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About the role
What they build Web developers turn product goals into working web experiences. They build customer-facing sites, dashboards, portals, landing pages, and internal tools. They also connect the front end to APIs, set up content workflows, and keep the codebase maintainable.
- Responsive pages and reusable components
- CMS-based websites and editable templates
- API integration and data flow handling
- Performance, accessibility, and browser fixes
- Launch support, maintenance, and feature updates
Core skills A strong web developer combines clean code with practical delivery. They should understand HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks such as React, Vue, or Angular. Many projects also need TypeScript, Node.js, PHP, or Python, depending on the stack.
Good candidates write readable code, work from tickets or designs, and communicate clearly with product, design, and backend teams. They know how to debug issues across browsers, manage version control, and adapt to existing architecture without slowing the team down.
Typical stack The right stack depends on the project. Frontend work often includes React, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt, or Tailwind. Backend-heavy tasks may call for Node.js, Laravel, Symfony, or headless CMS setups such as Contentful, Strapi, or WordPress.
For Berlin teams, this role often supports startups, agencies, SaaS products, and larger digital units that need flexible help for launches, redesigns, migrations, or a backlog of small fixes. English is often enough for remote work, while German can help when the team, stakeholders, or content editors are local.
When to hire Bring in a freelance web developer when the work is defined but the team is short on hands. That is common for new product builds, frontend refactors, CMS changes, landing pages, e-commerce improvements, or urgent bug fixing.
- The scope is clear and needs fast delivery
- Your team needs a specialist for a specific stack
- You want support for one project or a short phase
- You need someone who can work with designers and backend engineers
- You want to avoid a long permanent hiring process
What good looks like Strong web developers do more than ship screens. They ask the right questions, spot edge cases early, and keep the user experience stable under real traffic and changing content. They also think about maintainability, not just the first release.
They use Git well, document decisions that matter, and hand over code that another developer can continue. For freelance work, this reliability is key: the best people need little supervision, unblock others quickly, and keep momentum high.
Working setup Freelance web developers can join fully remote or hybrid. Berlin projects often mix product, design, and engineering, so a good setup includes direct access to a product owner, clear tasks, and a shared definition of done.
If you hire for a local team, check whether the developer can handle workshops, review sessions, or occasional on-site meetings in Berlin. For remote work, strong written communication matters just as much as technical skill.
Meet FRATCH Web Developers
Aruldass Arulanandu
Full-stack AI Engineer
Last position:
Web Module Lead at Mphasis Limited
- Led the end-to-end delivery of enterprise full-stack web applications by driving requirement analysis, solution design, frontend and backend development, database design, API integration, code reviews, team coordination, Agile execution, CI/CD deployments, production support, performance optimization, security implementation, and stakeholder collaboration to deliver scalable, high-quality software solutions.
Daniel Stopp
Frontend and Web Developer
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
Daniel Stopp
Frontend and Web Developer
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)
- 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
- 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
János Theil
Media Design
Last position:
Project management, typesetting, final artwork, creation of language variants at Regiolux GmbH
For Regiolux GmbH, I produced several brochures and an info sheet in seven different languages in this project. To make offset printing especially efficient and cost-effective, I implemented all language variants in Adobe InDesign on separate layers. This way, the different versions could be produced by simply swapping the black printing plate—a simple but effective solution.
In addition to working according to the corporate design, my tasks also included final artwork and creating web and print PDFs. I coordinated communication with translation agencies and printers, ensuring a smooth project flow.
János Theil
Media Design
Last position:
Project management, typesetting, final artwork, creation of language variants at Regiolux GmbH
For Regiolux GmbH, I produced several brochures and an info sheet in seven different languages in this project. To make offset printing especially efficient and cost-effective, I implemented all language variants in Adobe InDesign on separate layers. This way, the different versions could be produced by simply swapping the black printing plate—a simple but
For Regiolux GmbH, I produced several brochures and an info sheet in seven different languages in this project. To make offset printing especially efficient and cost-effective, I implemented all language variants in Adobe InDesign on separate layers. This way, the different versions could be produced by simply swapping the black printing plate—a simple but effective solution.
In addition to working according to the corporate design, my tasks also included final artwork and creating web and print PDFs. I coordinated communication with translation agencies and printers, ensuring a smooth project flow.
effective solution.
In addition to working according to the corporate design, my tasks also included final artwork and creating web and print PDFs. I coordinated communication with translation agencies and printers, ensuring a smooth project flow.
Ingo Steinke
Plugin for Shopware
Last position:
Plugin for Shopware at Self-employed
Developed the “Cost Transparency” plugin for Shopware 6 that extends product details with an interactive graphic illustrating different shares of the total price
Technologies: Shopware, PHP, Twig, CSS, JavaScript
Ingo Steinke
Plugin for Shopware
Last position:
Plugin for Shopware at Self-employed
Developed the “Cost Transparency” plugin for Shopware 6 that extends product details with an interactive graphic illustrating different shares of the total price
Technologies: Shopware, PHP, Twig, CSS, JavaScript
Developed the “Cost Transparency” plugin for Shopware 6 that extends product details with an interactive graphic illustrating different shares of the total price
Technologies: Shopware, PHP, Twig, CSS, JavaScript
Daniel Da Rocha
Full-stack web developer
Last position:
Full-stack web developer at birdeatsbug.com
- Fullstack development of our product: a web app (VueJS), Chrome extension (VueJS), SDK (JS), API (NodeJS), GraphQL server (Hasura, Postgres)
- Included development of multiple user-facing features, conversion of app and extension from Vue2 to Vue3, implementation of E2E testing system (Playwright), as well as debugging and refactors, on a team from 2 to 4 developers
- Deployment on Google Cloud Storage, including management of CI pipelines and jobs
Daniel Da Rocha
Full-stack web developer
Last position:
Full-stack web developer at birdeatsbug.com
- Fullstack development of our product: a web app (VueJS), Chrome extension (VueJS), SDK (JS), API (NodeJS), GraphQL server (Hasura, Postgres)
- Fullstack development of our product: a web app (VueJS), Chrome extension (VueJS), SDK (JS), API (NodeJS), GraphQL server (Hasura, Postgres)
- Included development of multiple user-facing features, conversion of app and extension from Vue2 to Vue3, implementation of E2E testing system (Playwright), as well as debugging and refactors, on a team from 2 to 4 developers
- Deployment on Google Cloud Storage, including management of CI pipelines and jobs
- Included development of multiple user-facing features, conversion of app and extension from Vue2 to Vue3, implementation of E2E testing system (Playwright), as well as debugging and refactors, on a team from 2 to 4 developers
- Deployment on Google Cloud Storage, including management of CI pipelines and jobs
Konrad Abe
Senior Software Developer
Last position:
Senior Software Developer at Project Holi / Holistic Foundation
Working on our inhouse React-Native based platform / ecosystem of tools and integrations (GoodNews, BetterPlace etc.) for social sharing, donations, ethic news and organisation of initiatives centered around charity work.
- React Native + Web (Typescript)
- Webpack
Konrad Abe
Senior Software Developer
Last position:
Senior Software Developer at Project Holi / Holistic Foundation
Working on our inhouse React-Native based platform / ecosystem of tools and integrations (GoodNews, BetterPlace etc.) for social sharing, donations, ethic news and organisation of initiatives centered around charity work.
- React Native + Web (Typescript)
- Webpack
Working on our inhouse React-Native based platform / ecosystem of tools and integrations (GoodNews, BetterPlace etc.) for social sharing, donations, ethic news and organisation of initiatives centered around charity work.
- React Native + Web (Typescript)
- Webpack
Dennis Morhardt
Freelance Web Developer
Last position:
Freelance Web Developer
- Planning and implementation of full-stack projects for public, political, and corporate communications.
- Focus on accessible and sustainable websites with a PHP-based backend (mainly Craft CMS/Twig, but also WordPress/Twig, TYPO3/Fluid, Kirby CMS, and Symfony/Twig) and a JavaScript-based backend with Next.js.
- Component-driven (Atomic Design) frontend using TypeScript, SCSS, BEM methodology, and HTMX, or React/VueJS SPAs.
- DevOps using GitHub/GitLab CI, Terraform, and Ansible.
- Worked for Atruvia AG, Hamburg Energie, Initiative D21, the Society for Civil Rights, and various levels of the SPD and the Greens.
Dennis Morhardt
Freelance Web Developer
Last position:
Freelance Web Developer
- Planning and implementation of full-stack projects for public, political, and corporate communications.
- Focus on accessible and sustainable websites with a PHP-based backend (mainly Craft CMS/Twig, but also WordPress/Twig, TYPO3/Fluid, Kirby CMS, and Symfony/Twig) and a JavaScript-based backend with Next.js.
- Planning and implementation of full-stack projects for public, political, and corporate communications.
- Focus on accessible and sustainable websites with a PHP-based backend (mainly Craft CMS/Twig, but also WordPress/Twig, TYPO3/Fluid, Kirby CMS, and Symfony/Twig) and a JavaScript-based backend with Next.js.
- Component-driven (Atomic Design) frontend using TypeScript, SCSS, BEM methodology, and HTMX, or React/VueJS SPAs.
- DevOps using GitHub/GitLab CI, Terraform, and Ansible.
- Worked for Atruvia AG, Hamburg Energie, Initiative D21, the Society for Civil Rights, and various levels of the SPD and the Greens.
- Component-driven (Atomic Design) frontend using TypeScript, SCSS, BEM methodology, and HTMX, or React/VueJS SPAs.
- DevOps using GitHub/GitLab CI, Terraform, and Ansible.
- Worked for Atruvia AG, Hamburg Energie, Initiative D21, the Society for Civil Rights, and various levels of the SPD and the Greens.
Daniel Andersson
Web Developer
Last position:
Web Developer at Yumata Agency
- Frontend and backend development of the website [link]
- Contao CMS
Daniel Andersson
Web Developer
Last position:
Web Developer at Yumata Agency
- Frontend and backend development of the website [link]
- Contao CMS
- Frontend and backend development of the website [link]
- Contao CMS
Nathanaël Boy
Development of Progressive Web Apps
Last position:
Development of Progressive Web Apps at Independent
- Glide certified expert and ambassador. Development of MVPs and prototypes.
- Client apps: simple CRM, real estate app, artist portfolio, calculators, portals.
Nathanaël Boy
Development of Progressive Web Apps
Last position:
Development of Progressive Web Apps at Independent
- Glide certified expert and ambassador. Development of MVPs and prototypes.
- Client apps: simple CRM, real estate app, artist portfolio, calculators, portals.
- Glide certified expert and ambassador. Development of MVPs and prototypes.
- Client apps: simple CRM, real estate app, artist portfolio, calculators, portals.
Syed Ahmad
Wordpress Developer
Last position:
Senior Web Developer at TU Dresden
- Contributed significantly to enhancing the university’s digital presence through modern WordPress development, performance optimization, and scalable deployment strategies.
- Designed and maintained robust CI/CD pipelines, streamlining deployments across local, staging, and production environments.
- Executed A/B tests on key landing pages, resulting in measurable improvements in user engagement and campaign performance.
- Integrated Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and custom tracking solutions to drive data-informed design and content decisions.
- Leveraged AI tools like ChatGPT through advanced prompt engineering to streamline development tasks, debug complex issues, and automate content optimization for SEO and documentation.
Syed Ahmad
Wordpress Developer
Last position:
Senior Web Developer at TU Dresden
- Contributed significantly to enhancing the university’s digital presence through modern WordPress development, performance optimization, and scalable deployment strategies.
- Designed and maintained robust CI/CD pipelines, streamlining deployments across local, staging, and production environments.
- Contributed significantly to enhancing the university’s digital presence through modern WordPress development, performance optimization, and scalable deployment strategies.
- Designed and maintained robust CI/CD pipelines, streamlining deployments across local, staging, and production environments.
- Executed A/B tests on key landing pages, resulting in measurable improvements in user engagement and campaign performance.
- Integrated Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and custom tracking solutions to drive data-informed design and content decisions.
- Leveraged AI tools like ChatGPT through advanced prompt engineering to streamline development tasks, debug complex issues, and automate content optimization for SEO and documentation.
- Executed A/B tests on key landing pages, resulting in measurable improvements in user engagement and campaign performance.
- Integrated Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and custom tracking solutions to drive data-informed design and content decisions.
- Leveraged AI tools like ChatGPT through advanced prompt engineering to streamline development tasks, debug complex issues, and automate content optimization for SEO and documentation.
Konstantin Hagelüken
Head of Sound Department
Last position:
Web Coding & Design at Club Tipping Point
Konstantin Hagelüken
Head of Sound Department
Last position:
Web Coding & Design at Club Tipping Point
Hannes Schlegel
Frontend Developer
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
Hannes Schlegel
Frontend Developer
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
- Creation of landing pages
- Implementation of websites in WordPress with Oxygen and CSS
- Plugin maintenance
- SEO adjustments
Tobias Wehrum
Unity Developer (Playing History)
Last position:
Unity Developer (Playing History) at Freelancing
- Development of a screen reader compatible audio guide and a 2D game for use in a museum context.
Tobias Wehrum
Unity Developer (Playing History)
Last position:
Unity Developer (Playing History) at Freelancing
- Development of a screen reader compatible audio guide and a 2D game for use in a museum context.
- Development of a screen reader compatible audio guide and a 2D game for use in a museum context.
Orhan Sönmez
Freelancer Web, React-Native- & Android Development
Last position:
Freelancer Web, React-Native- & Android Development at Freelancer Web, React-Native- & Android Development
- Analyzing the business requirements and deciding on technologies to use
- Implementation of native Android and iOS apps in React-Native
- Creation of custom libraries for React-Native according to customers’ needs
Orhan Sönmez
Freelancer Web, React-Native- & Android Development
Last position:
Freelancer Web, React-Native- & Android Development at Freelancer Web, React-Native- & Android Development
- Analyzing the business requirements and deciding on technologies to use
- Implementation of native Android and iOS apps in React-Native
- Creation of custom libraries for React-Native according to customers’ needs
- Analyzing the business requirements and deciding on technologies to use
- Implementation of native Android and iOS apps in React-Native
- Creation of custom libraries for React-Native according to customers’ needs
André Kelling
Software Developer // Fullstack / Frontend
Last position:
Interim Software Developer at Testberichte.de | Producto GmbH
André Kelling
Software Developer // Fullstack / Frontend
Last position:
Interim Software Developer at Testberichte.de | Producto GmbH
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Web Developers statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
15 years
Position duration
2.8 years
Positions per freelancer
9
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Marketing
Top industries
Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Education
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
75%
Master's degree or higher
38%
Certifications per freelancer
1
Most common languages
English, German, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Want to know more? Check out our simple guide about FRATCH
A web developer builds and improves websites, web apps, and internal tools. The work can include frontend components, CMS pages, API connections, bug fixing, and performance cleanup. On freelance projects, the scope is often focused on a specific feature, redesign, migration, or launch task.
A strong web developer should be solid in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and at least one modern framework or backend stack. They should also know Git, browser debugging, responsive design, and how to work from designs or tickets. Clear communication matters just as much as code quality.
The title web developer is broader than frontend developer. Some focus mainly on the browser side, while others also handle backend logic, CMS work, and integrations. A software engineer may work across more systems, while a web developer is usually centered on web products and interfaces.
A freelance web developer makes sense when you have a defined project, a deadline, or a temporary skill gap. This is common for launches, redesigns, CMS changes, or backlog work that does not justify a permanent hire. It also helps when you need fast help without adding headcount.
Yes, most web developers can work remotely if the tasks are well defined and the communication is structured. For Berlin teams, hybrid work can help during planning sessions, design reviews, or stakeholder workshops. Remote collaboration works best when the developer has direct access to product and design decisions.
A web developer may work with React, Vue, Angular, Next.js, Node.js, PHP, or a headless CMS such as WordPress, Contentful, or Strapi. The exact stack depends on whether the project is frontend-heavy, backend-heavy, or content-driven. Good developers can adapt to the existing codebase instead of forcing a new one.
Look at how a web developer explains past work, handles trade-offs, and responds to edge cases. Good signs are clean code samples, structured thinking, and a clear plan for delivery, testing, and handover. If they can talk through a real feature or fix in detail, that is usually a strong signal.
Freelance web developers usually work on a clear scope, collaborate with designers and engineers, and deliver in short cycles. Clients expect them to be independent, reliable, and ready to fit into an existing stack. The best projects are the ones where responsibilities, review steps, and release process are clear from the start.
The average hourly rate for Web Developers in Berlin is 82 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 656 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Web Developers in Berlin, 75% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 38% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers working as Web Developers in Berlin have 15 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Web Developers in Berlin are English (100%), German (94%), and Spanish (19%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Web Developers in Berlin are Information Technology (100%), Media and Entertainment (69%), and Education (44%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Web Developers in Berlin are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (81%), and Marketing (63%).
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