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Sercan T.

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Certified Professional for Software Architecture Foundation Level

Esslingen am Neckar
Sercan T.

Last position:

Co-Founder & Lead Software Architect at Pflege-Pfad

  • Focus: System architecture, cloud-native platforms, microservices, API design
  • Product: Pflege-Pfad is a digital placement platform that directly connects relatives of people in need of care with verified care services and caregivers – without an agency and without ongoing fees.
  • Business analysis & process design:
  • Analysis of the German care market and identification of the key pain points of both target groups.
  • Modeling of core business processes: registration, verification, care request, application, placement, and rating.
  • Definition of the business model as a freemium/premium model with optional contact unlocking.
  • Creation of user stories and requirements documentation for relatives, care services, and administrators.
  • Design of trust and quality assurance mechanisms with document upload, admin review process, and rating system.
  • Coordination with stakeholders and validation of product decisions with potential users.
  • Technical implementation:
  • Design and implementation of the entire platform architecture as the sole developer.
  • Design and implementation of a REST API with Spring Boot and Kotlin, including JWT-based authentication.
  • Development of the frontend as a single-page application with Angular 17.
  • Implementation of the AWS infrastructure with EC2, RDS PostgreSQL, S3, CloudFront, and IAM.
  • Document upload with AWS S3 using presigned URLs to verify care services.
  • Email notifications via Resend API.
  • AI-supported care service search via OpenAI API.
  • Implementation of complete user flows such as registration, login, password reset, and the placement process.
  • Development of an admin panel for user and care service management as well as analytics.
  • CI/CD with GitHub Actions and containerized deployments with Docker.
  • End-to-end tests with Playwright.

Technologies: Kotlin, Spring Boot 3, Spring Security, JWT, JPA/Hibernate, PostgreSQL, Angular 17, TypeScript, RxJS, AWS (EC2, ECS, S3, CloudFront CDN, RDS PostgreSQL, IAM), nginx, GitHub Actions, Playwright, Maven, Git, OpenAI API, Resend API, Docker, Scrum, i18n (DE/EN/TR), Kiro, feature flag architecture.

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Burhan D.

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Experienced IT and AI Architect

Niederkassel
Burhan D.

Last position:

Enterprise Architect & Solution Architect at DB Netz AG

With project PRIZMA, DB will modernize its infrastructure on the one hand, and develop a fail-safe IT landscape on the other hand, which can be restored quickly and securely in case of a disaster.

  • Capture current architectures of existing systems as well as methodical consulting and development of target architectures
  • Deepen and maintain the building plan / target IT landscape
  • Implement technical architecture concepts & architecture descriptions
  • Implement migration concepts for updating and further developing the platform and information systems
  • Assess submitted improvement suggestions as part of the project
  • Capability management: identify capability gaps, develop target visions, and support transformation planning within the enterprise architecture.
  • Create a compatibility matrix of the components in use and compare dependencies of specific versions
  • Create an IT concept for extending the platform with the following topics: hardware and software requirements, security, licensing, high availability, load balancing, backup & recovery, update strategy, monitoring integration, etc.
  • Coordinate with business architects as well as technical architects from the cross-functional architecture area of the PRISMA program for the topics (backup, Active Directory, monitoring, Citrix, and business applications ...)
  • Status meetings and alignment of project planning with the Release Train Engineer / Project Manager
  • Advise the Release Train Engineer / Project Manager in identifying project risks
  • Advise the System Architect Engineers in steering the implementation of the concept
  • Implement the IT concept
  • Document the infrastructure

Label: MS Project, LINUX, Windows, ORACLE, Java, REST, SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, UML, Enterprise Architect, BPMN, AZURE, AWS, V-MODEL, Micro Service, VisualStudio, SAP S/4HANA, SCRUM(SAFE), ESB (TIBCO), Python, Innovator, LeanIX (TOGAF), Ansible, Ansible Tower, Ansible Automation, ROBOT, SpringBoot

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Sabahattin K.

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Senior Java Developer | Lead Developer | Architect | Team Lead

Diedorf
Sabahattin K.

Last position:

Sole responsibility (design, development, infrastructure, operations) at Own project busik.ch

  • Ride-sharing and bus platform, live and fully functional. Backend with Spring Boot 4.1 on Java 21, PostgreSQL with Flyway, and Testcontainers integration tests. Hosted in my own AWS account (ECS Fargate, ALB, ECR, IAM Least-Privilege) with CI/CD via GitHub Actions and OIDC federation without static credentials. Development fully AI-supported with Claude Code, including custom skills and project-specific memory. Spring Boot · Java 21 · PostgreSQL · Flyway · Docker · AWS ECS/ALB/ECR · CI/CD · GitHub Actions · Claude Code
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Priyanka S.

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Business Consultant (Software Engineering)

Hanover
Priyanka S.

Last position:

Business Consultant (Software Engineering) at Boehringer Ingelheim

  • Developed cloud-native enterprise applications on SAP Business Technology Platform using Node.js, SAP UI5, and RESTful APIs, delivering solutions across training management, procurement, employee information, and logistics domains
  • Served as the primary developer for the maintenance, enhancement, and production support of three enterprise applications, delivering new features, resolving production issues, and coordinating releases with business stakeholders
  • Experienced in leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as Microsoft Copilot to accelerate feature development, generate code, prototype solutions, and support application migration and modernization
  • Designed backend services, domain models, and SAP Fiori/UI5 interfaces, implementing business workflows, role-based access control, validations, scheduling, reporting, and data import/export capabilities
  • Designed and integrated enterprise services with SAP SuccessFactors, SailPoint, ERP systems, and external Learning Management APIs, including automated synchronization for 11,000+ user data
  • Designed and implemented AMQP-based event-driven services processing up to 500 RFID parcel scan events per day for a logistics application
  • Managed deployments and application operations using CI/CD pipelines, SAP Solution Manager, SAP BTP Cockpit, Kibana, and cloud monitoring tools, performing root-cause analysis and resolving production incidents
  • Managed application dependencies by resolving npm package version conflicts and remediating critical and high-severity security vulnerabilities, ensuring production compliance and application stability
  • Collaborated with architects, business users, SAP governance teams, and distributed Agile teams throughout technical design, code reviews, sprint planning, documentation, and software delivery
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Felix S.

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Functional Safety & AI Assurance Architect for Autonomous Systems (ISO 26262 / SOTIF / EU AI Act)

Munich
Felix S.

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App Developer at XIXUM-Modeler

  • Developing a model-based AI where natural language is interpreted as formal relations.
  • Natural language terms are not considered rigid but fluid and can be negotiated in a context so meaning resolves by iteratively specifying.
  • Develops all kinds of model solutions.
  • Backed by natural language and data annotation.
  • Requirements to code and other solutions.
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Tamás E.

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Senior Software Developer / Tech Lead

Munich
Tamás E.

Last position:

Senior Software Developer / Tech Lead at NDA (defense / OSINT)

  • Designing the audit logging framework
  • Implementing APIs for developers to integrate in their codebase
  • Implementing ingestion pipeline, database query layer and UI for browsing the audit events
  • Improving stability and reliability of the backend system
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Markus B.

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Software Development / Programming; Consulting; Project Management / Management / Organization / Coordination;

Munich
Markus B.

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Developer / DevOps, Consulting at A state authority in Baden-Württemberg / FSAS Technologies GmbH

Oracle Project Management and Automation

As part of the project, the operation of an Oracle infrastructure was automated by developing and enhancing Puppet modules and migrating existing Bash scripts to a standardized configuration management solution.

The aim of the project was to standardize and automate administrative processes, improve the maintainability of the Oracle platform, and increase the efficiency and traceability of infrastructure management through the use of Infrastructure as Code.

  • Analysis and migration of existing Bash shell scripts to a Puppet-based automation solution
  • Development and enhancement of Puppet modules for Oracle environments
  • Automation of installation, configuration and operational processes using Infrastructure as Code
  • Standardization and optimization of configuration management for Oracle systems
  • Creation and maintenance of technical and operational documentation
  • Planning, coordination and professional support during project implementation
  • Operation and automation of Oracle systems on x86-based Linux server platforms
  • Testing and quality assurance of the developed Puppet modules
  • Analysis and resolution of technical errors as part of the automation and migration
  • Close coordination with specialist departments and infrastructure teams to implement automation requirements

Technologies used: Puppet 7/8, SLES 15, Oracle 19, Oracle Grid, SVN, Windows Server, Confluence, VS Code, Ruby, Bash, Pass

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Stephan G.

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Senior Backend Software Developer

Augsburg
Stephan G.

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Senior Backend Software Developer at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovations

  • Further development and operation of a central backend service for providing vehicle inventory for international Mercedes-Benz online shops
  • Further development of a reservation service for vehicles as part of the checkout process
  • Design and implementation of a highly scalable end-to-end test architecture with a focus on maintainability, reusability, and a high number of automated test cases
  • Development of a multi-layer test infrastructure with a strict separation of test logic and access layers
  • Development of an initialization and caching architecture to significantly speed up local and CI/CD-based test runs
  • Development of an AI-supported review architecture for automated evaluation and quality assurance of end-to-end tests
  • Development of a dashboard for consolidated display of a vehicle context across multiple backend systems, including AI-generated summaries and compact case analyses
  • Integration and further development of connections to various reservation systems via Apache Kafka and REST
  • Design of new microservices and support with architecture decisions
  • Risk analysis and design of microservice migrations
  • Technologies: Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Gradle, Maven, Apache Kafka, REST, OpenAPI, Swagger, Github, Confluence, CI/CD, Microservices, AI, LLMs
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Predrag P.

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Test Developer | Test Automation Engineer

Leverkusen
Predrag P.

Last position:

Test Developer | Test Automation Engineer at CreditReform

Technologies: Java 25, Selenium, Insomnia, SSO, Gitlab, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Jira, IntelliJ, Nexus, Oracle, MariaDB, SpringBoot, Grafana, Concept Board, Vue.js, OpenApi, Kotlin. Implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of automated end-to-end regression tests for UI and API interfaces. Appropriate and targeted test automation involving multiple software products, including Java-based Windows applications. Automation of business processes with Selenium, reset jobs, and DB import jobs, as well as creation of test concepts, test case descriptions, and structured defect reporting.

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Alexander Z.

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Fullstack Developer and DevOps Engineer

Stuttgart
Alexander Z.

Last position:

Fullstack Developer and DevOps Engineer at Freelancer

  • Developing the infrastructure and improving existing infrastructure: Jenkins, Gitlab Pipeline, OpenShift, Docker, Helm Chart, Kubernetes, Artifactory, CodePipeline, CodeArtifact, Python
  • Documenting solutions in Jira/Confluence
  • Supporting other colleagues in different technical areas
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Ananthraj N.

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Founder

Munich
Ananthraj N.

Last position:

Founder at sprhava

Leading the end-to-end development of Edge AI-powered smart glasses for visually impaired individuals, aligning product vision with user needs and managing a cross-functional team of data scientists, Android developers, AWS engineers, and hardware specialists.

  • Defined product roadmap for Edge AI smart glasses and MVP features through user research, stakeholder interviews, and competitive analysis, ensuring accessibility and real-world usability.
  • Developed and validated a PoC for AI-driven cancer cell identification in PET/CT scans, collaborating with medical experts to optimize diagnostic accuracy and clinical relevance.
  • Built and scaled a multidisciplinary team of 75+ engineers, interns, and designers across Germany and India, driving cross-border collaboration and iterative prototyping.
  • Established strategic partnerships with NGOs, healthcare providers, and advocacy groups to embed inclusivity and patient feedback into product design.
  • Drove hands-on hardware-software integration using Raspberry Pi and Jetson Nano of AI models. Initiated and nurtured relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, and ecosystem players to build scalable go-to-market plans.
  • Owned critical product decisions, from prototype development to funding strategy, applying a data-informed and impact-driven mindset.
  • Fostered a learning-focused culture by facilitating brainstorming sessions and continuous feedback loops between engineering and product.

Achievements:

  • Public speaker: Auto.Ai 2025 (Berlin), Wearable technologies 2025 (Munich and Bangalore), MEDICA 2024 (Dusseldorf)
  • WMF, Bologna, Italy (June 2024): Only AI startup to be selected from Germany as EBV hero to represent sprhava on global platform
  • Medica, Germany (2024): Delivered a speech on AI smart glasses in world's largest Healthcare event.
  • Wearable Technologies, Bengaluru, India (Dec 2024): I was a speaker presenting sprhava and its product.
  • Venturise Global Challenge (GIM 2025, Bengaluru Palace, Karnataka): sprhava was selected as one of the 16 top startups (ESDM) to present on this global platform
  • Wearable Technologies Conference 2025 EUROPE, Munich, Germany (May 2025): Delivered a talk on Edge AI at the Europe's biggest wearable tech event.
  • InsurNext Köln, Germany (2025): sprhava was honoured with a booth from Cologne administration.
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Olaf T.

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BI Architect in Kanban Team

Jessen (Elster)
Olaf T.

Last position:

BI Architect in Kanban Team at Gulp / Randstad for HHLA

  • Creation of automated tests.
  • Extension of the functionality of the enterprise BI data warehouse.
  • Design and development in SQL and PL/SQL.
  • Data modeling as well as performance measurement and tuning.
  • Creation of and contribution to user stories and concepts.
  • Technical environment: Windows, Linux.
  • Database: Oracle 19c incl. DWH, CDB, PDB.
  • Tools: Confluence, CVS, Eclipse, Git, GitLab, Jira, N4, PL/SQL, SQL Developer, utPLSQL.
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Ola V.

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IT Lecturer

Berlin
Ola V.

Last position:

IT Lecturer

  • IT training in theory and practice for IT specialists in application development and system integration
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Jan M.

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Founder, Senior Solution Architect, Team Lead, Senior DevOps Engineer

Heusenstamm
Jan M.

Last position:

Founder, Senior Solution Architect, Team Lead, Senior DevOps Engineer at CreArt IT GmbH

  • Hands-on solution architect
  • Digital product development - SaaS
  • Strategic consulting on software architecture, cloud migration, and DevOps processes
  • Coaching SE developers and IT architects

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Statistics of experts using Apache Ant

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

24 years

Apache Ant experts have 24 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

2.2 years

Apache Ant experts stay in a single position for 2.2 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

17

Apache Ant experts have completed 17 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Apache Ant experts have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Automotive

Apache Ant experts are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Automotive.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Apache Ant experts earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Bachelor's degree or higher

89%

89% of Apache Ant experts hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

49%

49% of Apache Ant experts hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

7%

7% of Apache Ant experts have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

2

Apache Ant experts hold 2 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

Apache Ant experts most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

97%

97% of Apache Ant experts speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 16 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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1% of Apache Ant experts charge less than €320 per day.
2% of Apache Ant experts charge between €320 and €480 per day.
13% of Apache Ant experts charge between €480 and €640 per day.
37% of Apache Ant experts charge between €640 and €800 per day.
29% of Apache Ant experts charge between €800 and €960 per day.
13% of Apache Ant experts charge between €960 and €1120 per day.
4% of Apache Ant experts charge €1120 or more per day.
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Average rates of experts using Apache Ant

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

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Daily rate avg. 770 €

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Median rate 760 €

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

Apache Ant 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 (95%)
  • Banking and Finance (67%)
  • Automotive (49%)
  • Telecommunication (49%)
  • Retail (44%)
  • Insurance (43%)
  • Manufacturing (39%)
  • Government and Administration (39%)

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

About the technology

Build automation with Ant

Apache Ant is an open-source build automation tool widely used in Java projects. It defines repeatable tasks in XML build files, from compiling source code to creating archives, running tests and publishing artifacts. Its platform-independent design makes it useful in legacy systems and carefully controlled release processes.

Core project work

Ant experts turn manual build steps into clear, dependable targets and workflows.

  • Compile Java source and manage classpaths
  • Run unit, integration and regression tests
  • Package JAR, WAR and ZIP artifacts
  • Generate documentation and release bundles
  • Copy, filter and transform project resources

They also review target dependencies, property handling and build-file structure so that changes remain understandable as the project grows.

Ecosystem and tooling

Ant commonly works with the Java Development Kit, JUnit, Apache Ivy and repository tools such as Maven repositories. Professionals may connect it to Jenkins, GitHub Actions or other continuous integration systems, while optional Ant libraries extend tasks for databases, application servers, code quality and deployment. XML, shell scripting, Java and version control knowledge are valuable alongside Ant.

When companies need help

Freelance expertise is useful when a team inherits an undocumented build system, must release an older Java application safely or needs to connect Ant with a new delivery pipeline. It can also help during migration planning, build failure investigations and artifact repository changes.

  • Stabilize slow or unreliable builds
  • Replace duplicated targets with reusable patterns
  • Add automated checks and test reporting
  • Document release and deployment procedures

A specialist can deliver a maintainable build file, migration plan, pipeline integration or practical handover documentation.

Ant compared with alternatives

Ant offers explicit task control and broad flexibility, but its XML configuration can become verbose and difficult to govern. Maven favors convention and dependency management, while Gradle offers a more programmable model with strong incremental build features. The right choice depends on existing assets, release constraints, team familiarity and the need to preserve established behavior.

Signs of strong expertise

Strong Apache Ant professionals understand build graphs rather than only individual commands. They isolate environment-specific settings, keep secrets outside build files, make failures diagnosable and test release paths on clean machines. They can explain why a target runs, which inputs it uses and how its output is verified.

Look for experience with reproducible builds, dependency resolution, CI logs, artifact repositories and the Java runtime used by the project. A good specialist also leaves concise documentation and transfers ownership instead of creating a process only they can maintain.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything clients usually want to know about Apache Ant, in one place.

Apache Ant automates software build tasks through XML-based build files. Companies use it to compile Java code, run tests, package artifacts, generate documentation and coordinate release steps.

Ant gives teams explicit control over tasks and dependencies, which suits established or unusual build processes. Maven relies more on conventions and built-in dependency management, while Gradle provides a programmable configuration model and advanced incremental build capabilities.

Apache Ant work often requires Java, XML, shell scripting and version control knowledge. Experience with JUnit, Apache Ivy, artifact repositories and continuous integration tools such as Jenkins is also useful.

The required depth depends on the build system’s condition and risk. Ant specialists handling a small target change may need limited project context, while legacy migration, release stabilization or complex CI integration calls for experience tracing dependencies and environment-specific failures.

Apache Ant projects are usually suitable for remote collaboration because build files, logs and repository configuration can be reviewed online. Teams should provide secure access to source control, CI systems and test environments, with clear documentation for any on-site release activity.

A company may retain Ant when the existing build is stable, tightly integrated with legacy tooling or costly to reproduce elsewhere. Migration makes more sense when maintenance is difficult, dependency handling is weak or the team needs capabilities better supported by Maven or Gradle.

Ask how the specialist would map target dependencies, isolate properties and reproduce a build on a clean environment. A strong Apache Ant professional can explain failure diagnosis, test coverage, artifact handling and the documentation they will leave behind.

Apache Ant freelancers can deliver refactored build files, new compilation and packaging targets, CI integrations, test reporting and release automation. They may also provide migration assessments, dependency setup, troubleshooting guides and handover sessions for the internal team.

The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used Apache Ant in their recent projects is 96 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 770 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers who have used Apache Ant in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 49% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers who have used Apache Ant in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.2 years.

The most common languages among freelancers who have used Apache Ant in their recent projects are German (98%), English (98%), and French (20%).

The most common industries among freelancers who have used Apache Ant in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Banking and Finance (67%), and Automotive (49%).

The most common business areas among freelancers who have used Apache Ant in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (95%), and Quality Assurance (66%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Apache Ant

Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city 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

In Austria our freelancers and interim experts support companies from Vienna to Graz — on-site where your project needs them, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

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Across Switzerland our specialists are active in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern — working on-site or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

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