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Patrick B.

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Senior Software Engineer

Zürich
Patrick B.

Last position:

Senior Software Engineer at On AG

  • Since August 2025 I'm working on the Conversational AI team. We are developing an internal platform for the future of Conversational Ecommerce, powering other teams to use the Agents in their user experience. I'm deeply focused on the architecture of this project, with a particular focus on the monitoring and live evaluation of the agents.
  • Played a pivotal role in business-critical operations, including Adyen client upgrades, multi-account configuration for app releases, domain migration support, and implementing a crucial BFCM hotfix to resolve a 10-minute update query (on the checkout workflow) that was blocking sales.
  • Served as a key member of the On-Call rotation for over a year, leading >15 incidents, contributing to system stability, and enhancing distributed tracing via New Relic integration, deepening system-wide understanding and operational excellence.
  • Conceived and delivered an MVP for a "Low Stock in Key Variants" (LSKV) index within two weeks as part of the Conversion Rate Taskforce, using statistical analysis of size curves to identify OOS products; this initiative led to a (0.9%) CVR improvement post-handover.
  • Led major performance and stability initiatives, including a Ruby upgrade (YJIT, Jmalloc) that slashed average response times from 220ms to <100ms, and initiated an "Order Table Cleanup" project to manage 10M+ order records, ensuring SOX compliance and database health.
  • Architected and delivered a scalable CloudFlare Worker solution for critical Apple Pay domain validation, mitigating operational risks and establishing a best-practice, automated workflow that was subsequently leveraged by multiple teams, demonstrating cross-functional impact
  • Drove substantial evolution of the core e-commerce backend through consistent, high-impact contributions (130+ merged PRs), spanning critical feature delivery, complex system optimizations, and enhancing platform stability."
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Christoph P.

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ICT DevSecOps Engineer & Security Coordinator

Zug
Christoph P.

Last position:

ICT DevSecOps Engineer & Security Coordinator at Abraxas Informatik AG

  • Interface role with the SOC team; improved incident response time by 45% through structured escalation processes and proactive security monitoring.
  • Defined technical standards for a multi-tenant enterprise platform (10+ services), resulting in a 30% shorter onboarding time for new clients in the public sector.
  • Active knowledge transfer and mentoring of a 6-person team; increased team autonomy and established a sustainable engineering culture.
  • Reduced time to market by 50% by optimizing CI/CD pipelines and establishing self-service deployments.
  • Stack: GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes, Nexus, Harbor, ArgoCD, HashiCorp Vault, Grafana, Python, PostgreSQL, Java, Spring Boot, Flyway, Quarkus, JBoss, Loki, Go, Kafka, Kustomize, MongoDB
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Bojan A.

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Full Stack Developer with Angular

Opfikon
Bojan A.

Last position:

Full Stack Developer with Angular at Further Education

  • Highest level achieved: Certified Mid-Level Angular Developer
  • 13 technologies newly learned or refreshed with (re-)certifications
  • Current: Docker, Azure, Quarkus
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Gwang Jin K.

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Data Scientist / Applied AI, Automation & Data Systems Researcher

Zürich
Gwang Jin K.

Last position:

Data Scientist / Applied AI, Automation & Data Systems Researcher at Independent

  • Built and explored applied GenAI, RAG, GraphRAG, local LLM, agentic AI and document-intelligence prototypes for structured analysis, evidence extraction, semantic search, technical reasoning and decision-useful reporting
  • Developed private local-LLM workflows and AI system patterns focused on privacy, reproducibility, reviewability, low-cost inference and practical user control
  • Built reproducible Python/R workflows for data analysis, automation, API-driven tooling, validation logic, technical documentation and AI-assisted software development
  • Designed workflows around explicit assumptions, traceable inputs, reviewable outputs and failure-mode awareness rather than black-box “looks good” demonstrations
  • Supported RAHN AG in a chemical/regulatory environment with data extraction and processing around WERCS, a regulatory application for chemical product and compliance data
  • Explored complex application/database schemas and wrote nested SQL queries to extract information for mixture calculations, component relationships, regulatory rules and reporting logic
  • Continued hands-on development in Git/GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket, Docker/Linux deployment patterns, REST/API workflows, error handling, technical writing and fast AI-assisted prototyping
  • Built technical writing and documentation workflows that turn complex systems into clear runbooks, checklists, decision notes and user-facing explanations
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Peter S.

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Web Application Developer PHP / WordPress Plugin Development

Zürich
Peter S.

Last position:

Web Application Developer PHP / WordPress Plugin Development at Gemeinde Bauma

  • Analysis, consulting, and development of a WordPress application for the digital processing and delivery of the Bauma chronicle archive
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Christoph J.

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Project management, Software engineering, Software architect, DevOps

Zürich
Christoph J.

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Project management, Software engineering, Software architect, DevOps at Migros Genossenschafts Bund

  • Greenfield project M-Zollmanager: Development of an internal platform to support users in booking requirement areas on line items in assessment notices.
  • Greenfield project M-Deliveryplan: Development of an internal platform for planning and tracking deliveries in the international transport sector.
  • Created functions to predict the estimated arrival time of container ships and goods from the port of loading to the port of destination, considering potential events.
  • Developed the TrackAndTrace add-on for M-Deliveryplan to track and plan goods and containers.
  • Built a generic AI chatbot for Migros app infrastructure, including ChatGPT integration and creating AI workflows with N8N.
  • Developed AI assistants to automate repetitive tasks, such as creating release notes or processing Jira tasks based on N8N workflows.
  • Further development and maintenance of the M-LFS, M-Vehicleaccess and M-Worklog apps.
  • Used C#, Angular 18, DevOps practices, N8N, Kubernetes, Docker, Jira, Confluence and Azure.
  • Ongoing project with continuous development of platforms and workflows.
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Georgios S.

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Senior Software Engineer

Zürich
Georgios S.

Last position:

Senior Software Engineer at UBS Bank

  • Implementations of a code refactoring framework able to refactor thousands of repositories leveraging Generative AI
  • Use Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI), Java and Typescript in Azure Cloud (Data Lake, VMs, AI) and GitLab infrastructure
  • Mentoring and pair programming
  • Obtained Azure AI-900 and AI-102 certifications
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Jack S.

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Freelance - Fullstack Engineer

Zug
Jack S.

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Freelance - Fullstack Engineer at SMG Swiss Marketplace Group

  • Supported the team in merging two real estate platforms into a unified Vue.js-based solution
  • Developed a custom SSR microservice architecture deployed on AWS Lambdas
  • Designed and implemented a map drawing feature
  • Took ownership of migrating the microservice from Vue 2 to Vue 3
  • Built a scalable SSR microservice architecture using AWS Lambda
  • Developed and implemented a critical map drawing feature for real estate visualization
  • Successfully migrated the microservice from Vue 2 to Vue 3
  • Gained deep knowledge of AWS infrastructure, Datadog, Sentry, and Vite
  • Technologies: Vue.js, Node.js, Vite, AWS Lambda, Datadog, Sentry, JavaScript
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Csaba K.

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ServiceNow Consultant

Zumikon
Csaba K.

Last position:

ServiceNow Consultant at DXC

  • Worked in mixed teams with several clients
  • Performed requirement engineering, proposal and time estimation
  • Developed ACLs, business rules, flows, workflows, catalog items, various scripts, UI actions, policies, scoped applications
  • Customized mobile apps: Now Agent and Now Mobile
  • Implemented integrations using the Integration Hub
  • Coordinated continuously with clients during development
  • Performed testing and helped clients with testing
  • Deployed to production and applied main version upgrades and patches
  • Managed CMDB, domain separation and asset management
  • Integrated between instances at different clients
  • Developed GlideScript: business rules, scripted REST endpoints, extension points, fix scripts, background scripts
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Beat Z.

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SAP Test Manager

Zürich
Beat Z.

Last position:

SAP Test Manager at E.ON Grid Solutions GmbH

  • Responsible for IT integration test and user acceptance test for SAP S/4 Hana and BDO BO Customer Financials Management
  • Led the test team (business testers and IT testers)
  • Resource planning and control within the test team
  • Created test concepts and test plans
  • Performed test risk analysis
  • Coordinated test execution and defect tracking
  • Ensured test progress
  • Generated and visualized reports
  • Summarized test reports and reported to management
  • Prepared and conducted user acceptance tests
  • Managed SIGMA and JIRA/Confluence at project level
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Alejandro A.

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AI Researcher & Engineer

Zürich
Alejandro A.

Last position:

AI Researcher & Engineer at Tufa Labs

  • Deployed and optimized the inference stack on a multi-node DGX B200 cluster across vLLM and SGLang (serving, throughput and latency tuning).
  • Built, with a small team, an internal Python library for LM pretraining covering the full training loop: distributed training with PyTorch FSDP, data pipelines, checkpointing, config and hyperparameter management, and experiment tracking.
  • Built and evaluated agent scaffolds on interactive game benchmarks similar to ARC-AGI-3, with metrics for how models plan, explore and adapt across multi-step episodes; classified model errors and fed the findings back into scaffold and evaluation design.
  • Researched looped transformer architectures.
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Ioannis K.

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Algorithms Development Expert, Research & Development

Wallisellen
Ioannis K.

Last position:

Algorithms Development Expert, Research & Development at Reishauer AG

  • Mathematical specification and definition, analysis and software development of the skiving cutter tool motion planning within the skiving machine for simultaneous and sequential gear flank processing
  • Twist-free topological manufacturing
  • Workpiece flank line modifications
  • Workpiece flank line and profile corrections
  • Workpiece tooth thickness deviations
  • Computer vision algorithms for automatic wear detection of the skiving cutter tool
  • Software development for corrections of the machine kinematics for the profile grinding product series, including twist-free grinding
  • Software development for corrections of the machine kinematics, quality measurement and evaluation for the slot grinding product series
  • Performance analysis and continuous improvement of internal design tools (RTDesign)
  • Tools used: C#, .NET, TeamCity, git, PostgreSQL, MySQL
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Tomáš L.

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Senior Network Engineer

Zug
Tomáš L.

Last position:

Senior Network Engineer at Migros

  • Support across the entire Migros network
  • MPLS, L3/L2, complex BGP network, Checkpoint and Fortinet firewalls/VPN, F5 proxies and load balancers, Cisco WLAN with Prime/CCC and DNAC (the largest in Switzerland), ISE, Bluecat DNS and IPAM, DAMS, PRTG, Git, Ansible, ACI with NCAE and NexusDashboard, SAN
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Oscar M.

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IT Specialist / DBA

Adliswil
Oscar M.

Last position:

IT Specialist / DBA at Rothschild Private Swiss Bank

  • Act as DBA SME for MS SQL Server and primary contact for MSSQL infrastructure and long-term technology roadmap in a critical 24/7 banking environment
  • Maintain and evolve SQL infrastructure and monitoring system across development, test, UAT, and production environments (10 servers, 4 always-active Windows clusters, MSSQL 2014–2022 on VMs hosted by Inventix)
  • Automate SQL operations using Brent Ozar scripts, PowerShell, and Inventix cloud script integration
  • Build and improve ETL processes and BI applications (Power BI); plan resources and mentor BI team
  • Participate in review, delivery, and deployment of database improvements across the software development lifecycle
  • Migrate SQL Server instances from 2017 to 2019 and 2022
  • Integrate new applications requiring MSSQL databases
  • Manage and support on-premise and Azure SQL Server solutions; advise on industry standards, best practices, and creative database solutions
  • Develop automation scripts for internal systems using PowerShell and Git
  • Monitor systems with Splunk and Grafana; manage alerts, filters, data ingestion, and dashboard configuration
  • Collaborate with operations, development, and business teams to identify and resolve operational and performance issues proactively
  • Implement new SQL Server technologies such as Query Store, Extended Events, Tuning Advisor, and system traces
  • Provide on-call support and regular maintenance during evenings and weekends
  • Define and enforce system policies and standards; work closely with application managers, HR, and IT platforms in Switzerland and the UK
  • Handle 2nd/3rd level support service requests; document resolutions and cooperate with vendors
  • Use internal and external monitoring tools to detect performance trends and implement alerts and processes to prevent database issues
  • Document and share knowledge to improve technical understanding across operations and development teams; administer Confluence (installation, configuration, document management, performance, upgrades)
  • Work professionally in cross-functional teams to advise, influence, and coach development and operations teams on database topics

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Statistics of experts using Git

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

23 years (Switzerland: 22 years)

Git experts in Zurich have 23 years of professional experience on average. It is 1 year more than in Switzerland, where the average stands at 22 years.

Position duration

2.1 years (Switzerland: 1.9 years)

Git experts in Zurich stay in a single position for 2.1 years on average. It is 0.2 years more than in Switzerland, where the average stands at 1.9 years.

Positions per freelancer

14 (Switzerland: 15)

Git experts in Zurich have completed 14 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 1 fewer than in Switzerland, where the average stands at 15.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

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

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services

Git experts in Zurich are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Professional Services.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Product Development

Git experts in Zurich earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Business Intelligence, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

93% (Switzerland: 94%)

93% of Git experts in Zurich hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 1% lower than in Switzerland, where the rate stands at 94%.

Master's degree or higher

73% (Switzerland: 58%)

73% of Git experts in Zurich hold at least a Master's degree. It is 15% higher than in Switzerland, where the rate stands at 58%.

Doctorate

20% (Switzerland: 9%)

20% of Git experts in Zurich have a doctorate (PhD). It is 11% higher than in Switzerland, where the rate stands at 9%.

Certifications per freelancer

5 (Switzerland: 4)

Git experts in Zurich hold 5 professional certifications on average. It is 1 more than in Switzerland, where the average stands at 4.

Most common languages

English, German, French

Git experts in Zurich most often speak English, German, and French.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Switzerland: 98%)

100% of Git experts in Zurich speak two or more languages. It is 2% higher than in Switzerland, where the rate stands at 98%.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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6% of Git experts in Zurich charge less than €400 per day.
38% of Git experts in Zurich charge between €400 and €800 per day.
31% of Git experts in Zurich charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
25% of Git experts in Zurich charge €1200 or more per day.
<€400 €400-​800 €800-​1200 €1200+

The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Zurich 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 Zurich using Git

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

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Daily rate avg. 843 €
Switzerland avg. 848 €

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 €
Switzerland median 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.

Git 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 (94%)
  • Banking and Finance (72%)
  • Professional Services (61%)
  • Education (56%)
  • Retail (44%)
  • Insurance (39%)
  • Manufacturing (39%)
  • Government and Administration (39%)

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

About the technology

Version control

Git is a distributed version control system for tracking changes in source code and other project files. Each professional works with a complete local repository, making it possible to create branches, review history and commit changes without constant access to a central server. Git supports software teams, data projects, infrastructure configuration and documentation.

Collaboration workflows

Git provides the foundation for structured collaboration across small teams and large organizations. Specialists design branch policies, pull request flows and merge practices that keep parallel work understandable. They also connect Git with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and enterprise identity systems where access control and auditability matter.

Ecosystem and tooling

The core command line is often combined with graphical clients, hooks and repository services. Strong knowledge may include GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, pre-commit checks, semantic versioning and release tooling. Teams may also need support for monorepos, submodules, signed commits, protected branches and integrations with issue tracking systems.

  • Define branching and pull request conventions
  • Set up repository permissions and protected branches
  • Automate tests, builds and releases
  • Resolve complex merges and recover lost work

When companies need specialists

Freelance expertise helps when a team is changing its delivery model, consolidating repositories or introducing reliable release controls. It is also useful during migrations from legacy version control systems, CI/CD rollouts and acquisitions that bring different workflows together. In Zurich, remote collaboration is common, while regulated or product-focused teams may also need on-site workshops.

What strong experts deliver

A strong professional treats Git as a system for managing change, not only as a set of commands. They explain trade-offs between trunk-based development, feature branches and release branches, then adapt the workflow to team size, risk and deployment needs. Their work leaves clear documentation, repeatable automation and a history that other specialists can understand.

Choosing the right fit

Assess practical evidence rather than command memorization. Ask how the professional handled a difficult merge, repository permissions, a failed release or a migration, and look for clear reasoning about history, reversibility and team habits. Language expectations should be agreed early for documentation, reviews and workshops; Zurich teams may need English plus German communication depending on their stakeholders.

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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Git.

Git is used to record changes, coordinate parallel work and maintain recoverable versions of code and other files. Companies use it for application delivery, infrastructure configuration, documentation, data workflows and automated release processes.

Git is the version control system itself, while GitHub and GitLab provide hosted repository services around it. Those services add access management, pull requests, issue tracking, CI/CD and collaboration features, but a repository can also be managed with Git without either service.

A strong Git specialist often understands CI/CD, repository security, shell scripting and release management. Experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, containers and issue tracking helps when the work extends beyond local version control.

The right level depends on the risk and scope of the work, not on a fixed number of years. A workflow cleanup may need someone who can assess branching and review habits, while a migration or recovery effort calls for deep knowledge of repository history, automation and access controls.

Git is well suited to remote collaboration because repositories, reviews and automated checks can be shared across locations. On-site sessions can still help with workflow design, team training or sensitive migrations, and communication needs should be agreed in advance for Zurich-based stakeholders.

Git is often preferred when teams need distributed work, flexible branching and broad integration with modern delivery tooling. Centralized alternatives may be simpler for tightly controlled environments, so the decision should consider repository size, governance, connectivity and existing team practice.

Ask a Git freelancer to explain a real workflow decision, such as choosing merge policies or recovering from an incorrect rebase. Good answers cover safety, team clarity and automation rather than listing commands, and the professional should be able to show how they document decisions.

Before joining a Git project, clarify the repository structure, branching model, review rules and deployment triggers. Also confirm permissions, commit conventions, issue tracking and the process for handling secrets, conflicts and releases so your contributions fit the team's existing workflow.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Git in their recent projects is 105 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 843 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Git in their recent projects, 93% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 73% hold at least a Master's degree, and 20% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Git in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.1 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Git in their recent projects are English (100%), German (83%), and French (39%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Git in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Banking and Finance (72%), and Professional Services (61%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used Git in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (89%), and Project Management (56%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Git

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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