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Piotr C.

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Senior Backend And Full Stack Engineer

Herisau
Piotr C.

Last position:

Full Stack Software Developer at Meteomatics AG

  • Created the MetX Assistant and was its primary driver from concept through production with real users; designed and oversaw telemetry and presented the system in demos.
  • Built React, TypeScript and Python features for MetX, a scientific weather visualization platform; integrated internal data APIs and improved caching, request handling and rendering workflows.
  • Contributed to company MCP tooling and led AI workshops and internal automation initiatives, including experiments connecting AI agents with Slack, Jira and Git.
  • Acted as the team's Observability and DevOps subject matter expert, supporting service reliability, deployment workflows, monitoring and troubleshooting.
  • Participated in Security, Observability and AI Communities of Practice.
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Milan S.

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Cloud architect and DevOps engineer with two decades of expertise and a proven track record of taking ideas and delivering them

Zürich
Milan S.

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Cloud Architect & DevOps at Avaloq

  • Main cloud solution architect on a banking SaaS offering hosted in Azure.
  • Fully automated the Azure infrastructure in Terraform.
  • Reduced cloud costs by 50%.
  • Responded to incidents, found root-causes and closed with post-mortems.
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Malik O.

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QA Lead for Single Use Project and QA-SME for Clean Rooms (site wide)

Basel
Malik O.

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AI Scientist at SQPS

  • Intelligent Document Processing Engine with OCR & Computer Vision: Architected the end-to-end AI pipeline at the core of the SQPS GenAI document-processing product, which turns scanned paper and PDF batches into organised, searchable documents, combining image pre-processing, OCR and layout analysis for mixed-quality scans. Technologies: Python, OpenCV, Tesseract / PaddleOCR, PyTorch, FastAPI
  • Automatic Document Splitting & Classification: Developed models that detect where one document ends and the next begins inside a single multi-document scan, and classify each one by type (invoices, contracts, letters, reports) to enable fully automated filing. Technologies: Python, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Hugging Face Transformers
  • Information Extraction & Intelligent File Naming with LLMs: Implemented an LLM-based GenAI extraction system that reads dates, names and reference numbers from unstructured documents and uses them to generate consistent, rule-based file names, with configurable naming conventions per organisation. Technologies: Python, LangChain, OpenAI, SentenceTransformers, SQL
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Robin O.

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Co-Founder & AI Solutions Architect

Winterthur
Robin O.

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Co-Founder & AI Solutions Architect at airdys

  • Product strategy, architecture, and technical co-direction
  • AI workshops, client onboarding and go-to-market activities
  • Design and implementation of AI architectures (LLMs, RAG, MCP, agents, voice, automation)
  • Hands-on development of prototypes and production-ready AI integrations
  • Consulting clients on AI adoption, workflows, and integration into existing infrastructure
  • Collaboration with co-founders on strategic direction
  • Collaboration in sales and customer acquisition

Tools and Technologies: OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure, Vercel AI SDK, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), MCP (Model Context Protocol), FastAgent, VAPI, n8n, make.com, LibreChat, PostgreSQL, OpenAPI, Next.js, Vercel, Docker

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Piotr S.

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CTO Program Manager, Theme Owner / Senior Project Manager

Zürich
Piotr S.

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CTO Program Manager, Theme Owner / Senior Project Manager at Avaloq Group AG

  • Clients: Central banks of the most developed economies in the world, German, Swiss, Luxembourgish, Monegasque, Singaporean, Japanese wealth managers and universal/private banks, world’s largest investment banks
  • Accountable for managing the delivery of a portfolio of digital wealth and consumer relationship management initiatives
  • Project managing portfolios of projects within CTO product and technology business area (cyber security, architectural changes, re-organisational transformation, 3rd party apps)
  • Products: Kernel & Parametrisation for Core Avaloq Banking Platform; modules: CRM, client data management, wealth management, portfolio management (generating over 90% of company revenues)
  • Key responsibilities:
  • Reporting to Head of Disruptive Innovation Division; stakeholder to five product owners & two domain owners
  • Accountable for delivery of annual themes and quarterly key deliverables
  • Managing demand vs supply via QBR process: book of work, execution, reporting, risk management
  • Directly managing around 40 external consultants (front-end/back-end engineers, BAs, designers)
  • Hiring and managing resources in eight countries
  • Running quarterly divisional closure meetings presenting achievements and challenges
  • Resolving cross-team dependencies and internal/external conflicts
  • Owning and controlling maintenance budget; planning, forecasting, execution; ensuring demand matches supply
  • Identifying and staffing key roles with chapter leads
  • Approach: Agile, Scrum of Scrums, QBR/OKRs
  • Technology: Angular, PL/SQL, JavaScript, Confluence, JIRA (JQL)
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Christoph P.

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Senior Frontend Developer & UX Engineer

Zug
Christoph P.

Last position:

ICT DevSecOps Engineer at Abraxas Informatik AG

Reduced time-to-market by optimizing CI/CD pipelines. Employees without customer VM access can now deploy. Increased system stability and performance and reduced maintenance effort through systematic database cleanup. Restricted rights for Flyway migrations versus service users. Improved transparency and decision-making basis with enhanced Grafana dashboards for response times, optimized logging, and standardization with Loki. Reduced security risks by consistently applying security best practices such as removing the public schema in PostgreSQL, individual service user permissions, and Docker security context. Facilitated knowledge transfer and sustainable process improvements by creating process diagrams and implementing various concepts. Conducted code reviews across multiple repositories.

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Ahmed R.

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AI & Automation Engineer

Küsnacht
Ahmed R.

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AI & Automation Engineer at Teosek GmbH

  • Build prototypes, expand AI skills, and practical application in a startup context.
  • Transition phase: further training in prompt engineering, APIs, AI, working on independent prototype projects, and collaborating at a friend's startup.
  • Technologies: LangChain, REST, Python, Java, JS, TS, Node.
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Christoph J.

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Project management, Software engineering, Software architect, DevOps

Zürich
Christoph J.

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Project management, Software engineering, Software architect, DevOps at Migros Genossenschafts Bund

  • Greenfield project M-Zollmanager: Development of an internal platform to support users in booking requirement areas on line items in assessment notices.
  • Greenfield project M-Deliveryplan: Development of an internal platform for planning and tracking deliveries in the international transport sector.
  • Created functions to predict the estimated arrival time of container ships and goods from the port of loading to the port of destination, considering potential events.
  • Developed the TrackAndTrace add-on for M-Deliveryplan to track and plan goods and containers.
  • Built a generic AI chatbot for Migros app infrastructure, including ChatGPT integration and creating AI workflows with N8N.
  • Developed AI assistants to automate repetitive tasks, such as creating release notes or processing Jira tasks based on N8N workflows.
  • Further development and maintenance of the M-LFS, M-Vehicleaccess and M-Worklog apps.
  • Used C#, Angular 18, DevOps practices, N8N, Kubernetes, Docker, Jira, Confluence and Azure.
  • Ongoing project with continuous development of platforms and workflows.
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Stefan H.

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Fullstack Development, Product Owner & Tech Lead

Horw
Stefan H.

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Fullstack Development, Product Owner & Tech Lead at Trex AG

  • Business analysis, architecture, and implementation of a telemedicine platform for pet owners.
  • Leading the development team as Product Owner and Tech Lead.
  • Introducing agile processes, setting up development guidelines and system documentation.
  • Planning and implementing features like video calls, live chat, and marketing automation.
  • Implementing AI-based features such as automated tagging of information (missing pet reports, marketplace entries, etc.), preparation of social media content, and processing of conversation transcripts.
  • Skills: Angular, NGXS, Tailwind, Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, MySQL, LLMs, RAG, MCP, Redis, OpenSearch.
  • Industry: Veterinary medicine.
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Jack S.

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Freelance - Fullstack Engineer

Zug
Jack S.

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Freelance - Fullstack Engineer at SMG Swiss Marketplace Group

  • Supported the team in merging two real estate platforms into a unified Vue.js-based solution
  • Developed a custom SSR microservice architecture deployed on AWS Lambdas
  • Designed and implemented a map drawing feature
  • Took ownership of migrating the microservice from Vue 2 to Vue 3
  • Built a scalable SSR microservice architecture using AWS Lambda
  • Developed and implemented a critical map drawing feature for real estate visualization
  • Successfully migrated the microservice from Vue 2 to Vue 3
  • Gained deep knowledge of AWS infrastructure, Datadog, Sentry, and Vite
  • Technologies: Vue.js, Node.js, Vite, AWS Lambda, Datadog, Sentry, JavaScript
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Matthias I.

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Fractional CTO (Principal Engineer / Technical Architect)

Zürich
Matthias I.

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Fractional CTO (Principal Engineer / Technical Architect)

  • Designed large-scale systems and APIs serving thousands of concurrent users.
  • Refactored a 650k-LOC monolith and led full AWS migration for stable performance.
  • Introduced SLO-based observability, improving reliability and recovery flow.
  • Optimised cloud and databases, achieving significant cost and latency reduction.
  • Delivered LLM, RAG, and document-automation pipelines adopted in production.
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David B.

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External Project Manager in the Supply Chain Network

Zug
David B.

Last position:

External Project Manager in the Supply Chain Network at DEUTZ AG

  • Project management (SAP BN (Ariba) onboarding, support for SAP ECC and SAP TM for supplier topics)
  • Standardization of global value creation processes
  • Basic training as well as central contact person for suppliers and support for planners
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Oleksii B.

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Blockchain Developer (freelance)

Bern
Oleksii B.

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Blockchain Developer (freelance) at Self-Employed

  • Developed ERC20 smart contracts with a mechanism for vesting, including deployment, testing, and auditing.
  • Wrote a JavaScript application for managing transactions in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and SEPOLIA with a custom token.
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Christoph W.

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System Architect / System Engineer / Programmer

Hofstetten-Flüh
Christoph W.

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System Architect / System Engineer / Programmer at Deutsche Vermögensberatung (DVAG)

  • Create requirements for the modularization of the promotion forecast.
  • Set up and expand the various competitions for 2024.
  • Customize and test the CICS dialog.
  • Create various reports for the department using SQL.
  • Implement and test new requirements in batch processes with IWS.
  • Update documentation for the new requirements.
  • Provide on-call support for daily and monthly production.
  • Technologies used: SCRUM, Jira, Confluence, Windows 11, Unix, Enterprise Developer, z/OS, GIT, Mineral, Moped, IWS/TWS, JES, COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, Rocket, FortiClient, Citrix.

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Statistics of experts using Node.js

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

18 years

Node.js experts in Switzerland have 18 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

1.9 years

Node.js experts in Switzerland stay in a single position for 1.9 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

12

Node.js experts in Switzerland have completed 12 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

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

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services

Node.js experts in Switzerland are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Professional Services.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Node.js experts in Switzerland earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

100%

100% of Node.js experts in Switzerland hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

69%

69% of Node.js experts in Switzerland hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

6%

6% of Node.js experts in Switzerland have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

3

Node.js experts in Switzerland hold 3 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

English, German, French

Node.js experts in Switzerland most often speak English, German, and French.

Speak two or more languages

100%

100% of Node.js experts in Switzerland speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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5% of Node.js experts in Switzerland charge less than €480 per day.
5% of Node.js experts in Switzerland charge between €480 and €640 per day.
5% of Node.js experts in Switzerland charge between €640 and €800 per day.
47% of Node.js experts in Switzerland charge between €800 and €960 per day.
16% of Node.js experts in Switzerland charge between €960 and €1120 per day.
21% of Node.js experts in Switzerland charge €1120 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Switzerland 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 Switzerland using Node.js

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

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Daily rate avg. 895 €

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 800 €

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.

Node.js 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 (95%)
  • Banking and Finance (65%)
  • Professional Services (50%)
  • Retail (50%)
  • Media and Entertainment (45%)
  • Education (35%)
  • Healthcare (35%)
  • Insurance (35%)

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

About the technology

What Node.js does

Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Google Chrome’s V8 engine. It runs JavaScript outside the browser and uses an event-driven, non-blocking model for handling many concurrent connections. Companies use it for backend services, APIs, web applications, command-line tools and automation.

Where it fits

Node.js is well suited to products that need responsive interfaces and fast communication between services. Common delivery areas include:

  • REST and GraphQL APIs for web and mobile products
  • Real-time collaboration, messaging and notification services
  • Server-rendered applications and backend-for-frontend layers
  • Microservices, integration services and internal automation

Ecosystem and tooling

The npm ecosystem provides packages for web frameworks, databases, authentication, testing, queues and observability. Specialists often work with Express, Fastify or NestJS, while TypeScript adds static typing to larger codebases. They may also use Prisma, Sequelize, WebSockets, Redis, Docker and cloud deployment pipelines.

When companies hire specialists

Freelance expertise is useful when a team needs a new service delivered quickly, must modernize an existing backend or faces performance and reliability issues. Companies in Swiss finance, healthcare, retail and industrial settings may also need professionals who can coordinate remote delivery with local stakeholders and established compliance processes.

  • Create a service boundary and API contract
  • Improve asynchronous processing and error handling
  • Add tests, monitoring and deployment automation
  • Review architecture before a product launch

Skills that matter

Strong professionals understand more than JavaScript syntax. They design clear module boundaries, manage asynchronous flows, protect secrets, validate input and handle failures consistently. Experience with SQL or NoSQL data stores, message brokers, containers, CI/CD and cloud infrastructure helps them deliver a complete service rather than isolated code.

How quality is judged

Reviewers should look for readable TypeScript or JavaScript, meaningful tests and reliable API behavior under load. A capable specialist explains trade-offs around event loops, memory use, caching, concurrency and observability in terms the wider team can act on. They also document decisions and leave maintainable npm dependencies behind.

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Frequently asked questions

Curious about Node.js? Here are the answers that come up again and again.

Node.js is used to run JavaScript on servers and in development tools. Companies use it for APIs, real-time applications, backend services, server-rendered websites, automation and microservice integrations.

Node.js is often chosen for I/O-heavy services, real-time communication and teams already working in JavaScript or TypeScript across the stack. Python may be a better fit for data-heavy workflows, while Java can suit large enterprise systems with established JVM standards; the right choice depends on workload, team skills and existing architecture.

A strong Node.js specialist usually brings TypeScript, API design, testing and database experience. Knowledge of Express, Fastify or NestJS, along with Docker, CI/CD, cloud services, queues and observability, is valuable for production work.

The required level depends on the scope and risk of the project. A small API may need focused framework expertise, while a distributed service requires proven judgement around security, data consistency, event-loop behavior, monitoring and deployment.

Node.js work is often well suited to remote collaboration because code, tests, documentation and deployment workflows are shared digitally. For Swiss companies, agree early on communication routines, time-zone overlap, data access and whether German, French, Italian or English is needed for stakeholder work.

Node.js handles real-time workloads well when the service spends much of its time waiting for network or database operations. WebSockets, Server-Sent Events and message brokers can support chat, live dashboards, notifications and collaborative features, but CPU-heavy processing may need separate workers or services.

Look for clear boundaries, validated inputs, useful tests, secure dependency choices and consistent error handling. A capable Node.js professional should also explain performance decisions, document operational needs and show how the service is monitored in production.

Node.js may be less suitable when the core workload is sustained, CPU-intensive computation that blocks the event loop. It can still be part of the wider system, but compute-heavy tasks may belong in worker processes or services built with a runtime better suited to that workload.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Switzerland who have used Node.js in their recent projects is 112 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 895 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Switzerland who have used Node.js in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 69% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Switzerland who have used Node.js in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Node.js in their recent projects are English (100%), German (90%), and French (40%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Node.js in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Banking and Finance (65%), and Professional Services (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Node.js in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Project Management (50%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Node.js

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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