Headless CMS Experts in Berlin
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Berlin, who have recently used Headless CMS
Alois R.
Last position:
Senior Fullstack Developer at brandung GmbH
- Opt-in RAG extension over tenant-owned data sources (SharePoint, Confluence) on existing multi-tenant enterprise AI platform
- Architecture: ADRs, solution evaluations, permission strategy, cost modeling
- End-to-end SharePoint and Confluence connectors: OAuth consent flows, token refresh, metadata sync, search integration
- Permission resolution: ACL indexing at ingestion and query-time verification (document-level security)
- Elasticsearch hybrid search (semantic + keyword) with RRF scoring
- RAG chat with context injection and source citations
- Stack: Elastic Cloud, Elasticsearch, Docker, Northflank, Next.js, React, TypeScript, Prisma, Microsoft Graph API, Atlassian REST API, OAuth 2.0
Noël L.
Last position:
Freelance Senior Product Owner at Rewe Digital GmbH
- Interim Product Owner for two new applications as part of the introduction of a new bonus points program within the entire Rewe Group
- Coordination of cross-team planning (initiative management) and implementation
- Responsibility for product vision, roadmap, backlog and stakeholder management within an agile scaled product development team
- Successful Go Live with both applications on 2024-09-24
Alessandro L.
Last position:
Vue Frontend Engineer at Savills
- Savills is one of the world's leading property advisors with 700+ offices worldwide. In Berlin, I built core digital solutions for the valuation business, replacing legacy Access-based workflows with an enterprise-grade web app built on Vue.js.
- Frontend Architecture & Scalability: Designed scalable Vue + TypeScript frontend architecture for internal enterprise applications, integrating a Symfony backend and interactive maps.
- Legacy Modernization: Led the modernization of legacy jQuery-based systems into maintainable Vue-driven applications, improving performance, maintainability, and efficiency across business workflows.
- PDF Report Workflow Automation: Engineered Twig-based automated PDF generation pipelines that reduced manual report preparation time by ~80%, saving approximately 12h per analyst/month.
- Design System & Frontend: Built a scalable SASS-based design system using mixins, maps, functions, and reusable UI patterns for consistency and long-term maintainability.
Marcus B.
Last position:
Alpecin.de - Dr. Wolff Group
- Development of a Component Library based on a Design System for several international brands such as Alpecin, Karex, Linola and Plantur 39
- Integration of Headless CMS, PIM and Commerce solutions
- UI/UX development
- Prototype development
- MVP development
- API design and development
- SaaS development (Whitelabel/Multi-tenent)
- Headless CMS integration
- Design Systems Digital Signage
- Internationalization (i18n)
- Javascript
- Component Library
- Tailwind CSS
- Storybook
- HTML
- Vue 3
- Storyblok
- Github Actions
- SEO
- i18n Theming
- React
Dine A.
Last position:
Frontend Developer (Astro) at Mindful
- Built marketing site for video app launch
- Implemented responsive UI and performance optimizations
Gregor D.
Last position:
Founder, Principal Software Architect & Technical Consultant at Hold My Code GmbH
- Frontend modernization (multiple client engagements): Angular version upgrades, architecture refactoring, performance optimization, state management restructuring, and UI library consolidation resulting in faster load times and improved end-user experience across all projects.
- Web development: High-performance landing pages and company websites for SMB clients built with Next.js, SvelteKit, PayloadCMS, and TailwindCSS optimized for speed, SEO, and conversion.
- SaaS product development: Architecting and building an AI-powered platform for photography studio operators (PoC phase) with full-stack TypeScript: Angular frontend, NestJS backend, PostgreSQL, LLM integration (Gemini/Claude) for intelligent workflow automation.
- AI integration: Developed a PoC for AI-generated podcast avatars using the Gemini API for content production workflows.
- Angular deep dive workshops: Delivered 20+ workshops (3–5 days each, 8–10 participants) in a hands-on format where participants build a demo application modeled after their real business domain.
Tino T.
Last position:
Director Technology at Forte Digital Germany
- Leading 20+ staff in development, site reliability engineering, and architecture.
- Leading the group-wide agentic AI initiative (Norway, Poland, Germany).
- Hands-on solution architect and AI consultant for over 50% of my working time on client projects in the publishing sector – from local publishers to international corporations.
- Strategic consulting and technical implementation of AI workflow platforms (n8n, Workato).
- Developing prototypes for traditional, AI-based, and agentic AI workflows.
Daniel D.
Last position:
Full-stack web developer at birdeatsbug.com
- Fullstack development of our product: a web app (VueJS), Chrome extension (VueJS), SDK (JS), API (NodeJS), GraphQL server (Hasura, Postgres)
- Included development of multiple user-facing features, conversion of app and extension from Vue2 to Vue3, implementation of E2E testing system (Playwright), as well as debugging and refactors, on a team from 2 to 4 developers
- Deployment on Google Cloud Storage, including management of CI pipelines and jobs
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Statistics of experts using Headless CMS
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
16 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Strategy
Top industries
Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Human Resources, Information Technology, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
57%
Certifications per freelancer
1
Most common languages
German, English, Italian
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Berlin 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 Berlin using Headless CMS
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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Headless CMS experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (100%)
- Media and Entertainment (75%)
- Professional Services (75%)
- Retail (63%)
- Education (50%)
- Cosmetics (38%)
- Energy (38%)
- Banking and Finance (38%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Headless CMS means
A Headless CMS separates content management from the presentation layer. Teams create, organize and govern structured content in one system, then deliver it through APIs to websites, mobile apps, digital signage, commerce stores or other interfaces. This headless content management system approach gives each channel its own front end while keeping content reusable.
What it builds
Headless CMS projects support content-rich products that need consistent publishing across channels. Typical deliverables include:
- Content models for pages, products, articles and localized entries
- API-driven websites built with Next.js, Nuxt, Astro or other frameworks
- Mobile and omnichannel publishing workflows
- Preview, approval and editorial governance features
- Integrations with commerce, search, analytics and identity services
Ecosystem and tooling
Professionals may work with Contentful, Strapi, Sanity, Storyblok, DatoCMS or a custom content service. Their toolkit often includes REST or GraphQL APIs, webhooks, TypeScript, React, Vue, Next.js, CI/CD pipelines and cloud hosting. Strong delivery also requires attention to schemas, caching, authentication, media management and observability.
When companies need expertise
Companies usually bring in freelance specialists when a content platform must be selected, migrated or connected to a new experience. Specialist support is valuable when editorial teams need better workflows, when several channels must share content, or when an existing CMS limits release speed and front-end flexibility. Berlin teams may also need professionals comfortable with distributed collaboration and multilingual publishing requirements.
What strong specialists deliver
Good professionals translate editorial needs into durable content structures instead of copying page layouts into a database. They define clear ownership, validation rules, preview flows and release processes. They also protect performance and security by handling API access, cache strategy, environment separation and failure states. Their work includes documentation so internal teams can extend the system safely.
Choosing the right professional
Assess experience with the specific CMS, front-end stack and integrations in scope. Ask for examples of migrations, reusable schemas, localization, preview environments and API governance, not just attractive interfaces. A strong specialist explains trade-offs between a hosted product and an open-source headless content management system, tests editorial workflows with real users and leaves behind maintainable configuration and code.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Headless CMS.
A Headless CMS stores and manages structured content separately from the interface that displays it. Companies use it to publish consistent content to websites, mobile apps, commerce experiences and other channels through APIs.
A Headless CMS separates content from presentation, while a traditional CMS usually combines editorial tools, templates and page rendering in one system. The headless approach offers more front-end freedom and channel flexibility, but it requires stronger planning for previews, integrations and publishing workflows.
A strong Headless CMS specialist often understands REST or GraphQL, JavaScript or TypeScript, React or Vue, cloud hosting, CI/CD and search or commerce integrations. Content modeling, localization, accessibility, caching and API security are also important.
The right Headless CMS professional depends on the project’s scope, integrations and editorial complexity rather than a fixed tenure threshold. A straightforward setup may need focused implementation support, while a migration or omnichannel rollout calls for proven skills in schemas, governance, testing and release management.
Yes, Headless CMS work is often suitable for remote collaboration because requirements, schemas, repositories and environments can be reviewed online. On-site sessions in Berlin can still help with discovery, editorial workshops and stakeholder alignment, especially when teams publish in several languages.
Review whether the Headless CMS supports clear content models, reliable previews, controlled permissions and predictable API behavior. Quality also shows in documentation, test coverage, migration safety, performance monitoring and how easily editors can complete their daily tasks.
Common Headless CMS products include Contentful, Strapi, Sanity, Storyblok and DatoCMS. The best choice depends on hosting preferences, editorial workflows, API needs, customization requirements and the team’s existing technical ecosystem.
A Headless CMS can support multilingual publishing well when its content model handles locales, fallback rules, translations and regional variations explicitly. The implementation should also connect language workflows with previews, search, URL structure and the needs of local editorial teams.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Headless CMS in their recent projects is 91 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 727 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Headless CMS in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 57% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Headless CMS in their recent projects have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Headless CMS in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Italian (25%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Headless CMS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Media and Entertainment (75%), and Professional Services (75%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Headless CMS in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Strategy (63%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Headless CMS
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