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Mario S.

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Expert in Web Analytics, Tag Management and Consent Management

Frankfurt am Main
Mario S.

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

  • Conducting and evaluating web analyses
  • Creating and editing tags and scripts in the area of tag management as well as banners and other client-side web elements in the area of consent management
  • Technologies used in development: Tealium, JavaScript, IntelliJ, Git, Android Studio, Selenium, Appium, Adobe Analytics, Power Automate, Power App
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Jan M.

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

Heusenstamm
Jan M.

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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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Silke D.

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Requirements Engineer

Schwalbach am Taunus
Silke D.

Last position:

Business Analyst at Rentenservice

Developed a digitalization strategy Analyzed legacy systems and designed a new IT landscape

  • Gathered current work structures and processes
  • Identified optimization opportunities
  • Developed a tool landscape to support business processes
  • Created a request for proposal
  • Defined epics and user stories
  • Modeled processes

Technologies/Methods: Confluence, MSTeams, MindManager, PlantUML, JIRA

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Ralf K.

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Senior Java Developer, Consultant

Frankfurt am Main
Ralf K.

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 for representing a project-specific DSL, including parsing and code generation
  • Implementation of character-accurate synchronization between the editor and print preview to improve the user experience
  • Technologies: Java 17/21, Swing, JavaFX, JBoss/Wildfly, JUnit, Mockito, Blockly, JPedal, ICEPDF, Eclipse
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Werner K.

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Test Coordinator, Designer and Engineer

Bad Homburg
Werner K.

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 M.

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Java Engineer / Developer

Eschborn
Marie-Josée M.

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 L.

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Frontend Styler

Frankfurt am Main
Alexey L.

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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Andreas C.

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Agile Tester

Liederbach am Taunus
Andreas C.

Last position:

Agile Tester at EWE AG

  • Test management / coordination and defect management for the decentralized feed-in process (Meter2Cash process)
  • Test conception and creation of test cases, test execution and test plans
  • Preliminary defect analysis and dispatching
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Leonid R.

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Business Analyst | Requirements Engineer (certified) | Requirements Manager

Frankfurt am Main
Leonid R.

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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 G.

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Product Management for Medical Portal

Bad Homburg
Martin G.

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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Bogachan Ö.

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CEO & Founder

Frankfurt am Main
Bogachan Ö.

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CEO & Founder at Bogaja LLC

  • Web Design
  • Digital Marketing
  • Social Media
  • Graphic Design
  • Web Maintenance
  • Business Consulting
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Tan P.

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DevOps & Fullstack Engineer

Hanau
Tan P.

Last position:

DevOps Engineer in the DevOps Team at Rise-World

  • Implementation of specified DevOps solutions to automate infrastructure (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, Ansible) on-premises datacenter (Ovirt, Proxmox, Ceph Cluster, MinIO) and private cloud.
  • Administration, configuration and implementation of CI/CD DevOps pipelines (GitLab, GitFlow) to support development process (Artifactory, Prometheus, Istio, service mesh, Helm Chart, OpenShift (Red Hat Enterprise) / Kubernetes cluster), Red Hat Satellite.
  • Administration, setup, monitoring and patching of Linux infrastructure based on Red Hat Enterprise for Dev, Test and QA.
  • Use of Scrum and Kanban methods.
  • Administration, configuration and implementation of security standards for deploying on Dev, Test, QA and Prod stages of the new ePA applications.
  • Development of new plugins and add-ons needed on current infrastructure.
  • Database support.
  • Data analytics support (Python, Spark, Pandas, Power BI, Splunk Enterprise).
  • Implementation of best practices for DevSecOps and BizDevOps using GitOps (ArgoCD), Streamlit framework, Semaphore Ansible UI.
  • Configuration and testing of iperf, uperf, sysbench using benchmark-operator for external source data and IoT/MDM devices, creating reports via ELK / OpenSearch.
  • Building a new Databricks platform to collect and analyze big data from different sources and IoT devices into Hadoop framework (Python, Pandas, PySpark, Power BI, Apache Airflow).
  • Building backend data aggregation and processing to automate configuration deployment between different OpenShift clusters and big data framework (Python, Pandas, PySpark, Apache Spark, PostgreSQL, Django 2, Ansible Automation, Jira JSM).
  • Building a new ML pipeline platform using Kubeflow, TensorFlow, KServe.
  • Data extraction, transformation and loading from different data sources including structured and unstructured data to analytic DWH / big data cluster using Python, Pandas, Polars, Power BI, Django backend and PostgreSQL.
  • Setup of new DevOps Test and QA HashiCorp Vault cluster for PKI and IAM.
  • Configuration and testing of automated patching based on CVSS score, SIEM-integrated CVEs.
  • Use of Nexpose and InsightVM to scan vulnerability events in network, host, container and application.
  • Design and implementation of secure and scalable AWS architectures including VPC, EC2, S3, RDS and Route53 and similar setups on Azure and GCP.
  • Automated system provisioning and deployment using CloudFormation templates.
  • Configuration of IAM roles, policies and permissions to ensure secure access control.
  • Patch management, backup automation and disaster recovery setup on AWS infrastructure.
  • Monitoring and optimization of system performance using AWS CloudWatch and AWS Trusted Advisor.
  • Support of VMware services (vSphere, Aria, Horizon) and the virtual desktop environment.
  • Development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD and AWS CodePipeline with interface to Nutanix.
  • Configuration of AWS CloudWatch to monitor application performance and system events.
  • Planning and execution of migration of on-premises applications to AWS cloud platforms.
  • Deployment of containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes in AWS environments.
  • Deployment of internal software packages between availability zones using AWS CodeDeploy.
  • Building and deploying ML models using Scikit-learn, XGBoost and Spark MLlib including hyperparameter tuning, model evaluation and production deployment.
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Adil S.

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Mobile/Backend Developer

Frankfurt
Adil S.

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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Karsten G.

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Software Development

Hanau
Karsten G.

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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Statistics of experts using IntelliJ IDEA

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

19 years

IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt have 19 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

2.1 years (Germany: 2 years)

IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt stay in a single position for 2.1 years on average. It is 0.1 years more than in Germany, where the average stands at 2 years.

Positions per freelancer

16 (Germany: 14)

IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt have completed 16 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 2 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 14.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Transportation

IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Transportation.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

89% (Germany: 92%)

89% of IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 3% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 92%.

Master's degree or higher

53% (Germany: 52%)

53% of IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt hold at least a Master's degree. It is 1% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 52%.

Doctorate

16% (Germany: 8%)

16% of IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt have a doctorate (PhD). It is 8% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 8%.

Certifications per freelancer

3 (Germany: 2)

IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt hold 3 professional certifications on average. It is 1 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 2.

Most common languages

German, English, Russian

IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt most often speak German, English, and Russian.

Speak two or more languages

96% (Germany: 95%)

96% of IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt speak two or more languages. It is 1% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 95%.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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8% of IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt charge less than €480 per day.
8% of IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt charge between €480 and €640 per day.
33% of IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt charge between €640 and €800 per day.
33% of IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt charge between €800 and €960 per day.
17% of IntelliJ IDEA experts in Frankfurt charge €960 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Frankfurt 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 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 760 €

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.

IntelliJ IDEA 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%)
  • Banking and Finance (79%)
  • Transportation (58%)
  • Automotive (46%)
  • Insurance (46%)
  • Healthcare (42%)
  • Telecommunication (38%)
  • Government and Administration (33%)

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

About the technology

What IntelliJ IDEA does

IntelliJ IDEA is a professional integrated development environment for Java, Kotlin and JVM-based software. It combines code editing, navigation, debugging, testing, refactoring and version control in one workspace. Teams use it to build backend services, enterprise applications, APIs, desktop software and tooling.

Core ecosystem

IntelliJ IDEA works closely with Maven and Gradle for builds and dependency management. Its ecosystem includes Spring Boot, Jakarta EE, JUnit, Docker, Git, GitHub, GitLab and database tools. Strong specialists also understand Kotlin, SQL, REST, JSON, JavaScript or TypeScript when a project crosses backend and frontend boundaries.

  • Configure project SDKs, modules and build files
  • Set up run configurations, inspections and shared settings
  • Connect Git workflows, tests, databases and containers
  • Tune plugins and editor automation for team needs

Typical project work

Companies bring in IntelliJ IDEA specialists to modernize Java codebases, establish reliable local environments and resolve difficult build or runtime issues. They deliver clean refactorings, test suites, debugging support, IDE standards and documentation that help teams work consistently.

  • Migrate projects between Maven, Gradle and supported JDK versions
  • Improve Spring Boot navigation, testing and configuration workflows
  • Diagnose indexing, dependency, performance and debugging problems
  • Prepare reusable project settings for distributed teams

When freelance expertise helps

External expertise is useful when a team inherits a complex IntelliJ IDEA setup, adopts Kotlin, or needs to standardize development across repositories. In Frankfurt, specialists may support local product, finance, mobility or industrial teams while collaborating remotely with colleagues in other locations. Clear English is common; German can help in on-site stakeholder work.

Signs you need a specialist

Look for help when builds behave differently across machines, inspections create noise, tests are hard to run, or developers spend too much time tracing unfamiliar code. A suitable professional can separate an IDE issue from a Maven, Gradle, JDK, framework or application problem and leave behind a repeatable solution.

  • Slow indexing or unstable project synchronization blocks delivery
  • Shared run configurations and code-style rules are missing
  • Refactoring risks hidden dependencies or behavioral changes
  • New team members need a clear, productive setup

What strong professionals bring

Strong IntelliJ IDEA professionals use the IDE as part of a wider engineering workflow, not as an isolated editor. They explain trade-offs, keep configuration in version control where appropriate, and validate changes with tests and builds. They also know when an IDE shortcut is useful and when a build tool, static analysis service or command-line check should remain the source of truth.

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Frequently asked questions

Questions about IntelliJ IDEA? Start with the answers below.

IntelliJ IDEA is used to create, test, debug and maintain Java and Kotlin applications, as well as other JVM-based systems. It supports code navigation, refactoring, build tools, databases, version control and frameworks such as Spring Boot.

IntelliJ IDEA provides deep Java and Kotlin language support, inspections and refactoring in an integrated environment. Eclipse remains a strong Java option, while Visual Studio Code is lighter and highly extensible; the best choice depends on project conventions, plugins and team workflow.

A strong IntelliJ IDEA specialist should understand Java or Kotlin, Maven or Gradle, Git and automated testing. Spring Boot, Docker, SQL, REST APIs, CI pipelines and JDK configuration are also valuable when the IDE supports a larger delivery workflow.

The required depth depends on the problem. IntelliJ IDEA configuration work may need focused knowledge of projects, plugins and build files, while legacy migrations, framework upgrades or performance issues require broader experience with the application and its delivery pipeline.

Yes. IntelliJ IDEA projects are well suited to remote collaboration through Git, shared settings, documented run configurations and screen-sharing sessions. Frankfurt teams should agree on working hours, repository access, communication language and whether occasional on-site workshops are needed.

Ask how the professional would isolate an IDE problem from a Maven, Gradle, JDK or application issue. A capable IntelliJ IDEA freelancer explains the diagnosis, validates changes with builds and tests, and documents settings so the team can maintain them.

IntelliJ IDEA has strong support for Kotlin and Spring Boot, including navigation, inspections, run configurations and test workflows. Specialists should still understand framework configuration, dependency management and runtime behavior rather than relying only on IDE assistance.

Define the repositories, JDK versions, build tools, plugins, frameworks and environments involved. For a Frankfurt engagement using IntelliJ IDEA, also clarify access rules, remote or on-site expectations, documentation needs and whether the professional must communicate with German-speaking stakeholders.

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 2.1 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.

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