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Thomas S.

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Berlin
Thomas S.

Last position:

GEDISA mbH

  • Development of various backends (PHP) in a microservice architecture with STRENGTHS
  • Development of administration interfaces with Laravel Filament diligent consistent agile
  • Integration of third-party providers via REST interfaces patient attention to detail motivating
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Alex I.

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Public Speaker

Berlin
Alex I.

Last position:

Public Speaker at WeAreDevelopers

  • Participated as a public speaker regarding leadership and transformational topics at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress with 15 thousand visitors.
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Jan H.

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Technical Co-Founder

Berlin
Jan H.

Last position:

Technical Co-Founder at Telemarie UG

  • Technical Leadership & SW Architecture: Conducting trade-off analyses for technology stacks and leading the design and implementation of the software architecture, including mobile and backend solutions. Facilitating Event Storming workshops for DDD and software architecture.
  • Strategic Direction & Organizational Development: Playing a key role in defining the strategic direction of the product and organization, exploring new models such as steward ownership.
  • Lean Startup & Agile Development: Introducing Lean and Agile principles, implementing lean prototypes, and ensuring adherence to Lean Startup processes, iterative development from product/solution fit to product/market fit.
  • Team Building & Collaboration: Facilitating workshops, retrospectives and future workshops to collaboratively develop tactics and strategies.
  • Technologies: Flutter, JS/TS, React, Google Cloud, Firebase, Android, iOS.
  • Organizational Methods: Lean startup, lean canvas, lean agile, event storming, retrospectives.
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Kashaf K.

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AI Consultant / Expert

Berlin
Kashaf K.

Last position:

AI Consultant / Expert at Siemens Mobility

  • Evaluated 45+ AI use cases and developed a prioritization framework for Siemens’ internal AI roadmap.
  • Tested internal tools like DRIM, SiemensGPT, Microsoft Copilot; presented evaluation outcomes to stakeholders.
  • Identified performance gaps and improved tool adoption by 65%.
  • Supported AI knowledge-sharing initiatives, led tool onboarding sessions, and improved team AI literacy.
  • Collaborated with engineering, procurement, and digital teams on tool feedback and strategy alignment.
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Daniel D.

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Full-stack web developer

Berlin
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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Haseeb A.

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Full Stack Ruby on Rails Developer

Berlin
Haseeb A.

Last position:

Full Stack Ruby on Rails Developer at FINLINK

  • Delivered MVP for strategic enterprise client including core Links banking APIs and interest rate calculations
  • Integrated German banking APIs for automated credit checks
  • Built lead distribution system that improved sales team efficiency by 40%
  • Developed microservices architecture for mortgage offer generation from multiple banks
  • Automated document verification process for customer KYC and income validation
  • Implemented GDPR-compliant consent management for customer data protection
  • Deployed and managed services using Kubernetes with custom YAML configurations
  • Wrote comprehensive test coverage using Rspec ensuring code reliability
  • Reduced customer onboarding time by 30% through workflow optimization

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Statistics of experts using Heroku

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

21 years

Heroku experts in Berlin have 21 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

2.4 years

Heroku experts in Berlin stay in a single position for 2.4 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

11

Heroku experts in Berlin have completed 11 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

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

Top industries

Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Banking and Finance

Heroku experts in Berlin are most in demand in Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Banking and Finance.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Product Development

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

Bachelor's degree or higher

100%

100% of Heroku experts in Berlin hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

83%

83% of Heroku experts in Berlin hold at least a Master's degree.

Certifications per freelancer

1

Heroku experts in Berlin hold 1 professional certification on average.

Most common languages

German, English, Spanish

Heroku experts in Berlin most often speak German, English, and Spanish.

Speak two or more languages

100%

100% of Heroku experts in Berlin 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 Heroku experts in Berlin charges less than €800 per day.
3 of the Heroku experts in Berlin charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
One of the Heroku experts in Berlin charges between €1200 and €1600 per day.
2 of the Heroku experts in Berlin charge €1600 or more per day.
<€800 €800-​1200 €1200-​1600 €1600+

The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Berlin 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 Berlin using Heroku

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

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Daily rate avg. 1073 €

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.

Heroku 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 (63%)
  • Banking and Finance (50%)
  • Healthcare (50%)
  • Retail (50%)
  • Education (38%)
  • Insurance (38%)
  • Automotive (25%)

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

About the technology

Platform at a glance

Heroku is a managed cloud platform for building, deploying and running web applications without managing the underlying servers. Salesforce Heroku provides application runtimes, managed services and operational tools through a developer-focused workflow. Teams can push code, configure environments and release changes while Heroku handles much of the platform maintenance.

Applications and services

Heroku supports customer portals, SaaS products, APIs, internal tools, event-driven services and prototypes that need a clear path from code to production. Experts commonly work with Ruby, Node.js, Python, Java, PHP and Go applications. They also connect external APIs, background workers, scheduled jobs, authentication services and data stores.

  • Configure production, staging and review environments
  • Deploy web processes, workers and scheduled tasks
  • Connect PostgreSQL, Redis and external services
  • Prepare applications for migrations and traffic growth

Ecosystem and delivery

The Heroku Platform uses Git-based deployments, buildpacks, config vars, add-ons and pipelines. Strong specialists understand Heroku Postgres, Heroku Redis, logs, metrics, releases, dyno formation and deployment automation. They often bring GitHub Actions, Terraform, Docker, CI/CD practices and cloud integration skills when a delivery setup needs more control.

When expertise matters

Companies bring in freelance Heroku specialists when an application must move from a local setup to a reliable hosted environment, or when releases have become difficult to repeat. Expertise is also useful during platform migrations, database changes, incident reviews and the separation of development, staging and production workflows. In Berlin, remote collaboration is common, while on-site workshops can help teams align quickly on architecture and ownership.

  • Review slow releases, failed builds or unstable processes
  • Establish secure configuration and access practices
  • Plan a migration away from self-managed infrastructure
  • Improve observability, rollback and incident procedures

What strong specialists deliver

A capable Heroku professional treats deployment as part of the application, not as a final handoff. They define repeatable releases, keep configuration out of source code, select suitable add-ons and explain operational trade-offs clearly. They can also identify when Heroku is the right fit and when a more configurable cloud environment is justified.

Choosing the right professional

Look for evidence of production Heroku work in an application stack similar to yours. Ask how the specialist handles buildpacks, release phases, migrations, logs, secrets, backups and rollback decisions. The best fit can describe both the developer experience and the operational limits of the Heroku Platform, communicate clearly with your team and leave behind documented processes that others can maintain.

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Frequently asked questions

What clients ask us most about Heroku — answered in short.

Heroku is a managed platform for deploying and operating web applications, APIs, workers and scheduled processes. Companies use it to reduce infrastructure work while keeping a straightforward path from source control to production.

Heroku offers a more opinionated application platform, so teams can release software without assembling as many infrastructure components. AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure provide deeper control and broader service catalogs, which can suit complex networking, compliance or highly customized workloads.

A strong Heroku specialist usually understands at least one supported application language, Git, CI/CD, databases and application security. Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, containers, observability, Terraform or major cloud services is useful when the project extends beyond a simple deployment.

The right level depends on the risk and scope of the work rather than a fixed number of years. A straightforward deployment may need focused platform knowledge, while migrations, database changes, production incidents or complex pipelines call for a specialist who has handled those situations in live systems.

Heroku is well suited to remote collaboration because deployments, configuration and logs are available through shared tools. A Berlin team should agree on working hours, documentation standards, access controls and communication language before the engagement begins; on-site sessions can still help with discovery or handover.

Heroku may be less suitable when a system needs unusual network controls, highly specialized infrastructure, extensive container orchestration or fine-grained cost optimization. A good specialist will explain those constraints early and compare the platform with a self-managed or more configurable cloud setup.

Ask the specialist to explain a comparable production setup, including buildpacks, pipelines, configuration, database operations, monitoring and rollback. Quality shows in practical trade-offs, clear documentation, secure access habits and the ability to make releases repeatable rather than dependent on one person.

Salesforce Heroku work often includes application deployments, environment design, Heroku Postgres, Heroku Redis, add-on integration and release automation. Freelancers may also improve CI/CD, migrate applications, troubleshoot failed releases or connect Heroku services with external APIs and cloud systems.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Heroku in their recent projects is 134 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,073 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Heroku in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 83% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Heroku in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Heroku in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (25%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Heroku in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Media and Entertainment (63%), and Banking and Finance (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Heroku in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Project Management (63%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Heroku

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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