Swift Package Manager Experts in Germany
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Robin W.
Last position:
Developer at agentic-engineer.online
agentic-engineer.online is my publicly testable live demo and at the same time the platform where I show my work. Originally created as a recruitment trial task, I have since continued to run it as my own demo, learning, and product project — on a Hetzner VPS behind a Cloudflare tunnel, through a multi-stage AI-orchestrated deploy pipeline with snapshot rollback. If a deploy step breaks, the system falls back to the last clean snapshot, the script is adjusted, the test repeated — empirical, test-driven, without hand tuning.
- Technically behind it: Python and FastAPI, an OpenRouter model cascade, SQLite persistence, and Cloudflare edge tuning.
- I am the developer and the strictest customer of my own AI work in one person — what started as a prototype has become a tool I use every day and against which I test my own products.
José J.
Last position:
Freelance iOS Developer at Freelancer
PAYBACK GmbH: PAYBACK app - a loyalty bonus program and customer card that allows users to collect points.
Enhanced the application's architecture by restructuring and modularizing it.
Refactored and improved complex features using SwiftUI and The Composable Architecture.
Maintaining, bug fixing, optimizing, troubleshooting, and continuously improving the app.
Facilitating and planning the onboarding of new developers and providing mentorship.
Assistance in the hiring process, including evaluation, interviews, and strategic planning.
Porsche Digital GmbH: Development of the Porsche Road Trip app that allows users to comfortably plan and navigate through spontaneous drives and individual road trips along curated premium routes.
KI Labs: Development of a MVP for a large automotive company.
Snapp Mobile Germany GmbH: Equitel Banking - Consumer digital banking app for Equity bank, one of the largest banks in Sub-Saharan Africa.
comdirect Mobox - Banking app to manage current, savings and credit card accounts for teenagers. Addressed technicalities of implementing playful UI with customizable options and various offline features.
Deutsche Bahn AG - Development of a prototype for the next generation of companion app for train travellers.
optile GmbH: KPI Dashboard - KPI tracking of online payments for merchants that use optile's online payment solutions.
Every Interaction: Watchy - Composer of Apple Watch screenshots, which allows users to export the composed image and share it.
Cihan B.
Last position:
Senior iOS developer at Dewango GmbH
Developed an app for automatic safety checkins with heavily relying on AI-Tools:
Real-time Safety Monitoring - Continuous activity tracking using device motion sensors with automatic status verification through Firebase-based safety pings Emergency Contact System - Share code-based contact invitation system allowing trusted users to monitor real-time status with battery levels and last activity Background Processing - Robust Android foreground services and WorkManager integration ensuring 24/7 monitoring without interruption Smart Notifications - Firebase Cloud Messaging for instant alerts to emergency contacts Sleep Scheduling - Configurable quiet hours to prevent unnecessary alerts Premium Tier - In-app purchase system with unlimited contacts
Anton K.
Last position:
Senior iOS Engineer at HelloFresh SE
- Spearheaded development of the Experimentation Library, starting from writing RFC towards integration and support of the feature teams
- Spiked the possibility of using Kotlin Multiplatform for Experimentation Library to share implementation with Android
- Designed, developed, and iteratively integrated a new Data Layer, which unblocked and improved the development speed of the feature teams
- Organized workshop about Swift Concurrency to improve knowledge amongst iOS engineers and became a go-to person for related questions
- Completed overhaul of the existing CI configuration to make it more maintainable by big team
- Incorporated Bash script linter to harden CI and Utils scripts for iOS project
- Spiked Tuist as an option to integrate modularized features with 500+
- Maintained tooling to identify UI Tests ownership with custom Swift CLI and native SwiftLint rule
- Provided support to other teams on uncommon architecture questions
- Actively participated in shaping development culture within the team and across the whole iOS chapter
- Used technologies: Swift, SwiftUI, Swift Concurrency, Swift Package Manager, Bash, Git, GitHub Actions, Bitrise
Fatih K.
Last position:
Mobile App Developer at ING Belgium
- Part of a squad focused on intensive module development and integration
- Close collaboration with other squads and teams to integrate modules and essential components
- Use of SwiftUI and the Coordinator pattern to develop clean and understandable code
- Creative collaboration with UX designers in Figma and implementation in code
- Industry: Banking
- Project language: English
- Organizational form: Kanban
- Tools: Azure, Confluence, Figma, Teams
- Team size: 40 people
- Version control: Git, GitFlow, Azure
- App Store product: ING Banking
- Programming languages: SwiftUI, Swift
- Patterns: Coordinator, MVVM
- Swift Package Manager
- Localization: Yes
- Testing: XCTest, XCUITest
Andrey G.
Last position:
iOS Developer at IBM Deutschland GmbH
- Further development of an existing app
- Implementation of new features
- Bug fixes
- Technologies: Swift, Xcode, Git, Jira, REST, MVVM, XCTests, UITests, Fastlane, Jenkins, SwiftUI
Malte S.
Last position:
Freelance iOS Developer at United Internet AG
- Under the brands Web.de, GMX, 1und1, and Mail.com, offers email and cloud services used daily by millions on iPhones.
- As part of a 10-person team, added new features, refactored legacy code, and increased test coverage.
- Features: Email and cloud access, compose email, email and cloud sync, news, contact, multiple account management, synchronization, notifications, premium features, ads.
- Technologies used: UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine, VIPER, Unit tests, UI tests, Snapshot tests, Fastlane, Cocoapods, MailCore.
Jan-Niklas F.
Last position:
Founder at Freundt Consulting GmbH
- Porsche AG (2018 – 12/2019): Design and development of native iOS apps in motorsport/Formula E (e.g. travel app and enterprise warehouse management with SAP integration) and e-mobility (Porsche Taycan; development of a native Microsoft Excel data export).
- StarFinanz / Sparkasse (05/2019 – 07/2021): Worked on the banking app (FinTS, HBCI, PSD2, Apple Pay); implemented Apple Pay; implemented a new TAN method; worked with the FinTS backend (PSD2); opened bank accounts via app (eID, VideoID, Authada); designed a new, modern banking experience.
- eBay Classifieds and Adevinta (07/2021 – 06/2023): Packaging & Pricing (premium features for business customers): e.g. markdown; company page; advertising options; multi-tenant design system based on SwiftUI and UIKit.
- Maschinensucher (07/2023 – 12/2023): Fullstack mobile (Android, iOS) and backend (PHP, Yii, Elastic Search) development; implemented search agent push notifications, InstantSearch, and modernized the design.
- Bankverlag (02/2024 - Present): Consulting and fullstack development of white-label apps (iOS / Android / Java Spring Boot) for private banks.
Michael B.
Last position:
iOS SDK Developer at Scoolio
- Developed an iOS SDK to display content in third-party iOS apps (supporting both SwiftUI and UIKit)
- Provided technical support to developers integrating the SDK into their applications
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Statistics of experts using Swift Package Manager
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Media and Entertainment
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
63%
Master's degree or higher
38%
Certifications per freelancer
1
Most common languages
English, German, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Swift Package Manager
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Swift Package Manager 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%)
- Banking and Finance (56%)
- Media and Entertainment (56%)
- Telecommunication (56%)
- Automotive (44%)
- Healthcare (33%)
- Sport (33%)
- Food and Beverage (22%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What it is
Swift Package Manager, commonly called SPM, is Swift’s official tool for defining, fetching, building and distributing packages. It uses Package.swift manifests to describe products, targets, dependencies and supported platforms. SPM works closely with Swift and Xcode, while also supporting command-line builds and automation outside the IDE.
What it builds
Companies use SPM to split large Swift codebases into reusable modules and share internal or public libraries. It supports applications for iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS and server-side Swift, provided the package dependencies support the target platform. Packages can expose libraries, executable tools, plugins, tests and resources.
- Modularize an Apple platform application
- Publish a reusable Swift library
- Add internal packages to a multi-team codebase
- Build command-line tools and server components
Ecosystem and tooling
SPM projects often involve Xcode, Swift toolchains, Git repositories and package registries. Strong practitioners understand semantic versioning, package identity, products, targets, resource bundles and conditional dependencies. They also work with XCTest, Swift Testing, SwiftLint, code generation tools and CI services that run swift build or swift test.
When expertise helps
Freelance expertise is useful when a codebase is moving from manually managed dependencies or another package manager to SPM. Specialists can design package boundaries, migrate targets, diagnose resolution conflicts and establish release workflows. They can also prepare a library for external consumers without exposing unnecessary implementation details.
- Replace legacy dependency integration
- Resolve package graph and platform conflicts
- Configure package plugins and resources
- Improve repeatable builds in CI
Working in Germany
German product companies, agencies and industrial teams use Swift packages to keep mobile, desktop and shared Swift code maintainable. Remote collaboration usually works well through Git, Xcode project conventions, issue tracking and documented release rules. On-site work may matter when package changes are tied to regulated products, private repositories or close collaboration with an existing Apple platform team.
What good looks like
A strong professional treats dependency management as part of software design, not just a build setting. They explain why a package boundary exists, keep manifests readable, pin or update versions deliberately and test supported platforms in automation. They also check licensing, binary compatibility, resource handling and migration impact before recommending a change.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Swift Package Manager.
Swift Package Manager is used to define, build and distribute Swift packages and their dependencies. Companies use SPM to modularize Apple platform applications, share internal libraries, publish open-source components and automate Swift builds from the command line.
Swift Package Manager is maintained as part of the Swift ecosystem and integrates directly with Xcode and Swift tooling. CocoaPods and Carthage remain relevant in older codebases, but a migration decision should consider existing dependencies, binary frameworks, build workflows and the effort required to adapt package definitions.
Swift Package Manager work benefits from strong Swift, Xcode, Git and CI knowledge. A capable specialist should also understand XCTest or Swift Testing, semantic versioning, package registries, platform conditions, resource bundles and release automation.
Swift Package Manager tasks vary from adding a small dependency to restructuring a large modular codebase. The right professional should have handled a comparable package graph and can show how they approached dependency conflicts, platform support, testing and safe releases rather than relying on time served alone.
Swift Package Manager is well suited to remote collaboration because manifests, package code and build commands can be reviewed in Git. German teams should agree on repository access, Xcode and Swift toolchain versions, review language and CI ownership; on-site work is mainly useful for sensitive repositories or intensive product workshops.
SPM expertise is valuable when dependency resolution is unstable, an application needs modularization or a team is leaving CocoaPods or Carthage. A freelancer can also establish package release rules, migrate targets and make local and CI builds behave consistently.
Swift Package Manager quality shows in clear package boundaries, predictable dependency versions and automated tests across the required platforms. Ask for a concrete explanation of a difficult migration or resolution problem, including trade-offs, rollback planning, licensing checks and how the final setup was documented.
SPM supports server-side Swift and command-line products in addition to packages for Apple platforms. The professional should verify that every dependency supports the intended operating system and toolchain, then configure builds and tests for both local development and the deployment environment.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Swift Package Manager in their recent projects is 97 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 776 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Swift Package Manager in their recent projects, 63% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 38% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Swift Package Manager in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Swift Package Manager in their recent projects are English (100%), German (89%), and Spanish (22%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Swift Package Manager in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (56%), and Media and Entertainment (56%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Swift Package Manager in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Quality Assurance (78%).
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