Playwright Experts in Munich
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Ljubomir O.
Last position:
Senior Software Test Engineer at Keil KTM GmbH
Temporary employment
- System black-box integration tests (BBIT, IVVQ): Execution of regression, release, confirmation and conformity tests for safety-critical braking control units in the railway 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 conformity with 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 and 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 adjustment 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): Work 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 levels (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
Giuseppe A.
Last position:
Embedded Software Development at Inheco
- AI Integration (LLM & RAG): Designed and built an internal intelligent RAG system (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) based on LLMs, n8n, and vector data to automatically analyze technical documents and error logs.
- Design & Implementation: Designed a robust RS-232/UART communication interface for an SBC-based embedded device used to control medical shaker systems.
- Architecture & Protocol Design: Built a highly maintainable software structure (OOP, SOLID) and defined resilient, hardware-level communication protocols, including multithreading and advanced error handling.
- Quality Assurance & DevOps: Automated testing with xUnit, ran integration tests directly on the hardware target, and maintained technical documentation 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
Umut T.
Last position:
App Engineer at Tonies SE
Worked as an App Engineer as part of the IoT Control team in a React Native Stack.
- Implementing new Components based on the Tonies Design System.
- Improving, extending and maintaining Tonies Design System
- Adding new features like Volume and Playback Control of the Tonies
- Fixed connection issues via bluetooth and wifi
- Removing technical debt and polishing for an upcoming big software and hardware release
- Improving accessibility by optimizing screens and components for usage via screen readers.
- Wrote lots of automated tests to ensure app quality is always stellar.
- Weekly app releases in a high volume workload environment
Results & Impact:
- Improved app stability and connection reliability ahead of a major software and hardware release
- Raised overall app quality through a significantly broader automated test suite, catching regressions before they reached users
- Made the app usable with screen readers, improving accessibility for a wider audience
- Sustained a weekly release rhythm in a high-volume production environment without quality regressions
Technologies: react-native, expo, typescript, react-19, react-compiler, react-navigation, zustand, @tanstack/react-query, i18next, figma, app-store, play-store, sentry, bitrise, config-cat, poeditor
Christian T.
Last position:
HDI DevOps & Fullstack Engineer at HDI
- Spring Boot Software Engineer
- DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes, Azure DevOps)
Toolstack: Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Helm, GitOps, ArgoCD, Docker, Azure DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines, Git, Postgres
Piotr K.
Last position:
Senior Software Engineer at On
- Built middleware service integrating EDI providers and marketplace partners with Microsoft Dynamics 365 to receive sales orders and communicate shipments, invoices, inventory, and price catalogues
- Utilized a mixture of REST APIs and event-driven data processing pipelines
Frederik C.
Last position:
Freelance Full-Stack Software Developer at Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Development of the digital organ donation register, commissioned by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM)
Implementation of user stories in several microservices (frontend and backend)
Ensuring quality with unit, integration, and E2E tests
Conducting code reviews
Coordination with other development teams
Taking over the software license check and simplifying the process
Responsibility for implementing and documenting the business logging
Setting up a development environment with Docker Compose
Martin P.
Last position:
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
Matthias V.
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.
Alexandre S.
Last position:
Cloud Engineer at Dectris AG
- Build a scalable multi-region backend service in AWS to serve remote desktop virtual machines for scientific analysis
- Stack: AWS, GitHub, Terraform, Python, Rust
- Built and defined the core infrastructure of the backend system
- Defined and coded the virtual machines provisioning supporting Ubuntu and Rocky Linux desktop setups
- Programmed the API service running in ECS to manage virtual machines and build custom Docker images for users
Vitor R.
Last position:
Test Coordinator Automation at Pro4all
- Designed and built from scratch the automation framework using Playwright, Typescript, JavaScript, Gherkin, Cucumber, BDD, Maven, IntelliJ IDEA
- Defined, developed and maintained test plans, test scripts, reports and other QA documentation in Confluence
- Created and maintained test data with SQL Server Management Studio, Toad and Faker.js
- Performed web services and API testing using Swagger Open API, SoapUI, JSON, HTML and XML
- Executed functional, smoke, regression, black box, GUI, cross-browser, UAT and E2E testing using CrossBrowserTesting and Safari Web Inspector
- Integrated and maintained automated scripts within sprints following Kanban, CI/CD, GitHub, Docker, Azure Pipelines, Agile, Scrum, Kafka and Kibana
- Raised and managed defects in Azure DevOps
- Conducted mobile testing with Robot Framework and Appium
Matthias L.
Last position:
Typescript Fullstack Engineer at Card Complete / Bank Austria
- Designed and developed the "Credit Risk Engine" using Camunda, Node.js and Typescript
- Greenfield project for credit card credit assessment for existing and new customers, including EBA KPIs, SCHUFA and CRIF scorings
- Built and modeled workflows (BPMN) and decision logic (DMN) with Camunda Modeler in close collaboration with stakeholders
- Implemented service tasks, user tasks and jobs with Nest.js, Node.js and Typescript, including exception handling
- Backend-for-Frontend (BFF), frontend with React, Tailwind and Ant Design UI library
- CI/CD with GitLab, Kubernetes/Rancher
Alois F.
Last position:
Software Architect / Backend Developer at GEO API
- Design and implementation of a Laravel backend API for provider-based geo search, feature details, boundary geometries and neighborhood detection.
- The API serves as a server-side proxy, cache and enrichment layer, protecting credentials for external geo services and persisting features, localizations, geometries, hierarchies and neighborhood relationships in MariaDB.
- Key areas included normalization of autocomplete and feature data, caching strategies for expensive boundary/polygon requests, spatial processing of GeoJSON and MultiPolygon geometries, as well as neighborhood detection using hierarchies, bounding box filters and topology checks.
- Additionally, separate production and diagnostic endpoints were created, along with status and error catalogs, discovery logging, a Docker development stack, API documentation, and unit and feature tests.
- Technologies: PHP 8.3, Laravel, REST API, geo data API, GeoJSON, MariaDB Spatial, Eloquent, Laravel Queues, PHPUnit, Mockery, Docker, Docker Compose, API design, geocoding, boundary data, spatial queries.
Andreas K.
Last position:
Senior Developer at ioki GmbH, a Deutsche Bahn AG company
- Fullstack development based on Next.js and TypeScript
- Development and optimization of geospatial database queries for PostgreSQL/PostGIS
- Visualization of geospatial data using Mapbox
- Design and execution of load tests and performance optimizations
- Code reviews and documentation tasks
- Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, Next.js, React, Zod, tRPC, Storybooks, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, MicroORM, Knex, Material UI, Mapbox, BullMQ, Jest, Playwright, Artillery.io, K6, Sentry, Figma, GitLab, Grafana, GTFS
Ilian S.
Last position:
Project Manager at AutoScout24 GmbH
- Successfully migrated over 150 BI dashboards (Jira, Microstrategy, AWS QuickSight) as project lead of 4 developers, ensuring a smooth transition and maintaining data integrity.
Jan W.
Last position:
Technical Consultant at AI Beratung (KMU)
- Evaluation of RAG for legal advisory (build or buy)
- Evaluation and POC of RAG for an ERP time tracking module
- Consulting on foundation model selection
- Setup AI development environment (eliminating shadow AI)
- AI strategy consulting
- AI-assisted code creation and context engineering make change sets larger
- Strong software engineering expertise, code reviews and safeguarding through pipelines and domain-specific automated test cases
Discover over 15,000 top freelancers
Statistics of experts using Playwright
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years (Germany: 16 years)
Position duration
1.7 years
Positions per freelancer
12 (Germany: 13)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
92% (Germany: 91%)
Master's degree or higher
67% (Germany: 43%)
Doctorate
17% (Germany: 4%)
Certifications per freelancer
4 (Germany: 2)
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 99%)
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Munich 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 Munich using Playwright
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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Playwright 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 (100%)
- Automotive (67%)
- Banking and Finance (67%)
- Manufacturing (53%)
- Government and Administration (53%)
- Energy (47%)
- Retail (47%)
- Healthcare (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Browser automation
Playwright is an open-source framework for automating modern web browsers. Teams use it to test user journeys, verify responsive interfaces and run reliable end-to-end checks across Chromium, Firefox and WebKit. It supports TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java and .NET, making it suitable for many application stacks.
Playwright Test
Playwright Test provides a full test runner around browser automation. Its fixtures, projects, retries, trace viewer, screenshots and video capture help teams diagnose failures instead of merely reporting them. Strong specialists structure suites around stable locators, isolated tests and clear environment configuration.
Testing workflows
Playwright appears in quality pipelines for customer portals, online shops, SaaS products and internal business applications. Typical assignments include:
- Creating end-to-end coverage for critical user journeys
- Testing authentication, permissions, forms and file uploads
- Running cross-browser and responsive checks
- Capturing traces and diagnostics for failed runs
Ecosystem and delivery
Professionals often connect Playwright with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins or another continuous integration system. They may also work with Docker, test data services, REST or GraphQL APIs, databases and reporting tools. In Munich, this combination is relevant to product teams across software, commerce, finance and manufacturing that need dependable release checks.
When to bring in expertise
Freelance support is useful when a test suite must be introduced quickly, flaky checks are slowing releases or browser coverage has grown difficult to maintain. Companies also seek specialists for migration from Selenium or Cypress, CI optimization, test architecture and coaching. Remote collaboration works well when requirements, environments and defect reporting are documented clearly; on-site work can help during complex launches.
Signs of quality
A capable Playwright professional treats automation as production software. Look for practical evidence of:
- Stable locators based on accessible roles and meaningful page structure
- Independent tests with controlled data and predictable cleanup
- Useful traces, screenshots and failure diagnostics
- Fast, maintainable suites that run consistently in CI
They should also understand browser behavior, HTTP, JavaScript or TypeScript, application APIs and the delivery process around testing. Clear communication matters when specialists work with distributed teams or German- and English-speaking stakeholders.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about Playwright, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
Playwright is used to automate browsers and test complete web application workflows. Companies use it for end-to-end checks, cross-browser validation, visual evidence, authentication flows, file handling and regression testing.
Playwright offers native support for Chromium, Firefox and WebKit through one framework, along with built-in auto-waiting, browser contexts and trace diagnostics. Selenium has a broader history and ecosystem, while Cypress has a distinctive in-browser testing model; the best choice depends on application architecture, existing skills and pipeline needs.
A strong Playwright specialist usually understands TypeScript or JavaScript, HTTP, browser developer tools and test design. Experience with REST or GraphQL APIs, SQL, Docker, Git and CI systems helps them create complete and maintainable workflows.
The required depth depends on the scope. A focused Playwright suite for a stable application may need targeted automation skills, while a large migration or flaky multi-browser estate calls for someone experienced in test architecture, fixtures, parallel execution and CI diagnosis.
Yes, Playwright work is often well suited to remote collaboration because test code, traces and CI results can be reviewed online. Teams should provide secure environment access, reproducible test data and clear communication in English or German where required.
Playwright is primarily a browser automation tool, but its request support can also prepare data, validate API behavior and inspect network activity. It should complement dedicated API, unit and service-level tests rather than replace every other testing layer.
Review whether Playwright tests use resilient locators, isolated data, meaningful assertions and clear failure diagnostics. A quality specialist can explain trade-offs, show how the suite behaves in CI and demonstrate that it remains useful when the interface changes.
Playwright Test is the official test runner included in the Playwright ecosystem. It is not mandatory for every automation task, but its fixtures, projects, retries, parallel execution and trace viewer make it a practical choice for structured end-to-end testing.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Playwright in their recent projects is 92 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 736 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Playwright in their recent projects, 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 67% hold at least a Master's degree, and 17% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Playwright in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.7 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Playwright in their recent projects are German (93%), English (93%), and Spanish (33%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Playwright in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Automotive (67%), and Banking and Finance (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Playwright in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (93%), and Quality Assurance (73%).
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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