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Madhurima Y.

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ServiceNow Developer

München
Madhurima Y.

Last position:

ServiceNow Developer at Globant

  • Configured Topics, Microsites into rich content portal widgets, Content Library, landing pages and automated client portal data sync, reducing manual effort by 80% and elevating self-service engagement.
  • Architected optimal display across devices and varying resolutions to enhance user accessibility and experience.
  • Set up and customized Azure VM integration by utilizing Catalog Items, PowerShell scripting and workflow orchestration.
  • Analyzed and translated business requirements into scalable solutions, leveraging ServiceNow scripting to enhance platform functionality and elevate user experience.

Key ServiceNow Skills: Service Portal, Widget Development, Catalog Items, PowerShell Scripting, Workflow Orchestration, Content Management.

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Ananthraj N.

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Founder

Munich
Ananthraj N.

Last position:

Founder at sprhava

Leading the end-to-end development of Edge AI-powered smart glasses for visually impaired individuals, aligning product vision with user needs and managing a cross-functional team of data scientists, Android developers, AWS engineers, and hardware specialists.

  • Defined product roadmap for Edge AI smart glasses and MVP features through user research, stakeholder interviews, and competitive analysis, ensuring accessibility and real-world usability.
  • Developed and validated a PoC for AI-driven cancer cell identification in PET/CT scans, collaborating with medical experts to optimize diagnostic accuracy and clinical relevance.
  • Built and scaled a multidisciplinary team of 75+ engineers, interns, and designers across Germany and India, driving cross-border collaboration and iterative prototyping.
  • Established strategic partnerships with NGOs, healthcare providers, and advocacy groups to embed inclusivity and patient feedback into product design.
  • Drove hands-on hardware-software integration using Raspberry Pi and Jetson Nano of AI models. Initiated and nurtured relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, and ecosystem players to build scalable go-to-market plans.
  • Owned critical product decisions, from prototype development to funding strategy, applying a data-informed and impact-driven mindset.
  • Fostered a learning-focused culture by facilitating brainstorming sessions and continuous feedback loops between engineering and product.

Achievements:

  • Public speaker: Auto.Ai 2025 (Berlin), Wearable technologies 2025 (Munich and Bangalore), MEDICA 2024 (Dusseldorf)
  • WMF, Bologna, Italy (June 2024): Only AI startup to be selected from Germany as EBV hero to represent sprhava on global platform
  • Medica, Germany (2024): Delivered a speech on AI smart glasses in world's largest Healthcare event.
  • Wearable Technologies, Bengaluru, India (Dec 2024): I was a speaker presenting sprhava and its product.
  • Venturise Global Challenge (GIM 2025, Bengaluru Palace, Karnataka): sprhava was selected as one of the 16 top startups (ESDM) to present on this global platform
  • Wearable Technologies Conference 2025 EUROPE, Munich, Germany (May 2025): Delivered a talk on Edge AI at the Europe's biggest wearable tech event.
  • InsurNext Köln, Germany (2025): sprhava was honoured with a booth from Cologne administration.
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Christian M.

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Self-employed business consultant

München
Christian M.

Last position:

Self-employed business consultant at CuriousMinds Unternehmensberatung

  • Strategic consulting, technical consulting, interim management, and training
  • Management consulting and development of application solutions through interdisciplinary solution approaches
  • Employee and team development as well as innovation and communication management
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Stefan W.

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Architect/Software Developer/Infrastructure

Ottobrunn
Stefan W.

Last position:

Architect/Software Developer at Global Logistics Support GmbH

Task

  • Further development of a new ERP system with Blazor
  • Creation of e-invoices with the XRechnung and ZUGFeRD format
  • UI/UX design Client-server system
  • Windows 11 Technology
  • Microsoft .NET 9, Git, Azure DevOps, ASP.NET, MSSQL, Blazor Programming languages
  • C#, MVVM Development tools
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2022 Database
  • MSSQL Industry
  • Other
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Michael T.

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Senior Software Engineer — Backend Systems | Data Engineering | Enterprise Integration | Cloud Applications

Munich
Michael T.

Last position:

Senior Freelance Software Engineer — Enterprise Software & Data Projects

  • Delivered backend systems, data processing solutions, and software integrations for enterprise business applications.
  • Designed and implemented API-based services connecting internal platforms with external systems.
  • Built automated processing workflows to handle large-scale structured business data.
  • Improved application performance by 30–50% through database optimization, caching strategies, and backend refactoring.
  • Reduced manual operational effort by 40–60% by automating repetitive workflows.
  • Supported production environments through troubleshooting, monitoring improvements, and continuous optimization.
  • Authored technical documentation and led knowledge-transfer sessions to support long-term maintainability.
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Antonio D.

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IT Consultant

Munich
Antonio D.

Last position:

Agile Project Manager at Openry GmbH

End Customer: Openry GmbH

E-commerce platform to globally commercialize high-quality Italian artistic productions. Several European shops are already operational and Asian markets soon coming up. My role as Agile Project Manager is to lead the complete team on both the customer and technical side (offshore) including strong strategic consulting, in a continuous delivery approach. As project in a small enterprise, the budget management aspects are particularly challenging, in a quest to deliver the maximum business value with minimal overheads. Technologies: Magento 2, M2E Pro, Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP (LAMP), Stripe

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Ernst H.

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Support/Development/Consulting – Process Development, E-Invoicing, XRechnung, ZUGFeRD

München
Ernst H.

Last position:

Support/Development/Consulting – Process Development, E-Invoicing, XRechnung, ZUGFeRD

  • Support and further development of a complex process for creating XML documents for electronic invoices / E-Invoicing (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD)
  • Automation of operational processes, process development and optimization
  • Development of frontend applications with MS Power Apps
  • Porting SQL Server 2016 to SQL Server 2022
  • SQL Server database administration
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Stephan P.

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Senior Embedded SW-Architect

München
Stephan P.

Last position:

Senior Embedded SW-Architect at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH

  • Collaboration with MB (Sindelfingen), NVIDIA (Santa Clara), MBRDI (Bangalore)
  • Structure and signal modelling in Rhapsody
  • Architectural decision records and requirement reviews
  • Technologies: Confluence, Rhapsody, JIRA, DNG, Jama, Slack, GitLab, AWS CDW, Bazel, Docker, QNX
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Vitor R.

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Test Coordinator Automation

Garching bei München
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
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José B.

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Manager SAM Service Development

München
José B.

Last position:

Manager SAM Service Development at BWI GmbH

  • Analysis of existing customer reports based on MS Excel and deriving improvement or automation measures
  • Quality assurance role for the existing reporting
  • Further development of existing reports from MS Excel to the BI system (MicroStrategy ONE). Created a suitable concept followed by implementation within a project
  • Creation of a technical support manual for the automated reports
  • Development and documentation of Nintex workflows to automate reporting
  • Development and documentation of PowerShell scripts to integrate data sources into the MicroStrategy ONE BI system
  • Connecting external data sources to SharePoint for automated regular updates of existing procurement master data
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Michael M.

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Freelance Senior Consultant & Cloud Architect

Gauting
Michael M.

Last position:

Freelance Senior Consultant & Cloud Architect at Rheinmetall AG

  • Specialized in designing and implementing robust, secure cloud solutions for critical client infrastructure.
  • Expertise in Microsoft Intune environment with a strong focus on system hardening and comprehensive policy management.
  • Architected NIST and ISO/IEC 27000 compliant Mobile Device Management (MDM) infrastructure tailored for an international government defense aerospace project.
  • Performed an architectural role for an offline Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) environment, ensuring NIST compliance while handling complex manufacturing infrastructure.
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Christoph S.

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BAUFISmart

Eichenau
Christoph S.

Last position:

Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten

  • Development of the Ibalis portal and payment procedures for applying for and paying out EU funding.
  • Publicly accessible portal, e.g. for farmers.
  • Projects over the last ten years were carried out according to Scrum.
  • Technologies: Spring, Wicket, Hibernate, Postgres, JSON, XML, REST, Bitbucket, Podam, Buckets, JUnit, Gradle, Intellij, Bamboo, Swagger.
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Mevlüt Y.

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Project

München
Mevlüt Y.

Last position:

Project at Physical Adversarial Attacks Using Fan-Based Holographic Projections

  • Planned and executed black-box adversarial testing of traffic-sign computer-vision pipelines; produced a threat model and attack-surface analysis for safety-critical scenarios
  • Built a programmable hardware proof of concept using a holographic POV fan and a repeatable test harness to run real-time experiments and collect evidence for vulnerability assessment
  • Quantified misclassification across lighting, distance, and angle, achieving up to 90% untargeted misclassification; delivered steps to reproduce, PoCs, and prioritized mitigations, and documented limitations and residual risk
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Ravi K.

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System Test Coordinator

Munich
Ravi K.

Last position:

System Test Coordinator at Visteon Electronics Germany GmbH

  • Project coordination: Managed timelines, deliverables, change requests (CRs) and resources, combining maturity gate reviews and program increments.
  • Stakeholder management: Building strong relationships with both internal teams and external customers.
  • BMW programs: BCP, BDC, MIC Next, IDC Evo, covering functional validation (including functional safety), product validation, homologation and compliance.
  • Risk management: Proactively identified and resolved critical risks in software/product releases through cross-functional coordination to keep projects on track.

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Statistics of experts using Shell Scripting

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

25 years (Germany: 22 years)

Shell Scripting experts in Munich have 25 years of professional experience on average. It is 3 years more than in Germany, where the average stands at 22 years.

Position duration

2.3 years (Germany: 3.1 years)

Shell Scripting experts in Munich stay in a single position for 2.3 years on average. It is 0.8 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.1 years.

Positions per freelancer

15

Shell Scripting experts in Munich have completed 15 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Shell Scripting experts in Munich have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Top industries

Information Technology, Manufacturing, Automotive

Shell Scripting experts in Munich are most in demand in Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Automotive.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Product Development

Shell Scripting experts in Munich earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Business Intelligence, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

90% (Germany: 85%)

90% of Shell Scripting experts in Munich hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 5% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 85%.

Master's degree or higher

57% (Germany: 54%)

57% of Shell Scripting experts in Munich hold at least a Master's degree. It is 3% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 54%.

Doctorate

10% (Germany: 8%)

10% of Shell Scripting experts in Munich have a doctorate (PhD). It is 2% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 8%.

Certifications per freelancer

2 (Germany: 3)

Shell Scripting experts in Munich hold 2 professional certifications on average. It is 1 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.

Most common languages

German, English, French

Shell Scripting experts in Munich most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

92% (Germany: 98%)

92% of Shell Scripting experts in Munich speak two or more languages. It is 6% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 98%.

Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

0 3 6 9 12
2 of the Shell Scripting experts in Munich charge less than €320 per day.
3 of the Shell Scripting experts in Munich charge between €320 and €480 per day.
3 of the Shell Scripting experts in Munich charge between €480 and €640 per day.
8 of the Shell Scripting experts in Munich charge between €640 and €800 per day.
6 of the Shell Scripting experts in Munich charge between €800 and €960 per day.
3 of the Shell Scripting experts in Munich charge €960 or more per day.
<€320 €320-​480 €480-​640 €640-​800 €800-​960 €960+

The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Munich 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 Munich using Shell Scripting

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

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Daily rate avg. 686 €
Germany avg. 768 €

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 €
Germany median 780 €

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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Shell Scripting 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 (92%)
  • Manufacturing (68%)
  • Automotive (56%)
  • Telecommunication (52%)
  • Banking and Finance (36%)
  • Professional Services (36%)
  • Energy (32%)
  • Healthcare (32%)

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

About the technology

Automation Foundations

Shell scripting uses command-line interpreters to turn operating-system tasks into repeatable workflows. Professionals work mainly with Bash, but also with POSIX sh, Zsh, KornShell, and PowerShell where the environment requires it. Scripts can process files, invoke programs, inspect system state, and coordinate services without a larger application layer.

Systems and Workflows

Companies use scripts to remove manual steps from infrastructure and operations work. Typical deliverables include:

  • Linux provisioning, configuration, and maintenance routines
  • Backup, log rotation, file transfer, and data-processing jobs
  • Release, deployment, and rollback automation
  • Health checks, alerting hooks, and scheduled administration tasks
  • Environment setup for development, testing, and production

Bash Ecosystem

Strong Shell Scripting work connects the shell with established Unix tools such as awk, sed, grep, find, cut, sort, and jq. Professionals may also use SSH, cron, systemd, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Ansible, and CI/CD services. Safe command execution, exit codes, quoting, permissions, signals, pipes, and environment variables are central to dependable results.

When Expertise Helps

Freelance expertise is useful when scripts have become business-critical, difficult to test, or risky to change. Signs include recurring production incidents, duplicated runbooks, fragile release steps, undocumented cron jobs, or migrations between Linux distributions and cloud environments. In Munich, teams can combine remote delivery with on-site workshops when access, security, or coordination calls for it.

Quality Signals

Reliable professionals write scripts that are readable, modular, observable, and safe to rerun. They validate inputs, handle failures explicitly, avoid leaking secrets, use strict shell settings where appropriate, and document assumptions. They also add linting and tests with tools such as ShellCheck and Bats, then review behavior across supported shells and operating systems.

Choosing a Specialist

Assess a specialist through a concrete automation problem rather than a list of commands. Ask how they would handle permissions, partial failures, concurrency, secrets, logging, recovery, and compatibility with existing pipelines. Munich-based projects may need German communication for local teams, while remote collaboration works well when repositories, access procedures, and acceptance criteria are clearly defined.

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Frequently asked questions

Questions about Shell Scripting? Start with the answers below.

Shell Scripting is used to automate operating-system tasks, file handling, deployments, backups, monitoring, and system configuration. It is especially effective when a workflow already depends on Linux or Unix command-line tools.

Shell Scripting is often the shorter path for chaining command-line programs and managing files or processes directly. Python is usually easier to maintain for complex data structures, larger applications, extensive testing, and integrations that need richer libraries.

A strong Shell Scripting specialist should understand Linux administration, Git, SSH, networking, permissions, and process management. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, cloud services, and observability is valuable when scripts support delivery or production systems.

The right level for Shell Scripting depends on risk and scope, not on the script length. A simple file workflow may need focused support, while production deployment, security-sensitive automation, or migration work calls for someone who can design safeguards, testing, and recovery paths.

Shell Scripting is well suited to remote collaboration when repository access, test environments, and deployment permissions are organized. Munich teams may still prefer on-site workshops for infrastructure reviews or access-sensitive work, while clear documentation and secure remote access support distributed delivery.

Bash is a natural choice for Linux and Unix servers, containers, and POSIX-oriented tooling. PowerShell fits Windows administration and offers strong object-based pipelines, so the existing operating systems, team skills, and deployment environment should guide the decision.

Review whether Shell Scripting deliverables validate inputs, quote variables safely, handle exit codes, protect secrets, and remain safe to rerun. Ask for tests, ShellCheck findings, documentation, logs, and a clear recovery approach for interrupted or partially completed tasks.

Shell Scripting becomes difficult when commands interact with permissions, unreliable networks, concurrent processes, changing file formats, or multiple shell versions. Production-quality work accounts for these conditions with explicit error handling, predictable environments, observability, and controlled rollout procedures.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Shell Scripting in their recent projects is 86 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 686 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Shell Scripting in their recent projects, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 57% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Shell Scripting in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Shell Scripting in their recent projects are German (92%), English (92%), and French (28%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Shell Scripting in their recent projects are Information Technology (92%), Manufacturing (68%), and Automotive (56%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Shell Scripting in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (76%), and Quality Assurance (76%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Shell Scripting

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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