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Kersten L.

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Senior Consultant · Full-Stack Engineer · Coding Architect · AI Engineer · Coach

Dortmund
Kersten L.

Last position:

Lead Architect / Lead Developer at Bettles: Sports Betting Platform

  • Complete greenfield rebuild across the whole stack — built AI-native: backend in Go and NestJS, PostgreSQL (CNPG) on K3s with GitOps/Terraform; frontend on Angular 22, zoneless.
  • Orchestrated coding agents (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor) across the entire lifecycle — architecture, implementation, testing, reviews, documentation — driven by Specification-Driven Development (SDD).
  • “Bruno” — LLM commentator persona backed by RAG and MCP for a personality that stays consistent across all generations (match previews, post-match reports, his own virtual bets).

Angular 22 (zoneless, without Zone.js), Claude Code, Claude Code Skills, CNPG, Cursor, Design Tokens (Spec for Code), Docker, Gherkin, Git, GitLab, GitOps, Go, Google Gemini, Grafana, Hetzner Cloud, K3s, Keycloak, Kubernetes, Lighthouse, LLM Integration, Model Context Protocol (MCP), NestJS, Node.js, NPM, Playwright, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, RAG, REST, Specification-Driven Development (SDD), Structured Outputs, Terraform, TypeScript, Vitest

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Alexandru G.

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Head of Cloud Infrastructure

Munich
Alexandru G.

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Principal Cloud DevOps Architect at BP

In my role as Senior Cloud DevOps Architect for BP, an oil and gas company, I had the mission to migrate the Electric Vehicle Charging platform of the EV Division from on-premises and Azure to AWS cloud, resulting in a hybrid multi-cloud, multi-tenant SaaS solution.

Deployment with Kubernetes for the application layer meant provisioning Kubernetes clusters managed by EKS and AKS, with a focus on integrating them into a multi-tenant environment. This integration was achieved by using Kubernetes namespaces and access controls to ensure data isolation and privacy enforcement.

In the database layer, we chose an RDS instance with PostgreSQL to support the backend infrastructure of our applications. Tenants shared the same RDS instance, but each had a dedicated schema.

To ingest near real-time data from physical charge points (CPOs), as IoT devices, via the OCPI protocol, we ran into significant delays with batch processing. As a result, we built a real-time streaming data pipeline using Apache Kafka, while prioritizing an event-driven architecture.

Led collaboration across multiple internal teams, external vendors, cloud providers, and on-site partners to integrate over five systems into a unified solution.

Achievements:

  • Successfully designed and implemented hybrid multi-cloud solutions, integrating multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) with on-premises infrastructure, using Site-to-Site VPNs, Firewalls, and Load Balancing.
  • Led the migration of on-premises infrastructure to multi-cloud, multi-tenant infrastructure, resulting in 30% faster processing times.
  • Migrated workloads from VMware and Hyper-V environments to cloud-based VMs, leveraging cloud-native services to optimize performance, cost efficiency, and scalability.
  • Designed a multi-tenant Kubernetes platform leveraging the Kubernetes ecosystem, using Karpenter for dynamic EC2 node provisioning, KEDA for event-driven pod autoscaling (e.g., Kafka message lag), and Rancher for centralized monitoring of multiple clusters (EKS, AKS, or on-prem K8s), replacing Microsoft-centric Azure Arc management service.
  • Designed and implemented Python-based FastAPI microservices as part of the EV core-backend on AWS EKS application layer, powering data ingestion and customer analytics pipelines.
  • Developed asynchronous, event-driven APIs (Python-FastAPI) for real-time integration with CPOs, supporting OCPI 2.3 and OICP protocols.
  • Designed and implemented a secure, production-grade Azure Databricks platform using Terraform, ensuring scalability and cost efficiency.
  • Migrated on-premises ERP to a hybrid Dynamics 365 architecture with ERP hosted locally and CRM running in Azure, integrated via Azure Arc.
  • Automated CI/CD pipelines for Databricks notebooks and jobs using GitHub Actions & Databricks CLI, reducing deployment time. Reduced infrastructure provisioning time by 70% by automating cloud resource deployment with GitOps.
  • Ensured compliance with internal audit and data governance standards (GDPR) through OAuth2/OIDC-based authentication and fine-grained role-based access controls.
  • Developed a Zero Trust security model, enforcing least-privilege access and microsegmentation, enhancing security posture and compliance with GDPR and NIST.
  • Built interactive analytics dashboards in Amazon QuickSight, integrating data from S3 and Redshift to deliver real-time business insights and visualizations with embedded access for multi-tenant users.
  • Led cloud security assessments and full-lifecycle cybersecurity integration during M&A, covering AWS, Azure, IAM (Entra ID), and data protection, while aligning security posture with NIST, ISO 27001, and GDPR across hybrid and cloud-native environments.
  • Reduced cloud costs by 64% for a client's dev environment by implementing automated start/stop schedules for EC2 and RDS instances via AWS CDK with EventBridge Scheduler or AWS Systems Manager.

Tech stack:

  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, AWS CDK, Ansible.
  • Containers: Kubernetes on EKS, AKS, Docker.
  • Streaming Data Processing: Kafka to Confluent Cloud, after AWS MSK.
  • Frontend: TypeScript, React, NextJS, Hooks, Styled Components.
  • Backend: Python with FastAPI, also Node.js with NestJS.
  • Database: Aurora on PostgreSQL with TypeORM, RDS on SQL Server, Azure Databricks full setup and administration, ETL Pipelines.
  • CI/CD and GitOps: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, ArgoCD.
  • Monitoring and Observability: Prometheus and Grafana.
  • Virtualization: Hyper-V, VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure Migrate.
  • ERP Systems: Odoo, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on Azure, integrated with Azure Arc.
  • Networking: Site-to-Site VPNs, AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, Firewalls (AWS Network Firewall, Azure Firewall).
  • Security: IAM, NIST Framework, Zero Trust Security, AWS WAF, AWS Shield, GuardDuty.
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Thomas P.

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Freelance Software Architect

Köln
Thomas P.

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Freelance Software Architect at Self-employed

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Lloyd N.

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Lead Frontend Engineer/Frontend Architect

Bremerhaven
Lloyd N.

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Lead Frontend Developer at AnzaKen

  • Sole owner of all frontend architectural decisions, technology choices, component structure, build pipeline, and standards across the AnzaKen website and product builds
  • Built production React components and coached a junior developer through component patterns, state management, and modern frontend practices via pair programming and code review
  • Built products and internal tooling with React and Next.js using Claude Code, RAG pipelines, and AI guardrails, emphasizing maintainability, API integration, and delivery speed
  • Participated in client pitches and discovery meetings, scoped technical needs, advised on feasibility, and shaped proposals
  • Stack: React, TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Claude Code, RAG, Vercel, Render
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Matthias L.

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Typescript Fullstack Engineer

München
Matthias L.

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Typescript Fullstack Engineer at Card Complete / Bank Austria

  • Designed and developed the "Credit Risk Engine" using Camunda, Node.js and Typescript
  • Greenfield project for credit card credit assessment for existing and new customers, including EBA KPIs, SCHUFA and CRIF scorings
  • Built and modeled workflows (BPMN) and decision logic (DMN) with Camunda Modeler in close collaboration with stakeholders
  • Implemented service tasks, user tasks and jobs with Nest.js, Node.js and Typescript, including exception handling
  • Backend-for-Frontend (BFF), frontend with React, Tailwind and Ant Design UI library
  • CI/CD with GitLab, Kubernetes/Rancher
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Gregor D.

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Founder, Principal Software Architect & Technical Consultant

Berlin
Gregor D.

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Founder, Principal Software Architect & Technical Consultant at Hold My Code GmbH

  • Frontend modernization (multiple client engagements): Angular version upgrades, architecture refactoring, performance optimization, state management restructuring, and UI library consolidation resulting in faster load times and improved end-user experience across all projects.
  • Web development: High-performance landing pages and company websites for SMB clients built with Next.js, SvelteKit, PayloadCMS, and TailwindCSS optimized for speed, SEO, and conversion.
  • SaaS product development: Architecting and building an AI-powered platform for photography studio operators (PoC phase) with full-stack TypeScript: Angular frontend, NestJS backend, PostgreSQL, LLM integration (Gemini/Claude) for intelligent workflow automation.
  • AI integration: Developed a PoC for AI-generated podcast avatars using the Gemini API for content production workflows.
  • Angular deep dive workshops: Delivered 20+ workshops (3–5 days each, 8–10 participants) in a hands-on format where participants build a demo application modeled after their real business domain.
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Alex C.

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Senior Full-Stack Developer

Hamburg
Alex C.

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Senior Full-Stack Developer at Umbrella Organization of German Sports Clubs

  • Development of a CMS-based online platform as a central hub for multimedia brand communication, focusing on accessibility, web performance, and data protection.
  • Technologies: PHP, Craft CMS, Twig, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Alpine.js, htmx.
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Julian H.

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Working Student / Master's Thesis Student Software Development

Leipzig
Julian H.

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Working Student / Master's Thesis Student Software Development at Scale GmbH

  • Tech-Stack: Python, Qt, tensorflow.js, plotly, Angular, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Git
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Stephan F.

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NLP/LLM Chatbot

Wiesbaden
Stephan F.

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NLP/LLM Chatbot at Insurance

  • Conceptualized and implemented an LLM-based case assistant (file assistant)
  • Selected and evaluated RAG methods; designed hybrid RAG information retrieval using Elasticsearch + embeddings
  • Built ingestion pipelines for multiple document formats; analyzed and aligned with source systems
  • Developed a Streamlit-based chatbot GUI and performed NLP-based causal chain analysis for regress cases
  • Evaluated analytical LLM methods; deployed via Jenkins to OpenStage
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Fahrettin K.

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Senior Frontend Engineer

Zweibrücken
Fahrettin K.

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Senior Frontend Engineer at Freelancermap GmbH

  • Implemented a completed section in the refactoring of the existing portal
  • Client-side: React, TypeScript, JEST, SASS, Node.js, Accessibility, React Server Side Rendering
  • Server-side: PHP, Symfony, MariaDB
  • Infrastructure: Docker/Docker Compose, Bitbucket, Jira
  • UI / UX: Figma
  • DevOps
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Przemyslaw T.

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Frontend Vue.js Developer

Essen
Przemyslaw T.

Last position:

Frontend Vue.js Developer at Vattenfall Europe Sales GmbH

  • Significantly enhanced user experience and application performance through spearheading the development of frontend components, emphasizing native JavaScript, Vue.js, and UI implementation.
  • Ensured efficient data flow and content management by seamless integration of backend APIs (REST) with frontend components and successful connection to CMS Hippo elements.
  • Increased sales volume on the customer page through the development and implementation of new components, leading to improved user engagement and conversion rates.
  • Worked in an Agile Scrum environment.
  • Utilized technologies such as JavaScript, Vue.js, Node.js, Azure DevOps, Azure Functions, Next.js, and more.
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Stanly M.

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Frontend Developer

Yaoundé
Stanly M.

Last position:

Frontend Developer at Klardenker GmbH

  • Working on the klar.land platform that helps companies showcase their work with many tools (3D, workshops, etc.)
  • Developing features and improvements to the platform in a secure and performant way
  • Collaborating with backend and DevOps teams
  • Solving technical problems
  • Technologies: JavaScript (ES6), TypeScript, HTML, CSS/Sass, GraphQL, Node.js, PHP, React, React Native, Gatsby, Next.js, WordPress, Docker
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Muhammad A.

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Senior Software Engineer

Berlin
Muhammad A.

Last position:

Senior Software Engineer at Verbund Pflegehilfe

  • Own Azure-hosted ASP.NET Core microservices for chronic-care workflows, sustaining 99.8% uptime across 3,000+ patient interactions.

  • Shape HL7 FHIR-based patient, encounter, and observation profiles delivering a unified source of truth for clinical teams and integrations.

  • Implement SignalR telemetry, Application Insights alerting, and automated pipelines that surface deteriorating vitals in under three seconds.

  • Automated consultant outreach by orchestrating Twilio voice campaigns via n8n workflows and VAPI AI assistants, boosting successful client contacts by 55%.

  • Entlass Manager: Led the end-to-end build of the chronic-care coordination platform, standing up Azure-native microservices, clinical data flows, and patient-facing tooling from initial requirements through production release.

  • Power Dialer: Built the Twilio-driven consultancy auto-dialer and n8n workflows, raising client reachability to 85%.

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Konrad A.

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Senior Software Developer

Berlin
Konrad A.

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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

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Statistics of experts using Apollo GraphQL

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

18 years

Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany have 18 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

2.1 years

Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany stay in a single position for 2.1 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

11

Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany have completed 11 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence

Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.

Top industries

Information Technology, Energy, Automotive

Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany are most in demand in Information Technology, Energy, and Automotive.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Human Resources, Marketing

Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Human Resources, and Marketing.

Bachelor's degree or higher

79%

79% of Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

29%

29% of Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

7%

7% of Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

1

Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany hold 1 professional certification on average.

Most common languages

German, English, Spanish

Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany most often speak German, English, and Spanish.

Speak two or more languages

100%

100% of Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

0 2 4 6 8
2 of the Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany charge less than €480 per day.
3 of the Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany charge between €480 and €640 per day.
3 of the Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany charge between €640 and €800 per day.
4 of the Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany charge between €800 and €960 per day.
2 of the Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany charge between €960 and €1120 per day.
One of the Apollo GraphQL experts in Germany charges €1120 or more per day.
<€480 €480-​640 €640-​800 €800-​960 €960-​1120 €1120+

The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.

Average rates of experts in Germany using Apollo GraphQL

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

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Daily rate avg. 740 €

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 €

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

Apollo GraphQL 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 (100%)
  • Energy (50%)
  • Automotive (44%)
  • Retail (44%)
  • Education (38%)
  • Media and Entertainment (38%)
  • Government and Administration (31%)
  • Banking and Finance (25%)

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

About the technology

What Apollo GraphQL does

Apollo GraphQL is a set of tools for building, operating and consuming GraphQL APIs. It gives client applications a typed way to request the data they need, while helping teams compose data from services behind one graph. Apollo Client supports applications across web and mobile, and Apollo Server exposes GraphQL APIs in common JavaScript and TypeScript environments.

Core building blocks

A typical Apollo implementation combines a schema, resolvers, data sources and client-side queries. Specialists work with GraphQL types, queries, mutations, subscriptions, directives and validation, then connect them to REST services, databases or event systems. Apollo Studio adds schema checks, operation insights and collaboration workflows for teams maintaining a live graph.

Federation and distributed systems

Apollo Federation supports a graph assembled from independently owned subgraphs. It helps organizations expose domain data through a single API while allowing teams to evolve services separately. Strong professionals understand subgraph boundaries, entity resolution, composition errors, gateway or router configuration, and the operational impact of schema and query changes.

  • Design a durable GraphQL schema and ownership model
  • Connect REST, database and event-driven backends
  • Introduce federation across business domains
  • Improve query performance, caching and error handling

When companies need specialists

Companies often bring in freelance expertise when replacing fragmented endpoints, launching a new product surface or extending a federated graph. Support is also useful during migrations from REST, schema redesigns, client adoption or performance investigations. In Germany, remote collaboration is common, while on-site workshops may help teams align product, data and service owners.

Skills around the ecosystem

Apollo work benefits from practical knowledge of TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Node.js and mobile application patterns. Depending on the system, specialists may also work with NestJS, Kotlin, Swift, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Docker and Kubernetes. They should understand authentication, authorization, CI/CD, observability and testing rather than treating GraphQL as an isolated API layer.

What strong professionals deliver

The best results come from professionals who connect API design with how teams actually operate. They document schema ownership, protect breaking-change workflows, control query cost and make errors actionable. They can explain trade-offs between Apollo Client caching, server-side data loading and downstream service limits, then leave maintainable code, tests and operating guidance for the internal team.

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Frequently asked questions

Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Apollo GraphQL.

Apollo GraphQL is used to build and operate GraphQL APIs and the applications that consume them. Companies use Apollo Client for data fetching and caching, Apollo Server for API delivery, and Apollo Federation for combining data from multiple services into one graph.

Apollo GraphQL gives clients a typed schema and lets them request specific fields, while REST commonly exposes predefined resources and responses. The better choice depends on the product, team, caching model and service landscape; Apollo can also connect to existing REST systems rather than requiring an immediate replacement.

A strong Apollo GraphQL freelancer usually brings TypeScript or JavaScript, Node.js, frontend integration and database experience. Useful adjacent skills include authentication, authorization, testing, observability, CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes, plus knowledge of React or mobile application patterns.

The right level depends on the scope, not just the technology name. A small Apollo GraphQL API may need focused schema and integration expertise, while federation, complex caching, high query volume or multiple service owners call for a professional who has handled architecture and production operations.

Yes. Apollo GraphQL work is well suited to remote collaboration through repositories, design reviews, API documentation and shared observability tools. Teams in Germany should agree early on working hours, communication language, security access and whether occasional on-site workshops are needed.

Apollo Federation is useful when several teams own separate domains but consumers need a coherent graph. It can clarify ownership and support independent delivery, but it adds composition, routing and governance concerns, so a simpler single schema may be preferable for a small or closely integrated system.

Ask for clear schema design, representative tests and evidence of safe change management. A capable Apollo GraphQL professional can explain resolver behavior, query cost, caching, error handling, security controls and monitoring in terms that match the company’s actual services.

A freelancer should clarify whether the project uses Apollo Client, Apollo Server, Federation or the newer router-based setup, and who owns each part of the graph. They should also ask about schema governance, downstream APIs, deployment practices, production incidents, documentation and the expected balance between new delivery and technical improvement.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Apollo GraphQL in their recent projects is 93 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 740 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Apollo GraphQL in their recent projects, 79% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 29% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Apollo GraphQL in their recent projects have 18 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 Apollo GraphQL in their recent projects are German (94%), English (94%), and Spanish (13%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Apollo GraphQL in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Energy (50%), and Automotive (44%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Apollo GraphQL in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Business Intelligence (31%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Apollo GraphQL

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

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