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Collin Kempkes

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Lead Fullstack Developer

Kempen
Collin Kempkes

Last position:

Software Architect / Fullstack Developer at Equity Bytes

Built an international e-commerce platform for a multi-vendor marketplace for digital assets from scratch. Designed and operated cloud native architectures at enterprise scale.

  • Designed and operated a highly scalable microservice and serverless architecture
  • Built the complete cloud infrastructure with Terraform + AWS CDK in AWS
  • Provisioned ECS/EKS clusters (Fargate), Application Load Balancers (reverse proxy), and Lambda functions
  • Observability & tracing with CloudWatch, DataDog, Prometheus, and Grafana
  • End-to-end setup with DataDog (formerly AWS CloudWatch), Prometheus, and custom Grafana dashboards
  • Integration of advanced metrics (including ORM mapper) and distributed tracing with Jaeger
  • Robust backup and disaster recovery strategies
  • RDS Postgres backups and hourly snapshots
  • Read-only, asynchronously synchronized replicas with automated master failover in emergencies
  • Minute-level rollback capability through versioned Docker images on ECS and Git-based CI/CD pipelines
  • Created CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions for automated multi-stage deployments (Dev, Testing, Prod)
  • Integrated Stripe for international payment processing
  • Built a marketplace payment system with multiple parties and payout routines
  • Used Algolia for high-performance real-time search of digital assets on the platform
  • Federation of services with GraphQL and Hasura
  • Later migration to GraphQL Mesh
  • Test Driven Development (TDD) - unit, integration, and E2E testing with Jest, Vitest, and Playwright
  • Used Next.js / React for modern frontend applications in the nx monorepo
  • Enterprise security architecture & access control
  • Integration of JWT tokens with Auth0, OAuth, OIDC, IP guards, BOLA protection, and secret vaults
  • Authorization concepts with RBAC, ABAC, and native Postgres Row-Level Security (RLS)
  • Built internal microfrontends with Retool for fast prototyping and operational business processes

Technologies: ABAC, AWS CDK, AWS CloudWatch, AWS ECS, AWS EKS, AWS Fargate, AWS RDS, AWS S3, Algolia, Auth0, DataDog, Docker, GitHub Actions, Grafana, GraphQL, GraphQL Mesh, Hasura, JWT, Jaeger, Java, JavaScript, Jest, Kotlin, Kubernetes, Monorepo, Next.js, OIDC, Playwright, Postgres, Postgres RLS, Prometheus, RBAC, Redis, Retool, Serverless, Stripe, Terraform, TypeScript, Vitest

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Christoph Thodte

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Architect, Business Analyst, Developer

Magdeburg
Christoph Thodte

Last position:

Backend Software Developer (Java) at German Football Association (DFB) e. V.

  • Client: Prime Force Group GmbH

Technologies used: Java 25, Spring Boot 4, MapStruct, JSpecify, PostgreSQL, Redis, Liquibase, REST/OpenAPI, Apache Kafka, Apache Solr, OpenID Connect via IronGate/Keycloak, SAP Customer Data Cloud, JUnit, Testcontainers, Karate, Playwright, GitLab monorepo with CI/CD, Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory, FluxCD, Docker, Kubernetes on Azure, OpenTelemetry, arc42, Jira, Confluence

The Team Management Center is the new central platform of the DFB for planning, managing, and carrying out team activities for the national teams - from squad selection and training camps to communication with players, clubs, and legal guardians. The platform is designed for multi-tenancy for the DFB and regional associations; player, club, and master data are intentionally not copied, but connected at runtime via the DFBnet APIs.

I have been involved in the project continuously since the architecture and concept phase (Sprint 0) and work in a distributed Scrum team in two-week sprints. In addition to implementation, my focus is on architecture alignment, connecting the DFBnet interfaces, as well as code reviews and test automation as quality assurance in the team.

Focus areas:

  • Development and implementation of the multi-tenancy concept (tenant model for the DFB and regional associations), including data model, access layer, and Liquibase migrations.
  • Design of the person service and the search concept based on Apache Solr.
  • Integration of the DFBnet APIs (player, person, and club search, club data), including authentication and synchronous master data synchronization.
  • Hardening the integration through resilience patterns: separate read timeouts for each search path, correction of circuit breaker counting, limiting parallel requests, and a club cache to reduce load on the external system.
  • Development of self-service endpoints for players (own activities, activity details, games), including an access concept for participants, as well as person documents and file uploads.
  • Standardization of API design: OpenAPI annotations, nullability model via a custom ModelConverter, JSpecify migration of the DTOs, and documented API guidelines.
  • Build and maintenance of Karate-based API and integration tests, integration tests with Testcontainers, test guidelines, and bug triage from the integration and reference environments.
  • Code reviews via merge requests, architecture documentation according to arc42, and architecture decisions (ADRs) in Confluence.
  • Automated deployment to the integration and reference environments, analysis of login and OIDC issues in combination with IronGate.

Status: ongoing - as of 08/2026 in Sprint 17, around 940 person hours worked; testable delivery to the integration environment every two weeks.

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Michael Heide

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Senior Frontend Engineer · Frontend Tech Lead · Lead UI Engineer

Kelsterbach
Michael Heide

Last position:

Frontend Developer at RTL Tech

  • Development and optimization of the RTL+ frontend application for SmartTV and set-top box platforms with React and Next.js.
  • Key role in the technical coordination of developers within the team and in coordinating implementation.
  • Central interface to adjacent teams to simplify development processes and improve cross-team alignment.
  • Improved frontend performance, stability, and rendering behavior on low-powered devices in a restricted runtime environment.
  • Implemented a frontend testing strategy with Jest, React Testing Library, and Playwright.
  • Implemented accessibility improvements according to WCAG 2.2 and WAI-ARIA.
  • Integrated Didomi Consent Management as a contribution to increasing ad monetization on streaming platforms.
  • Used AI-supported engineering workflows with Cursor for structured implementation, refactoring, and faster problem solving.

Technologies used: React, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, GraphQL, Apollo Gateway, Zustand, Tailwind CSS, Styled Components, React Testing Library, Playwright, Jest, HTML5, CSS3, AWS Lambda, EC2, CloudFront, S3, GitLab CI/CD, NX, Cursor

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Alexandr Kučun

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Principal Engineering Consultant

Berlin
Alexandr Kučun

Last position:

Technical Co-Founder at Dealyv

  • Joined the initial development team and helped transform an n8n prototype into a production-ready 0-to-1 product in a fast-paced environment.
  • Owned delivery across CRM and Twilio integrations, customer communication workflows, and administrative interfaces.
  • Collaborated on AI evaluation, microservice architecture, and other cross-functional product and engineering topics.
  • Supported the CEO across VC communications, customer acquisition, product positioning, onboarding, documentation, pricing, and sales.
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Sercan Tatar

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Certified Professional for Software Architecture Foundation Level

Esslingen am Neckar
Sercan Tatar

Last position:

Co-Founder & Lead Software Architect at Pflege-Pfad

  • Focus: system architecture, cloud-native platforms, microservices, API design
  • Product: Pflege-Pfad is a digital matchmaking platform that connects relatives of people in need of care directly with verified care services and caregivers - without an agency and without ongoing fees.
  • Business analysis & process design:
  • Analysis of the German care market and identification of the key pain points of both target groups.
  • Modeling of the core business processes: registration, verification, care request, application, placement, and rating.
  • Definition of the business model as a freemium/premium model with optional contact unlocking.
  • Creation of user stories and requirements documentation for relatives, care services, and administrators.
  • Design of trust and quality assurance mechanisms with document upload, admin review process, and rating system.
  • Coordination with stakeholders and validation of product decisions with potential users.
  • Technical implementation:
  • Design and implementation of the entire platform architecture as a solo developer.
  • Design and implementation of a REST API with Spring Boot and Kotlin, including JWT-based authentication.
  • Development of the frontend as a single-page application with Angular 17.
  • Implementation of the AWS infrastructure with EC2, RDS PostgreSQL, S3, CloudFront, and IAM.
  • Document upload with AWS S3 via presigned URLs for verification of care services.
  • Email notifications via Resend API.
  • AI-supported care service search via OpenAI API.
  • Implementation of complete user flows such as registration, login, password reset, and placement process.
  • Building an admin panel for user and care service management as well as analytics.
  • CI/CD with GitHub Actions and containerized deployments with Docker.
  • End-to-end tests with Playwright.

Technologies: Kotlin, Spring Boot 3, Spring Security, JWT, JPA/Hibernate, PostgreSQL, Angular 17, TypeScript, RxJS, AWS (EC2, ECS, S3, CloudFront CDN, RDS PostgreSQL, IAM), nginx, GitHub Actions, Playwright, Maven, Git, OpenAI API, Resend API, Docker, Scrum, i18n (DE/EN/TR), Kiro, feature-flag architecture.

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Piet Althoff

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Senior Product Engineer / Automation Developer

Cologne
Piet Althoff

Last position:

Founder at RubberMetrics.com

  • Self-hosted table tennis equipment platform.
  • Development of a custom “Racket Builder” that uses a co-evolutionary genetic algorithm to identify, evaluate, and recommend the optimal combinations of racket blades and rubbers based on physics heuristics and player data within a search space of over 4 billion combinations.
  • Development of a custom fully automated web crawler to capture equipment specifications, integrating an automated pipeline for image normalization as well as data harmonization via DeepSeek.
  • Cloudflare Edge Workers written in Rust to perform low-latency data searches and offload computationally intensive simulations from the main server.
  • High performance and accessibility standards across a large Nuxt 4 codebase achieving 95–100/100/100 Lighthouse scores.
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Ljubomir Obrenovic

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Senior Test Automation Engineer | QA Engineer

München
Ljubomir Obrenovic

Last position:

Senior Software Test Engineer at Keil KTM GmbH

Temporary employment

  • System black-box integration tests (BBIT, IVVQ): Execution of regression, release, acceptance, and compliance tests for safety-critical brake control units in the rail industry
  • Software test application & integration: Runtime configuration of software components and libraries, validation of interfaces, configuration dependencies, and component interactions
  • Test automation (FEAT framework): Co-development and further development of an automated test framework for test execution, reporting, and result analysis
  • Functional safety (SiL4, FuSi): Ensuring compliance with safety requirements, traceability and coverage, as well as standards compliance according to EN50126/28/29
  • Test automation for communication components: Configuration and validation of fieldbus (CAN) and Ethernet-based TCMS data communication interfaces (TRDP and CIP)
  • Requirements analysis & shift-left (PTC Windchill ALM): Analysis of software and system artifacts to identify gaps, ambiguities, and redundancies early in the SDLC
  • Test design & test case development: Derivation of test conditions, coverage strategies, and implementation of data-driven test cases (DDT), including reusable test data fixtures
  • CI/CD & automation (Python, PowerShell, Jenkins, SVN): Automation of build, test, and HIL deployment processes as well as integration into CI/CD pipelines
  • Test data & configuration management (XML): Maintenance and adaptation of XML test vectors and system configurations with automated integration into test environments
  • Non-functional testing: Execution of performance and load tests to assess stability and system behavior
  • Agile development & defect management (JIRA, Confluence): Participation in Scrum teams, test coordination, review of test artifacts, as well as defect tracking and root-cause analysis
  • Error analysis & debugging (CANoe, CANalyzer): Analysis of errors and message flows across multiple system layers (application to bus)
  • Model-based analysis (UML, Enterprise Architect): Specification of SUT/SOW and support for systematic test control
  • Process & test documentation: Creation of integration and test documentation according to internal quality and certification requirements
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Stefan Amann

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Senior Backend Architect — Regulated Java & Go Systems

Forstern
Stefan Amann

Last position:

Sole Architect and Developer at Bauernhof-Eis Stangl GbR

Design and implementation of a compact ERP, CRM, accounting, and production-planning platform for a German food manufacturer. The system replaces Rechnung11, self-built Excel sheets, and manual processes for fewer than 10 internal users.

  • Designed and implemented the full platform architecture as sole architect and developer.
  • Built modules for customer management, B2B order handling, invoicing, production planning, and accounting support.
  • Implemented DATEV export, ZUGFeRD/XRechnung e-invoicing, FinTS bank statement synchronization, and GoBD audit trail concepts.
  • Used AI-supported workflows for prototyping, test support, and implementation acceleration while retaining full architecture, review, testing strategy, and technical ownership.

Technology: Java 23, Spring Boot 3, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Vue 3, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Flyway, REST, OpenAPI, JWT, TOTP, RBAC, DATEV, FinTS, ZUGFeRD, XRechnung, GoBD, JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers, Playwright, Docker, GitLab CI/CD

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Matthias Voit

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Senior Frontend Developer & Architect

Munich
Matthias Voit

Last position:

Senior Frontend Developer / Technical Web Architect – Consent Management

Project for a leading German email and cloud service provider: As Senior Frontend Developer and Technical Web Architect, I developed an international, multi-tenant white-label consent management layer for multiple brands.

Main tasks:

  • Architecture and implementation with Vue 3, TypeScript, and Vite
  • Development of automated tests with Vitest and Playwright
  • Creation of brand-specific CMP configurations, CSS themes, i18n structures, and vendor settings
  • Implementation of playout and initialization logic as well as backend integration
  • Technical decision support, project, and code documentation

Impact: Replacement of external CMP solutions with a reusable and long-term maintainable in-house foundation for several international brands and rollouts.

Technologies: Vue 3, TypeScript, Vite, Vitest, Playwright, IAB TCF, Google Additional Consent, i18n, Git, CI/CD.

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Robin Walter Scherler

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Agentic Engineer · AI Engineer · Software Engineer · Context Engineer

Neidenstein
Robin Walter Scherler

Last position:

Developer at agentic-engineer.online

agentic-engineer.online is my publicly testable live demo and at the same time the platform where I show my work. Originally created as a recruitment trial task, I have since continued to run it as my own demo, learning, and product project — on a Hetzner VPS behind a Cloudflare tunnel, through a multi-stage AI-orchestrated deploy pipeline with snapshot rollback. If a deploy step breaks, the system falls back to the last clean snapshot, the script is adjusted, the test repeated — empirical, test-driven, without hand tuning.

  • Technically behind it: Python and FastAPI, an OpenRouter model cascade, SQLite persistence, and Cloudflare edge tuning.
  • I am the developer and the strictest customer of my own AI work in one person — what started as a prototype has become a tool I use every day and against which I test my own products.
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Markus Sterner

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Full Stack Developer

Herrsching
Markus Sterner

Last position:

Lead Developer at Endress+Hauser SICK GmbH+Co. KG

Lead developer of the frontend and backend systems for a web-based pre-sales tool. It is used by sales staff and engineers to configure and calculate complex measurement systems for industrial customers. Core features include a collaboration platform, a product configurator, physical feasibility checks, and a PDF generator.

TypeScript · Node.js · Nest.js · Angular · REST · MongoDB · Playwright

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Giuseppe Abrignani

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Software, AI & Automation Architect

Germering
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

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Rutger Boels

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Managing Director

Hamburg
Rutger Boels

Last position:

Partner & Managing Director at AI.IMPACT

  • Building an AI & Data Consultancy Practice with the goal of helping European companies adopt Artificial Intelligence and modern data platforms
  • End-to-end further development of a production system using modified coding agents (OpenCode). Tech stack: Kubernetes, Argo, Keycloak, Typescript, Grafana, GitOps, DevOps, Playwright
  • Internal research project on the use of coding agents in the field of mathematical logic for creating formal models. Use of Cursor IDE and Codex, Codex CLI. Architecture design, quality control and refactoring, as well as writing code and tests. Repository (open source) available pre-launch
  • Research on the role of mathematical logic as a formal language that connects IT and AI with business processes
  • Project lead for collecting and deploying parking recommendations for rail vehicles with significant savings potential based on real-time data in a mobility and transport company
  • Project lead for collecting and distributing process measurement points for real-time control in a mobility and transport company
  • Deputy application owner for an app used for communication in the dispatching and provision of rail vehicles
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David Backhausen

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Senior Frontend Architect & UX Designer

Kassel
David Backhausen

Last position:

Founder / Fullstack Product Engineer / UX Designer at Ondoko

  • Built a complete real-time multiplayer platform with game engine, lobby system, game tables, spectator mode, and persistent game history.
  • Implemented product-relevant multiplayer workflows with WebSocket communication, live synchronization, voice chat, mobile app features, and push notifications.
  • Developed a scalable full-stack architecture with authentication, PostgreSQL persistence, premium/billing integration, and extensive test coverage.

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Statistics of experts using Playwright

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

16 years

Position duration

1.7 years

Positions per freelancer

13

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Retail

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development

Bachelor's degree or higher

93%

Master's degree or higher

42%

Doctorate

5%

Certifications per freelancer

2

Most common languages

German, English, French

Speak two or more languages

99%

Based on our profile pool as of 6 Sep 2026.

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Daily rate avg. 721 €

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Median rate 720 €

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Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 6 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

About the technology

Browser testing

Playwright is used for end-to-end browser automation and testing. It helps teams verify login flows, checkout paths, forms, file uploads, and other user journeys across modern browsers. Strong professionals keep tests readable, stable, and close to real user behavior.

What it covers

  • Cross-browser testing in Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit
  • UI regression checks for web apps and design systems
  • Automated flows for authentication, search, and transactions
  • Reliable test data setup and cleanup
  • CI-friendly execution in local and cloud pipelines

Tooling around it

Playwright often sits beside test runners, assertion libraries, and CI systems. Professionals also work with tracing, screenshots, video capture, selectors, fixtures, and parallel execution. Good setup keeps failure reports clear and debugging fast.

When companies bring in help

Companies look for freelance expertise when test suites are flaky, coverage is thin, or a front-end release needs safer automation. Teams also bring in specialists when they migrate from Selenium or another browser tool and need a cleaner test structure. In product teams, Playwright work often supports web apps with frequent UI changes.

What strong specialists do

  • Write maintainable tests with clear page and fixture structure
  • Reduce brittleness with resilient selectors and sensible waits
  • Add trace-based debugging and useful failure output
  • Keep suites fast enough for CI without hiding real defects
  • Align tests with product risk, not just happy paths

Skills that matter

A strong Playwright professional understands browser behavior, modern JavaScript or TypeScript, test design, and CI pipelines. They know when to use API setup, when to mock, and when to run against real services. They also document test intent so teams can extend the suite without guesswork.

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Frequently asked questions

Key details about Playwright, drawn from the questions we get asked most.

Playwright is used to automate browser actions and test web apps from the user’s point of view. Teams use it for login flows, forms, navigation, checkout, and other end-to-end checks that should work across browsers. It is especially useful when a product changes often and UI regressions are a risk.

Playwright is often chosen when teams want modern browser automation with strong cross-browser support and good debugging tools. Compared with Selenium, it usually offers a simpler setup for many web projects. Compared with Cypress, it is often preferred when browser coverage and multi-tab or multi-context flows matter.

A strong Playwright specialist usually knows JavaScript or TypeScript, test structure, CI pipelines, and browser behavior. They should also be comfortable with selectors, fixtures, traces, screenshots, and API-based test setup. For larger systems, understanding test strategy matters as much as writing scripts.

A Playwright freelancer is useful when tests have become flaky, coverage is missing, or the team needs a faster path to stable automation. Outside help also makes sense during a migration from another tool or when release risk is high. Companies often bring in specialists to clean up an existing suite before it slows the team down.

Playwright works well with both TypeScript and JavaScript. Many teams prefer TypeScript for clearer test structure and easier maintenance, but plain JavaScript is still common. The best choice depends on your codebase, team habits, and how much type safety you want in the suite.

Yes, Playwright work is often done remotely because the main outputs are test code, traces, and CI results. On-site collaboration can help during workshops, but it is not required for most tasks. Clear access to the app, environments, and failure logs matters more than location.

A good Playwright freelancer writes tests that are stable, easy to read, and easy to extend. Look for sensible selectors, clean fixtures, useful debugging output, and an approach that matches business risk rather than chasing every edge case. Good specialists also explain why a test belongs in the suite.

A Playwright migration usually involves rethinking test structure, not just translating scripts line by line. Strong professionals will review flakiness, improve selectors, and adapt flows to modern browser contexts and tracing. The result should be a suite that is easier to maintain and faster to debug.

The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used Playwright in their recent projects is 90 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 721 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers who have used Playwright in their recent projects, 93% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 42% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers who have used Playwright in their recent projects have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.7 years.

The most common languages among freelancers who have used Playwright in their recent projects are German (98%), English (98%), and French (22%).

The most common industries among freelancers who have used Playwright in their recent projects are Information Technology (99%), Banking and Finance (56%), and Retail (46%).

The most common business areas among freelancers who have used Playwright in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (94%), and Quality Assurance (70%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Playwright

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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