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Martin Petermann

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Business Analyst and Test Manager

München
Martin Petermann

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Business Analyst and Test Manager at ProSiebenSat.1 Tech & Services GmbH

  • Analysis of affected business processes taking numerous stakeholders into account
  • Interface analysis, architecture and system design
  • Communicating and coordinating various subprojects and interface partners
  • Creating epics and user stories, maintaining the backlog, workshops and review presentations
  • Support during implementation between business departments and development
  • Test management including strategy and approach definition
  • Test case definition, execution and approval
  • Cross-team organization of integration and acceptance tests
  • Support of test environments
  • Technologies and tools: Java, Angular, Kubectl, REST, AWS SNS/SQS, Kafka, S4/HANA, Bruno
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Shamaila Mahmood

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Senior Software Architect

Heilbronn
Shamaila Mahmood

Last position:

MCP, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Terraform, Typescript, Java, SpringBoot, Go Lang, React at Kubekanvas

  • Development of a browser-based platform for no-code deployment and cluster management in Kubernetes
  • Implementation of a CLI tool in TypeScript to provision resources directly from the browser interface into the cluster
  • Development of a expression parser in Go and delivery as a microservice to extract Helm expressions from values files
  • Use of LLMs to turn user intent into Kubernetes diagrams
  • Technology stack: Java, Go, OpenAI API, React, Azure, Next.js, Strapi, Stripe Connect
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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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René Adam

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QA Lead / Test Manager / Test Engineer

Wiesbaden
René Adam

Last position:

Test (Automation) Engineer at BWI GmbH

  • Introduced a unified test strategy to establish quality gates and define test activities for the 'ICaruS' subproject of the Bundeswehr

  • Built and implemented manual and automated tests, set up the test infrastructure, and introduced test management tools

  • Established KPIs and dashboards to present and distribute test metrics to project team members and stakeholders

  • Technologies used: Playwright, TypeScript, REST, PEGA Systems, Jira, HP ALM, GitLab Runner, Kubernetes, Git, VS Code, Angular, Scrum

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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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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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Robin Walter Scherler

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Agentic Engineer · AI Engineer · Software Engineer · Context Engineer

Neidenstein
Robin Walter Scherler

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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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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 several 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 the 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 base 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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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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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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Anastasiia Komarenko

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Senior Test Automation Engineer

Hamburg
Anastasiia Komarenko

Last position:

Senior Test Automation Engineer at E.ON

  • Reviewing functional and technical requirements from a testing perspective
  • Creating test cases and automated tests to validate requirements
  • Performing manual and automated functional, end-to-end, and regression tests
  • Documenting test results and tracking defects
  • Using models like GPT-4, BERT, and Hugging Face Transformers for automated test case generation, analysis of test results, and improving test coverage, including bias checks and security reviews
  • Techs: MS Office, Jira, Zephyr, Confluence, Tosca, stakeholder communication, Agile, Kanban, Scrum, OpenAI API, Hugging Face, PyTorch, LangChain.
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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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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

43%

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 30 Aug 2026.

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Average rates of experts in Germany using Playwright

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

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Daily rate avg. 723 €

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 720 €

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 automation

Playwright is a browser automation tool for end-to-end tests, UI checks, and scripted user flows. It is used to verify login journeys, checkout paths, forms, and other critical web interactions across Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit.

What teams build

  • End-to-end test suites for modern web apps
  • Cross-browser checks for release confidence
  • Stable regression tests for fast-changing interfaces
  • Reusable test helpers and page models

Ecosystem

Strong Playwright specialists work with Playwright Test, TypeScript or JavaScript, CI pipelines, and reporting tools. They know how to fit tests into GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar systems without slowing delivery.

When to bring in help

Companies usually need freelance expertise when test coverage is thin, flaky, or hard to maintain. A good specialist can clean up selectors, improve waits, review test architecture, and turn manual checks into dependable automation.

What strong specialists do

  • Design tests that reflect real user behavior
  • Reduce flakiness with better waits and state handling
  • Organize suites so they stay readable over time
  • Diagnose failures from browser logs, traces, and screenshots

Germany collaboration

In Germany, Playwright work often supports product teams, agencies, and SaaS companies that need clear test coverage and practical handover. Remote work is common, but on-site sessions can help when teams want to align on workflows, environments, or existing test debt.

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Frequently asked questions

Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Playwright.

Playwright is used to automate browsers for end-to-end testing and user-flow validation. Teams use it to check that key journeys work in real conditions across different browsers and rendering engines. It is especially useful when a web app changes often and manual checks are too slow.

Playwright is often chosen when teams want broad browser coverage, strong parallel execution, and modern test tooling in one place. Compared with Selenium, it usually needs less setup for browser automation; compared with Cypress, it is often a better fit when cross-browser depth matters. The right choice still depends on the app, team skills, and existing test stack.

A strong Playwright specialist usually knows TypeScript or JavaScript, test design, selectors, waits, and debugging browser traces. Useful adjacent skills include CI pipelines, Git workflows, and a solid grasp of the web platform. Experience with accessibility checks and API setup also helps in real projects.

Playwright work can start small, but production test suites need more than basic scripting. Teams should look for someone who can structure tests, handle flaky behavior, and keep maintenance low as the product grows. For complex apps, experience with test architecture matters more than raw script volume.

Playwright projects work very well remotely because most tasks are code, review, and troubleshooting. On-site time can help at the start if the team needs to map business flows, align on test priorities, or inspect a difficult local environment. In Germany, many teams mix both depending on the project phase.

Look for clear test structure, realistic assertions, and a low-flake approach, not just a large number of scripts. A strong Playwright freelancer explains why a test is needed, how it will stay stable, and how failures will be diagnosed. Good signs are clean naming, trace-based debugging, and tests that match real user behavior.

Playwright tests often become flaky when selectors are too brittle, waits are wrong, or the app state is not controlled well. Slow environments, unstable test data, and poor isolation can also create false failures. A good specialist fixes the root cause instead of adding random delays.

Before you bring in a Playwright specialist, collect your main user journeys, current test setup, and CI details. It also helps to share browser targets, environments, and any known failure patterns. With that context, the freelancer can assess what to automate first and how to fit into your release flow.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Playwright in their recent projects is 90 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 723 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Playwright in their recent projects, 93% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 43% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Germany 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 in Germany who have used Playwright in their recent projects are German (98%), English (98%), and French (23%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Playwright in their recent projects are Information Technology (98%), Banking and Finance (57%), and Retail (45%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Playwright in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (93%), 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.

Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg

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