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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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Javid A.

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B2B Contract - Senior Fullstack developer (Java + Angular)

Vienna
Javid A.

Last position:

B2B Contract - Senior Fullstack developer (Java + Angular)

  • Project: E-Platform with 100k users
  • Skills: Java, Spring, Spring Boot
  • TechStack: Angular 18, Java 17, Spring Boot, Oracle DB, Spring Data, JPA, Hibernate, Oracle, Postgres, SQL
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Joseph W.

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Freelancer Cloud / Solution Architect (AWS)

Wien
Joseph W.

Last position:

Freelancer Cloud / Solution Architect (AWS) at A1 Bank

  • I am responsible for providing solution architecture and technical assistance for a migration initiative aimed at transitioning to a new core banking system.
  • The project involves replacing in-house development with a commercially available off-the-shelf core banking system operated as SaaS on AWS.
  • Duties encompass solution design, technical coordination, supporting development teams, and providing IT support and troubleshooting.
  • Managing over 10 global vendors and partners is crucial to project success.
  • Technologies: VMWare ESXi, AWS, EKS Kubernetes, Mastercard Payment Transaction Service, Avaloq, A1 Telekom Austria infrastructure, CheckPoint FW, F5, Site-to-Site VPNs, PingID, Futurae SDK, Airlock, UC4/Automic, Firebase, iOS/Android lifecycle management, AWS IAM, AWS AppStream, AWS S3, AWS Transfer Family, QlikView, OpenAPI.
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Attila D.

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Full-Stack Software Engineer

Vienna
Attila D.

Last position:

Full-Stack Software Engineer at Research Data Evaluation

  • Custom anonymized research data analyzer, providing insights and facilitating data-driven decision-making.
  • Designed and developed back- and frontend.
  • Delivered end-to-end solution.
  • Accelerated research timeline by 2 months.

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Statistics of experts using Hibernate

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

21 years

Hibernate experts in Vienna have 21 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

2.5 years

Hibernate experts in Vienna stay in a single position for 2.5 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

9

Hibernate experts in Vienna have completed 9 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Operations

Hibernate experts in Vienna have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Operations.

Top industries

Information Technology, Transportation, Insurance

Hibernate experts in Vienna are most in demand in Information Technology, Transportation, and Insurance.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Product Development

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

Bachelor's degree or higher

60%

60% of Hibernate experts in Vienna hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

40%

40% of Hibernate experts in Vienna hold at least a Master's degree.

Certifications per freelancer

4

Hibernate experts in Vienna hold 4 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

Hibernate experts in Vienna most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

100%

100% of Hibernate experts in Vienna speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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20% of Hibernate experts in Vienna charge less than €680 per day.
40% of Hibernate experts in Vienna charge between €720 and €760 per day.
40% of Hibernate experts in Vienna charge €760 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Vienna 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 Vienna using Hibernate

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

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Daily rate avg. 733 €

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 720 €

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.

Hibernate 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%)
  • Transportation (83%)
  • Insurance (67%)
  • Government and Administration (67%)
  • Telecommunication (67%)
  • Banking and Finance (33%)
  • Professional Services (33%)
  • Advertising (17%)

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

About the technology

Java persistence layer

Hibernate is an object-relational mapping framework for Java. It connects domain objects to relational databases, reducing repetitive JDBC code while supporting transactions, caching, fetching and query execution. Its Jakarta Persistence API compatibility makes it a common foundation for enterprise applications.

Mapping and queries

Specialists define entity mappings, relationships and inheritance strategies for business domains with complex data models. They work with annotations or XML, JPQL, the Hibernate Query Language and native SQL where database-specific control is needed. Careful mapping prevents inconsistent state and inefficient database access.

Ecosystem and tooling

Hibernate commonly appears alongside Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Jakarta Persistence, Maven or Gradle, and relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL and Oracle. Strong professionals also understand transaction boundaries, connection pools, Flyway or Liquibase migrations, testing tools and application monitoring. They can adapt Hibernate to established Java architectures rather than treating it as an isolated library.

Where it fits

  • Enterprise Java applications with transactional data
  • Spring-based services and REST backends
  • Systems with rich domain models and relational schemas
  • Applications that require auditing, caching or concurrency control
  • Modernization of JDBC-heavy persistence code

Hibernate supports sectors where reliable data consistency matters, including finance, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare and public services. In Vienna, companies may use it in local delivery teams or in distributed projects where clear documentation and dependable remote collaboration are essential.

When to bring in specialists

Companies often need freelance expertise during a new persistence design, a migration from legacy JDBC or an upgrade across Java and Jakarta ecosystems. A specialist can investigate slow queries, unexpected lazy-loading behavior, excessive database traffic or transaction failures. They can also establish mapping conventions and review persistence code before a wider release.

What quality looks like

A capable professional understands both the object model and the SQL generated underneath it. They measure query behavior, choose fetching strategies deliberately, control session and transaction scope, and test realistic data volumes. Look for experience with schema evolution, integration testing, caching decisions and clear communication with application and database teams.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything clients usually want to know about Hibernate, in one place.

Hibernate maps Java objects to relational database tables and manages much of the persistence work around them. Companies use it for transactions, entity relationships, querying, caching and database access in enterprise applications and services.

Hibernate is a persistence provider that implements the Jakarta Persistence specification, while Spring Data JPA provides repository abstractions on top of a provider such as Hibernate. They are often used together, but direct Hibernate APIs may be useful when a project needs provider-specific behavior.

A strong Hibernate specialist should understand Java, SQL, relational database design, transactions and REST or service-layer patterns. Experience with Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, database migrations, testing and query profiling is also valuable.

The required depth depends on the data model and failure risk, not only on project duration. A simple CRUD service may need solid JPA fundamentals, while a large system with concurrency, legacy schemas or performance issues calls for a professional who can inspect SQL, transactions and session behavior in detail.

Hibernate work is often suitable for remote collaboration when the codebase, database environments and acceptance criteria are accessible. Vienna-based teams should agree on documentation, working hours, German or English communication needs, and secure access to development data before work begins.

Hibernate can reduce repetitive persistence code and provide a domain-oriented model for applications with many entities and relationships. Plain JDBC may be preferable for narrowly focused queries or highly specialized SQL, so the decision should reflect query complexity, control requirements and team familiarity.

Ask a Hibernate professional to explain the SQL produced by important operations and the reasoning behind fetch, cascade and transaction choices. Review tests for relationships and concurrency, query plans for critical paths, migration safety and evidence that database behavior was measured rather than assumed.

A Hibernate freelancer may resolve N+1 queries, slow joins, detached-entity errors, incorrect cascade behavior or unexpected lazy loading. They also help with legacy schema mappings, JPA migrations, provider upgrades and persistence designs that need clearer transaction boundaries.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Hibernate in their recent projects is 92 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 733 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Hibernate in their recent projects, 60% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 40% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Hibernate in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.5 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Hibernate in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (33%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Hibernate in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Transportation (83%), and Insurance (67%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Hibernate in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Operations (50%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Hibernate

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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