Strapi Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Strapi
Christine T.
Last position:
Communications Consulting at Storytrend
Most mid-sized companies already have their numbers. What is missing is the translation: a dashboard with forty tiles does not answer a single question that is actually asked in management.
Analysis
- Evaluation of existing data with Python and SQL
- Checking data quality and methodology before making a statement
- The result is an analysis that leads toward a concrete decision
Preparation
- Reports in Power BI and Tableau
- Interactive calculators and visualizations on the web
- Presentations and specialist texts for customers, sales and the public
- Analysis and communication from one source — that
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
Thilo K.
Last position:
Senior Frontend Web Developer at Zeppelin GmbH
Selection and evaluation of different frontend frameworks for a headless CMS
Consulting the UI/UX team on the design system
Technologies:
Figma
Design Token
Tailwind
Storybook
React
NextJs
Strapi
AJAX
Confluence
CSS3
Docker
Eslint
Git
GraphQL
HTML5
IntelliJ/WebStorm
JAM Stack
Jasmine
Jenkins
Jira
JSON
JSX
Mocha
Native JavaScript (ES6)
NodeJS
Prettier
REST
REST APIs
SCSS
SSR
StyleGuides
SVG
TypeScript
Webpack
Johannes K.
Last position:
Software Developer at Hoffmann Engineering Services GmbH
- Software development
- Technical design of software architecture and design (considering functional and non-functional requirements)
- Frontend and Backend
- Refactorings
- Code reviews
- Unit tests
- Automated integration tests
- E2E tests
Global Identity Services (GIS) is the identity provider for the Digital Services Platform (DSP). GIS is responsible for authenticating and authorizing end users and other DSP services by issuing security tokens. This includes:
- Identity management (e.g., user registration, password reset and change, user profiles)
- Management of roles and permissions
- Single Sign-On (SSO) across DSP services
- Management of OAuth resources and terms and conditions
Adam R.
Last position:
Senior Software Engineer at Tonies GmbH
- Complete platform upgrade from Expo 53 to Expo 54, considering project-critical breaking changes
- Version bump of react-native 0.79.5 to 0.81.5 including consolidation, updating, and reinstalling all project-related dependencies (JavaScript, native modules, build tools, TypeScript tooling)
- Identifying and fixing incompatible libraries as well as adjusting iOS and Android configurations (Gradle, Pods, build scripts)
- Enabling and integrating the React Native New Architecture (TurboModules & Fabric) including adjusting native interfaces, build configurations, and feature flags
- Cleaning up technical debt and harmonizing platform-specific implementations to ensure long-term maintainability
- Stabilizing the project through detailed debugging, regression analysis, and adjustments to the tooling chain (Metro, Babel, TypeScript)
- Conducting comprehensive test cycles (unit, E2E, device tests) and optimizing CI/CD pipelines for Bitrise and GitLab
- Ensuring stable releases for Android & iOS in conjunction with analytics, engagement, and monitoring systems
Ivan V.
Last position:
Senior DevOps Engineer at 58agents
- Provision Kubernetes infrastructure on Azure, GCP, or bare-metal at the hosting provider
- Design and implementation of REST and GraphQL APIs
- Cloud governance (cost, compliance, security)
- Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD as code (Terraform, Ansible)
- Container technologies (Docker, Helm)
- Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions), Argo CD
- Deployment, scaling, and monitoring of microservices
- Distributed event streaming (Kafka)
- Message brokers RabbitMQ, MQTT
- Software development from scratch or further development of existing projects using PHP, Python, Go, C#, and Bash
Onur D.
Last position:
Co-Founder at tickitaka
- Live ticker SaaS platform for Football and Ice Hockey
Gregor D.
Last position:
Founder, Principal Software Architect & Technical Consultant at Hold My Code GmbH
- Frontend modernization (multiple client engagements): Angular version upgrades, architecture refactoring, performance optimization, state management restructuring, and UI library consolidation resulting in faster load times and improved end-user experience across all projects.
- Web development: High-performance landing pages and company websites for SMB clients built with Next.js, SvelteKit, PayloadCMS, and TailwindCSS optimized for speed, SEO, and conversion.
- SaaS product development: Architecting and building an AI-powered platform for photography studio operators (PoC phase) with full-stack TypeScript: Angular frontend, NestJS backend, PostgreSQL, LLM integration (Gemini/Claude) for intelligent workflow automation.
- AI integration: Developed a PoC for AI-generated podcast avatars using the Gemini API for content production workflows.
- Angular deep dive workshops: Delivered 20+ workshops (3–5 days each, 8–10 participants) in a hands-on format where participants build a demo application modeled after their real business domain.
Alex C.
Last position:
Senior Full-Stack Developer at Umbrella Organization of German Sports Clubs
- Development of a CMS-based online platform as a central hub for multimedia brand communication, focusing on accessibility, web performance, and data protection.
- Technologies: PHP, Craft CMS, Twig, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Alpine.js, htmx.
Tino T.
Last position:
Director Technology at Forte Digital Germany
- Leading 20+ staff in development, site reliability engineering, and architecture.
- Leading the group-wide agentic AI initiative (Norway, Poland, Germany).
- Hands-on solution architect and AI consultant for over 50% of my working time on client projects in the publishing sector – from local publishers to international corporations.
- Strategic consulting and technical implementation of AI workflow platforms (n8n, Workato).
- Developing prototypes for traditional, AI-based, and agentic AI workflows.
Max D.
Last position:
Tech Lead, Interim CTO/CPO at MatchDispatch
I worked on automating cold outreach.
- Developed a queue architecture to support the parallel execution of large volumes of background tasks.
- Integrated multiple email delivery providers.
- Implemented an LLM-based data enrichment process.
Technologies: TypeScript, React, Node.js, Next.js, Drizzle ORM, PostgreSQL, Next-Auth, JWT, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, CloudFlare, Traefik, Groq, Jest, Figma
Wolfger S.
Last position:
Full-Stack Developer at Spearwolf
- Development of a white-label web app template based on Next.js, React, and RSC, with Strapi as the backend (CMS), and fully automated Docker container-based deployment on Hetzner Cloud
- Concept, design, and implementation of [link]
Nico M.
Last position:
Freelance Fullstack Developer at Freelance Fullstack Developer
Tech stack: VueJS / NuxtJS, React / NextJS, AWS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL databases, Headless CMS (Contentful, Strapi, Storyblok), Scrum
As an experienced software developer, I offer a wide range of services across various tech areas to meet the needs of modern businesses.
In addition to frontend work, I bring extensive knowledge and experience in using various backend technologies. Using AWS services allows me to design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructures for web applications.
My expertise also includes using TypeScript to make your application code safer and easier to maintain.
Integrating a headless CMS into modern web architectures is now essential for companies that need a flexible content strategy. With platforms like Contentful, Strapi, and Storyblok, I can help you publish and manage content seamlessly across multiple channels.
My portfolio also includes many other modern tools and practices beyond the ones mentioned.
Jan K.
Last position:
Web Developer at Dorfjungs
- taking over more responsibilities and communication (technical PM)
- enjoying to work in an international team
- extending knowledge and skills towards more fields (e.g. tooling like docker, ci/cd, backend/fullstack)
- improving skills on optimisation, performance and problem solving
- moving into direction of more immersive and animated projects (GSAP, WebGL, Three.js, ...)
- working with websites based on the cms Craft/WordPress and headless cms like Prismic and Storyblok in combination with Vue/Nuxt
- reference projects: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link]
Nicole B.
Last position:
Product Lead at myterial GmbH
- Prepared and accompanied the launch of the product with a team of 5 full-stack developers and 1 UX/UI designer
- Defined the product roadmap, conducted market research, and analyzed user feedback to drive product discovery and ideation
- Managed the product development process in a Scrum framework, ensuring the product met business goals
- Oversaw recruitment of an internal PM, a tech lead, and a UX/UI designer by creating user cases and conducting interviews
- Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to ensure product success
- Technology: web-app based on Nuxt.js, Strapi, and Nest.js
- Team size: 5 full-stack developers, 1 UX/UI designer
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Statistics of experts using Strapi
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years
Position duration
2.1 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Media and Entertainment
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
89%
Master's degree or higher
39%
Doctorate
11%
Certifications per freelancer
1
Most common languages
English, German, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
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 Germany 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 Germany using Strapi
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.
Strapi 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 (95%)
- Manufacturing (45%)
- Media and Entertainment (45%)
- Professional Services (45%)
- Retail (36%)
- Banking and Finance (32%)
- Food and Beverage (32%)
- Healthcare (32%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Headless foundation
Strapi is an open-source headless content management system built with Node.js. It separates content management from presentation, so one content model can serve websites, mobile apps, digital products and other channels through APIs. Its customizable admin panel gives editorial teams a practical place to create, review and publish content.
Content and APIs
Strapi supports structured content types, components, dynamic zones, media assets, roles and permissions. Experts configure REST or GraphQL delivery, authentication, filtering, pagination, webhooks and custom controllers. They also shape editorial workflows so content remains consistent as products and teams grow.
Ecosystem and tooling
Strapi projects commonly use JavaScript or TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL and cloud object storage. Strong specialists work with React, Next.js, Nuxt, Vue or other frontend systems, along with Docker, CI/CD pipelines and hosting services. They understand API security, caching, search integration and observability around the CMS.
- Model reusable content for multiple channels
- Connect REST or GraphQL APIs to frontend applications
- Extend the admin panel with custom fields and plugins
- Configure media storage, permissions and deployment workflows
Where companies use it
Companies use Strapi for corporate websites, editorial portals, product catalogs, knowledge bases and localized digital experiences. It fits teams that need a flexible backend without tying content to one presentation layer. In Germany, it can support multilingual publishing for manufacturing, retail, media, education and technology organizations while frontend teams work independently.
When freelance expertise helps
Freelance support is useful when a team is moving from a monolithic CMS, replacing a custom backend or launching a new content platform. Specialists can assess the data model, plan migrations, secure the API and establish deployment practices before delivery pressure increases. They can also resolve performance issues, upgrade plugins and document the setup for internal teams.
- A content model has become difficult to maintain
- Editors need structured content across several channels
- A migration requires careful mapping and validation
- API access, permissions or publishing workflows need review
What strong professionals deliver
Strong Strapi professionals begin with the content lifecycle, not only the admin interface. They create clear schemas, reusable components and predictable API contracts, then test permissions, error handling and editorial edge cases. They communicate well with product, content and frontend teams, and can collaborate remotely or on site in Germany according to the project’s needs.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Strapi.
Strapi is used to manage structured content and deliver it through REST or GraphQL APIs. Companies use it for websites, mobile applications, product catalogs, editorial platforms and other digital products that need a flexible backend.
Strapi is headless by design, while WordPress and Drupal commonly combine content management with website presentation. Strapi can offer more frontend freedom and API focus, but a company must plan its frontend, hosting, security and editorial workflows separately.
A strong Strapi specialist should understand Node.js, JavaScript or TypeScript, database design and API security. Experience with React, Next.js, Vue, GraphQL, Docker, cloud storage and CI/CD is useful when the CMS sits within a wider product system.
The right level depends on the scope. A simple content model may need focused configuration, while migrations, custom plugins, complex permissions and high-traffic APIs call for a professional who has delivered comparable Strapi systems and can explain the trade-offs.
Strapi work is well suited to remote collaboration because the main deliverables are schemas, APIs, code, documentation and deployment configuration. For teams in Germany, agree early on working hours, communication language, data access and whether workshops or release support require on-site attendance.
Ask for examples of Strapi projects involving content modeling, API delivery and production operations. Review how the professional handled permissions, migrations, testing, upgrades and documentation rather than judging the work only by its visual frontend.
Strapi can provide content to an existing frontend through REST or GraphQL, including applications built with React, Next.js, Vue or Nuxt. A specialist should confirm the API contract, preview needs, caching approach and media handling before connecting the systems.
Strapi can support localized content, reusable components and separate editorial permissions for complex publishing setups. The professional should design the content model around languages, brands, markets and approval rules so that localization does not create unnecessary duplication.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Strapi in their recent projects is 97 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 780 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Strapi in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 39% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Strapi in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Strapi in their recent projects are English (100%), German (95%), and Spanish (23%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Strapi in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Manufacturing (45%), and Media and Entertainment (45%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Strapi in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Quality Assurance (68%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Strapi
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