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Fred Hauschel
Last position:
Software Architect and Developer at Personal project
A recurring problem in my own AI-supported projects: requirements analysis, use cases, and architecture decisions can be created quickly with AI support, but they remain hard to trace and scattered across Markdown files – knowledge is lost as soon as it is no longer in the context window. arknet turns requirements engineering and architecture knowledge into structured, verifiable data instead of plain text: requirements, use cases, and architecture decisions as a continuously linked knowledge graph, traceable from the requirement to the architecture decision – queryable for both people and AI agents alike. Technically based on RDF/OWL and its own MCP server.
Result: MCP daemon running, Docker image automatically published on GHCR, nine hexagonal modules, eleven ADRs (including an open-core licensing model). Requirements engineering and ubiquitous language hexagon active. Publicly available since 07/2026 as a Community Edition under Apache-2.0 (github.com/kogn-io/arknet), together with the Claude Code plugin and the GHCR image; open-core model.
Label: Java, Maven, RDF, RDF4J, OWL, SPARQL, Model Context Protocol, Spring AI, Docker, GitHub, Git, Claude Code, Obsidian, DDD, Hexagonal Architecture, ArchUnit, JUnit, AssertJ
Siegfried-Thor Bolz
Last position:
AI Solutions Architect & Developer at E-Commerce
- Integrated LangChain middleware between AEM and SAP PIM system
- Developed a FastAPI interface for system communication
- Implemented vector embeddings for semantic product search
- Evaluated LLM models (Vertex AI/Gemini, LM Studio, Hugging Face, OpenAI) for product analysis
- Developed an AEM component to display product recommendations and integrated the recommendation API into the AEM authoring process
- Designed and implemented Pinecone vector database for product embeddings
- Optimized response times and caching strategies
- Evaluated Vertex AI Studio for LLM testing and prompt workflows
- Implemented secure API routing and access control for AI components via FastAPI and gateway validation
Stefan Dietz
Last position:
Frontend Developer – Sports Event and City Portal Projects at München Betriebs GmbH
- Development of an accessible, responsive website based on Figma designs for a major sports event in compliance with WCAG, BITV, and EN 301 549
- Technical planning and setup of the tool stack with Vite, Playwright, Docker, and GitLab CI
- Worked on two existing projects (Vue.js & Nuxt), with a focus on bug fixing, accessibility audits, and new feature development
- Collaboration with design and QA to consistently implement accessible UI patterns
- Consulting on improving existing frontend architectures with regard to accessibility, performance, and maintainability
Roxana Girdu
Last position:
Freelance Senior Frontend Developer at RHI Magnesita
- Designed and developed a high-performance internal resource management platform using React and TypeScript, optimizing dynamic data rendering and state management.
- Built a React Native application to support mobile access to internal tools, enabling on-the-go project tracking for field teams.
- Developed custom 2D canvas-based visualizations using Pixi.js to simulate material flows and refractory layer behaviors.
- Integrated Pixi.js with React components for interactive diagrams and real-time UI updates.
- Developed interactive 3D visualizations using React.js for displaying refractory product layouts and simulations, supporting engineering and sales teams with dynamic product previews.
- Integrated Three.js within the React ecosystem to allow manipulation of 3D models in real-time via browser, enhancing user engagement and field configurability.
- Integrated a headless CMS to enable dynamic content updates by non-technical users, reducing content deployment time by 40%.
- Led AWS CloudFront optimization initiatives, improving portal load speeds by 30% globally.
- Actively collaborated with cross-functional Agile teams and product owners to deliver prioritized features with a fast feedback loop.
- Key Technologies: React.js, React Native, Three.js, TypeScript, Contentful CMS, AWS S3/Lambda/CloudFront, Cypress, Agile Scrum
Stephan Sahm
Last position:
Senior Data/ML Consultant & Technical Lead at Jolin.io
Role: Software Engineer & Applied Mathematician (Mathematical optimization for scheduling; duration: 1 months; team setting: Team of 2, remote; technologies: JuMP, Julia, Pluto, Svelte, JavaScript, TypeScript, JetBrains Space, Terraform, Nomad)
Role: Software & Cloud & Web Engineer (Building scalable data science compute cluster from scratch; duration: 11 months; team setting: Team of 1, on-site; technologies: Terraform, Kubernetes, k8s ingress, k8s services, k8s RBAC, k8s networking, k3s, etcd, S3, DNS, certificates, Julia, Pluto, JavaScript, Tailwind, Astro, npm, Parcel, Preact, MUI, JWT, AWS SQS, AWS RDS, Python, GitLab, GitHub)
Role: AI & Web Engineer (Custom ChatGPT service; duration: 1 months; team setting: Team of 2, remote; technologies: Python, Poetry, LangChain, Tailwind, ChatGPT API, Flask, FastAPI)
Role: Architect & Data Engineer (Central datalake setup and ingestion; duration: 9 months; team setting: Team of 5, remote; technologies: Infrastructure-as-code, AWS CDK, Python, Boto3, PySpark, AWS Glue, IAM, S3, ECS, Fargate, Lambda, Apache Hudi, DeltaLake, Databricks, GitHub, Jira, Miro)
Role: Software Engineer (PoC Julia migration of scikit-decide; duration: 1 months; team setting: Team of 2, remote; technologies: Python, Julia, GitHub)
Anton Klonov
Last position:
Head of Technical Overall Integration NSC / Hadoop Cloud Development at IABG
Head of technical overall integration NSC (National Secure Cloud project with about 60 employees).
Technical integration of all subprojects into one product, definition of interfaces, basic components of a cloud including hardware, technical architecture of the IABG base.
Development of a Cloud Management Platform (CMP) that can create a private/mixed cloud of any complexity based on a textual description with one click or interactively.
CMP also includes the complete hardware management cycle.
As a foundation, it uses Kubernetes, OpenStack, and Hadoop.
The management layer includes Harbor, Gitea, Longhorn, Keycloak, Rancher and Jenkins, which are automatically configured.
The private cloud can run any customer workloads, including a full Hadoop stack with HDFS, Spark, MapReduce, Mesos, HBase and around 20 other ML/DL technologies.
Hadoop worker clusters can also be automatically installed on bare metal or commodity hardware without Kubernetes.
OpenStack with Nova, Neutron, Ironic, Swift, Cinder, Ceph.
Development of a Java application Rudi: SOAP, REST, containers, database.
Technologies: Kubernetes (K3s, RKE2, Minikube, Harbor, Gitea, Jenkins, Longhorn, Keycloak, Rancher), OpenStack (Nova, Neutron, Keystone, Swift, Ceph, Cinder, Sahara, Magnum, Kayobe, Kolla, Bigrost, Ironic), Hadoop (HDFS, Ambari, Solr, Livy, Ranger, YARN, Tez, HBase, Kafka, Hive, Zookeeper, MapReduce, Spark, Oozie, Flink), virtualization (Kubernetes (K3s), VMware, Oracle), scripting (Ansible, Puppet, Juju, Shell, Groovy, Gradle, Maven).
Christoph Schrall
Last position:
State Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forestry
- Development of the Ibalis portal and payment process for applying and paying out EU subsidies.
- Publicly accessible portal, e.g., for farmers.
- Projects in the last ten years were carried out using Scrum.
- Technologies: Spring, Wicket, Hibernate, Postgres, JSON, XML, REST, Bitbucket, Podam, Buckets, JUnit, Gradle, IntelliJ, Bamboo, Swagger.
Mario Volke
Last position:
Freelance Developer at Centrotherm International AG
- Did a complete rewrite of centrotherm.de with Next.js, migrating from Gatsby
- Built a system to automatically generate printable product datasheets
- Technologies: React, TypeScript, Storybook, SASS, Next.js, I18n
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Statistics of experts using npm
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years (Germany: 19 years)
Position duration
2.3 years (Germany: 2.1 years)
Positions per freelancer
20 (Germany: 14)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
100% (Germany: 83%)
Master's degree or higher
86% (Germany: 40%)
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 99%)
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Munich 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 Munich using npm
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
Package flow
npm is the package manager at the center of many JavaScript and Node.js projects. It is used to install libraries, pin versions, publish internal modules, and keep front-end and back-end builds repeatable. Strong specialists know how to keep package flow clean from local setup to production release.
What they handle
- package.json structure and scripts
- dependency updates and lockfile control
- private packages and scoped registries
- publishing, versioning, and release checks
- audit findings and supply-chain hygiene
Ecosystem skills
npm work often touches the wider Node.js toolchain, including npm CLI, npx, Node version management, and CI pipelines. Good professionals also understand how package settings affect bundlers, testing tools, and monorepos. They keep builds stable when teams share reusable modules across services.
When companies bring help
Teams usually look for freelance npm expertise when installs break, dependency trees become hard to trust, or a release process needs tightening. In Munich, this often comes up in product teams, agencies, and internal software groups that work with JavaScript-heavy systems and need clear handover without long ramp-up.
What strong experts do
A strong npm specialist reads lockfiles carefully, spots version conflicts early, and knows when to upgrade, pin, or replace a package. They document scripts, reduce install friction, and keep publishing steps predictable. They also pay attention to security warnings, license issues, and registry access.
Good fit for projects
npm is a good fit for frontend apps, Node.js APIs, shared component libraries, and build pipelines that depend on a large package ecosystem. It matters most when a project needs repeatable installs, safe updates, and reliable module publishing. Teams that use JavaScript across several services benefit from disciplined npm work.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about npm, in one place.
npm is used to install, update, publish, and manage JavaScript and Node.js packages. It sits at the center of many web projects, from frontend applications to backend services and shared libraries. Companies use it to keep dependency management and release steps consistent.
npm is not Node.js, but it usually ships with it and is used alongside it. Node.js is the runtime, while npm manages packages and scripts for that ecosystem. When people ask for npm help, they often need both package and runtime knowledge.
npm is the default package manager in the Node.js ecosystem, while Yarn and pnpm are common alternatives. The right choice depends on project structure, lockfile policy, and team preference. A good specialist can work with all three and explain the trade-offs clearly.
A strong npm specialist usually also knows Node.js, JavaScript or TypeScript, CI pipelines, and Git-based workflows. In many projects, they also work with bundlers, testing tools, private registries, and security scanning. That mix helps them fix build issues instead of only touching package files.
A npm expert can often be useful quickly if the task is focused, such as fixing installs, cleaning dependencies, or tightening publishing steps. Bigger changes, like monorepo design or release workflow redesign, need more context on build tools and team habits. Clear package ownership helps the work move faster.
Yes, npm work is usually easy to handle remotely because most tasks live in repositories, CI systems, and package registries. For teams in Munich, on-site time can help with workshops, handover, or release planning, but it is often not required for day-to-day package work. English is usually enough for technical collaboration.
A good npm specialist leaves a project more predictable, not just temporarily fixed. Look for clean lockfile handling, sensible version choices, clear scripts, and practical notes on updates or security issues. Strong work should make future installs and releases easier for the whole team.
Teams usually ask for npm support when installs fail, dependency conflicts slow the build, or package publishing becomes risky. Another common trigger is a codebase that has grown messy over time, with unclear scripts and outdated modules. Good help restores order without forcing a full rewrite.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used npm in their recent projects is 95 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 759 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used npm in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 86% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used npm in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used npm in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (25%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used npm in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (75%), and Automotive (63%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used npm in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Project Management (75%).
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