Material Design Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Material Design
Lukas N.
Last position:
Senior Product Designer (Process & Workflows) at Streckenheld
- Designed role-based delivery assignment workflows, switchable between own fleet and partner carriers, with traceable status chains from „pending“ to „in delivery.“
- Designed AI-assisted route optimization, where dispatchers review drive-time-optimized route suggestions as drafts and apply them in one click.
- Designed a central planning interface for delivery and route management, bringing table view, map view, and route composition into a single workflow.
- Built interactive prototypes to align new product features early with stakeholders and engineering.
Key methods: AI-assisted Product Design, Workflow Design, Role-Based Workflows, Dashboard Design, Interaction Design, Prototyping, Logistics/Operations UX, Stakeholder Collaboration
Christof H.
Last position:
Senior Frontend Developer at HUK24 AG
- Designing new apps as well as enhancing and running 29 Angular apps for digital claims in an Nx monorepo
- Maintaining and improving a shared component library with ~300 libraries for multiple product teams
- Migrating all apps to a new design system including its component library and systematic refactoring
- Developing and maintaining the CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Terraform, AWS)
- Managing releases independently including branch handling, versioning, PR coordination and production deployment
- Implementing and maintaining tracking (Adobe Analytics)
- Ensuring accessibility according to BFSG/WCAG
- Test-driven development (TDD) with Jest and Cypress
- Code reviews, mentoring and setting up best practices in the team
- Technologies: TypeScript, Angular 16-20, RxJS, NgRx, Nx (Monorepo), npm, HTML, (S)CSS, Storybook, Jest, Cypress, Cucumber, Husky, Node.js, Git, AWS, Azure DevOps (Repos & Pipelines), Jenkins, Terraform, TDD, BFSG, WCAG, Nexus, IntelliJ, Adobe Analytics
Tomiwa A.
Last position:
Freelance Senior Footwear Designer at Freelance
- Deliver footwear design support across multiple local and international projects on a freelance basis
- Partner with clients to understand business objectives, market positioning and consumer requirements
- Develop commercially relevant design concepts across performance and lifestyle categories
- Produce concept sketches, CADs, technical drawings, colourways and material proposals
- Support projects from briefing stage through to final product execution
Daniel R.
Last position:
Software Engineer at DB InfraGO AG
- Development of dynamic web components for displaying KPIs, intelligent map applications, and operational process analysis tools
- Angular 18+
- Leaflet, MapLibre
- NestJS, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
- PostgreSQL, GraphQL, RabbitMQ
- Gitea, Jenkins, Docker
Michael M.
Last position:
Senior UX Designer at Generali
- Creation of a design system incl. guidelines in Figma
- Migration of existing Sketch components to Figma
- Health app B2C
- Tools: Figma, Sketch, Zeplin
Tobias J.
Last position:
Design of an AI-Agent-Based ERP System
- Design of an LLM-based agent system to control the ERP software
- Development of agent workflows with LangGraph and PydanticAI
- Planning interfaces between business logic and language models
- Planning agent orchestration
- Prototype development and demonstration
Tools: Python, Pydantic, React, LangChain, LangGraph, Linux
Christopher G.
Last position:
Frontend Developer at IAS Ideas & Solutions GmbH
- Developed a web application for horse betting
- Converted components to script syntax
Tamas D.
Last position:
Senior Frontend Engineer at Automation24
- Worked on a custom eCommerce platform to maintain and improve the legacy frontend codebase under challenging access limitations
- Achieved a 38% increase in page speed after two months of optimization and development
- Conducted R&D to identify the best frontend framework for a new eCommerce website, researching and developing with MedusaJS, Salior, Adobe Commerce, and VueStorefront
- In 2023 worked on a new ERP system written in React using Redux for state management, Tailwind for styling, TypeScript, and Material Design, improving development efficiency by almost 20%
Rafael K.
Last position:
Senior Android Developer / Team-Lead at IBM Deutschland
- Further development and release support for a white-label ePA component for health insurance companies
- Technologies: Android (Kotlin), Kotlin Multiplatform, Coroutines, Jetpack Compose, MVVM, StateFlow, Gradle, ProGuard
Björn K.
Last position:
Senior Developer at D-Trust GmbH, part of the Bundesdruckerei Group
- Developed web applications and backend services for secure environment of GEMATIK as basis for applying and managing digital medical professional IDs, focusing on highest security standards
- Implemented current frontend technologies, runtime configurable features, and automated delivery in a microservice architecture using Helm charts and GitLab deployment pipelines
- Technologies: React, TypeScript, Java, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Tailwind CSS, OpenShift
Burak C.
Last position:
Senior Android Developer at Awesome Technologies GmbH
- Optimized the Amp healthcare app alongside a senior developer, specifically enhancing data caching mechanisms which led to a 25% improvement in load times.
- Applied MVI architecture, resulting in a 30% decrease in bugs and streamlining testing processes.
- Implemented CI/CD with Bitrise, reducing deployment sizes from 120MB to 104MB.
- Led the migration of 40% of the Java codebase to Kotlin.
- Achieved 85% unit test coverage.
Olaf N.
Last position:
Frontend Engineer at Danaher/Hach Lange GmbH
- Developed a SolidJS frontend UI for a spectrometric water analysis system on an ARM-based embedded Linux platform
- Prototyped UI in TypeScript React/Nx with LitElements and MQTT integration
- Built production UI using SolidJS, SUID, i18next, Ajv, MQTT.js, C3.js
- Refined requirements with UX team and water analysis system engineers
- Defined and documented system architecture, MQTT message formats, frontend architecture, and development setup
- Set up frontend system from scratch, implemented domain-oriented type system, UI components, and application state
- Managed MQTT pub/sub services and schema-based message validation in frontend
- Coached two junior frontend developers
- Worked in an agile remote team using JIRA, Git, and Bitbucket
Aleksandra Y.
Last position:
UX/UI Designer at Freelance work
- UX/UI design
- Accessibility review
- Application concept development
- Agile work (Scrum)
- User journey mapping
- User flow
- Usability testing
- Lo-Fi & Hi-Fi mockups
- Prototyping
- Material Design
- Website development with HTML, CSS & JavaScript
Przemyslaw T.
Last position:
Frontend Vue.js Developer at Vattenfall Europe Sales GmbH
- Significantly enhanced user experience and application performance through spearheading the development of frontend components, emphasizing native JavaScript, Vue.js, and UI implementation.
- Ensured efficient data flow and content management by seamless integration of backend APIs (REST) with frontend components and successful connection to CMS Hippo elements.
- Increased sales volume on the customer page through the development and implementation of new components, leading to improved user engagement and conversion rates.
- Worked in an Agile Scrum environment.
- Utilized technologies such as JavaScript, Vue.js, Node.js, Azure DevOps, Azure Functions, Next.js, and more.
Enzo V.
Last position:
Independent Software Developer at Volkmann Design Code
- Self-employed work as a software developer
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Statistics of experts using Material Design
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years
Position duration
3.7 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Product Development, Information Technology, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Healthcare
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
77%
Master's degree or higher
41%
Doctorate
5%
Certifications per freelancer
1
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany 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 Germany using Material Design
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
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.
Material Design 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 (87%)
- Automotive (50%)
- Healthcare (50%)
- Retail (43%)
- Education (37%)
- Energy (37%)
- Insurance (33%)
- Media and Entertainment (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Material Design does
Material Design is Google’s design system for building clear, consistent digital interfaces. It defines guidance for layout, color, typography, motion, elevation and interaction, helping teams create products that feel familiar across web and mobile. Material Design can be adapted to a company’s brand without losing a coherent user experience.
Core building blocks
The system combines visual principles with reusable interface components. Material 3 adds flexible theming, dynamic color and updated interaction patterns, while Material UI, also known as MUI, provides a widely used component library for React projects. Strong specialists connect these building blocks to real product requirements rather than applying them mechanically.
- Design responsive navigation, forms and content layouts
- Build reusable components and documented design tokens
- Define typography, color, spacing and interaction states
- Align design files with production-ready interface code
Where it is used
Material Design appears in SaaS products, customer portals, internal business tools, finance interfaces, commerce journeys and mobile applications. It is especially useful when several product areas need a shared visual language. Teams in Germany often use it for multilingual, responsive products that must work across distributed design and technology teams.
When freelance expertise helps
Companies bring in freelance expertise when a new interface needs a reliable foundation, an existing product has inconsistent screens, or a design system must move from concept to implementation. A specialist can audit current patterns, establish component rules and help product, design and technology teams agree on practical standards.
- A product has repeated but inconsistent interface patterns
- A team needs a Material 3 migration or theme strategy
- A component library lacks states, documentation or accessibility detail
- Remote teams need a shared language for design decisions
Related skills and tooling
Material Design work often includes Figma, design tokens, responsive CSS, accessibility, interaction design and front-end component architecture. Depending on the product, useful adjacent knowledge includes React with MUI, Angular Material, Flutter’s Material widgets or native Android interface patterns. The right combination depends on where the system will run and how it will be maintained.
What strong specialists deliver
Experienced professionals translate guidelines into decisions that fit a product’s users, content and brand. They account for keyboard access, contrast, touch targets, loading states, errors and localization from the beginning. They also document component behavior, communicate clearly with remote or on-site teams and leave behind a system that other professionals can extend safely.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with Material Design? These answers cover the essentials.
Material Design is used to create consistent interfaces for web products, Android applications, mobile services and internal business tools. It covers visual rules, interaction patterns and reusable components, so teams can design related screens without starting from scratch.
Material Design offers a broad, well-documented foundation with strong support for responsive layouts, accessibility and interactive states. Compared with a fully custom system, it can shorten early design work, while a specialist can adapt its components and visual language when a product needs a more distinctive identity.
A strong Material Design specialist may also work with Figma, design tokens, accessibility, responsive CSS and component documentation. For implementation work, knowledge of React and MUI, Angular Material, Flutter or native Android patterns can be important.
The right level of Material Design experience depends on the scope. A focused component audit may need a specialist who can evaluate patterns and accessibility, while a full design system requires someone who can establish governance, document behavior and coordinate design with implementation.
Material Design is intended to be adapted rather than copied unchanged. Teams can define their own color, typography, shape, icon and motion choices while keeping useful principles for hierarchy, feedback, responsiveness and accessibility.
Material Design works well for distributed teams because its rules, components and states can be documented and reviewed asynchronously. For teams in Germany, German-language collaboration may matter when interfaces, research materials or product documentation are also localized; remote or on-site work can both be effective with clear shared files and decisions.
Material Design is commonly implemented in React through MUI, formerly known as Material UI. A capable specialist should go beyond installing components by setting up theming, responsive behavior, accessibility, custom states and a maintainable component structure.
Review whether Material Design choices solve real user and product needs rather than simply following a visual template. Look for consistent states, accessible contrast and navigation, responsive behavior, clear documentation and a practical connection between design components and the implemented interface.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Material Design in their recent projects is 86 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 686 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Material Design in their recent projects, 77% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 41% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Material Design in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.7 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Material Design in their recent projects are German (100%), English (93%), and Spanish (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Material Design in their recent projects are Information Technology (87%), Automotive (50%), and Healthcare (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Material Design in their recent projects are Product Development (97%), Information Technology (93%), and Project Management (40%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Material Design
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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