application setup and runtime operations.

  • Hired and guided a communication designer on UX while independently owning all technical decisions and implementation.

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Jorge P.

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Software Engineer – AWS and Kubernetes Specialist

Berlin
Jorge P.

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Software Engineer – AWS and Kubernetes Specialist at Citti

  • Creation, maintenance and hardening of Kubernetes clusters employing Ansible and ArgoCD
  • Keywords: Ansible, AWX, Kubernetes, NetApp, Prometheus, CI/CD ArgoCD, SSO, Fluent-bit, HAProxy, Calico, Keycloak, oauth2-proxy, SealedSecrets, kubeseal, Aqua kube-bench, CIS-Benchmarks, Aqua Trivy operator
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Marvin M.

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AI Engineer & Architect · LLM and Multi-Agent Systems

Berlin
Marvin M.

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Co-founder & CTO · Freelance Software Engineer (AI & SaaS) at Self-employed

  • Self-employed · Berlin, Germany
  • Co-founded the company and own the entire technical side: product architecture, backend, frontend, infrastructure and operations.
  • Designed and built the Automated Booking System (ABS) as well as the core platform and payment logic.
  • Development of AI-powered SaaS products, from architecture through backend and frontend to production operation.
  • Technical consulting on product architecture, data protection and permissible automation.
  • Building, running and monetising my own API products for AI agents, each available as a REST interface and as an MCP server.
  • Full ownership of architecture, infrastructure, billing, legal texts and go-to-market.
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Abhiroop B.

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Software Engineer III

Berlin
Abhiroop B.

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Software Engineer III at Foundry Digital

  • Developed and deployed microservices in Kotlin and Spring Boot, integrated AWS Secrets Manager to secure credentials and decreased network calls using Spring cache.
  • Refactored Kafka consumer using Spring Kafka with semaphore-based backpressure to cap records and keep heap memory stable under spikes; switched to batch upserts to cut down on database invocations; added Testcontainers integration tests for Kafka and database to pave the way for future changes.
  • Automated the financial reconciliation workflow in Spring Boot (Kotlin) using Spring Scheduler, transactional boundaries, JPA/Hibernate on MySQL, and Flyway migrations, saving the accounts team 16+ hours per week.
  • Designed and dockerized payments end-to-end test framework in Robot (Python) with reusable keyword libraries and profiles; integrated with GitLab CI (JaCoCo XML and HTML reports) to accelerate releases and lift code coverage to 80%.
  • Implemented end-to-end observability on Datadog by instrumenting services with Datadog APM, correlating metrics and logs, provisioning dashboards, and creating monitors with burn-rate alerts and anomalies to harden reliability and give stakeholders clear visibility.
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Syed A.

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Senior Software Engineer

Berlin
Syed A.

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Senior Software Engineer at Giant Eagle

  • Designed and developed AI-powered document processing solutions using Python, OCR, NLP, and Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate extraction, validation, and classification of financial documents, reducing processing time by 75%.
  • Built intelligent multi-stage workflow automation pipelines integrating AI services, machine learning models, and enterprise systems to streamline financial operations and improve data quality.
  • Developed reusable AI-driven transformation frameworks capable of processing structured and unstructured document formats (XML, CSV, JSON, TXT, DAT) and normalizing them into unified business schemas.
  • Designed and developed Python-based REST APIs and backend services supporting enterprise finance applications and high-volume data processing workloads.
  • Built scalable data synchronization pipelines between Oracle CFIN and SQL databases, incorporating machine learning models for cash-flow forecasting and AP/AR anomaly detection.
  • Architected and deployed Apache Airflow workflows to orchestrate AI-powered data pipelines, automating end-to-end processing from document ingestion through financial system integration.
  • Led the migration of critical enterprise integrations from MuleSoft to Python-based services, improving maintainability, performance, and operational flexibility while preserving complete data integrity.
  • Managed the full API lifecycle including solution design, implementation, documentation, deployment, monitoring, and production support for mission-critical financial systems.
  • Collaborated directly with finance stakeholders to identify business challenges, define solution requirements, and deliver measurable operational improvements through automation and AI-driven workflows.
  • Worked closely with cross-functional engineering and business teams to rapidly iterate on features, improve processes, and drive successful adoption of AI-enabled solutions.
  • Provided technical leadership through architecture reviews, technology decisions, code reviews, and engineering best practices across integration and automation initiatives.
  • Mentored developers, established coding standards, and contributed to improving software quality, maintainability, and delivery effectiveness across projects.
  • Provided production support during critical month-end and quarter-close financial processes, performing root-cause analysis and implementing rapid fixes to ensure system reliability and data accuracy.

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Software Developers statistics

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

16 years (Germany: 18 years)

Software Developers in Berlin have 16 years of professional experience on average. It is 2 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 18 years.

Position duration

3 years (Germany: 5.2 years)

Software Developers in Berlin stay in a single position for 3 years on average. It is 2.2 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 5.2 years.

Positions per freelancer

10 (Germany: 12)

Software Developers in Berlin have completed 10 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 2 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 12.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Software Developers in Berlin have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Healthcare

Software Developers in Berlin are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Healthcare.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence

Software Developers in Berlin earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.

Bachelor's degree or higher

94% (Germany: 89%)

94% of Software Developers in Berlin hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 5% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 89%.

Master's degree or higher

50% (Germany: 53%)

50% of Software Developers in Berlin hold at least a Master's degree. It is 3% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 53%.

Doctorate

5% (Germany: 6%)

5% of Software Developers in Berlin have a doctorate (PhD). It is 1% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 6%.

Certifications per freelancer

1 (Germany: 2)

Software Developers in Berlin hold 1 professional certification on average. It is 1 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 2.

Most common languages

English, German, Spanish

Software Developers in Berlin most often speak English, German, and Spanish.

Speak two or more languages

94% (Germany: 96%)

94% of Software Developers in Berlin speak two or more languages. It is 2% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 96%.

Based on our profile pool as of 20 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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10% of Software Developers in Berlin charge less than €400 per day.
52% of Software Developers in Berlin charge between €400 and €800 per day.
32% of Software Developers in Berlin charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
3% of Software Developers in Berlin charge between €1200 and €1600 per day.
3% of Software Developers in Berlin charge €1600 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this role in Berlin are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.

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Average rates for Software Developers in Berlin

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 709 €
Germany avg. 719 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 720 €
Germany median 720 €

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 20 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Software 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%)
  • Banking and Finance (37%)
  • Healthcare (33%)
  • Media and Entertainment (33%)
  • Education (31%)
  • Automotive (28%)
  • Retail (28%)
  • Manufacturing (27%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the role

What they build

A software developer turns product needs into working code. That can mean new features, internal tools, integrations, APIs, bug fixes, or performance work. Strong developers do more than write code: they understand requirements, ask the right questions, and keep the implementation maintainable.

  • Build and extend web or backend applications
  • Connect systems through APIs and data flows
  • Fix defects, refactor code, and improve stability
  • Support testing, release work, and handover

Core skills

A strong software developer combines programming skill with practical delivery habits. Companies usually look for someone who can move across the stack, work in a team, and keep pace with changing priorities. Common stacks include JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, PHP, or Go, depending on the product.

  • Solid understanding of software architecture and clean code
  • Experience with Git, code reviews, and agile delivery
  • Comfort with testing, debugging, and documentation
  • Ability to work with product, design, and QA

Typical specializations

The role can look very different from project to project. Some software developers focus on backend systems, others on frontend interfaces, mobile apps, cloud services, or DevOps-heavy tasks. In Berlin, this often comes up in startup products, scale-up platforms, SaaS tools, and enterprise system changes.

Use cases often include:

  • New product development from an existing concept
  • Migration from legacy code or old frameworks
  • Integration of payment, CRM, ERP, or analytics systems
  • Short-term support for release pressure or a team gap

When to bring one in

Companies hire a freelancer when speed matters, when a team is missing a specific stack, or when a project needs extra capacity without a long hiring process. That is common when a roadmap is blocked by a missing backend specialist, when delivery is behind, or when a temporary team member must join an existing codebase quickly.

For Berlin companies, this is often a good fit when English is the main working language but the team also collaborates with local stakeholders, product owners, or engineering leads on site.

What good looks like

Strong software developers leave a clear trail in the codebase. They make changes that are easy to review, test, and maintain. They reduce risk instead of creating it.

  • Understand the product goal before coding
  • Write readable, tested, production-ready code
  • Communicate trade-offs clearly
  • Work well in remote or hybrid teams

Choosing the right fit

Not every developer is right for every project. A frontend-heavy product needs different strengths than a data pipeline, an API platform, or an internal enterprise tool. The best freelance software developer is the one who has shipped similar work, can start quickly, and fits the team’s way of working.

Look for proof in past systems, the way they explain their decisions, and how they handle maintenance, handover, and unfinished requirements.

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Frequently asked questions

Not sure where to start with Software Developers? These answers cover the essentials.

A Software Developer turns business requirements into working software. That can include new features, API work, bug fixes, refactoring, integrations, testing support, and release preparation. On freelance projects, the work is usually tied to a clear product goal or a specific delivery gap.

The most important skills are strong coding ability, clean problem solving, and reliable delivery. You should also look for comfort with version control, testing, debugging, and team communication. A good developer can work with your stack without needing constant direction.

In many teams, those titles overlap. A software engineer often implies a broader focus on architecture, systems thinking, and engineering practices, while programmer can sound narrower and more code-only. In practice, a good software developer usually covers the full day-to-day build work and collaborates closely with product and QA.

A freelancer makes sense when you need speed, temporary capacity, or a very specific skill set. This is common for migrations, launch work, backlog cleanup, or when a permanent search would slow the project down. If the need is ongoing and central to the business, a permanent hire may be the better fit.

Berlin teams often need help with startup products, SaaS platforms, internal tools, and system integrations. A software developer can also support legacy modernization, cloud work, and API-heavy products. Local teams may work in English, but direct communication with founders, product leads, or engineers on site is still common.

Both can work well. Remote collaboration is common for coding tasks, especially when the scope is clear and the team uses strong review and ticketing practices. On-site time in Berlin can help during discovery, workshop sessions, and early alignment with stakeholders.

Look at shipped work, code quality, and how the person explains technical choices. A solid software engineer or developer should be able to talk through trade-offs, testing, failure handling, and maintainability. References, code samples, and a short technical discussion are often enough to see if they fit.

A freelancer should ask for access to the codebase, repo standards, environments, tickets, and any existing architecture notes. Clear acceptance criteria and a contact person for questions help the work start faster. For a programmer, this preparation is often what makes the first days productive instead of slow.

The average hourly rate for Software Developers in Berlin is 89 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 709 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers working as Software Developers in Berlin, 94% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 50% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers working as Software Developers in Berlin have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.

The most common languages among freelancers working as Software Developers in Berlin are English (97%), German (90%), and Spanish (14%).

The most common industries among freelancers working as Software Developers in Berlin are Information Technology (96%), Banking and Finance (37%), and Healthcare (33%).

The most common business areas among freelancers working as Software Developers in Berlin are Information Technology (98%), Product Development (92%), and Quality Assurance (48%).

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