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Christian F.

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IT-Security Expert

Bochum
Christian F.

Last position:

Project Lead & Cyber Security Consultant at Deutsche Börse Gruppe

  • Established a cyber resilience framework for AI-accelerated threats in the Frontier AI Threat Endurance (FATE) program: capability assessments, maturity assessments and gap analyses covering cyber security, operational resilience, incident response, recovery and governance, followed by target concepts and improvement measures
  • Supported action owners from specification through implementation: implementation roadmaps, decision papers, management presentations and governance reporting, as well as audit- and supervision-ready documentation; managed stakeholders from IT, Information Security, Risk Management, Operational Resilience, Business Continuity and the business units
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Chris H.

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Fractional CTO and Tech Advisor | Product, dev teams, AI

Essen
Chris H.

Last position:

Fractional CTO at Fashion Genius

Fashion Genius was building an AI fashion advisor for online shops. As fractional CTO I:

  • Worked with the founder on product and AI strategy
  • Found and managed the development company
  • Led the build of a Shopify plugin: a chat assistant that looks at a customer's item, gives fashion advice, and recommends matching products from the shop's catalogue
  • Designed it as a structured AI workflow, which kept it controllable, fast, and affordable to run
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Sarvesh L.

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Data Analytics for Renewable Energy Integration

Ratingen
Sarvesh L.

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Data Analytics for Renewable Energy Integration at Harz University

  • Created data pipelines and visualization tools to support sustainable energy decision-making
  • Developed insights that could optimize renewable energy deployment and grid integration strategies
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Asım Y.

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Freelance BI/DWH/ETL Specialist

Essen
Asım Y.

Last position:

Freelance BI/DWH/ETL Specialist at Akbank

  • Setting architectural standards for Informatica Power Center development teams
  • Maintenance-performance-health for DWH (Exadata) environments
  • Qlik Sense / BO reports architectural standards
  • Implementing best practices in ETL tasks
  • Documentation ETL standards on Confluence
  • Dynamic Data Masking rules for GDPR/KVKK regulations by using Informatica DDM tool
  • DWH Data model Power Designer
  • Upgrade Qlik Sense versions
  • Merge all Informatica server's repository databases on one Oracle DB
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Timo T.

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Senior Full-Stack Developer with a passion for innovative solutions and the implementation of new technologies. Team player and

Essen
Timo T.

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Gronic Ident & Sign at Gronic Systems GmbH

Gronic Ident & Sign

Core technologies: Android, Jetpack Compose, Retrofit, Regula Document Reader, Adobe Sign

Android app on dedicated devices for identifications and electronic signatures at the PoS

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Boris S.

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Senior Software Developer

Ratingen
Boris S.

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Generalist expert for software development at Mercor

  • Training AI models, evaluating images and text UI/UX, turning the provided data into insights through OpenAI Feather as part of the machine learning workflow

Technologies: OpenAI Feather

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Daniel A.

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AI Developer & Solutions Architect | RAG & Automation

Mülheim
Daniel A.

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Sales Development Representative (SDR) at TenderFlow GmbH

  • Acquires new B2B customers for an AI SaaS startup in the public tendering space and books product demos with IT decision-makers.
  • Qualifies target customers based on a defined ideal customer profile, including discovery, needs analysis, and objection handling.
  • Builds domain knowledge in public procurement (EVB-IT, German and EU procurement portals) for conversations on equal footing.
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Laurin H.

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Software Architect (Freelance)

Bochum
Laurin H.

Last position:

Software Architect (Freelance) at Care4Sure

  • Delivered MVP-focused full-stack architecture for a health-sector client: Vite/React frontend, backend services on Google Cloud Run, and Supabase for database plus IAM/authentication.
  • Supported product requirements engineering and prioritized cost-aware workload placement, implementing browser-side/edge computation where feasible before moving logic to backend services.
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Saruna M.

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Master's Thesis

Duisburg
Saruna M.

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Master's Thesis at Heinrich Heine Universität

  • Title: Enhancing Syntactic Awareness in Transformer Language Models for Hindi Dependency Parsing
  • Investigated syntactic knowledge captured by transformer language models (RoBERTa, XLM-RoBERTa) for Hindi dependency parsing, a morphologically rich and low-resource language.
  • Developed structure-aware model variants (Struct_Roberta_hi, Struct_XLMR) by integrating a CNN-based parser network between transformer layers, inspired by the StructFormer architecture.
  • Conducted extensive error analysis including label-wise, distance-based, direction-based, sentence length-based, and LVC/Non-LVC evaluations.
  • Evaluated models on downstream NLP tasks (NER, POS tagging) using the IndicXTREME benchmark.
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Dennis G.

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AI & Automation Consultant (DSGVO) for HR | Less admin for recruiters, more time for candidates

Oberhausen
Dennis G.

Last position:

AI & Automation Consultant at Flow10x

  • AI consulting for HR & recruiting (identification and implementation of AI potential throughout the candidate journey)
  • Development and implementation of AI-supported recruiting systems
  • Building automations to optimize hiring processes (screening, communication, follow-ups)
  • Design and integration of chatbots & AI assistants for candidate communication
  • Analysis and optimization of existing HR processes with a focus on efficiency, time-to-hire & candidate experience
  • Development of custom software solutions for recruiting workflows
  • Integration of AI systems into existing HR tools & infrastructures
  • Focus on scalability, automation, and measurable impact
  • Advising companies on digital transformation in HR
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Celil U.

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Freelance Software Developer

Essen
Celil U.

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ZÜRS Geo 2021 at adesso SE

  • Frontend development
  • Spring Boot
  • Swagger
  • Git
  • GitLab
  • SonarQube
  • Docker
  • Maven
  • Java
  • Angular
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Sandra R.

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Frontend Developer with 5 years of experience in Vue.js and TypeScript, focused on clean code and modern web applications

Bochum
Sandra R.

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FRONTEND DEVELOPER at easy Marketing GmbH

  • Development and enhancement of scalable Vue.js/TypeScript applications, as well as reusable components and frontend architectures
  • Development of modern, high-performance web applications for internal software solutions using Vue.js, Pinia, and Vuex
  • Efficient integration and processing of data from external APIs to support frontend development and ensure smooth end-to-end functionality
  • Implementation and maintenance of automated tests for quality assurance using Vitest
  • Creation of interactive website prototypes in Figma and Adobe XD as a basis for Vue.js implementations
  • Participation in technical reviews and code reviews to ensure high code quality and continuously improve development processes
  • Use of AI-supported development tools such as ChatGPT and Claude for more efficient development, error analysis, and code optimization
  • Use of CI/CD pipelines for the efficient integration of automated tests, builds, and deployments into the development workflow
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Björn W.

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Software Audit and Architecture Consulting: Portal Software

Oberhausen
Björn W.

Last position:

Software Audit and Architecture Consulting: Portal Software

  • I carried out a software audit and architecture consulting for an existing portal software for infrastructure provisioning for a company that offers virtual reality environments.
  • Role: Mentoring and consulting
  • Technologies used: Java
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Kennedy A.

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Cybersecurity Trainee

Essen
Kennedy A.

Last position:

Cybersecurity Trainee at CYBERDEFENDERS

  • Completed 25+ hands-on labs focusing on digital forensics, incident response, and advanced threat hunting techniques.
  • Earned top-tier badges in malware analysis, enterprise log analysis, and threat intelligence gathering.
  • Developed specialised skills in forensic report writing and evidence collection methodologies to support incident investigations.

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Statistics of experts using JavaScript

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

16 years (Germany: 18 years)

JavaScript experts in Essen have 16 years of professional experience on average. It is 2 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 18 years.

Position duration

2.1 years (Germany: 5.1 years)

JavaScript experts in Essen stay in a single position for 2.1 years on average. It is 3 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 5.1 years.

Positions per freelancer

12

JavaScript experts in Essen have completed 12 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

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

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Automotive

JavaScript experts in Essen are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Automotive.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

JavaScript experts in Essen earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

85% (Germany: 89%)

85% of JavaScript experts in Essen hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 4% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 89%.

Master's degree or higher

62% (Germany: 52%)

62% of JavaScript experts in Essen hold at least a Master's degree. It is 10% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 52%.

Certifications per freelancer

3 (Germany: 2)

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

Most common languages

English, German, Spanish

JavaScript experts in Essen most often speak English, German, and Spanish.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 97%)

100% of JavaScript experts in Essen speak two or more languages. It is 3% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 97%.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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8% of JavaScript experts in Essen charge less than €320 per day.
6% of JavaScript experts in Essen charge between €320 and €480 per day.
31% of JavaScript experts in Essen charge between €480 and €640 per day.
25% of JavaScript experts in Essen charge between €640 and €800 per day.
17% of JavaScript experts in Essen charge between €800 and €960 per day.
11% of JavaScript experts in Essen charge between €960 and €1120 per day.
3% of JavaScript experts in Essen charge €1120 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Essen 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 Essen using JavaScript

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

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Daily rate avg. 680 €
Germany avg. 743 €

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 660 €
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.

JavaScript 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 (97%)
  • Banking and Finance (49%)
  • Automotive (44%)
  • Professional Services (38%)
  • Manufacturing (36%)
  • Education (33%)
  • Healthcare (33%)
  • Retail (33%)

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

About the technology

What JavaScript does

JavaScript is the programming language behind interactive web experiences, from live forms and dashboards to complex browser applications. Its standard, ECMAScript, defines the language features used across modern browsers and runtimes. Companies also use JavaScript beyond the browser for services, automation and full-stack products.

Where it runs

In the browser, JavaScript manages events, page state, API calls and dynamic rendering. With Node.js, specialists build backend services, command-line tools, data pipelines and real-time features using the same language. JavaScript can also support mobile and desktop applications through established ecosystem tools.

Ecosystem and tooling

Strong work depends on more than syntax. Specialists commonly work with TypeScript, React, Vue, Angular or Svelte, along with Node.js frameworks such as Express and NestJS. They use package managers, testing tools, bundlers, linters, Git and CI pipelines to keep applications maintainable and deployable.

Typical project work

  • Create accessible interfaces for customer portals, commerce and internal tools
  • Connect frontends to REST or GraphQL services and third-party APIs
  • Develop Node.js backends, event-driven services and real-time communication
  • Improve performance, browser compatibility, testing and frontend architecture
  • Modernize legacy JavaScript applications without disrupting delivery

When companies need specialists

Freelance expertise is useful when a product team needs focused capacity, a release has a difficult frontend bottleneck or an existing codebase needs modernization. Essen companies may need professionals for web products in manufacturing, logistics, retail and business services, with remote or on-site collaboration depending on the project. Clear communication in English or German can help distributed teams move quickly.

What strong professionals bring

Experienced specialists balance user experience, technical quality and delivery constraints. They understand asynchronous programming, browser security, accessibility, performance profiling and reliable API integration. During selection, review shipped interfaces, tests, readable code, deployment practices and the person’s ability to explain trade-offs in the context of your product.

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Frequently asked questions

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

JavaScript is used to make websites interactive and to build complete applications. It supports browser interfaces, Node.js services, real-time features, automation, mobile applications and desktop software.

JavaScript runs directly in browsers and many server-side runtimes, while TypeScript adds static typing and is converted to JavaScript before execution. TypeScript can improve maintainability in larger codebases, but specialists still need a solid understanding of JavaScript fundamentals.

A strong JavaScript specialist may also work with React, Vue, Angular or Svelte on the frontend and Node.js, Express or NestJS on the backend. Knowledge of HTML, CSS, APIs, databases, testing, Git and deployment is often important for production work.

The right level depends on scope, risk and the condition of the existing codebase. A focused interface task may need a different profile than a full-stack migration, performance investigation or real-time system, so evaluate relevant delivery experience rather than a generic time period.

JavaScript work is well suited to remote collaboration because source code, testing and delivery workflows are digital. Teams in Essen should agree on communication language, working hours, repository access, review practices and regular product checkpoints before work begins.

Node.js is useful when a team wants JavaScript on the server, especially for API services, real-time communication, event-driven workloads and shared full-stack skills. It is not automatically the best fit for every workload, so specialists should assess concurrency, latency, data processing and operational needs.

Ask a JavaScript specialist to explain a relevant project, including architecture choices, testing, accessibility, performance and production issues. Review practical code or a technical discussion for clarity, maintainability, security awareness and sensible trade-offs rather than relying only on framework familiarity.

ECMAScript evolves through language standards, while browsers and runtimes adopt features at different speeds. Freelancers should understand compatibility targets, package maintenance, build tooling and dependency risks so that modern features improve the product without creating avoidable deployment problems.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used JavaScript in their recent projects is 85 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 680 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used JavaScript in their recent projects, 85% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 62% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used JavaScript in their recent projects have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.1 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used JavaScript in their recent projects are English (100%), German (97%), and Spanish (18%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used JavaScript in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Banking and Finance (49%), and Automotive (44%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used JavaScript in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Product Development (85%), and Project Management (46%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used JavaScript

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