PhpStorm Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used PhpStorm
Manuel Kübler
Last position:
.NET Developer, SAP Business One Consultant at Own Projects
- DTO class generator: In-house development of a tool for the automatic generation of classes, functions, and methods for use in .NET Core projects based on SAP Business One Service Layer metadata
- E-invoice import add-on: Development of a SAP Business One add-on / coresuite module for the automated import of ZUGFeRD e-invoices as incoming invoices – with configurable mapping to flexibly control the import logic across four mapping types (DIRECT, SQL, FIXED, EXPR). The add-on is available as a licensed product for SAP Business One customers.
Stack: SAP Business One, SAP Business One Service Layer, coresuite Country Package, C#
Markus Steffen
Last position:
Fullstack-Developer at VRM Digital / RYZE
- Development and maintenance of a news portal CMS with interfaces.
- PHP development with HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript, MySQL, Laravel, documentation of the interfaces and the system.
- Further development of the SSO system based on Laravel with a large API and connections to AWS, SAP, ERPS.
- Reorganisation and development of the news portals on the basis of a publish platform, services and interfaces to Google, Facebook, Twitter, SSO, SAP technical based on NodeJS with TypeScript and AWS.
- Technologies: PHP, Laravel, MySQL, JavaScript, Vue.js, NodeJS, TypeScript, jQuery, CSS, SCSS, SASS, Unix, Jira, Confluence, Git, Apache, Nginx, AWS.
Volker Döch
Last position:
Developer at DV-Consulting und Entwicklung Volker Döch
- New development of a web app to manage and configure counting devices for large events
- Technologies: .NET 10, C#, Blazor, MudBlazor, MySQL, Git
Stephan Heilmann
Last position:
Development, Tester at Telecommunications
Set up an operational contract information system. This is mainly used as an order management system - for migrating existing contracts as well as for creating and providing new contract bundles.
Sales agents can use it to order new services, modify existing ones and migrate service types, as well as provide price information to the customer.
This supports the marketing of new services as well as the replacement of old services for existing customers.
In addition, existing data is imported, processed (ETL) and provided via services for further use in the portal front end.
Analysis of the business and technical use cases (workflows, involved processes/systems, communication paths, security requirements)
Further development / creation of the front-end components (React/JavaScript)
Design and implementation of the business logic
Creation of the functional and technical component documentation
Test execution / test automation (Cypress, test coverage)
Team size: 8 people
Technologies: React, JavaScript, Rest (JSon), Yaml, Markdown, MariaDB (SQL), Docker, Swagger, Cypress
Tools: Webstorm, ReactDeveloperTools, VisualStudioCode, Word, DBeaver, Git/GitLab
Work management: GitLab
Platform: Linux
Build management: GitLab
Ivan Vetoskin
Last position:
Senior DevOps Engineer at 58agents
- Provision Kubernetes infrastructure on Azure, GCP, or bare-metal at the hosting provider
- Design and implementation of REST and GraphQL APIs
- Cloud governance (cost, compliance, security)
- Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD as code (Terraform, Ansible)
- Container technologies (Docker, Helm)
- Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions), Argo CD
- Deployment, scaling, and monitoring of microservices
- Distributed event streaming (Kafka)
- Message brokers RabbitMQ, MQTT
- Software development from scratch or further development of existing projects using PHP, Python, Go, C#, and Bash
Eugene Kaurov
Last position:
Lead PHP Web Developer at Deutscher Fachverlag GmbH
- PHP application development for the following news portal CMS:
- lebensmittelzeitung.net
- textilwirtschaft.de
- horizont.net
- iz.de
- fvw.de
- ahgz.de
- horizont.at
- agrarzeitung.de
- food-service.de
- fashionmagazine.it
Martin Silber
Last position:
Fullstack Developer at Affiliate / Price Comparison (Technical Relaunch)
- Technical relaunch of the existing affiliate site based on Pimcore and Symfony
- Use of TailwindCSS for performant and flexible frontend design
- Implemented a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions
- Used Redis for caching and performance optimization
- Responsible for DevOps tasks including system configuration and deployment
- Integrated the eBay API for automated data processing
- Managed tickets via YouTrack and team communication through Slack
- Test coverage with Codeception (unit & acceptance tests)
- Continuous development, maintenance, and performance improvement
- Designing new features and optimizing existing processes
Gernot Lang
Last position:
Founder and Managing Director at Softwerk/Ruhr GmbH
- Architecting and developing SaaS platform for graphical definition and execution of pandas data processing pipelines
- Developed POlyglott, an open-source Python CLI tool for translation workflow management featuring PO file parsing, quality linting with glossary enforcement, and DeepL API integration for machine translation
- Developed web application for material compliance management (EU REACH) using Django and modern web technologies
- Built automated infrastructure platform using Proxmox, Terraform, and Ansible — VM provisioning, configuration management, internal DNS, and fleet-wide security hardening across multiple subnets
Tamas Dogi
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%
Srecko Soric
Last position:
Test Consultant at PROSEQUM GmbH
- Taking over operational acceptance tests for internal and external applications in a preproduction environment
- End-to-end tests across multiple systems
- Planning and implementation of acceptances based on expected loads and service levels
- Creation of test plans and automated tests
- Monitoring of systems, log analysis and creation of test reports, monitoring charts and acceptance documentation
- Support during rollouts of security and OS patches in preproduction
- Load and performance tests as well as failover/rollback tests
- Testing SOAP/REST APIs with JMeter, Grafana and Kibana
- Batch tests with Bash and log analysis
- Load and performance tests of own applications
- Test automation with JMeter and PyTest
- Maintenance and creation of Bash scripting tests
- Manual system integration tests
Patrick Meppe
Last position:
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- A series of interactive live online workshops to help students and recent graduates from the African diaspora prepare for working life, improve their problem-solving skills and master tech skills.
Zacharias Creutznacher
Last position:
CTO at Laracraft
- Architecture and conception
- Development at Cynapsis Interactive (Laravel, Filament, Google Ads API)
- Analyze and monitoring tool for z-optimations GmbH (Laravel, Blade)
- Development at ProgressMaker (Laravel, REST-API)
- Development of a data warehouse at ProgressMaker (Laravel)
- Development of SimpleStats.io (Laravel, Vue, Inertia, Tailwindcss)
- Development of Validation for Laravel (Laravel, Vue, Inertia, Tailwindcss)
- Development of multiple open-source projects (laravel-date-scopes, laravel-schema-rules, laravel-xhprof)
Mario Steiner
Last position:
Expert in Web Analytics, Tag and Consent Management at Deutsche Bahn AG
- Conducting and analyzing web analytics
- Creating and editing tags and scripts in tag management as well as banners and other client-side web elements in consent management
- Technologies used in development: Tealium, JavaScript, IntelliJ, Git, Android Studio, Selenium, Appium, Adobe Analytics, Power Automate, Power App
Michael Lühr
Last position:
B2B Shop Development for Curtain Fabrics
- Development of a B2B shop based on Magento 2
- Plugin research and implementation, e.g. custom prices per customer
- Implementation of individual customizations
- Quality assurance
- Release management
- Collaboration with the marketing team
- Technologies: Magento 2, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Docker, Git
Fahrettin Kutyol
Last position:
Senior Frontend Engineer at Freelancermap GmbH
- Implemented a completed section in the refactoring of the existing portal
- Client-side: React, TypeScript, JEST, SASS, Node.js, Accessibility, React Server Side Rendering
- Server-side: PHP, Symfony, MariaDB
- Infrastructure: Docker/Docker Compose, Bitbucket, Jira
- UI / UX: Figma
- DevOps
Discover over 15,000 top freelancers
Statistics of experts using PhpStorm
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years
Position duration
3.2 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Retail, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
95%
Master's degree or higher
35%
Doctorate
5%
Certifications per freelancer
1
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
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 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 PhpStorm
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
What PhpStorm is
PhpStorm is JetBrains’ PHP IDE for serious application work. It gives specialists smart code completion, inspections, refactoring, and deep project navigation for modern PHP codebases. Teams use it when they need a focused environment for building and maintaining complex PHP systems.
Typical work
- PHP editing, refactoring, and code cleanup
- Laravel, Symfony, and WordPress project support
- PHPUnit testing and Xdebug debugging
- Composer, Git, and terminal workflows
- JavaScript, CSS, and database access from one IDE
Why companies hire help
Companies bring in freelance PhpStorm specialists when a project is hard to move, poorly configured, or built by many hands. Common reasons include inconsistent inspections, slow debugging, broken project setup, and teams that need better standards across a PHP codebase. In Germany, this often matters on remote product teams and in mixed-language environments.
Ecosystem fit
PhpStorm fits naturally into the wider JetBrains and PHP toolchain. Strong professionals work with Composer, PHPUnit, Xdebug, Git, Docker, and common frameworks such as Laravel and Symfony. They also know when to tune inspections, templates, and live tools so the IDE supports the team instead of getting in the way.
What strong specialists bring
A good PhpStorm professional does more than open files and run tests. They set up clean project structure, stable run configurations, useful code styles, and reliable debugging paths. They also understand how to keep the IDE aligned with framework conventions, team rules, and long-lived PHP applications.
When to bring them in
Bring in freelance help when onboarding is slow, migrations are messy, or a team needs a cleaner way to work in PhpStorm. It also helps after framework upgrades, when IDE settings drift, or when a codebase needs better support for reviews and safe refactoring. That is especially useful for distributed teams working across Germany.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about PhpStorm? Start with the answers below.
PhpStorm is used for PHP application work where code quality and fast navigation matter. Specialists rely on it for refactoring, debugging, test runs, and framework-aware editing in projects built with Laravel, Symfony, WordPress, or custom PHP stacks.
PhpStorm is a full PHP IDE, while VS Code is a lighter editor that often depends on extensions. For teams that want deeper inspections, stronger refactoring, and a more integrated debugging flow, PhpStorm is usually the better fit.
A strong PhpStorm specialist should also be comfortable with PHP, Composer, Git, PHPUnit, and Xdebug. For many projects, knowledge of Laravel, Symfony, Docker, and basic front-end files is also useful because the IDE spans the whole application.
A PhpStorm project can be simple if it only needs setup or guidance, but it becomes more demanding when a codebase has many frameworks, modules, or team conventions. For migrations, debugging issues, or large refactoring work, look for someone who has already handled similar PHP environments.
Yes, PhpStorm work is often done remotely because the main tasks are inside the codebase and the IDE. For German teams, remote collaboration works well when the specialist can follow your language preference, review process, and environment setup without long onboarding.
With PhpStorm, quality shows up in how cleanly a specialist uses inspections, refactoring tools, debugger settings, and project configuration. Good work leaves the codebase easier to navigate, easier to test, and less dependent on ad hoc fixes.
PhpStorm is useful in both, but it often proves most valuable in existing codebases that need structure and safer change management. It helps specialists understand older PHP code faster, rename and move code safely, and keep framework conventions consistent.
A PhpStorm freelancer may deliver a cleaner project setup, better debugger configuration, shared code style rules, and improved workflow support for the team. In practice, that can mean fewer broken runs, more reliable tests, and faster work on PHP features and fixes.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used PhpStorm in their recent projects is 90 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 720 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used PhpStorm in their recent projects, 95% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 35% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used PhpStorm in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used PhpStorm in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (24%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used PhpStorm in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Retail (58%), and Banking and Finance (36%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used PhpStorm in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Product Development (94%), and Project Management (58%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used PhpStorm
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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