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Chrisabel P.

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Senior Product Manager

Wien
Chrisabel P.

Last position:

AI Systems & Product Strategy Expert at Webmeisterin

I build. I advise. I think in systems. After years leading digital transformation at scale — Accenture, BP, Lidl — I made a deliberate choice: trade platform dependency for structural independence. My focus is at the intersection of AI systems, product strategy, and venture thinking. I work with operators and founders who want to move fast without losing control — of their data, their stack, their direction.

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Marko A.

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Agile Transformation Coach | Program Lead | Scaling Engineering Organizations

Wien
Marko A.

Last position:

Program Lead | Agile Transformation Coach at EnBW

Technologies: Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Office 365 (Teams, PowerPoint, Copilot, Excel, SharePoint, Forms, OneNote, PowerAutomate, Word), DataDog, Conceptboard, Python, AWS, Claude, Perplexity Methodology: Scrum

  • Steering and supporting the organization in introducing Scrum and a SAFe-inspired quarterly roadmap and portfolio planning at program level.
  • Servant leadership for Scrum teams and managers to achieve quarterly goals and measurably increase value creation for internal and external customers.
  • Designing and building efficient communication and collaboration structures between multiple development teams and central stakeholders in the organization.
  • Moderating and facilitating cross-functional workshops and management meetings to align on shared goals.
  • Coaching leaders, Product Owners, and development teams on agile values, role understanding, and scaled ways of working (Scrum, SAFe, Business Agility).
  • Removing structural obstacles at team and organizational level through targeted impediment management and escalation processes.
  • Enabling teams to become more self-organized, accountable, and end-to-end responsible along the value streams.
  • Individual coaching of key people (Product Owners, Chapter Leads, Scrum Masters) to strengthen their impact in the transformation program.
  • Organization-wide identification, planning, and implementation of process, structure, and tool improvements to sustainably increase efficiency, throughput, and value creation.
  • Close support for Product Owners in stakeholder management, business value prioritization, product strategy, roadmap planning, and effective collaboration with development teams.
  • Introducing, governing, and scaling Azure DevOps as the central project and product management tool, including coaching the organization on usage, reporting, and alignment at all levels.

Achievements:

  • Clear increase in visibility, transparency, and perceived value creation of the development teams within the overall organization.
  • Noticeable improvement in communication between development, business, and other stakeholders.
  • Optimization of work processes, workflow, and backlog structures, which reduced lead times, sharpened priorities, and sustainably increased team effectiveness.
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Vicky L.

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Founding Product Manager for Startups | Group Product Manager | Product Ops

Vicky L.

Last position:

Lead Product Manager, Operational Excellence at GoFractional Engagement

  • Strategy: Embedded full time in a scaleup to identify the cross team problems blocking company growth, particularly delivery speed and customer satisfaction.
  • Problem Discovery: Ran 50+ interviews with internal team members and functional leads, identified 100+ problems and pain points across the organisation, then ran 10 workshops with executives and stakeholders to group findings into themes and build a prioritisation framework.
  • Solution: Redesigned the entire subscription management experience for customers and the internal workflows supporting it across 5 teams, reducing manual work by 80% and improving CSAT from 3.8 to 4.1.
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Michael L.

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IAM Developer & IT Architect

Vienna
Michael L.

Last position:

IAM Developer & IT Architect at Internationale Bank

  • Design and implementation of new functionalities in the areas of Lifecycle Management (LCM), Role Management (RLM) and Access Governance

  • Adjustment of the company-wide Segregation of Duties (SoD) matrix to ensure regulatory and internal compliance requirements

  • Further development and configuration of recertification processes

  • Creation and adaptation of custom workflows, rules and tasks in SailPoint IdentityIQ (BeanShell, XML, Java)

  • Use of static code analysis with SonarQube to ensure code quality and compliance with defined development standards

  • Regular code reviews within the development team to ensure quality, share knowledge and follow clean code principles

  • Work in an agile Scrum team with daily communication, sprint planning and reviews

  • Coordination with testers, test managers and business departments to ensure quality and smooth production rollout

  • Active involvement in release planning and deployment coordination, including test preparation, cutover activities and rollback strategies

  • Analysis and sustainable resolution of issues in the IAM production environment (2nd- and 3rd-level support)

  • Reproduction of complex errors, identification of root causes and implementation of lasting fixes

  • Creation of technical analyses and recommendations for operations and further development

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Marcel S.

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Senior AI Engineer

Vienna
Marcel S.

Last position:

Senior AI Engineer - Python at Insurance Company

Project Tech Stack: Python, AWS, Azure, FastAPI, openai, pandas, unittest/pymock

Achievements:

  • Engineered automated data extraction pipelines to transform complex Excel datasets into structured formats via LLM-driven workflows.
  • Architected a generative slide-deck engine that translates natural language prompts into formatted presentation assets.
  • Integrated advanced LLM capabilities with the OpenAI Response API, implementing sophisticated tool-calling and structured output logic.
  • Developed and containerized scalable backend microservice using FastAPI, Docker, and OpenShift to host and serve agentic skills.
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Gerhard Z.

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Embedded Software Engineer

Vienna
Gerhard Z.

Last position:

Embedded Software Engineer at Magna Kreisel Electric

  • Development of a charging station for electric vehicles
  • Tools: C/C++/Matlab/Simulink
  • Development and testing of functional software with various communication buses
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Hannes B.

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Software Engineer

Hannes B.

Last position:

Library for Siemens Work Flow Canvas at ETM (Siemens subsidiary)

WFC is a web-based application and allows extensions in the form of TypeScript libraries.

  • Programming and scripting languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, ControlScript from WinCC OA
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Peter S.

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Lead Software Architect

Gaspoltshofen
Peter S.

Last position:

Lead Software Architect at Pritz IT GmbH

  • Lead software architect in a greenfield MES project (Manufacturing Execution System / factory control system), responsible for architecture decisions, technology selection, and technical direction throughout the entire development lifecycle
  • Designed and built the core framework from scratch, including several reusable Spring Boot starters (e.g., OPC-UA integration, messaging, security) that enable flexible composition of the individual system modules
  • Introduced Keycloak as the central authentication and authorization system with SSO across all MES components
  • Created and owns the full CI/CD pipeline covering Java, NPM and Docker – automating build, test, containerisation and deployment across all project components
  • Set up the architecture documentation space in Confluence as the single source of truth for all architecture decisions, component designs, and integration patterns
  • Defined and enforced naming conventions and coding standards to ensure consistency in the growing codebase
  • Conducted regular code reviews for quality assurance, knowledge sharing, and adherence to architecture guidelines
  • Created and maintained technology roadmaps to guide future development priorities and infrastructure investments
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Burak E.

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Senior Developer (Freelancer)

Burak E.

Last position:

Senior Software Engineer at Nürnberger Versicherung

Further development of an insurance product quotation system

  • Implementation and maintenance of pricing logic for property and casualty products (accident, property liability, business contents) based on Java and FaktorIPS
  • Implementation of actuarial tariff revisions into product-specific calculation models
  • Development and refactoring of backend components and web UI components
  • Creation and maintenance of test tables and automated premium tests for quality assurance
  • Code reviews and active involvement in quality assurance in the development process
  • Production support and bug fixing in live operations
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Matthias K.

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Business Architect

Vienna
Matthias K.

Last position:

Business Architect at E5GTEC

  • Analysis of extended requirements related to existing controllers in an industrial plant
  • Creating concepts for storing and visualizing sensor data
  • Communication with PLCs
  • Microservice architecture
  • Unified architecture
  • AI-based evaluations of sensor data
  • Technologies used: .NET 8, Minimal API, Postgres, MQTT, RabbitMQ
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Werner P.

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Industrial Innovation & Digital Product Advisory

Linz
Werner P.

Last position:

Industrial Innovation & Digital Product Advisory at VarionImpact

  • I help industrial companies in strategy and implementation of digital products.

  • I work with companies that see software, automation, and connected systems as core drivers of growth or are in the process of becoming exactly that. I help organizations turn technological potential into market-relevant solutions by aligning strategy, product thinking, and execution.

  • My work sits at the intersection of industry expertise, software, and business impact.

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Michael G.

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Scrummaster

Wien
Michael G.

Last position:

Scrummaster at Xenovo

  • Planning and monitoring sprints and holding the scheduled meetings

  • Analyzing and resolving issues in the development process

  • Error analysis, bug management and correction in individual process steps

  • Stakeholder management

  • Documentation and improvement of the development process

  • Tools: JIRA, Confluence

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Lorenz G.

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Business Analyst

Vienna
Lorenz G.

Last position:

Business Analyst at Wirtschaftsagentur Wien

  • Conducting a feasibility study on introducing an in-house DWH as a central data source
  • Conducting workshops for current state analysis (processes, reports, KPIs) together with the clients
  • Gathering and detailing business requirements including a target concept for an in-house DWH
  • Coordinating and clarifying data deliveries and interfaces in meetings with stakeholders and data providers
  • Developing initial data models as a basis for data quality and later implementation
  • Drafting solution variants including architecture and operation options and decision basis
  • Creating the business case including effort estimates, cost-benefit analysis, and decision report
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Markus K.

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Document Development

Wien
Markus K.

Last position:

Document Development at Insurance Company

  • Replacement of original Dopix documents and modules into the Quadient document environment
  • Extension of document logic

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Statistics of experts using C

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

21 years

C experts in Austria have 21 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

2.6 years

C experts in Austria stay in a single position for 2.6 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

12

C experts in Austria have completed 12 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

C experts in Austria have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Top industries

Information Technology, Manufacturing, Banking and Finance

C experts in Austria are most in demand in Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Banking and Finance.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Human Resources

C experts in Austria earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Human Resources.

Bachelor's degree or higher

83%

83% of C experts in Austria hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

58%

58% of C experts in Austria hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

11%

11% of C experts in Austria have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

2

C experts in Austria hold 2 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

C experts in Austria most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

92%

92% of C experts in Austria speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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One of the C experts in Austria charges less than €400 per day.
11 of the C experts in Austria charge between €400 and €800 per day.
22 of the C experts in Austria charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
3 of the C experts in Austria charge €1200 or more per day.
<€400 €400-​800 €800-​1200 €1200+

The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Austria 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 Austria using C

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

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Daily rate avg. 859 €

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 800 €

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.

C 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 (89%)
  • Manufacturing (45%)
  • Banking and Finance (42%)
  • Telecommunication (37%)
  • Government and Administration (34%)
  • Education (29%)
  • Healthcare (26%)
  • Transportation (26%)

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

About the technology

C at the core

C is a compiled, procedural programming language built for direct control over memory, data representation and processor resources. It remains central to operating systems, embedded devices, networking software, compilers and performance-critical libraries. Its stable standards and small runtime make it suitable where predictable behavior matters.

Systems it builds

C specialists contribute to software that must run close to hardware or operate with limited resources.

  • Embedded firmware for sensors, controllers and industrial equipment
  • Operating-system kernels, device drivers and board-support packages
  • Networking stacks, storage systems and security components
  • Native libraries used by applications in other languages

Tooling and standards

A C project often combines GCC or Clang with Make, CMake, linker scripts and platform-specific toolchains. Professionals work with ISO C standards, POSIX interfaces, Git, debuggers and sanitizers. They also understand cross-compilation, static analysis, unit testing and continuous integration for hardware or Linux targets.

When expertise matters

Companies bring in freelance C professionals when existing code needs safer maintenance, tighter performance or a reliable move to new hardware. They may also need help recovering knowledge in a mature codebase, integrating a driver or preparing firmware for production.

  • Reduce memory errors, race conditions and undefined behavior
  • Port software across processors, operating systems or toolchains
  • Diagnose timing, startup and resource constraints
  • Establish tests and review practices for low-level code

Strong professional practice

Strong specialists read hardware documentation and reason about memory layout, concurrency, interrupts and failure modes. They keep interfaces clear, manage ownership explicitly and choose data structures with measured intent. They can explain trade-offs to product, hardware and application teams without hiding behind low-level terminology.

Austria project fit

In Austria, C expertise is relevant to industrial automation, electronics, mobility, energy equipment and research systems. Remote work can suit code review, testing and toolchain work, while hardware bring-up often benefits from on-site collaboration with local teams. Clear technical English is common; German may help when requirements and lab work are handled locally.

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Frequently asked questions

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

C is used for embedded firmware, operating-system components, device drivers, networking stacks and system libraries. It is a strong fit when software needs predictable resource use, close hardware access or a small runtime.

C offers a smaller language model and direct control with little runtime overhead, but it provides fewer built-in safeguards than Rust and fewer abstraction features than C++. The right choice depends on hardware constraints, existing interfaces, team skills and whether memory safety or compatibility is the main concern.

A strong C specialist may also work with Linux, POSIX, assembly, microcontrollers, real-time operating systems and hardware debugging. GCC, Clang, CMake, Make, Git, GDB and static-analysis tools are common parts of the surrounding toolkit.

The required background depends on the risk and depth of the work. A small library change may need focused knowledge of the codebase, while firmware, kernel or safety-relevant work calls for proven experience with debugging, toolchains, testing and the target hardware.

C work can often be done remotely for code maintenance, reviews, automated testing and build systems. Hardware bring-up, lab diagnostics and integration with physical equipment may require scheduled on-site sessions in Austria.

Ask the specialist to explain ownership, pointer safety, error handling, concurrency and test coverage in a relevant code sample or past project. High-quality C work is readable, measurable and well documented, with tooling that helps detect undefined behavior and regressions.

C remains practical when vendor SDKs, microcontroller toolchains or existing interfaces require it. Teams should define coding rules, testing, static analysis and review processes early, especially when the product must run reliably for a long service life.

A C freelancer should clarify the target processor, operating system, compiler version, build process, debugging access and release constraints. It is also important to understand who owns hardware decisions, how defects are reproduced and whether remote collaboration is sufficient for the integration work.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used C in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 859 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Austria who have used C in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 58% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Austria who have used C in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.6 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used C in their recent projects are German (97%), English (95%), and French (18%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used C in their recent projects are Information Technology (89%), Manufacturing (45%), and Banking and Finance (42%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used C in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Product Development (84%), and Project Management (63%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used C

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.

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