Apache CXF Experts in Germany
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Tamás Eppel
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
Thorsten Matzner
Last position:
Odoo Implementer at N.N.
As project manager for the Odoo implementation at a small company, I was responsible for designing, implementing, and training a fully integrated CRM and accounting system. Through structured requirements analysis, precise data migration, and targeted change management, I was able to complete the rollout in just eight weeks. The project led to a significant reduction in manual tasks, faster business processes, and increased real-time transparency.
Main Responsibilities
Requirements analysis and process mapping Configuration of Odoo modules: CRM, Sales, and Accounting Data migration (Excel/CSV → Odoo) and quality control Creation of workflows, automated email rules, and dashboards Conducting training sessions and providing support after go-live Project coordination (budget, schedule, stakeholder communication)
Key Achievements
Full implementation of the Odoo suite within the set timeframe (8 weeks) 30% reduction in accounting time and 25% acceleration of the lead-to-sale flow 100% customer satisfaction after go-live, based on survey results Successful migration of 100% of existing master data without data loss Establishment of a sustainable support infrastructure (3-month post go-live support)
Impact
Improved decision-making through real-time dashboards and automated reports Increased efficiency and cost savings (≈ €8,000/month) Scalability for future growth (additional modules can be integrated seamlessly) Strengthened sales and finance departments through seamless process integration
This summary highlights how I created concrete and measurable value for the company through structured project work, technical expertise, and targeted training.
Rüdiger Schulz
Last position:
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.
Jorge Elizondo
Last position:
Bittrich & Bittrich
- Extension and maintenance of the Doktree tax advisory document management tool
- Alfresco and Angular development
- Linux system maintenance
Igor Kazarnovskiy
Last position:
Freelance Software Developer
Vladimir Maznicenko
Last position:
Developer at Financial services provider
- Support and further development of a framework for developing applications in a banking association: DynS/OSPE
- Migration of the framework to Java 11 and Java 17
- Java8, Java11 and Java17, Spring, Spring-Batch, Spring WebServices, Spring-Security, Spring-Data, JPA, Hibernate, OpenSource libraries etc.
- XML, JAXB, JSON, REST and SOAP services, DB2, Oracle, WebSphere or Liberty AS, FreeMaker, Junit, mock libraries, JaCoCo, Maven, IntelliJ, Eclipse, GitHub, SVN, Jira
Jan G.
Last position:
Master Data Application at confidential
Visualization, search, and maintenance of various types of master data, providing them via a REST API, and implementing a variety of import and export formats.
Implementation, architecture, project management.
Technologies and tools: Angular (Signals, Signal Store, swagger-codegen, standalone components), Java, PostgreSQL, ActiveMQ, JavaScript, Spring Boot (Spring Core, Spring MVC, Spring Data/JPA via Hibernate, Spring Security, Spring Modulith), JUnit, Flyway, QueryDSL, GraphQL, REST API, Node, npm, Maven, SonarQube, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Nexus, OpenAPI + Swagger UI, Keycloak, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, IntelliJ IDEA, Jira, Confluence.
Ralf Köster
Last position:
Senior Java Developer, Consultant at Dataport AÖR
- Maintenance and further development of the Java/Swing-based @rtus FormsEditor
- Design and development of a graphical formula editor based on Google Blockly to map a project-specific DSL, including parsing and code generation
- Implementation of pixel-perfect synchronization between editor and print preview to improve user experience
- Technologies: Java 17/21, Swing, JavaFX, JBoss/Wildfly, JUnit, Mockito, Blockly, JPedal, ICEPDF, Eclipse
Jacqueline Haefke
Last position:
Kitchen Appliance Manufacturer
Setting up and enhancing an international subscription management system
Migrating and decommissioning a Hybris-SAP system and integrating Zuora
Implementing numerous interfaces to various systems (external and internal)
Setting up and improving monitoring with Grafana, Prometheus, and Databricks
Introducing logging with Loki
Implementing business requirements using jQuery, Thymeleaf, Spring Boot, Java, Go, and Python
Adjusting and extending the GitLab CI pipelines
Setting up and extending infrastructure as code with Terraform and ArgoCD on AWS
Setting up and running E2E and performance tests
Expanding the Databricks business intelligence solution to provide various KPIs
Responsibilities: Architecture, DevOps, development, unit tests, coaching employees and apprentices, E2E, smoke, and integration tests, agile methods consulting (Kanban, Scrum)
Technologies and methods: Java, Go, Kotlin, Node.js, Spring Boot, SOAP/REST, Quarkus, Thymeleaf, Vaadin, Slack, Jira, Confluence, IntelliJ, GitLab, SQS, Kafka, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Maven, Gradle, GitLab CI, Databricks
Reinhard Duy
Last position:
Continuing Education Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Machine Learning at Continuing Education
- Continuing education in Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning and Machine Learning
- Operating system: Windows
- Development environments: JetBrains PyCharm, Jupyter Notebook, Spyder
- Programming languages: Python 3.10
- Other technologies: Anaconda, Keras 2.10, NumPy, OpenCV, Pandas, Scikit-learn, Seaborn, TensorFlow 2.10, PyTorch
Christof Nasahl
Last position:
Senior Developer at Otto GmbH
- Further development of personalized advertising spaces on the Otto web shop
- Full-stack development in a Kanban-driven team of about 15 people
- Technologies: Microservices, Kotlin, Spring, Spring Boot, Gradle, MongoDB, HTML, JS, Node, SCSS, AWS
- Development process: Kanban; continuous integration with AWS CodePipeline and GitHub Actions
Michal Budzyn
Last position:
Senior Golang Engineer at STACKIT / Schwarz Gruppe
- Responsible for software engineering and DevOps in the Data & AI Platform - Intake and PubSub projects at STACKIT, the cloud provider of the Schwarz Group.
- Technologies: Golang, Kubernetes, Kubernetes operators, OpenAPI v3, REST API, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, k6, Kafka, Strimzi, Apache Iceberg, RBAC, IAM, Terraform, Helm, Infrastructure automation, Load balancing, Traefik, ArgoCD, kuttl, Kyverno chainsaw, Kustomize, Velero, Prometheus, Grafana, Checkly / Playwright (TypeScript), NATS/Jetstream, WebSockets, gRPC, SSE
Robert Malec
Last position:
Backend Developer at Payment Backend
- Integration of partner systems in the payment and credit card environment.
- Development, deployment and monitoring in a large system landscape.
- Use of a variety of client-specific frameworks and tools.
Jacqueline Krech
Last position:
OTTO
- Design, development, and monitoring of microservices
- Migrating functions from a monolithic system into separate microservices
- Designing and implementing new microservices (backend and frontend)
- Setting up and maintaining a CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions)
- Configuring cloud infrastructure with AWS CDK and Terraform
- Designing and implementing event-driven communication with AWS SNS/SQS and Apache Kafka
- Ensuring code quality through Test Driven Development (TDD), static code analysis, and Clean Code
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Statistics of experts using Apache CXF
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
2.1 years
Positions per freelancer
19
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Retail
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
86%
Master's degree or higher
71%
Doctorate
29%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
93%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Apache CXF
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Service integration
Apache CXF is used to build service layers that expose SOAP, REST, and mixed web service endpoints. It fits systems that need contract-first APIs, message handling, and reliable integration between older enterprise apps and newer services.
What experts do
- Design JAX-WS and JAX-RS services
- Configure WSDL, schema, and endpoint bindings
- Add WS-Security, TLS, and policy rules
- Connect CXF services to Spring or Jakarta EE
- Troubleshoot faults, timeouts, and message formats
Ecosystem
Strong specialists know the CXF stack around SOAP, REST, JAXB, and common Java runtimes. They also understand build tools, test suites, and application servers, so services behave the same in development, staging, and production.
When to bring in help
Companies look for freelance expertise when a service contract is unclear, a legacy SOAP system needs rescue, or a new API must stay compatible with old clients. In Germany, this often comes up in enterprise IT, industrial software, insurance, and public-sector systems that still rely on stable service contracts.
What good specialists deliver
Good Apache CXF professionals write clean service definitions, keep payloads predictable, and make security choices that fit the system. They also document endpoints clearly, which helps internal teams maintain them after handover.
Signs you need CXF skills
- You must keep SOAP clients working while modernizing
- Your endpoints fail under security or schema checks
- You need a bridge between Java services and older systems
- Teams disagree on WSDL, versions, or message structure
- You want testable services with clear fault handling
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Apache CXF, in one place.
Apache CXF is used to build web services and service endpoints in Java systems, especially SOAP and REST APIs. Teams choose it when they need WSDL-driven contracts, message-level control, or integration with older enterprise software. It is common in systems where reliability and compatibility matter more than a minimal API layer.
No. CXF is an implementation and toolkit that supports JAX-WS and JAX-RS, but it is broader than either specification alone. It also adds features around security, bindings, interceptors, and transport handling that are useful in enterprise integrations.
Choose Apache CXF when SOAP support, WSDL contracts, or advanced service policies are part of the project. Spring Web Services can be a good fit for narrower SOAP use cases, while REST-only stacks are better when you do not need SOAP compatibility. CXF is often the safer choice when legacy clients still depend on service contracts.
A strong Apache CXF specialist should also know Spring, JAXB, XML Schema, SOAP, REST, and Java security basics. Experience with TLS, authentication, application servers, and testing tools is important too. In older landscapes, knowledge of legacy integration patterns can save a lot of time.
The right level depends on the service surface and the number of systems involved. A simple endpoint may only need a specialist who knows the framework well, while a migration, security hardening task, or contract redesign needs deeper architectural experience. Projects with multiple clients or strict backward compatibility should not be treated as routine work.
Apache CXF work is often remote-friendly because most tasks are design, coding, and testing in Java. On-site time can still help when teams must review contracts with domain experts, map old SOAP interfaces, or untangle system ownership. For many companies in Germany, a mixed setup works well if communication is clear.
Look for someone who can explain service contracts in plain terms and show how they handled faults, security, and version changes. A good CXF expert should be comfortable with WSDL, interceptors, and debugging message flows, not just basic endpoint creation. Clear documentation and careful test coverage are strong signs of quality.
Apache CXF is more flexible and better suited to modern Java service stacks than many older SOAP-only toolkits. It supports both SOAP and REST, integrates well with current Java frameworks, and gives you more control over transport and security. Older toolkits may still work, but they can be harder to extend or maintain.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Apache CXF in their recent projects is 95 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 764 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Apache CXF in their recent projects, 86% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 71% hold at least a Master's degree, and 29% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Apache CXF in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Apache CXF in their recent projects are German (100%), English (93%), and Spanish (14%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Apache CXF in their recent projects are Information Technology (93%), Banking and Finance (64%), and Retail (64%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Apache CXF in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (93%), and Project Management (64%).
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