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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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Christian E.

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Enterprise Security Architecture · Cloud & Hybrid · Critical Infrastructure

Wien
Christian E.

Last position:

Cyber Trust Austria Silver Certification at PrimeFaktor GmbH

Cyber Trust Austria Silver Certification

  • Led application and implementation of the Cyber Trust Austria Silver label (KSV1870 Cyber Risk A-Rating; 25 validated controls)
  • Mapped and fulfilled requirements covering risk management, incident response, access control, vulnerability and penetration testing, BCM, and supply-chain security, aligned with ISO/IEC 27001/27002 control themes and NIS 2 / NISG 2026 expectations
  • Coordinated stakeholders, compiled audit evidence, and completed KSV1870 validation
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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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Andreas S.

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Partner

Graz
Andreas S.

Last position:

Partner at Lemonbee

  • Development of a power distribution solution for motorhomes
  • Extension and adaptation of the existing prototype software for some parts of the power distribution system
  • Development of missing firmware for other modules of the system
  • Automation of the firmware build process through continuous integration (CI)
  • Technologies used include C, Jira, Confluence, Git, GitHub, STM32, ESP32, CAN, CANopen, UART, and Zephyr
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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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Jori M.

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Agile IT Manager Healthcare Systems

Wien
Jori M.

Last position:

Agile IT Manager Healthcare Systems at MA01 Gov. Digital City

  • Responsible for managing GMP-Critical systems
  • Leading team of 20 professionals
  • Vendor management with €15 M annual budget
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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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Vladislav F.

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Senior Test Automation Engineer / Test Manager

Vienna
Vladislav F.

Last position:

Senior Test Automation Engineer / Test Manager at Stadt Wien – WUKSEA

  • Creation of test scenarios, manual test cases and test data using boundary value analysis and equivalence partitioning
  • Execution of functional and non-functional tests (manual with Postman and web application, automated with WebDriver, JUnit and NUnit)
  • Setup, automation and maintenance of the Test Automation Framework with Java, Spring Boot, Selenium and Cucumber in IntelliJ (system, regression, smoke, UI and integration tests for web frontend and SOAP API backend interfaces)
  • Automation of backend NUnit test cases in Visual Studio
  • Test management: development and implementation of the test strategy and test plans, test coordination, quality responsibility and prioritization of risk-based tests, as well as documentation management in Confluence
  • Detailed analysis and quality assurance of requirements
  • Creation and maintenance of Jenkins pipelines, quality assurance during build & deployment
  • Close cooperation with business analysts, developers, testers and test management
  • Identification, creation and tracking of errors/defects, as well as careful test documentation
  • Reporting of test results and defect reports
  • Monitoring of test processes and continuous improvement
  • Verification of test data and test results in a PostgreSQL database in pgAdmin
  • Support with effort estimates and backlog prioritization
  • Analysis and debugging of development code

System environment: Java, JUnit, Spring Boot, Selenium, Cucumber, JavaScript, Jenkins, C#, NUnit, Postman, Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira, xRay, pgAdmin, PostgreSQL, SonarQube, Maven, IntelliJ, Visual Studio, CI/CD, SOAP API interfaces

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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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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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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

14%

14% 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 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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3% of C experts in Austria charge less than €400 per day.
30% of C experts in Austria charge between €400 and €800 per day.
59% of C experts in Austria charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
8% of C experts in Austria charge €1200 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Austria are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging 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. 862 €

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 29 Oct 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%)
  • Healthcare (32%)
  • Professional Services (32%)
  • Education (29%)

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

About the technology

Core language

C is a compiled, procedural language used where direct control of memory, processors and hardware matters. It supports operating systems, firmware, device drivers, networking components and performance-critical libraries. Its small runtime and predictable execution make it suitable for constrained and long-lived systems.

Systems and products

C specialists contribute to software that must remain fast, portable and dependable across different hardware targets. Typical work includes:

  • Microcontroller firmware for connected devices and industrial equipment
  • Linux system services, command-line tools and device drivers
  • Network stacks, storage layers and embedded communication software
  • Audio, video and signal-processing components
  • Safety-focused software with strict testing and traceability

Toolchain and ecosystem

The C ecosystem includes GCC, Clang, Make, CMake, GDB and Valgrind, alongside IDEs and vendor-specific toolchains. Professionals often work with POSIX APIs, Linux internals, RTOS environments and cross-compilation workflows. They also understand headers, libraries, linkers, build flags, compiler warnings and target-specific debugging.

When expertise matters

Companies bring in freelance C experts when a product needs hardware integration, a legacy codebase needs controlled modernization or performance problems reach the system boundary. In Austria, this can include industrial automation, electronics, transport systems and research hardware. Remote work is common, while lab access, board testing or factory integration may require on-site collaboration.

Delivery and quality

Strong professionals begin by clarifying the target processor, operating system, interfaces, timing requirements and failure modes. They establish reproducible builds, review pointer and memory handling, and use static analysis, unit tests, integration tests and hardware-in-the-loop checks. Clear documentation makes low-level decisions maintainable for the wider team.

Adjacent skills

C work often connects with C++, Python, shell scripting, assembly and hardware description languages. Specialists may also bring knowledge of Git, continuous integration, containers, Linux kernel modules, bootloaders, communication protocols and security testing. The right profile depends on whether the deliverable is firmware, a platform component, a driver or a portable library.

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Frequently asked questions

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

C is used for operating-system components, embedded firmware, device drivers, networking software and portable libraries. It is a strong fit when predictable performance, low overhead and direct hardware access matter.

C offers a smaller language surface and broad support across processors, toolchains and operating systems. C++ adds abstractions and object-oriented features, while Rust provides stronger memory-safety guarantees; the right choice depends on the target environment, existing code and delivery constraints.

A strong C specialist may also work with Linux, POSIX, RTOS platforms, GCC, Clang, CMake and GDB. Embedded projects often require knowledge of microcontrollers, communication protocols, electronics and hardware debugging.

The required depth of C expertise depends on the risk and technical scope of the work. A small utility may need solid language and testing skills, while firmware, kernel or safety-related software calls for proven experience with concurrency, memory behavior, toolchains and target hardware.

C projects can often be delivered remotely through shared repositories, automated builds, emulators and remote test systems. On-site work in Austria may still be useful for board bring-up, lab equipment, production integration or access to restricted hardware.

Review how the C specialist handles ownership, bounds checks, error paths, concurrency and resource cleanup. Ask for examples of test strategy, static analysis, debugging and documentation rather than judging code by style alone.

C is often preferable when software must run on constrained hardware, meet tight timing requirements or integrate closely with an operating system or device. A higher-level language may be more efficient for business logic, tooling and applications where hardware control is less important.

Before starting a C assignment, the specialist should confirm the processor, compiler, build system, operating system, coding rules and deployment process. They should also define hardware access, test coverage, performance targets, safety expectations and ownership of technical documentation.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used C in their recent projects is 108 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 862 € 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 14% 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 (21%).

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%).

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