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Puppeteer Experts in Germany

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Collin Kempkes

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Lead Fullstack Developer

Kempen
Collin Kempkes

Last position:

Lead Fullstack Developer at Freelance

  • Development of cloud native applications to provide a multi-vendor marketplace for different digital assets (e.g. NFTs)
  • Design and operation of a microservice architecture using Nest.js, MySQL, Redis, Hasura, Algolia, Docker and Serverless
  • Design and operation of a streaming data architecture using Kafka (with JSON Schemas)
  • Creation of CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions for automated deployment of applications
  • Testing and evaluating new technologies for more stable, faster, safer and more sustainable application development
  • Building the full infrastructure with Terraform in AWS
  • Integration of Stripe to handle international payments
  • Use of Algolia for real-time search of digital assets on the platform
  • Presenting results to stakeholders and running internal meetups
  • Federation of services with GraphQL and Hasura
  • Discussions about architecture decisions in the IT landscape and their impact
  • Use of message queues for app-internal communication and component encapsulation
  • Advising internal staff on the implementation of business and technical requirements
  • Test Driven Development: unit, integration and E2E testing using JUnit
  • Use of Next.js/React with SASS/SCSS for frontend applications
  • Use of Vue.js with SASS/SCSS for frontend applications
  • Integration of security-related mechanisms (JWT tokens with Auth0, OAuth, OIDC, IP guards, BOLA, secret vaults)
  • Creation of microfrontends using Retool for fast prototyping and testing of functionality
  • Use of nx monorepo with nrwl
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Christof Hlipala

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Senior Full-Stack Developer

Angelbachtal
Christof Hlipala

Last position:

Senior Frontend Developer at HUK24 AG

  • Designing new apps as well as enhancing and running 29 Angular apps for digital claims in an Nx monorepo
  • Maintaining and improving a shared component library with ~300 libraries for multiple product teams
  • Migrating all apps to a new design system including its component library and systematic refactoring
  • Developing and maintaining the CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Terraform, AWS)
  • Managing releases independently including branch handling, versioning, PR coordination and production deployment
  • Implementing and maintaining tracking (Adobe Analytics)
  • Ensuring accessibility according to BFSG/WCAG
  • Test-driven development (TDD) with Jest and Cypress
  • Code reviews, mentoring and setting up best practices in the team
  • Technologies: TypeScript, Angular 16-20, RxJS, NgRx, Nx (Monorepo), npm, HTML, (S)CSS, Storybook, Jest, Cypress, Cucumber, Husky, Node.js, Git, AWS, Azure DevOps (Repos & Pipelines), Jenkins, Terraform, TDD, BFSG, WCAG, Nexus, IntelliJ, Adobe Analytics
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Reginald Leonczuk

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AI-Assisted Software Development | IoT | Embedded | Industrial & ERP System Integration

Ettenheim
Reginald Leonczuk

Last position:

ERP System Redesign (web-based)

PHP and React redesign of a web-based ERP system.

  • Development of the header and parts of the navigation
  • Development of various modules in React, e.g. calendar, chat, and various tables
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Peter Achilles

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IT Consultant

Kirchheimbolanden
Peter Achilles

Last position:

IT Consultant at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation

  • Development of automated software tests (unit, integration, regression and end-to-end tests).
  • Applied technologies: Playwright, Vitest, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue3, Go, Laravel, REST API, CI/CD, Docker, Git, GitHub, Scrum, Jira.
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Stefan Dietz

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Frontend Developer – Sports Event and City Portal Projects

Neubiberg
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
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Piotr Kuczyński

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Senior Software Engineer

Munich
Piotr Kuczyński

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
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Nikita Nitichevski

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Senior Front-End Engineer

Flensburg
Nikita Nitichevski

Last position:

Senior Front-End Engineer at Hantverkshjälpen Sverige AB

  • Code & project cleanup to accommodate multiple developers
  • Implemented project linting (ESLint, Prettier, Husky Hooks)
  • Refactored application routing and authentication logic (ReactJS, Next.JS, Recoil)
  • Implementing vital UI ideas as standalone features into an administration dashboard (ReactJS, Tailwind CSS, Next.JS, TypeScript)
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Tarik Hennings

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Technical Product / Digital Asset Owner

Hamburg
Tarik Hennings

Last position:

Technical Product / Digital Asset Owner at Sodexo Pass & Benefit Services

  • Migration of 3 DE/AT payment iOS/Android apps and web portal to global solution
  • Performed a fit gap analysis for 6 consumer apps vs. global solution
  • Managed the migration project to global CWC solution, developed end-to-end tests for backend systems, Pi Planning, release planning
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Alexis Peters

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Freelance Team Lead Backend Applications E-Commerce

Stade
Alexis Peters

Last position:

Freelance Team Lead Backend Applications E-Commerce at The Quality Group GmbH

  • Building and maintaining an event-driven microservice architecture around Shopify
  • Documenting with Confluence and IcePanel (C4)
  • Using PHP 8.2, Symfony, Shopify, Bref, AWS, SQS, EventBridge, Cloud, DevOps, Datadog, Docker, Kubernetes, Jira, GitHub, Scrum, Kanban, PHPUnit, Prophecy and Swagger
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Anicet Ngonthe

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Senior Test Specialist

Wincheringen
Anicet Ngonthe

Last position:

Senior Test Specialist at RWE Supply & Trading

  • Created a test strategy for manual testing and test automation
  • Automated regression and end-to-end API test cases
  • Performed functional testing on the Curvecraft portal
  • Documented manual test procedures
  • Planned and executed end-to-end and regression tests
  • Test case design, test case creation, development of test scenarios
  • Analyzed test results, logged defects, and retested fixes
  • IT environment: Open API, C#, RestSharp, Azure, Azure DevOps, Visual Studio, NSwag, PostgreSQL, Azure Test Plan
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Kim Kern

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Lead Fullstack Node/React Developer

Berlin
Kim Kern

Last position:

Lead Fullstack Node/React Developer at Rytle

  • Development of React.js / Next.js web application, displaying live sensor data and optimized routes on interactive maps.
  • Architected and managed Node.js backend services in Docker containers integrated with Kafka, responsible for order management and routing.
  • Guided and supported junior developers in their professional growth as team lead developer.
  • Technologies: node.js, React, TypeScript, Postgres, Docker, Kafka, Github CI, ArgoCD
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Igor Propisnov

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Senior Frontend Developer

Rüsselsheim
Igor Propisnov

Last position:

Senior Frontend Developer at Objego GmbH

  • Within the project, Objego's digital platform for real estate management was further developed.

  • Further development of various software modules within the application.

  • Continuous improvement and optimization of existing functionalities to enhance performance and user experience.

  • Design and implementation of unit tests to ensure code quality and stability.

  • Close collaboration with the QA team to quickly fix bugs.

  • Implementation of new features in coordination with stakeholders and end users.

  • Active member of the Scrum team with a focus on agile methods and continuous improvement of the software.

  • Technologies: Angular 16/17, Material, Angular CDK, Angular Elements, Nx, NgRx, NgNeat, NgX-Translate, NgX-Charts, NgX-Lottie, NgX-Markdown, Sentry, Azure AI Form Recognizer, Lodash, Dayjs, Flatpickr, Lottie-Web, Mixpanel, RxJS, Prettier, ESLint, Webpack, Cypress, Playwright, Jest, Husky, TypeScript, Node.js, Zone.js, Docker, Spring Boot, Git, Figma, Figma Token, Storybook, Jira, Confluence, Atlassian, Gitlab CI/CD, Codecov, Custom Design System, Mockoon.

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Statistics of experts using Puppeteer

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

15 years

Position duration

1.3 years

Positions per freelancer

13

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Top industries

Information Technology, Manufacturing, Banking and Finance

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Bachelor's degree or higher

91%

Master's degree or higher

55%

Certifications per freelancer

3

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

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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 Puppeteer

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

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Daily rate avg. 771 €

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

Browser automation

Puppeteer is a Node.js library for controlling Chromium and browser-based workflows. Companies use it to automate logins, form handling, page navigation, and other repeatable browser tasks that are hard to expose through an API.

Common use cases

  • End-to-end testing for web apps and internal tools
  • Screenshot and PDF generation from live pages
  • Scraping and data extraction from rendered content
  • Monitoring page behavior, redirects, and layout changes

Tooling and ecosystem

Strong Puppeteer work usually sits close to Node.js, JavaScript or TypeScript, and Chromium. It often goes together with test runners, CI pipelines, Docker, proxy handling, and selectors built for stable browser interaction.

When companies bring in specialists

Teams ask for Puppeteer specialists when browser scripts fail under real-world conditions, when tests are flaky, or when page structures change often. In Germany, this comes up in e-commerce, publishing, travel, and other web-heavy businesses that depend on reliable browser automation.

What good experts deliver

Good professionals focus on stable selectors, clean waits, clear error handling, and scripts that are easy to maintain. They know how to reduce flakiness, keep sessions reliable, and make automation work across modern front-end frameworks.

Remote collaboration

Puppeteer work is often done remotely because most tasks live in code and CI. For Germany-based teams, that makes it easy to combine local communication with specialists who can review browser flows, fix test logic, and support ongoing automation work without being on site.

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Frequently asked questions

Not sure where to start with Puppeteer? These answers cover the essentials.

Puppeteer is used to control Chromium from Node.js for tasks that need a real browser. Common uses include browser testing, scraping rendered pages, creating PDFs, and automating repetitive web flows such as logins or checkout steps.

Puppeteer is strongly associated with Chromium and is often chosen for focused browser automation work. Playwright covers more browser engines out of the box, so it is often compared with Puppeteer when teams need cross-browser coverage or more built-in test features.

A company should bring in a Puppeteer specialist when browser scripts are flaky, selectors keep breaking, or a project needs reliable automation fast. It is also a good fit when you need screenshots, PDFs, or scraping from pages that only show useful data after JavaScript runs.

A strong Puppeteer freelancer usually also knows Node.js, JavaScript or TypeScript, and modern front-end behavior. Useful extras include test automation, Docker, CI pipelines, proxy handling, and practical debugging of Chromium-based flows.

Simple Puppeteer tasks can be handled by a specialist who knows browser automation well and understands your target pages. More complex work needs someone who can design stable waits, deal with auth, recover from errors, and keep scripts maintainable as the site changes.

Yes. Puppeteer work is usually remote-friendly because it centers on code, test runs, and browser traces rather than physical access. German teams often collaborate with specialists remotely and only need a short local handoff for project context or stakeholder input.

Look for clear handling of waits, selectors, retries, and error cases in Puppeteer scripts. Good specialists can explain why a flow is stable, show how they reduce flaky runs, and describe how they would maintain the automation when the page structure changes.

Freelancers working with Puppeteer should be comfortable with browser timing issues, page state, and modern web app behavior. They should also be ready to work with imperfect requirements, because real projects often need investigation, small experiments, and careful debugging before the final script is stable.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Puppeteer in their recent projects is 96 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 771 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Puppeteer in their recent projects, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 55% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Puppeteer in their recent projects have 15 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.3 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Puppeteer in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (21%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Puppeteer in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Manufacturing (57%), and Banking and Finance (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Puppeteer in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Quality Assurance (71%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Puppeteer

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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