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Jan Mundo

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Founder, Senior Solution Architect, Team Lead, Senior DevOps Engineer

Heusenstamm
Jan Mundo

Last position:

Founder, Senior Solution Architect, Team Lead, Senior DevOps Engineer at CreArt IT GmbH

  • Hands-on solution architect
  • Digital product development - SaaS
  • Strategic consulting on software architecture, cloud migration, and DevOps processes
  • Coaching SE developers and IT architects
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Minh Doan

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Project Manager / Business Analyst / Application Manager

Bad Vilbel
Minh Doan

Last position:

Project Manager / Business Analyst / Application Manager at Finance and Insurance

  • Introducing 5 different process applications for various teams

  • Release planning: scope and time management

  • Resource/capacity planning

  • Conducting sprint planning / retrospectives

  • Increment planning (multiple sprints)

  • Preparing steering committee meetings / reporting to the executive board

  • Coordinating / aligning with external suppliers / deliveries

  • Multi-project resource planning

  • Aligning with the business unit and development team

  • Identifying best practices with IBM BAW

  • Cost control and planning for the project team and external service providers

  • Collecting KPIs using LogScale

  • Analyzing application errors with LogScale / queries

  • Defining user stories / aligning requirements with the business unit and development team

  • Testing and defect tracking

  • UI/UX design of the application

  • Preparing and facilitating brown-paper workshop

  • Test concept, test data, test organization, test execution

  • Recording team velocity / metrics

  • Executing tests

  • Scripts for automated testing

  • Organizing tests with the business unit and IT

  • Recording and prioritizing defects

  • Setting up and operating the application

  • Setting up application monitoring with LogScale dashboards

  • Checking health endpoints with PowerShell

  • Post mortem analysis

  • Setting up incident management

  • Setting up problem management

  • Analyzing errors using LogScale queries and dashboard

  • Pre-processing data for AI

  • Conducting evaluation with AI language models (Meta Llama 3.3 LLM and deepset Haystack) and RAG

  • Installing runtime environments for LLMs (large language model)

  • Evaluating various LLMs

  • Installing RAG (retrieval augmented generation) and integrating with LLM

  • Extracting unstructured data with LLM and RAG

  • Project based on IBM BAW (Business Automation Workflow), WebSphere Liberty, Domea, d.3, REST, LogScale (formerly Humio), Swagger, PowerShell, JIRA, Confluence, Lucom Interaction Platform (LIP), Mattermost, Jabber

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Ingo Dettling

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Analytics

Frankfurt am Main
Ingo Dettling

Last position:

Analytics at BaFin - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority Frankfurt

  • Introduction of methods for developing and automated deployment of cloud-native software and machine learning applications in OpenShift clusters
  • Development of various programs in Python
  • Technologies: Kubernetes, OpenShift, Kustomize, ArgoCD, Tekton, Docker, PodMan, Airflow, IntelliJ, PyCharm, Git, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, Python
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Werner Keil

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Test Coordinator, Designer and Engineer

Bad Homburg
Werner Keil

Last position:

Test Coordinator, Designer and Engineer at IBM

  • Testing the SekIDP and related components
  • Test design, execution and automation, microservices, GitHub Enterprise, Eclipse, Katalon Test Platform, API Testing, Confluence 8, JIRA/Xray, Draw.io, Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman, Docker, Kubernetes, Podman, PuTTY, E-Health, Telematik, Gematik standards, EPA, E-Rezept, sektoraler IDP, encryption, XaDES, PaDES, DICOM, HL7, FHIR, IHE, ICD, SSO, SAML/Shibboleth, OAuth, smartcards, JWT, two factor authentication Android and iOS, Wireshark, BrowserStack, Cypress, gRPC, REST, SOAP, WS-Security, Linux Shell, PowerShell, SSH/SSL, Java, Kotlin, Cordova, Gradle, Groovy, Python, TypeScript
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Marie-Josée Mache

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Java Engineer / Developer

Eschborn
Marie-Josée Mache

Last position:

Java Engineer / Developer at Davaso GmbH

  • Involved in the full development lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, and deployment of Java-based applications.
  • Built and maintained high-performance RESTful APIs and microservices, ensuring scalability and reliable data exchange.
  • Practiced code reviews, used version control systems (e.g., Git), and collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to deliver robust software solutions.
  • Implemented, managed, and optimized complex business logic and decision-making processes using the Drools Rules Engine, leveraging DRL (Drools Rule Language) for dynamic configuration.
  • Developed software solutions for a major service provider in the healthcare insurance sector, specifically focusing on claims processing and reconciliation logic to ensure cost-effective reimbursement for health funds.
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Alexey Lysenkov

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Frontend Styler

Frankfurt am Main
Alexey Lysenkov

Last position:

Frontend Styler at Finanz Informatik

  • Implementation of business transaction layouts for the online banking UI in compliance with BITV (accessibility)
  • Technologies: JavaScript, jQuery, LESS
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Leonid Ravin

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Business Analyst | Requirements Engineer (certified) | Requirements Manager

Frankfurt am Main
Leonid Ravin

Last position:

IT Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer at S-Payment GmbH / Sparkasse (DSV-Gruppe)

  • Business analysis of payments for the introduction of Wero EPI in Germany.
  • Analysis and optimization of merchant processes in the context of acquiring and issuing.
  • Analysis of interfaces for instant payments.
  • Analysis of SCT-Inst processes, settlement mechanisms and reporting processes.
  • Identification and clarification of gaps in merchant processes.
  • Analysis and documentation of clearing and settlement processes.
  • OSPlus process analysis and documentation.
  • Coordination and alignment with scheme management as well as various payment service providers and financial institutions on merchant processes.
  • Preparation and follow-up as well as active participation in EPI meetings on technical coordination and regulatory topics in payments, including content familiarization and prioritization.
  • Preparation and documentation of project and steering committees in the EPI environment.
  • Creation of status reports for the subproject.
  • Maintenance and structuring of Confluence pages for project documentation.
  • Coordination and alignment with the issuing teams on individual customer processes as well as aligning with bank processes and acquirer processes in the Wero environment.
  • Communication with payment service providers regarding merchant and bank processes in the Wero environment.
  • Organizational support for project management in special tasks in the EPI and Wero environment.
  • Digital filing and documentation in Confluence and Microsoft Teams.
  • Planning, implementation and tracking of work packages and steps.
  • Quality assurance and project control.
  • Consulting on IT strategy, IT architecture and interface management in the EPI and Wero environment.
  • Technical environment: Jira, Confluence, XML, JSON, MS Office (Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint), SharePoint, Draw.io, Innovator, 3rd-level support, ITIL, creation and updating of software documentation, interface management, OSPlus, Scrum, KYC, payment, European Payments Initiative (EPI), Wero, Microsoft Loop, Instant Payments, SCT-Inst.
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Martin Gross

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Product Management for Medical Portal

Bad Homburg
Martin Gross

Last position:

Product Management for Medical Portal at MedTech Startup

  • Product strategy and roadmap development for digital health portal
  • Requirements engineering and feature prioritization
  • User story definition and backlog management
  • Prototype development
  • Implementation of continuous delivery
  • Search engine optimization
  • Technological environment: Claude Code, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Agentic Coding, TypeScript, React, AstroJS, PostgreSQL, JetBrains IntelliJ, Netlify, Supabase, GitHub Actions, Git, DevOps, continuous delivery
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Mario Steiner

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Expert in Web Analytics, Tag and Consent Management

Frankfurt am Main
Mario Steiner

Last position:

Expert in Web Analytics, Tag and Consent Management at Deutsche Bahn AG

  • Conducting and analyzing web analytics
  • Creating and editing tags and scripts in tag management as well as banners and other client-side web elements in consent management
  • Technologies used in development: Tealium, JavaScript, IntelliJ, Git, Android Studio, Selenium, Appium, Adobe Analytics, Power Automate, Power App
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Puya Dogouri

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Quality Assurance Consultant

Frankfurt
Puya Dogouri

Last position:

Quality Assurance Consultant at Federal Employment Agency

  • Consulting and implementation of functional test requirements
  • Responsibility for and validation of test automation solutions in an agile team
  • Support for QA topics during weekly release tests
  • Creating test cases using Gherkin
  • Developing automated tests with Cucumber and Playwright
  • Specifying and maintaining automated and manual tests

Technologies used:

  • Confluence
  • Jira
  • Cucumber
  • Playwright
  • Typescript
  • Java
  • Git
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Karsten Gerigk

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Software Development

Hanau
Karsten Gerigk

Last position:

Software Development at Siemens Mobility GmbH

  • Maintenance and further development of several existing projects in the "AI-powered transportation" sector, based on React, REST-like APIs (Spring, Python) and various design libraries
  • Responsible in the project for build processes, JavaScript development, architecture, coordination and communication with the design team
  • Agile software development (Scrum, Kanban)
  • Technologies: React, TypeScript, Ant Design, Node.js, Yarn, Vite, i18n, Postgres, Keycloak, Jest, Cypress, Storybook
  • Tools: IntelliJ, Git, GitLab CI, Docker, Confluence, Jira
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Ralf Köster

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Senior Java Developer, Consultant

Frankfurt am Main
Ralf Köster

Last position:

Senior Java Developer, Consultant at Dataport AÖR

  • Maintenance and further development of the Java/Swing-based @rtus FormsEditor
  • Design and development of a graphical formula editor based on Google Blockly to map a project-specific DSL, including parsing and code generation
  • Implementation of pixel-perfect synchronization between editor and print preview to improve user experience
  • Technologies: Java 17/21, Swing, JavaFX, JBoss/Wildfly, JUnit, Mockito, Blockly, JPedal, ICEPDF, Eclipse
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Adil Sultan

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Mobile/Backend Developer

Frankfurt
Adil Sultan

Last position:

Mobile/Backend Developer at Freelance

  • Built a cross-platform mobile application using React Native that interacts with IoT devices via RESTful APIs
  • Implemented state management with Redux and integrated IoT-specific components for smooth data visualization and device control
  • Developed RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express, utilizing MongoDB for scalable data storage
  • Facilitated secure communication between the mobile app and IoT devices, enabling device onboarding, status monitoring, and control commands
  • Implemented real-time data synchronization and optimized data flow to minimize latency
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Michael Yaco

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Senior Consultant, Senior DevOps Engineer

Offenbach am Main
Michael Yaco

Last position:

Senior Consultant, Senior DevOps Engineer at DB Regio AG

  • Supported implementation and operation of a portal used online and offline in customer-facing vehicles
  • Automated processes by introducing CI/CD pipelines
  • Provided enablement and methodological guidance for adopting software engineering best practices
  • System environment: NestJS, Node.js, npm, AWS, Docker, Docker Swarm, GitLab CI, WhiteSource, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch, REST API

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Statistics of experts using IntelliJ IDEA

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

19 years

Position duration

2 years

Positions per freelancer

16 (Germany: 14)

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Transportation

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Bachelor's degree or higher

89% (Germany: 92%)

Master's degree or higher

53%

Doctorate

16% (Germany: 8%)

Certifications per freelancer

3 (Germany: 2)

Most common languages

German, English, Russian

Speak two or more languages

96%

Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Frankfurt 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 Frankfurt using IntelliJ IDEA

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

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Daily rate avg. 744 €
Germany 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 760 €
Germany median 752 €

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

IntelliJ IDEA at a glance

IntelliJ IDEA is a professional IDE for Java, Kotlin, and other JVM work. Teams use it to write code, refactor safely, debug complex flows, and keep large codebases readable. It is common on backend projects, service layers, and build-heavy enterprise systems.

What experts deliver

  • Java and Kotlin feature work
  • Refactoring and code cleanup
  • Debugging, profiling, and test runs
  • Maven and Gradle project support
  • Spring-based application work

Tooling around it

Strong IntelliJ IDEA specialists know the editor, inspections, live templates, and run configurations. They also work well with Git, JUnit, Testcontainers, Docker, and framework plugins that keep delivery smooth. The best freelancers make the IDE fit the team’s code style and release flow.

When companies bring them in

Teams usually look for IntelliJ IDEA help when a codebase is hard to navigate, builds are slow, or refactoring carries too much risk. It also helps when a Frankfurt-based team wants short, focused support for Java migrations, Kotlin adoption, or developer workflow cleanup without adding long-term overhead.

What strong specialists do

  • Read a project quickly
  • Use inspections with care
  • Keep refactors safe and small
  • Set up effective run and debug paths
  • Work cleanly with version control

Good professionals do more than know shortcuts. They understand Java and Kotlin structure, can explain why a refactor is safe, and keep attention on maintainable code rather than local habits.

Search terms and fit

People may search for IntelliJ, IntelliJ IDEA, or JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA. All refer to the same core IDE experience. In Frankfurt, this often matters for fintech, enterprise software, and teams that mix on-site review with remote delivery, especially when clear English communication is expected.

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Frequently asked questions

Questions about IntelliJ IDEA? Start with the answers below.

IntelliJ IDEA is used for Java, Kotlin, and broader JVM work. Companies rely on it for writing features, refactoring safely, debugging, running tests, and managing build files such as Maven and Gradle. It fits both greenfield services and large legacy systems.

IntelliJ IDEA is usually chosen when teams want deep code insight, strong refactoring, and rich project support out of the box. VS Code is lighter and more extensible, while Eclipse is still common in some legacy setups. For complex Java and Kotlin codebases, IntelliJ IDEA often gives specialists more leverage.

A strong IntelliJ IDEA specialist also understands Java, Kotlin, Git, testing, and build tools like Maven or Gradle. Familiarity with Spring, debugging workflows, and code quality checks is a big plus. The IDE matters, but the surrounding engineering skills matter just as much.

Projects usually bring in IntelliJ IDEA help when the codebase is large, refactoring is risky, or the team wants to improve daily developer flow fast. It is also useful for migrations, plugin setup, build issues, and onboarding teams to better IDE practices. Short expert support can unblock work without a long engagement.

Yes. IntelliJ IDEA work is often done remotely because most tasks happen inside the codebase, the IDE, and version control. Frankfurt teams may still ask for on-site sessions for pair work, architecture reviews, or tighter coordination with in-house specialists.

Look for clear refactoring choices, clean debugging habits, and a calm approach to build or test problems. A good IntelliJ IDEA professional explains trade-offs and keeps changes small and safe. If they can improve the workflow without creating tool noise, that is a strong sign.

IntelliJ IDEA is a strong fit for Spring and Kotlin because it understands the language features, framework patterns, and common project structure well. That helps specialists move faster through navigation, inspections, and test runs. It is especially useful when the same project mixes Java, Kotlin, and build logic.

Yes, both names are used. IntelliJ IDEA is the official product name, while IntelliJ and JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA are common search terms. When you hire a specialist, the important part is proven experience with the IDE, not which shortcut name they use.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used IntelliJ IDEA in their recent projects is 93 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 744 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used IntelliJ IDEA in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 53% hold at least a Master's degree, and 16% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used IntelliJ IDEA in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used IntelliJ IDEA in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and Russian (17%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used IntelliJ IDEA in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (79%), and Transportation (58%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used IntelliJ IDEA in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (88%), and Quality Assurance (71%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used IntelliJ IDEA

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.

Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg

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