Gherkin Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Gherkin
Kiriakos Krastillis
Last position:
Tech Lead / Architect : OTTO API Platform at OTTO
maturing their API Practices on both, a Business and Technology level. My role encompasses strategy, architecture, developer advocacy as well as hands on software engineering, enabling both technical teams and business leadership to adopt and act on API- centric principles effectively. Coincidentally, we also establish GitOps, DX and Platform Best practices with this project.
Highlights:
- Aligning executives with the initiative by clarifying strategy, replacing misconceptions and myths with facts, clarifying the value of existing assets and enabling informed decision-making
- Formulating a way forward for API Lifecycle Management at OTTO
- Driving platform progress and fostering developer engagement by hands-on engineering work towards strategic goals
API Lifecycle Management, Team Topologies, Organizational Evolution, Regulatory, Platform Advocate, Developer Platform, Communities of Practice, Terraform, Kotlin, Kafka, Kong, WSO2, Apigee, Gravitee, Backstage, AsyncAPI, OpenAPI, API Design, AWS, react, nodejs, typescript, redocly, reactive programming, CDC, golang, gingonic, GitOps, DX (developer experience), stakeholder management, roadmaps, workshops, discovery.
Steffen Seitz
Last position:
Senior Technical PM, CRM Core Experience & AI at Propstack GmbH (Scout24 S.E.)
- Built a JTBD-based prioritization framework for 3,000+ accumulated feature requests, identified 27 broker jobs, validated 8 through 25 user interviews, and used the resulting job map as a live prioritization filter for all incoming channels (Upvoty, CSAT, consulting tickets).
- Responsible for the Scout24 Lighthouse initiative: Document Intelligence with full RAG architecture (semantic chunking, bge-m3 embeddings, pgvector, BM25+Dense hybrid retrieval).
- Reduced lead time of customer feature requests to 3.1 days through code analysis, ticket specification, and independent implementation using a coding agent (Codex).
- Developed an LLM-based support agent (GPT-4o mini, Codex-generated merge requests) that reduced 3rd-level escalations from 40% to 5% of all monthly tickets.
- Integrated six partners through technical coordination, specification, backlog and release management, and led seven full stack developers.
- Eliminated regulatory exposure for brokers in six weeks through risk analysis (BGH ruling on distance selling/GDPR), new audit features, and coordination with legal and data protection officers.
Rolf Wendolsky
Last position:
Agile Consultant at Lead.ai
- Introduction of Agile-CCPM in an IT project agency with a focus on PHP-based content management systems.
- Preparation and facilitation of workshops to establish a cross-agency multi-project management system.
- Coordination and support of the agency partners.
- Coaching of the methodological framework.
- Collection, evaluation, and use of organizational metrics to plan next steps.
- Environment: OKR, CCPM, Agile Coaching, Agile Planning, Agile Metrics, Workshops, Facilitation, Change Management, JIRA, Zoom, Slack, Miro.
Nicole Fotso
Last position:
SAP FI Consultant & Test at DZB Bank
- Analysis and optimization of business processes in financial accounting
- Customizing in SAP FI (e.g. company codes, chart of accounts, payments)
- Integration with other modules such as CO, MM, SD
- Consulting on legal requirements (e.g. GoBD, UStG)
- Support with month-end and year-end closing
- Creation of test plans (system test, integration test, UAT)
- Definition of test cases (e.g. postings, payment runs, dunning runs)
- Selection of suitable test data and scenarios
- Manual testing of posting processes (e.g. customer invoice, payment run)
- Validation of automatic postings (e.g. for MM credit memo)
- Checking interfaces (e.g. to subsystems or non-SAP solutions)
- Documentation of defects in the test tool (e.g. Jira, ALM)
- Analysis and feedback to developers or the customizing team
- Retest after bug fixes
- E2E tests with SAP Solution Manager (SOLMAN)
- Use of tools such as SAP CBTA or Micro Focus UFT
Katrin Rabow
Last position:
Interim Payroll Accountant
Responsible for accurate posting of monthly payroll and payments in 15 EMEA countries, including special topics such as company cars and benefits in kind, and reconciliation of balances for period close.
Act as the interface between Finance, HR and Treasury, providing support for processes and developing solutions.
Developed an application to automate preparation of booking lists for SAP, saving the team several hours per month and significantly reducing error rates.
Tasks:
Point of contact for all payroll inquiries
Account reconciliation and harmonization
Pre-close controls
Improvement and establishment of existing and new processes
Skills: financial accounting, payroll, Python
Tools: SAP, ATAQ, MS Excel, IntelliJ IDE, MS Power Automate
David Schmidt
Last position:
Product Owner / Business Analyst at CODUCT Solutions GmbH
- Interim Product Manager for ainavio GmbH: developing AI powered E-Commerce product data annotation software with an international/cross-functional SCRUM team (agile, product discovery, user centered).
- Requirements Engineer at ZEISS: analysis and specification of requirements for process software within high-technology hardware production.
- Product Manager for PlanYou Business Process and Task Planner: transforming the product from an outdated on-premise solution to a modern, scalable cloud native SaaS application.
- Technologies: ChatGPT/OpenAI API, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Draw.io, Miro, Figma, Polarion, Scrum, JIRA
Michael Salzig
Last position:
Senior Software / Full-Stack Developer at DOUGLAS INFORMATIK & SERVICE GmbH
- data integration for SAP marketing applications Emarsys and SMC
- processing data from SAP applications for email delivery
- event-driven architecture with around 50 microservices for processing several million messages per day during high season
- development of a marketing campaign management tool (frontend Angular, backend C# ASP Web API)
- support for the Product Owner in communication with stakeholders and creation of epics, stories, and tasks
Adem Susam
Last position:
IT Consultant (Test Manager) & CEO at Trikolon Consulting GmbH
- Development and implementation of test concepts for complex, multi-layered systems
- Creation of regular management reports and presentations for stakeholders and clients
- Technical and disciplinary leadership of international test teams (coordination, coaching, resource planning)
- Responsibility for quality assurance across multiple test levels (unit, integration, system, and acceptance tests)
- Design of test cases and test plans in Azure DevOps; ensuring traceability and coverage
- Use of BDD approaches (Gherkin/Cucumber) to prepare test automation
- Building a test automation architecture with Playwright and integrating new tests into CI/CD pipelines
- Performing API tests (REST) and tests for mobile/PWA applications
- Setup and maintenance of test environments across multiple stages (integration, QA, UAT, pre-production)
- Test data management (synthetic and production-like data), ensuring consistency and reproducibility
- Collaboration with DevOps teams for containerization (Docker/OpenShift) and CI/CD integration
- Working under SAFe & Scrum, closely coordinating with product owners and DevOps teams
- Active participation in PI plannings, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
- Promoting an agile QA culture through coaching and knowledge sharing
- Introducing scalable test automation with Playwright → significant reduction of manual testing efforts
- Increasing test transparency through clean defect and reporting management in Azure DevOps
- Improved release quality through an end-to-end QA strategy and automated regression tests
- Strategic leadership of Trikolon Consulting GmbH and responsibility for finance, personnel, and business development
Celso Kurrle
Last position:
SAP Commerce Cloud FullStack Developer at Spar
- Implementation of a GitLab CI/CD pipeline based on SAP Commerce Cloud 2211
- Development of a new B2C shop with Vue, Node and TypeScript to ensure scalability, extensibility and performance optimization
- Integration of Microsoft Azure Event Grid with SAP Hybris
- Implementation of BDD with Cucumber using Gherkin syntax to promote collaboration between development and business teams
- Support and customization of a Spartacus shop
- Technologies/Languages: Java, REST, OData, Behavior Driven Development (BDD), Cucumber, Node, Vue, TypeScript, Spartacus, GitLab CI/CD, Gradle, Maven, Ant, SonarQube
Vitor Rodrigues
Last position:
Test Coordinator Automation at Pro4all
- Designed and built from scratch the automation framework using Playwright, Typescript, JavaScript, Gherkin, Cucumber, BDD, Maven, IntelliJ IDEA
- Defined, developed and maintained test plans, test scripts, reports and other QA documentation in Confluence
- Created and maintained test data with SQL Server Management Studio, Toad and Faker.js
- Performed web services and API testing using Swagger Open API, SoapUI, JSON, HTML and XML
- Executed functional, smoke, regression, black box, GUI, cross-browser, UAT and E2E testing using CrossBrowserTesting and Safari Web Inspector
- Integrated and maintained automated scripts within sprints following Kanban, CI/CD, GitHub, Docker, Azure Pipelines, Agile, Scrum, Kafka and Kibana
- Raised and managed defects in Azure DevOps
- Conducted mobile testing with Robot Framework and Appium
Martin Grambauer
Last position:
SAP Test Data Management Consultant at Siemens AG
End-to-end quality assurance in a global S/4HANA transformation program.
Automated test data setup, evaluation of search and generation solutions, and PoC execution (K2View, EPI-USE).
Coordination between Siemens teams and external partners, and structured knowledge transfer to internal stakeholders.
Created a basis for PoC decisions and sped up tool selection.
Standardized test data provisioning and noticeably reduced lead times.
Established governance for test data processes (policies, roles, KPIs).
Sustainable know-how transfer: empowered internal teams to operate solutions on their own.
Methods & technologies: S/4HANA, SAP, K2View, EPI-USE, test data management, data masking, data provisioning, test strategy, test management, coaching & enablement, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Office 365, Gemini.
Srecko Soric
Last position:
Test Consultant at PROSEQUM GmbH
- Taking over operational acceptance tests for internal and external applications in a preproduction environment
- End-to-end tests across multiple systems
- Planning and implementation of acceptances based on expected loads and service levels
- Creation of test plans and automated tests
- Monitoring of systems, log analysis and creation of test reports, monitoring charts and acceptance documentation
- Support during rollouts of security and OS patches in preproduction
- Load and performance tests as well as failover/rollback tests
- Testing SOAP/REST APIs with JMeter, Grafana and Kibana
- Batch tests with Bash and log analysis
- Load and performance tests of own applications
- Test automation with JMeter and PyTest
- Maintenance and creation of Bash scripting tests
- Manual system integration tests
Farhan Haider
Last position:
AI Governance Consultant for Implementing a GenAI for Process Automation at a bank
- Ensuring the overall project goal with the Product Owner
- Onboarding a new service provider, including sourcing and contract negotiations with relevant stakeholders (e.g., procurement, legal)
- Implementing and executing the necessary governance processes
- Integrating new extraction software/GenAI tools to improve data extraction and processing within a document management workflow
- Ongoing agile management of deliverables, including building the project organization and controlling time, quality, and costs in the context of the overall project
- Sub-project organization, especially requirements management, structuring, agile planning, and prioritization
- Organizing and optimizing workstream communication for an end-to-end process
- Facilitating and leading meetings and workshops
- Change management consulting through targeted influence, coaching, and incentive systems
Predrag Perovic
Last position:
Test Developer | Test Automator at CreditReform
Technologies: Java 25, Selenium, Insomnia, SSO, GitLab, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Jira, IntelliJ, Nexus, Oracle, MariaDB, Spring Boot, Grafana, Concept Board, Vue.js, OpenAPI, Kotlin. Implementation, maintenance, and extension of automated end-to-end regression tests for UI and API interfaces. Appropriate and targeted test automation across multiple software products, including Java-based Windows applications. Automating business processes with Selenium, reset jobs, and DB import jobs, as well as creating test concepts, test case descriptions, and structured bug reporting.
Alexander Hauser
Last position:
Test Manager at FNZ Bank SE
- Creating a test concept and test strategy
- Planning and organizing user acceptance tests
- Coordinating test execution with business units during releases
- Guiding and coaching business units in writing user stories with acceptance criteria in Gherkin format
- Conducting training on test case creation
- Generating test reports and managing approvals/releases
- Setting up the test approach in Zephyr and Xray
- Planning and coordinating automated tests and regression tests
- Technologies and tools: Jira, Confluence, Zephyr for Jira, Xray, Microsoft Teams, ServiceNow
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Statistics of experts using Gherkin
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years
Position duration
1.5 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Retail
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
88%
Master's degree or higher
27%
Doctorate
4%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Gherkin
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
What it is
Gherkin is a plain-language syntax for writing behavior-driven tests. It turns requirements into readable feature files that describe how software should behave. Teams use it to keep product, QA, and delivery groups aligned around the same scenarios.
Where it fits
- Feature files for Cucumber and similar BDD tools
- Acceptance criteria written in Given-When-Then form
- Living documentation for business rules and workflows
- Test scenarios for web, API, and service behavior
Common work
Strong Gherkin specialists turn messy requirements into scenarios that are easy to review and maintain. They shape examples, background steps, tables, and scenario outlines so tests stay clear as the product changes. They also help teams avoid brittle, step-heavy files that nobody wants to read.
Tooling around it
Gherkin rarely stands alone. It is usually used with Cucumber, Behave, SpecFlow, or other BDD frameworks, plus test runners, version control, and CI pipelines. A good freelancer understands how feature files connect to step definitions, test data, and automated checks.
When to hire
Bring in freelance expertise when your team needs to start BDD cleanly, rescue an inconsistent suite, or standardize test language across many products. This is also useful when developers and testers write scenarios differently, or when German and international teams need one shared format. In Germany, remote collaboration is common, but on-site workshops can help with domain-heavy business rules.
What strong specialists do
- Write scenarios that reflect real business behavior
- Keep feature files short, clear, and maintainable
- Translate requirements into examples that teams can discuss
- Support refactoring of old or duplicated scenarios
- Work closely with product, QA, and engineering teams
Frequently asked questions
Curious about Gherkin? Here are the answers that come up again and again.
Gherkin is used to describe software behavior in plain language before or alongside automation. Companies use it for acceptance criteria, BDD scenarios, and readable feature files that both technical and non-technical teams can review. It is especially useful when the team wants tests to double as documentation.
No. Gherkin is the language for writing scenarios, while Cucumber is one of the tools that reads those scenarios and runs them through step definitions. Many companies search for both terms because they often work together, but they are not the same thing.
A strong Gherkin specialist usually knows BDD, test automation, and how to write clear acceptance criteria. Familiarity with Cucumber, test runners, and source control helps a lot. Domain understanding matters too, because the best scenarios mirror real business rules instead of technical assumptions.
You do not need a large team to benefit from Gherkin expertise. A small project can use it when requirements are unclear or when automated tests need better structure. Larger programs need it even more when many specialists contribute to the same feature files and consistency starts to slip.
Good Gherkin is specific, readable, and stable under change. It focuses on behavior, avoids implementation detail, and uses examples that actually matter to the business. If a file is full of repeated steps, vague wording, or technical jargon, it usually needs a rewrite.
Yes. Gherkin works well in remote settings because scenario files are easy to review in pull requests and easy to discuss in short workshops. For Germany-based teams, the main question is usually language: some teams write scenarios in English, while others prefer German for closer business alignment.
Gherkin expertise is about behavior design, not just automation. A test automation specialist may know how to code checks, while a good Gherkin freelancer also knows how to shape the right examples, names, and business rules. If your scenarios are hard to understand, you need more than coding skill.
Ask for sample feature files and look for clarity, brevity, and business focus. A strong Gherkin professional can explain why a scenario should exist, how it maps to acceptance criteria, and where it should stop before becoming too technical. The best sign is that product and QA people both understand the result.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Gherkin in their recent projects is 90 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 718 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Gherkin in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 27% hold at least a Master's degree, and 4% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Gherkin in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Gherkin in their recent projects are German (97%), English (97%), and French (32%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Gherkin in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Banking and Finance (53%), and Retail (47%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Gherkin in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Quality Assurance (88%), and Product Development (79%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Gherkin
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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