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Ersin K.

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Founder & Lead Architect

Schönefeld
Ersin K.

Last position:

Founder & Lead Architect at ORBYNT / 7Style

  • Full automation of the software development process: ticket analysis → AI coding agents → pull request → automated code review → deployment
  • Multi-tenant architecture with 82 database models and real-time WebSocket monitoring
  • Integration of 40+ AI tools with Claude & GPT
  • Tech stack: React, TypeScript, Express.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, BullMQ
  • Platform in productive use with paying customers
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Oleg A.

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Staff Software Engineer

Berlin
Oleg A.

Last position:

Staff Software Engineer at Kpler Germany GmbH

  • Delivered a new notifications platform implementation built from scratch to replace existing and upcoming services
  • Collaborating with other teams to integrate more domains

Tech stack:

  • Data: Scala 3, Apache Kafka, Python, Airflow, Astronomer
  • BE-FE: TypeScript, NestJS, Java, Spring Boot, Vue
  • Dev-ops: AWS, PostgreSQL, Docker, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD
Verified expert

Paulo A.

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Founder and Product Lead

Berlin
Paulo A.

Last position:

Founder and Product Lead at Muvuca Solutions

  • Lead a climate tech consultancy end to end, coordinating cross-functional teams, owning client strategy and project management, and delivering ESG strategies and AI-first products.
  • Stay hands-on across discovery, analytics, roadmapping, architecture, and QA to safeguard execution quality.
  • Designed, developed, and launched Jody, an AI travel planner (demo credentials provided).
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Jens F.

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Senior PHP Developer

Berlin
Jens F.

Last position:

Senior PHP Developer at Own Project

  • Developing an app that reflects the stock portfolio
  • Environment: Laravel 12, PHP 8.4, MySQL, Git, IntelliJ, GitHub, AlpineJs, TailwindCss
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Christopher M.

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Mobile & Full-Stack Engineer

Berlin
Christopher M.

Last position:

Mobile & Full-Stack Engineer at Propstack GmbH

  • Refactored the mobile app by reimplementing stores, models, API client, screens and components using Typescript
  • Added performant on-device storage for stores as preparation for offline mode
  • Integrated RNUILib to achieve a minimal and modern UI design quickly
  • Implemented native packages to provide additional features such as displaying of caller IDs
  • Planned feature development and UX improvements following initial refactoring and redesign
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Thomas S.

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Rating System

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
Verified expert

Recep C.

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Sr. Software Engineer

Berlin
Recep C.

Last position:

Sr. Software Engineer at Endava

  • Designed and deployed scalable REST APIs for enterprise clients
  • Led migration of legacy systems to modern maintainable system, reducing deployment time and enabling daily deployments
  • Mentored junior developers and collaborated cross-functionally to align technical roadmaps with business goals, improving team velocity by 50%.
  • Tech Stack: PHP (Symfony), Golang, PostgreSQL, MySQL, GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes
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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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Cyprien A.

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Shopware 5 & 6 Developer

Berlin
Cyprien A.

Last position:

Systemberatung.it GmbH

  • Development of a Shopware 6 plugin to display a standalone spare parts search within Shopware

  • Model selection via VIN/full-text search and dropdown menus

  • Selection of desired component groups

  • Selection of required spare parts from an exploded view or parts list

  • Garage extension:

  • Added a 'Garage' menu item in the header

  • Storage of the vehicle ID in the user profile

  • Ability to add, filter, and remove multiple vehicles

  • Adding vehicles by VIN (VIN-search REST endpoint) or by the garage's filter options

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Philipp G.

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Head of Product; Member of the Board

Berlin
Philipp G.

Last position:

Head of Product; Member of the Board at Smart Insurtech AG

  • Large InsurTech provider

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Statistics of experts using Laravel

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

16 years (Germany: 17 years)

Laravel experts in Berlin have 16 years of professional experience on average. It is 1 year less than in Germany, where the average stands at 17 years.

Position duration

1.9 years (Germany: 2.8 years)

Laravel experts in Berlin stay in a single position for 1.9 years on average. It is 0.9 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 2.8 years.

Positions per freelancer

12 (Germany: 11)

Laravel experts in Berlin have completed 12 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 1 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 11.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Laravel experts in Berlin 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

Laravel experts in Berlin are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Automotive.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Accounting, Business Intelligence

Laravel experts in Berlin earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Accounting, and Business Intelligence.

Bachelor's degree or higher

78% (Germany: 79%)

78% of Laravel experts in Berlin hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 1% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 79%.

Master's degree or higher

33% (Germany: 40%)

33% of Laravel experts in Berlin hold at least a Master's degree. It is 7% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 40%.

Certifications per freelancer

2 (Germany: 1)

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

Most common languages

English, German, French

Laravel experts in Berlin most often speak English, German, and French.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 95%)

100% of Laravel experts in Berlin speak two or more languages. It is 5% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 95%.

Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

0 3 6 9 12
8 of the Laravel experts in Berlin charge less than €800 per day.
One of the Laravel experts in Berlin charges between €800 and €1200 per day.
One of the Laravel experts in Berlin charges €1600 or more per day.
<€800 €800-​1200 €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 Laravel

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

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Daily rate avg. 695 €
Germany avg. 730 €

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 700 €
Germany median 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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Laravel 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 (64%)
  • Automotive (55%)
  • Media and Entertainment (55%)
  • Education (45%)
  • Food and Beverage (45%)
  • Retail (45%)
  • Energy (36%)

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

About the technology

What Laravel does

Laravel is an open-source PHP framework for building modern web applications, APIs, portals, and back-office systems. It provides a clear structure for routing, authentication, database access, queues, caching, validation, and automated testing. Its conventions help teams deliver maintainable products without assembling every foundation from scratch.

Core ecosystem

Laravel projects commonly use Eloquent ORM, Blade templates, Laravel Sanctum, Horizon, Scout, Cashier, and Octane. Experts also work with Composer, Artisan, PHPUnit or Pest, and frontend tools such as Vite, Vue, React, or Livewire. Typical infrastructure includes MySQL or PostgreSQL, Redis, queues, Docker, and cloud deployment pipelines.

Common project work

  • Create customer portals, marketplaces, and subscription services
  • Design REST and JSON APIs for web and mobile applications
  • Build e-commerce catalogues, checkout flows, and payment integrations
  • Connect external services, search tools, CRMs, and data providers
  • Modernise legacy PHP applications and move them into a Laravel architecture

Laravel suits products that need a productive PHP backend with room to evolve. Its ecosystem supports both server-rendered experiences and decoupled frontend applications.

When companies hire specialists

Companies bring in freelance Laravel professionals when a product needs a focused delivery phase, a difficult integration, or a reliable technical reset. In Berlin, they may join an existing team on-site, remotely, or in a hybrid setup. Clear documentation and communication in English or German can help distributed work run smoothly.

  • A growing codebase needs structure and consistent conventions
  • Release work is blocked by testing, deployment, or queue issues
  • A legacy PHP system needs a safer upgrade or migration path
  • The internal team lacks capacity for a new API, portal, or payment flow

Skills that matter

Strong Laravel professionals understand more than framework syntax. They model business domains carefully, write secure authentication and authorization flows, design efficient database queries, and handle background jobs, events, files, and third-party APIs. They can also explain trade-offs around monoliths, services, caching, and deployment.

Experience with PHP versions, SQL, HTTP, Git, automated tests, Docker, and observability is valuable. Frontend knowledge in Livewire, Vue, React, or Blade is useful when the work crosses the backend boundary.

How to assess quality

Review a specialist’s experience with projects similar in complexity, traffic patterns, data sensitivity, and release process. Ask how they would structure models, policies, migrations, queues, tests, and failure handling before discussing implementation details. A strong professional makes Laravel conventions serve the product rather than applying them mechanically.

Look for readable code, meaningful tests, secure defaults, clear pull requests, and practical documentation. A short technical review or discussion of a past Laravel delivery can reveal how well the specialist investigates problems and communicates decisions.

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Frequently asked questions

Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Laravel.

Laravel is used to build web applications, APIs, customer portals, e-commerce systems, subscription products, and internal business tools. It provides PHP-based features for routing, authentication, database work, queues, caching, validation, and testing.

Laravel offers an opinionated structure and a broad first-party ecosystem, which can speed up product delivery. Symfony is often chosen for highly modular components and more explicit configuration, while Laravel can be a strong fit when teams value conventions, integrated tooling, and a smooth developer experience.

A strong Laravel specialist usually brings solid PHP, SQL, HTTP, Git, and automated testing skills. Depending on the project, experience with Vue, React, Livewire, Docker, Redis, cloud deployment, payment services, and API security is also important.

The right level depends on the system’s scope, risk, and existing codebase rather than a fixed time period. A small feature may need a professional who can work within established conventions, while a migration, high-volume API, or complex integration calls for someone who has handled similar Laravel architecture and operational issues.

Yes. Laravel can provide a REST or JSON API for applications built with Vue, React, mobile clients, or other frontend technologies. Sanctum, validation, authorization policies, queues, and API resources help teams keep the boundary between the backend and frontend clear.

Yes, many Laravel projects can be delivered remotely because source control, tickets, code reviews, automated tests, and deployment pipelines support distributed work. Berlin teams should agree early on communication routines, access requirements, working hours, and whether English, German, or both are expected.

Review how the professional handles data modelling, authorization, testing, migrations, queues, failure cases, and deployment. Good Laravel work is readable, secure, observable, and documented, with framework conventions applied thoughtfully rather than used as a substitute for technical reasoning.

A Laravel freelancer should clarify the existing framework and PHP versions, application boundaries, database constraints, deployment process, test coverage, and definition of done. They should also ask about integrations, security expectations, production access, and how technical decisions will be reviewed.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Laravel in their recent projects is 87 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 695 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Laravel in their recent projects, 78% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 33% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Laravel in their recent projects have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Laravel in their recent projects are English (100%), German (91%), and French (36%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Laravel in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (64%), and Automotive (55%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Laravel in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Project Management (55%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Laravel

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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