Software Testers in Germany
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Viaceslav K.
Last position:
Self-employed Motivation Coach / Job Coach / DaF Coach at International Motivation Training (IMT) Deutschland GmbH
Self-employed Motivation Coach | Job Coach | DaF Coach
I offer individual motivation, job and language coaching for people who want to develop personally and professionally.
My services:
Motivation coaching: Strengthening self-confidence, self-motivation and personal skills.
Job coaching: Career guidance, job search and support when entering the job market.
Application coaching: Creating CVs and application documents and preparing for job interviews.
DaF coaching: Individual support to improve German skills for everyday life, work and integration.
Integration coaching: Supporting people with a migration background in their professional and social integration.
Activation coaching: Promoting personal initiative and reducing individual barriers to placement.
My goal is to motivate people to recognize their strengths, overcome language barriers and develop new professional perspectives.
Individual, practical, confidential and goal-oriented.
Coaching in German and Russian. In person or online by appointment.
Reinhold M.
Last position:
Business Requirements Engineer, Proxy Product Owner, Tester at AXA Konzern AG
Working Environment
- Insurance / Claims Management (Property, Liability, Automotive)
- REST-based ClaimAPI with Guidewire ClaimCenter
Scope
- Further development of the internal REST-based ClaimAPI with Guidewire ClaimCenter as the backend and various portals/front-end offices as clients, and with the following objectives: + increased AI-supported claims processing outside of Guidewire ClaimCenter + and support for all lines (property, liability, automotive).
- Further development of automated claims processing
Activities
- Interfacing IT & Business
- Design activities with documentation in Confluence, Jira: + Requirements engineering (functional and non-functional) + Design of REST endpoints and coordination with interface partners (esp. AI-colleagues) + Identification, design and evaluation of alternative solutions (moving away from a monolithic approach toward fine-grained endpoints, with code reuse across all lines if possible) + Creation / refinement of product backlog items in Jira, i.e. epics, user stories and tasks, incl. alignment with developers & POs during (pre-)refinement sessions + Using AXA Secure GPT when creating / refining user stories (description, acceptance criteria) and designing REST endpoints + Estimation and prioritization of user stories and tasks during Sprint Planning sessions + Coordination and support during the implementation of Product Backlog items + Driving decision making with preparation and presentation of decision-making documents
- Quality assurance: + Test management, including test case creation using Xray in Jira + Test execution using Bruno as REST client and in Guidewire ClaimCenter + Submission of test artifacts for PO approval + Analysis of production bugs
Methods Big Room Planning (aka PI-Planning in SAFe), Scrum, BPMN, EPK, UML, ERM, DDD
Tools / Tech Stack Teams, Confluence, Jira with Xray, OpenAPI/Swagger, REST, JSON, XML, MS Office, Bruno, GitHub repository (reading), Guidewire ClaimCenter, AXA Secure GPT (AXA's in-house GenAI solution based on Azure OpenAI)
Eric B.
Last position:
Quality Assurance Manager (QSV) at Federal Employment Agency
Supporting the International Web Presence of the BA (IntWeb) project in the area of quality management, with the aim of taking responsibility for the quality of processes and project results while considering BA standards. The main objectives of the project are to give professionals abroad a quick overview of their opportunities for moving to Germany and to enable them to take the necessary steps consistently and with digital support by providing access to services.
Defining the general guidelines in the QA handbook
Summarising test results in QA reports for PLA
Analysing project results for improvement opportunities
Quality management of requirements analysis (particularly processes, methods, and tools)
Ensuring compliance with SERA requirements
Creating a cross-project test concept
Agreeing on sprint completion reports
Formal review of work results in accordance with requirements and/or the project plan
Contact person for internal audit, external audits by auditors, or BRH (Federal Court of Audit)
Technologies: JIRA, Confluence, MS Office, GitLab, Kubernetes
Birgit S.
Last position:
Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer / Tester at BMW
Topics:
- Further development of the CRM system NKAM and technical separation of “direct” and “indirect” sales
- Redesign of the discount management area and outsourcing to another system.
- Designing numerous improvements on the wholesale side to reduce manual effort down to the level of user stories.
Hendrik W.
Last position:
Software Test and Maintenance Support at Anton Paar ProveTec GmbH
- Adding/creating test specifications
- Performing regression tests
- Performing release tests
- Analyzing Jira tickets
- Identifying software defects and fixing them with C#
Muhammad Y.
Last position:
SynQ × AutoStore
- Enterprise WMS customisation for Albert Heijn and EDEKA.
- Owned end-to-end test planning, automation, and performance validation for logistics automation software serving high-volume grocery warehouse operations.
Dhana P.
Last position:
Product Owner at OEConnection India
- Led backlog prioritization for a $90M automotive SaaS product, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer satisfaction.
- Led customer-facing product enhancements, leveraging data-driven insights and operational analytics to improve fulfillment performance, optimize logistics processes, and deliver measurable customer value.
- Delivered measurable business impact by improving product fill rate by 10–15% through optimized order fulfillment strategies.
- Led a 12-member cross-functional team in Agile/Scrum environments to deliver high-quality product increments on time.
- Collaborated with global stakeholders, engineering teams, and business partners across US & EU environments
- Expanded OEM partner ecosystem by onboarding from 8 to 14 partners (+75%), increasing integration and platform reach.
- Delivered a feature enabling size-restricted part sales, contributing to 7.1% revenue growth and reducing OEM costs by approximately $2.68M annually.
- Managed API integrations and data interfaces by gathering requirements, defining data mappings.
- Defined and tracked OKRs focused on growth, reliability, operational efficiency, and delivery performance.
- Utilized analysis techniques to derive actionable insights from trend analysis using large datasets and support strategic decision-making.
- Conducted UAT, A/B testing, regression testing, and usability validation to ensure quality delivery and improved user experience.
Evrard A.
Last position:
Senior Embedded Software Tester at Bosch GmbH
- Ensuring system maturity and operational readiness across the entire lifecycle of automotive products in line with ASPICE and internal quality processes
- Analyzing system behavior and system performance to identify inefficiencies, integration issues, and gaps in diagnostic coverage
- Supporting project milestones in the development cycle by validating system interactions, configurations, and boundary conditions
- Deriving test specifications from software and system requirements
- Implementing test cases with RobotFramework and Python
- Close collaboration with system, software, hardware, and calibration teams to ensure stable and high-performance system behavior before release
- Performing end-to-end system performance analyses using endurance tests and automated evaluation of results with Python and RobotFramework
- Introducing KPI-based system monitoring and performance analysis, as well as building automated evaluation and feedback pipelines
- Organizing and moderating cross-functional debugging and integration workshops
- Successful integration and validation of system and software components for series truck platforms, along with lasting improvements in performance quality, test quality, and integration stability
Jürgen S.
Last position:
IT – Consultant / Analyst / Developer / Tester / Support at Automotive manufacturer
- Analysis, software development/adaptation and testing of various transaction and batch objects
- Execution of specialist integration and regression tests on TEST and QA platforms under z/OS for subsequent implementation in production
- Hardware / software / tools: IBM-MVS, z/OS, JES2/3, TSO-ISPF, JCL, DB2, SQL, SQL/PL, QMF, QMF for Work-Stations, SPUFI, FileAid, IMS-DB/DC, MFS, XPEDITER, COBOL, REXX, Windows-10, MS-Office-365, MS-Teams, batch job management via OPC, BETA92, RVS, BVB, ABL, DIALOGplus, PROBA, PRODPR (VW internal systems), JIRA, CONFLUENCE
Alexander K.
Last position:
Software Tester at Buhl Tax Service GmbH
- AI-assisted creation of test cases and test data
- Creation of test cases based on requirements
- Execution of manual tests
- Defect documentation, retesting and tracking
Technologies & Tools: SCRUM, Jira, Confluence, Zephyr Scale
Ammar A.
Last position:
Software Development | Test & Validation | Data & AI Engineering
- Requirement-based test case design for automated parking maneuvers.
- Implementing and running test cases.
- Integration within the existing AVP (Automated Valet Parking) SW framework.
Leslie R.
Last position:
QA Engineer at Florio GmbH
Working as a QA Engineer within a regulated digital health environment, supporting structured test planning, test analysis, verification evidence and release readiness across mobile and web applications.
Creating, maintaining and executing manual and automated (MAESTRO, Katalon, Cypress) functional, regression and SIT test cases for iOS, Android and web platforms. Performing daily activities using Jira, Xray, Confluence, BrowserStack and staged test environments.
Supporting traceability between requirements, risks, test cases, defects and test results, helping ensure QA evidence is clear, auditable and suitable for regulated software delivery.
Collaborating with development, product, medical, regulatory and business stakeholders to clarify requirements, investigate defects, assess severity and priority, and reduce release risk.
Applying ISTQB, Agile and SAFe testing principles across mobile apps (as mobile medical devices), web platforms, system integration and regulated documentation.
Using AI products and open-source AI tools to support QA activities, including test case design, user story analysis, test data creation, process optimisation and regression coverage estimation.
Christian W.
Last position:
Technical Senior Tester and Test Manager at Christian Wegener Beratung
Creation and review of test conditions
Execution of functional tests
Defect management
Supplier management
Team coordination
Estimation of test effort and reporting
Test planning
Further development and new development of integrated schedule systems
Java web client/Linux server, Oracle Instantclient/Oracle Database Appliance Server, Unix, ESB – Enterprise Service Bus, SQL, TIBCO EMS – Enterprise Message Service/JMS, REST, Impero Guest
HP ALM / Micro Focus Quality Center, Citrix, JIRA, XRAY, Impero Guest, MobaXTerm, Confluence, Sharepoint, MS-Teams, MS-Office
Stéphane T.
Last position:
Senior Test Analyst – Test Automation - Test Management
- Testing interfaces between various systems
- Planning and coordinating test activities for features/improvements
- Selecting and adapting suitable test methods and procedures based on the test strategy
- Preparing and running test sessions
- Analysis, design, implementation, and documentation of manual and automated software tests
- Creating test cases and test scenarios using systematic test case specifications
- Performing and documenting system tests, regression tests, and smoke tests
- Monitoring and analyzing the executed test cases
- Maintaining and supporting the infrastructure and test data
- Analyzing and fixing error states related to test automation
- Documenting and tracking deviations, as well as supporting root cause analysis
- Analyzing errors and error tracking
- Working closely with product management
Karlheinz G.
Last position:
Consultant / Test Analyst / Supporter at Insurance office, Spaichingen
Project: Process optimization & IT support in an insurance broker office.
Project activities:
- Analysis of processes and definition of requirements
- Consulting for the implementation of a cloud solution (soho)
- Installation and verification of new infrastructure HW
- Cloud installation & configuration
- Definition and creation of use cases
- Performing user acceptance tests (UAT)
- User training / training
- IT support (cloud, PC, server, printer, network)
Label: Insurance, infrastructure, configuration, training, support
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Software Testers statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
1.9 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Quality Assurance, Information Technology, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Quality Assurance, Information Technology, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
91%
Master's degree or higher
37%
Doctorate
2%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 26 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this role in Germany 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.
Average rates for Software Testers in Germany
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
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 26 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Software Testers 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 (86%)
- Automotive (55%)
- Banking and Finance (48%)
- Telecommunication (46%)
- Manufacturing (43%)
- Transportation (38%)
- Government and Administration (36%)
- Healthcare (35%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the role
What they do
Software testers check whether web apps, mobile apps, and backend systems work as intended. They design test cases, run manual tests, and document defects in a way developers can act on quickly.
- Functional and exploratory testing
- Regression and smoke testing
- Test case design and execution
- Clear bug reports with steps to reproduce
- Support for release sign-off and acceptance testing
Skills that matter
Strong testers think like users and developers at the same time. They understand requirements, spot edge cases, and keep test coverage focused on risk. A good QA engineer or test engineer also knows how to communicate clearly with product owners, developers, and business teams.
- Structured test design
- Attention to detail
- Good defect triage and reporting
- Understanding of test strategy and risk
- Calm work under release pressure
Tools and methods
Many software testers work with Jira, TestRail, Confluence, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, or similar tools. Depending on the project, they may handle manual test cycles, API testing, mobile testing, or automation for recurring regression runs.
When companies bring them in
Businesses hire freelance software testers when a release is near, the internal team is overloaded, or a product needs fresh eyes. This is common for agencies, SaaS teams, e-commerce companies, and enterprise IT projects in Germany, especially when local teams need someone who can join remotely or work on site with clear English or German communication.
What strong testers deliver
A solid software tester does more than find bugs. They improve quality by making problems easy to reproduce, helping teams understand impact, and keeping test work aligned with business priorities.
- Reliable test execution across browsers, devices, and environments
- Reproducible defect reports with expected and actual results
- Practical test coverage for new features and critical flows
- Support for automation where it saves real effort
- A steady hand during release and stabilization phases
Common project fit
The role fits best when the product is changing fast or quality needs to be proven before launch. Freelance software testers can plug into short release cycles, long-running product teams, or rescue work after defects have already reached staging. They are often brought in alongside developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to keep delivery moving without lowering quality.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Software Testers.
A Software Tester checks software against its requirements and user flows, then reports defects in a way the team can act on quickly. The work can include manual testing, regression testing, exploratory testing, and support for user acceptance testing. In many projects, the tester also helps define what should be covered before release.
The terms overlap a lot, but they are not always identical. A QA engineer may work more on process, quality standards, and prevention, while a test engineer often focuses more on structured test design and automation. In practice, many companies use these titles interchangeably when they need hands-on testing support.
Look for someone who can translate requirements into clear test cases and explain defects without ambiguity. Good knowledge of test methods, strong attention to detail, and solid communication matter more than buzzwords. If the project needs automation, ask for experience with tools like Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or API testing tools such as Postman.
A freelancer is often the better choice when you need help for a release, a migration, a bug-fixing phase, or a temporary gap in the team. It also works well when you want specialized support without adding long-term headcount. Many companies use freelancers to get independent eyes on a product before launch.
Yes, remote collaboration is very common for this role. A software tester can usually work effectively with shared test management tools, ticket systems, and screen recordings, as long as the team provides stable access to environments and test data. On-site work can still help during workshops, critical releases, or when hardware and lab setups are involved.
Expect clear test cases, structured execution notes, and defect reports that include steps to reproduce, actual results, and impact. For automation work, you should also expect maintainable test scripts and a sensible scope, not brittle coverage that breaks every sprint. Good testers leave the team with better visibility into quality, not just a list of bugs.
Look at whether they find important issues early and whether their reports help the team fix problems fast. A strong tester does not just log defects; they show judgment, focus on risk, and keep communication precise. If they can explain what was tested, what was not tested, and why, that is usually a good sign.
Freelance QA tester support is useful for new product launches, major feature releases, platform migrations, and stabilization after a rough sprint. It is also a good fit when an internal team is too close to the product and needs independent validation. In Germany, this often comes up in software teams that need flexible support across product, development, and release management.
The average hourly rate for Software Testers in Germany is 83 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 660 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Software Testers in Germany, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 37% hold at least a Master's degree, and 2% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as Software Testers in Germany have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Software Testers in Germany are German (100%), English (96%), and French (26%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Software Testers in Germany are Information Technology (86%), Automotive (55%), and Banking and Finance (48%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Software Testers in Germany are Quality Assurance (100%), Information Technology (96%), and Product Development (75%).
FRATCH Software Testers main locations
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg 
Munich Countries:
- Germany
- Switzerland
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