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Timo T.

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Senior Full-Stack Developer with a passion for innovative solutions and the implementation of new technologies. Team player and

Essen
Timo T.

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Gronic Ident & Sign at Gronic Systems GmbH

Gronic Ident & Sign

Core technologies: Android, Jetpack Compose, Retrofit, Regula Document Reader, Adobe Sign

Android app on dedicated devices for identifications and electronic signatures at the PoS

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Boris S.

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Senior Software Developer

Ratingen
Boris S.

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Generalist expert for software development at Mercor

  • Training AI models, evaluating images and text UI/UX, turning the provided data into insights through OpenAI Feather as part of the machine learning workflow

Technologies: OpenAI Feather

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Laurin H.

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Software Architect (Freelance)

Bochum
Laurin H.

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Software Architect (Freelance) at Care4Sure

  • Delivered MVP-focused full-stack architecture for a health-sector client: Vite/React frontend, backend services on Google Cloud Run, and Supabase for database plus IAM/authentication.
  • Supported product requirements engineering and prioritized cost-aware workload placement, implementing browser-side/edge computation where feasible before moving logic to backend services.
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Mesut Y.

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Solution Architect Computer Vision for Stores

Herne
Mesut Y.

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Solution Architect Computer Vision for Stores at Schwarz IT (Lidl/Kaufland)

  • Expansion and support of the product portfolio for video analytics and Computer Vision
  • Requirements gathering and requirements engineering
  • Consulting, project management, and coordination of pilots and the international rollout
  • Tools: IP-based camera and video systems, Citrix Administration, OneNote, Microsoft Teams, Node-Red, Office 365, Age Verification, Qognify Umbrella, Thingsboard, Xovis 3D Sensors, AXIS Cameras, GK POS software, Atlassian JIRA
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Björn W.

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Software Audit and Architecture Consulting: Portal Software

Oberhausen
Björn W.

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Software Audit and Architecture Consulting: Portal Software

  • I carried out a software audit and architecture consulting for an existing portal software for infrastructure provisioning for a company that offers virtual reality environments.
  • Role: Mentoring and consulting
  • Technologies used: Java
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Nils S.

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Backend System and Web Client for Replacing Electricity Meters for Energy Suppliers

Heiligenhaus
Nils S.

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Backend System and Web Client for Replacing Electricity Meters for Energy Suppliers at Freelance

  • Design and implementation of a system for controlling the complete process of installing, removing, and replacing electricity meters by external service providers for an energy supplier

  • Automated retrieval of orders and available devices through defined interfaces (e.g. from SAP)

  • Orchestration of the process steps (assignment of meters, processing of meter data, transfer of updated information back to the source system) through a Spring-Boot backend

  • Provision of a React-based web client for operational tracking and control of orders, e.g. to continue failed process steps or resend notifications

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Ahmet C.

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Senior Android Developer

Duisburg
Ahmet C.

Last position:

Senior Android Developer at enbw

  • Support in restructuring and designing the group's internal Android apps
  • Defining essential modules and implementing accessible components
  • Establishing agile approaches at an international level
  • Technologies & Methods: Kotlin, Android, JUnit 5, Koin, Azure DevOps, Android Studio, Git, Jetpack Compose, Coil, Flow API, Ktor, Coroutines, TypeScript, Node.js
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Hendrik L.

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Senior Modernization Engineer – Legacy Web App Performance & Refactoring (Energy Sector)

Essen
Hendrik L.

Last position:

Senior Modernization Engineer – Legacy Web App Performance & Refactoring (Energy Sector) at Levering IT GmbH

  • Re-architected a web application that had grown over years, modularizing tightly coupled components

  • Reduced response times from several seconds to <50 ms

  • Removed performance bottlenecks

  • Simplified architecture so internal teams can implement features on their own again

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David M.

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Software Consultant

Essen
David M.

Last position:

Software Consultant at Getyourdrive

  • Built modern web applications using React and NestJS.
  • Developed frontend with React, TailwindCSS, shadcn/ui for elegant and responsive interfaces.
  • Implemented backend APIs and authentication using NestJS and Node.js.
  • Utilized AWS and Supabase for cloud deployments.
  • Integrated Salesforce for CRM and data management.
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Miguel Angel J.

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Agile Sub Project Manager

Dinslaken
Miguel Angel J.

Last position:

Agile Sub Project Manager at Cognizant Mobility

  • Main contact for the customer for all matters relating to the delivery of services in the sub-area
  • Responsible for service delivery in the sub-area and coordinating the delivery results to be achieved (project planning)
  • Validation of the sprint planning of the associated teams against the project plan
  • First escalation point when estimates cannot be agreed upon
  • Resource management for 17 project employees
  • Continuous process improvement
  • Risk management of any kind that could endanger delivery
  • Reporting of results internally and to the customer, such as project execution and milestone achievement
  • Responsible for the budget in the sub-area (revenue, profit)
  • Identifying and implementing financial optimization needs
  • Ensuring that the Jira elements in the sub-area are maintained according to financial and agile guidelines
  • Set up an Informatica Core team
  • Project management for various migration projects
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Przemyslaw T.

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Frontend Vue.js Developer

Essen
Przemyslaw T.

Last position:

Frontend Vue.js Developer at Vattenfall Europe Sales GmbH

  • Significantly enhanced user experience and application performance through spearheading the development of frontend components, emphasizing native JavaScript, Vue.js, and UI implementation.
  • Ensured efficient data flow and content management by seamless integration of backend APIs (REST) with frontend components and successful connection to CMS Hippo elements.
  • Increased sales volume on the customer page through the development and implementation of new components, leading to improved user engagement and conversion rates.
  • Worked in an Agile Scrum environment.
  • Utilized technologies such as JavaScript, Vue.js, Node.js, Azure DevOps, Azure Functions, Next.js, and more.
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Dmitrii S.

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Senior Developer/Team Lead

Essen
Dmitrii S.

Last position:

Senior Developer/Team Lead at Devexperts

  • Project Livebash (2021-12-01–2023-12-31)

  • Development and design of the core system

  • Code reviews

  • Developer management

  • CI/CD

  • Client communication

  • Leading epics

  • Speaking at conferences

  • Managing the production system

  • Interviewing project developers

  • Outcome: production system

  • Technologies and tools: Java 11, Java 17, Kotlin, Spring Boot, TeamCity, Gradle, AWS DynamoDB, JUnit, Mockito, Docker, Docker Compose, AWS SQS, AWS EC2, AWS S3, AWS MediaLive, Ethereum, Postman

  • Project Robinhood (2024-01-01–2024-05-31)

  • Customization and development of product features for specific clients

  • Interviews with project developers

  • Technologies and tools: Java 17, Java RX, Kotlin, Spring Boot, TeamCity, Gradle, JUnit, Mockito, Docker, Docker Compose, PostgreSQL

  • Projects Sway, Tickmill, Pepperstone, UCapital (2024-06-01–present)

  • Customization and development of product features for specific clients

  • Bug fixes

  • Porting tickets from the product

  • Feature development

  • Technologies and tools: Java 17, Java RX, Kotlin, Spring Boot, TeamCity, Gradle, JUnit, Mockito, Docker, Docker Compose, PostgreSQL

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Kamal T.

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Professional Scrum Product Owner I

Essen
Kamal T.

Last position:

Design and development of a requirements verification tool based on the INVEST principle at Ranasoft Internet Technologies

  • Design of requirement verification based on the INVEST principle
  • Implementation of the prediction model with scikit-learn and BERT
  • Implementation of the web client with ReactJS and FastAPI
  • Adaptation of the T5 model to improve user story generation according to the INVEST framework
  • Certification of NLP and scikit-learn
  • Technologies: Python, NLP, Scikit-Learn, BERT, T5, ReactJS, FastAPI, Cursor Visual Paradigm, Visual Studio, Draw.io, NSIS, vite, Electron
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Aida K.

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Product Manager-Product Owner

Duisburg
Aida K.

Last position:

Sales Assistant at Bakery Schollin

  • Customer service and point-of-sale (cash register) operations
  • Inventory management and stock organization
  • Strengthened German language skills through daily customer interaction
  • Worked collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

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Statistics of experts using React

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

16 years

React experts in Essen have 16 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

1.7 years (Germany: 2.8 years)

React experts in Essen stay in a single position for 1.7 years on average. It is 1.1 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 2.8 years.

Positions per freelancer

13 (Germany: 11)

React experts in Essen have completed 13 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 2 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 11.

Top business areas

Product Development, Information Technology, Project Management

React experts in Essen have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Product Development, Information Technology, and Project Management.

Top industries

Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance

React experts in Essen are most in demand in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

React experts in Essen earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

93% (Germany: 91%)

93% of React experts in Essen hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 2% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 91%.

Master's degree or higher

71% (Germany: 55%)

71% of React experts in Essen hold at least a Master's degree. It is 16% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 55%.

Certifications per freelancer

3 (Germany: 2)

React experts in Essen hold 3 professional certifications on average. It is 1 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 2.

Most common languages

English, German, Spanish

React experts in Essen most often speak English, German, and Spanish.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 97%)

100% of React experts in Essen speak two or more languages. It is 3% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 97%.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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6% of React experts in Essen charge less than €320 per day.
12% of React experts in Essen charge between €320 and €480 per day.
41% of React experts in Essen charge between €480 and €640 per day.
24% of React experts in Essen charge between €640 and €800 per day.
18% of React experts in Essen charge €960 or more per day.
<€320 €320-​480 €480-​640 €640-​800 €960+

The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Essen 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 Essen using React

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

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Daily rate avg. 623 €
Germany avg. 735 €

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 600 €
Germany median 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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

React 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%)
  • Professional Services (53%)
  • Banking and Finance (47%)
  • Education (41%)
  • Manufacturing (41%)
  • Automotive (35%)
  • Energy (35%)
  • Healthcare (35%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the technology

What React Does

React is an open-source JavaScript library for building user interfaces from reusable components. It is widely used for single-page applications, customer portals, commerce experiences, dashboards and complex web products that need fast, interactive updates. React can also support server-rendered and full-stack applications through frameworks such as Next.js.

Core Ecosystem

React work usually spans more than JSX and component syntax. Strong specialists understand the browser, accessibility, state, data loading and the surrounding tools that make an application reliable.

  • TypeScript for safer application code
  • Next.js for routing, rendering and full-stack features
  • React Router for client-side navigation
  • Redux, Zustand or TanStack Query for state and server data
  • Jest, Vitest and React Testing Library for verification

Typical Deliverables

Companies bring React into products where users need clear workflows and responsive feedback. Typical assignments include:

  • Designing reusable component libraries and design-system integrations
  • Building portals, dashboards and customer-facing applications
  • Connecting interfaces to REST or GraphQL services
  • Improving accessibility, loading behavior and frontend performance
  • Migrating legacy interfaces to maintainable React code

When to Add Expertise

Freelance expertise is useful when a product team needs to launch a new interface, increase delivery capacity or resolve frontend complexity without slowing its roadmap. It can also help during a migration from server-rendered templates, Angular or another frontend approach. In Essen, teams may combine local workshops with remote implementation when domain knowledge and regular communication matter.

Skills That Matter

A capable React specialist thinks in user flows, component boundaries and maintainable data handling. They can translate designs into accessible interfaces, manage asynchronous states and keep visual behavior consistent across devices. They also understand build pipelines, version control, code review and collaboration with product, design and backend teams.

How to Assess Quality

Review shipped interfaces, not only isolated code samples. Ask how the specialist handles loading, errors, keyboard navigation, responsive layouts and changing requirements. A good professional explains trade-offs around rendering, state ownership and testing, then documents decisions so the product team can maintain the result. Clear communication is especially important for distributed collaboration across Essen and other locations.

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Frequently asked questions

What clients ask us most about React — answered in short.

React is used to create interactive web interfaces from reusable components. Companies use it for applications such as customer portals, commerce sites, internal tools, dashboards and product frontends.

React is a focused UI library with a flexible ecosystem, while Angular provides a more structured application framework and Vue offers a different balance of simplicity and built-in conventions. The right choice depends on the existing codebase, team skills, application complexity and required integrations.

A strong React specialist often works with TypeScript, HTML, CSS, accessibility and browser APIs. Experience with Next.js, API integration, automated testing, state management and build pipelines is also valuable.

The required depth depends on the product and its risks. A small interface may need solid component and styling skills, while a large application benefits from expertise in architecture, performance, testing, accessibility and migration planning.

React work is well suited to remote collaboration because code, design files and review workflows are shared digitally. Teams in Essen can use remote delivery, on-site workshops or a hybrid arrangement, provided they agree on communication, availability and review practices.

Next.js is a React framework that adds routing, rendering options, data handling and application structure. It is useful when a product needs server-rendered pages, strong search visibility, full-stack features or a consistent production setup.

Ask the specialist to explain component boundaries, state handling and testing choices using a relevant example. Inspect accessibility, responsive behavior, error states, performance and maintainability rather than judging only the visual appearance.

React can be introduced gradually into an existing application or used as the foundation for a broader frontend migration. A qualified specialist should first assess routing, build tooling, shared styles, API contracts and the risks of running old and new interface code together.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used React in their recent projects is 78 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 623 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used React in their recent projects, 93% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 71% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used React 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 Essen, Germany who have used React in their recent projects are English (100%), German (94%), and Spanish (24%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used React in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Professional Services (53%), and Banking and Finance (47%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Essen, Germany who have used React in their recent projects are Product Development (100%), Information Technology (94%), and Project Management (59%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used React

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