MSTest Experts in Germany
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Giuseppe Abrignani
Last position:
Embedded Software Developer at Inheco
- AI Integration (LLM & RAG): Design and build of an internal intelligent RAG system (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) based on LLMs, n8n, and vector data for the automated analysis of technical documents and error logs.
- Design & Implementation: Design of a robust RS-232/UART communication interface for an SBC-based embedded device to control medical shaker systems.
- Architecture & Protocol Design: Implementation of a highly maintainable software structure (OOP, SOLID) and definition of hardware-close, resilient communication protocols including multithreading and advanced error handling.
- Quality Assurance & DevOps: Test automation using xUnit, integration tests directly on the hardware target, and maintenance of technical documentation according to strict medical technology standards via Azure DevOps.
Label: C#, .NET, LLMs, RAG, n8n, RS-232, UART, Multithreading, async/await, xUnit, gRPC/protobuf, Blazor, MudBlazor, EF Core, Visual Studio 2026, Azure DevOps
Michael Trapp
Last position:
Development of an app for displaying sheet music at Freelance Software Developer
- Industry: Digital music solutions
- Technologies used: Flutter, Dart, iOS, Android, GitLab, PlantUML
Moritz Freyburger
Last position:
AWS Developer/DevOps Engineer (Energy Trading) at RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
- Further development and partial new development of a distributed cloud application for providing data in energy trading
- Independent implementation of the infrastructure (IaC)
- Creation of automated CI/CD pipelines, containers, REST APIs, and Lambdas
- Continuous cost and performance optimization
- Collaboration in an international Scrum team and with experts in energy trading
- Technologies: C#/ASP.NET Core; EF Core; PostgreSQL; Terraform/AWS CloudFormation; HTTP; REST/Web API; Swagger/OpenAPI; Azure DevOps; Rider; VS Code; git; Docker; AWS (S3, EC2, Fargate, Lambda, Step Functions, Secrets Manager, VPCs, ALB/NLB, RDS, Cloudwatch, AWS CLI, Amazon MQ); Redis; OAuth; OpenID Connect
- Languages: C#; TypeScript; HCL; Docker; Bash; PowerShell; YML; JSON
Michael Sartori
Last position:
IT & Test Consultant at Testing Experts GmbH
AI Readiness - Part 3: Creating an E-Book on the Use of AI in Software Testing
- Designing and creating an e-book on the meaningful and safe use of AI in software testing from the perspective of an experienced test expert.
- Using generative AI (ChatGPT, Perplexity Pro) as a sparring partner for structuring, wording suggestions and variant creation, with final technical review and approval of all content based on my own expertise.
- Developing practical opportunities and risks of AI in testing, with a special focus on collaboration between testers and AI instead of "tester vs. AI".
- Title: "11 Strong Reasons: Dream Team Instead of Rivals - Testers and AI Are Unbeatable Together"
- Subtitle: "How humans and machines form the perfect team in software testing—and why pure AI testing is risky."
- Planned use of the e-book as a basis for workshops, client presentations, or internal training.
- Technology: Generative AI, ChatGPT, Perplexity Pro, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, many years of professional testing experience, common sense.
Johannes Knörzer
Last position:
Software Developer at Hoffmann Engineering Services GmbH
- Software development
- Technical design of software architecture and design (considering functional and non-functional requirements)
- Frontend and Backend
- Refactorings
- Code reviews
- Unit tests
- Automated integration tests
- E2E tests
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- Identity management (e.g., user registration, password reset and change, user profiles)
- Management of roles and permissions
- Single Sign-On (SSO) across DSP services
- Management of OAuth resources and terms and conditions
Muhammed Dairabani
Last position:
Software Engineer at The.NextGen GmbH
- Created internal web application to improve the salary process using a microservice interfacing with MSSQL
- Developed interactive web UI using Microsoft Blazor
- Integrated Azure AD for user authentication
- Designed and implemented roles and permissions in the database
- Developed progress page guiding users through each process step
- Processed bonus calculations by importing Excel files
- Configured email notifications using MSSQL Send Mail
- Tools and technologies: C#, ASP.NET 6, MS-SQL, REST API, Visual Studio 2022, TFS, microservices, Kanban Board, Azure DevOps
Stefan Kirsch
Last position:
Software Engineer C# .NET at Freelance Software Engineer
- Conceptualized a software interface in a large-scale project for the defense sector. No details can be shared due to classified information confidentiality.
- Designed and developed a reporting application for the acceptance testing of coordinate measuring machines according to the ISO 10360 standard series. Coordinated and led review meetings to clarify requirements within an international corporation.
- Developed a tool to back up and restore machine configurations for service operations on coordinate measuring machines.
- Consulting project to optimize and enhance an Access application for administrative tasks in an engineering office.
- Designed and developed production software for parameterizing coordinate measuring machines. Shaped the interfaces and developed automation to generate configuration bundles for different machine setups.
- Developed a service application for geometric calibration of coordinate measuring machines based on end measurement data.
- Developed a maintenance app for updating and configuring water dispensers. Managed the project through to app launch and trained and handed over the project to a client employee.
- Migrated a maintenance app for smart water filters, including finalizing it for app launch and further developing the app to support multiple protocols.
Technologies: Git, Visual Studio Code, Confluence, Protobuf, Agile, C#, .NET, WPF, MVVM, GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio, MSTest, MigraDoc, Azure DevOps, Jira, OpenRPC, JSON, Microsoft Access, Entity Framework Core, Python, YAML, Build Pipelines, WinUI 3, XUnit, Atlassian Stack, Scrum
Andreas Grutz
Last position:
Senior Fullstack .NET (Core) & Angular Developer at IT service provider
- Supported an agile team in the development of a new CRM tool
- Web frontend development (Angular 17 with MDB-Bootstrap, microfrontends, DDD)
- Backend development (C# & .NET 7-9, MongoDB, MassTransit, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, microservices, DDD)
- Coordination with stakeholders & product owners
- Assisted in sprint planning
Christian Hacker
Last position:
ZVEI - Central Association of the Electrical Industry
- Further development of Excel templates for the electrical industry
- Design and development of new analysis functions
- Extension of Excel templates for data analysis
- Use of Excel and VBA
Paul Kröner
Last position:
Software development (part time) at Freelance
- Developing a web based software to automate creation and analysis of written exams (Python, Django, ReactJS, SQLite, Docker)
René Wick
Last position:
Development of an AI-supported system for lead generation
As part of an in-house development project, a pipeline for automated lead generation was created as the second stage of a preceding system for project monitoring. Based on a list of freelance project URLs (freelancermap), qualified lead records are generated, including company, contact person, official and personal email address, and the appropriate form of address (informal/formal). The technologies used were Python (openpyxl, requests) as well as an LLM agent workflow in VS Code (GitHub Copilot Chat) with a custom slash command and extensive rule set; search APIs (Serper.dev) are connected for research. My tasks included the full concept and development. The core is a rule set of around 480 lines that guides the LLM agent deterministically through extraction, website and email lookup, duplicate matching (against existing provider lists), and the creation of a structured JSON output. Deterministic steps (Excel matching, web/email search, pattern derivation) were moved into Python helper scripts. Other requirements included validating the results through versioned blind runs against a reference, iterative refinement of the rule set, and a swappable search provider layer for cost and stability reasons.
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Statistics of experts using MSTest
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years
Position duration
1.4 years
Positions per freelancer
18
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
89%
Master's degree or higher
44%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, Italian
Speak two or more languages
91%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using MSTest
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Test coverage
MSTest is Microsoft’s unit testing framework for .NET. It is used to validate application logic, protect refactors, and keep regressions out of build pipelines. Teams often bring in specialists when a codebase needs a clean test baseline or when older tests need to be repaired and organized.
Typical work
- Unit tests for business rules and service logic
- Integration tests for APIs, data access, and messaging
- Test project setup in Visual Studio and .NET solutions
- Assertion cleanup, shared fixtures, and test data structure
- CI-ready test runs for Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
Ecosystem
MSTest fits naturally into the Microsoft stack. It is often used with Visual Studio, .NET, Azure DevOps, NuGet packages, and mocking tools such as Moq or NSubstitute. Strong experts know how to keep the test project simple, readable, and aligned with the application structure.
When to bring in help
Companies usually seek freelance MSTest expertise when delivery is blocked by weak tests, unstable builds, or slow release confidence. In Germany, this often comes up in teams working with enterprise .NET systems, internal business apps, and services that need clear regression protection. Remote collaboration works well, but on-site work can help when the codebase and domain are tightly coupled.
What strong specialists do
A strong MSTest specialist writes tests that are easy to understand and maintain. They choose good test boundaries, use setup and teardown carefully, and avoid brittle checks that fail for the wrong reasons. They also spot design issues in the code under test and suggest practical improvements.
Signs you need MSTest expertise
You may need help if test classes are inconsistent, test execution is slow, or nobody trusts the results. Other signs include duplicated setup code, poor naming, hard-to-mock dependencies, and gaps in coverage around key workflows. Experienced professionals can stabilize the suite and make it useful for the whole team.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about MSTest, in one place.
MSTest is used to verify .NET code with repeatable unit and integration tests. Teams use it to protect business rules, check service behavior, and catch regressions before release. It is a common choice in Microsoft-based solutions that already use Visual Studio and the .NET toolchain.
MSTest is Microsoft’s own testing framework, so it fits well in Visual Studio-centered environments. xUnit and NUnit are also widely used, and the best choice depends on team habits, existing test code, and tooling. A good specialist can work with any of the three, but should know where MSTest is the simpler fit.
A strong MSTest specialist usually knows C#, .NET, dependency injection, mocking libraries, and CI pipelines. They should also understand test design, arrangement patterns, and how to keep tests stable when code changes. For API-heavy systems, knowledge of HTTP, databases, and asynchronous code helps a lot.
MSTest cleanup can be small or complex, but even a short engagement benefits from someone who has fixed real-world test suites before. If the project only needs a few new tests, a general .NET specialist may be enough. If the suite is brittle, slow, or full of duplication, deeper test expertise matters.
MSTest works very well in remote collaboration because the main deliverables are code, tests, and review feedback. In Germany, many teams mix remote work with occasional on-site sessions when domain knowledge or legacy code needs closer discussion. Clear English is often enough for code work, though local communication can help in some teams.
Look for someone who writes tests that are readable, isolated, and tied to real behavior. A strong MSTest freelancer explains why a test exists, keeps setup minimal, and avoids brittle assertions that break on harmless changes. Good signs are clean naming, sensible structure, and practical advice on what should and should not be tested.
MSTest is common in enterprise .NET applications, internal business tools, APIs, and services built around Microsoft technologies. It also appears in legacy solutions that have grown up with Visual Studio test projects and still need reliable regression coverage. That makes it especially relevant when a company wants to improve an existing Microsoft codebase rather than start from scratch.
MSTest can be a good choice when the team wants a Microsoft-native framework that feels familiar in Visual Studio and .NET. It is especially practical if the project already uses Microsoft tooling or if the team wants straightforward test project setup. A specialist can help decide whether MSTest, xUnit, or NUnit is the best long-term fit.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used MSTest in their recent projects is 94 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 755 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used MSTest in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 44% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used MSTest in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used MSTest in their recent projects are German (100%), English (91%), and Italian (27%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used MSTest in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Manufacturing (91%), and Automotive (36%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used MSTest in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Quality Assurance (82%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used MSTest
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