Swift Experts in Austria
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Thomas Pacal
Last position:
Change Manager / Sales Transformation at SEFE
- Organizational Change Management as part of a group-wide, supranational sales transformation, serving as the core of a broad restructuring of business-critical areas, with end-to-end control of the change process and long-term embedding and securing the future readiness of sales.
- Initiation and end-to-end steering of the sales transformation program, including in-depth analysis to identify, assess, and strategically involve all relevant stakeholders, making tactical use of their specific business interests and influence.
- Conducting advanced, detailed change impact analyses to predict the organizational effects of the transformation, deriving a tailored change strategy, and developing a change roadmap and a change story as the core narrative of the campaign.
- Designing and implementing an integrated communication and action plan to ensure maximum transparency, effectively manage unspoken expectations, and actively guide a change process that is clear and understandable for all stakeholders.
- Active management of all transformation phases, including the setup of robust monitoring mechanisms for continuous progress analysis and forecasting based on recommended and jointly defined KPIs.
- Establishing an agile analysis and adjustment cycle to continuously assess the effectiveness of implemented measures, identify challenges early, and fine-tune the change strategy in time.
- Conducting precise gap analyses to identify skill gaps in the sales team in the context of the new strategic direction, and deriving and developing targeted qualification measures (e.g. coaching, training).
- Comprehensive reduction of resistance to change by turning opposing stakeholder mindsets into proactive change-driving change ambassadors.
- Deep and sustainable realignment of sales structures and processes in full alignment with the company’s overall goals.
- Qualitative and quantitative improvement of sales efficiency and performance as a direct result of the implemented transformation initiatives and capability-building programs.
Damir Dudakovic
Last position:
Senior IT Consultant at Dudakovic e.U.
- Consulting in national and international projects in various roles and sectors (banking and finance, public sector, telecommunications, data management, software development)
- Engaging in project management, requirements management, business analysis, process management, IT consulting and coaching
- Delivering sustainable value quickly and efficiently due to high complexity and diversity of projects and expertise
- Emphasizing collegiality and integrity and fostering a positive team atmosphere
Michael Gonschor
Last position:
Scrummaster at Xenovo
Planning and monitoring sprints and holding the scheduled meetings
Analyzing and resolving issues in the development process
Error analysis, bug management and correction in individual process steps
Stakeholder management
Documentation and improvement of the development process
Tools: JIRA, Confluence
Thomas Pacher
Last position:
QA Tech Lead at ready2order GmbH
- Leading a team of QA Engineers
- Implementing effective test strategies, driving the test automation strategy forward
- Hands-on testing for the web and mobile application (iOS, Android)
- Creating, maintaining, and executing test plans as well as documenting test results (Testrail)
- Evaluating and integrating new tools to improve the testing process (e.g. Playwright)
Stefan Kohl
Last position:
Fullstack Developer (Freelancer) at Sciuto Software GbR
- Implementing a real-time procedural 3D/AR eyelash configurator using Three.js and MediaPipe
- Building a full-stack web application with React.js and Python
- Consulting on app and web development
Andreas Becher
Last position:
Freelance iOS Developer at Self-employed
NFC – Project: Development of a prepaid app solution that retrieves already paid services (credit) via an NFC connection between smartphone and terminal
Technologies: REST, NFC, Swift Concurrency, Keychain
KURIER edition & Futurezone.at: Development of white-label apps in partnership with Technical Apps for k-digital Medien GmbH
Technologies: REST, In-App Purchase, Push Notifications, Analytics, OAuth
White-label app for sports associations and institutions: iOS client connected to backend, focusing on modularity, flexibility, and customizability
Technologies: Swift packages (Network, Core, Business Logic, Frontend), MVVM pattern, reactive programming (Combine)
Magenta Sport iOS app: OTT sports platform by Deutsche Telekom with SSO (OAuth), HLS video streaming, DRM protection
Video player framework: Integration of the Sportradar OTT process, licensing model, HLS streams, DRM, analytics, Chromecast, AirPlay, Picture in Picture, Apple TV; available as an XCFramework via CocoaPods; used in WRC, MagentaSport, NHL TV
Collaboration on other apps: DFB and DFB Fanclub; LAOLA1.at; LAOLA1.tv; RedBull Salzburg (formerly)
Babak Heydari
Last position:
IT Project & Product Manager at Wiener Stadt Werke - Wiener Linien
Development and expansion of the drivers' app system, including the mobile app (frontend), system infrastructure (backend), and required interfaces to the various Wiener Linien core systems.
Ben Rudhart
Last position:
Senior iOS Developer at tado° App
- Foundational work for new hardware series “tado° line X”
- Interview & onboard new iOS Engineers
- Reduce release time from 1 in 2 months to 1 per week
- Maintain and improve high user satisfaction: 4.6+ Stars
- Setup secure & encrypted Handshake with bluetooth device
- Reduce merge conflicts by setting up the project via tuist
- Convert monolithic codebase to Modules by leveraging SPM
- Use state of the art technology, like Codable & async/await
- Maintain & improve custom view accessibility
- Reduce tech debt
- Gradually convert to webviews while maintaining high quality
- Ship highly requested features like “dark mode”
- Increase unit test code coverage and rewrite parts of code base
Alina Ivascu
Last position:
SAS Enterprise Guide Business Analyst at UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions
- Ensure the business requirements documentation activity for the changes originated by the business units
- Deliver business specifications in the respective area
- Support business units
- Support the Technical Analysis Office and BI architecture for technical analysis, design and test analysis
- Participate in overall production lifecycle and post-deployment support
- Support the definition and maintenance of common language and data governance
- Organize support activities for production incidents assuring proper continuity of business activities
- Ensure compliance and support evolution of processes, standards and frameworks
Cédric Monnier
Last position:
Senior Test Engineer / Test Coordinator at Ministry of Finance
- Integration of standard software for customs processing (EU project NCTS 5 & 6)
- Test planning and analysis through business workshops
- Creation of 250 detailed test cases with matching test messages
- Automation of 80% of the tests in the Java-based TAF
- Tools: SoapUI, Selenium, Jenkins, Confluence, TestNG, IBM Rational
Dominic Wehrmann
Last position:
Engineer / Architect at Freelancer
- Magento 2
- Symfony
- Various technologies
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Statistics of experts using Swift
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
3 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Healthcare
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
60%
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
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Austria 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 Austria using Swift
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Swift for Apple apps
Swift is Apple’s modern language for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV work. It is used for new product builds, app updates, feature work, and refactoring older Objective-C code. Strong specialists turn product ideas into stable releases that fit the Apple ecosystem.
What experts deliver
- SwiftUI screens and reusable app flows
- UIKit features and legacy maintenance
- API integration, local storage, and sync logic
- App Store release support and crash fixes
- Migration from Objective-C to Swift
Ecosystem and tools
Swift work usually sits inside Xcode with Apple frameworks such as Foundation, SwiftUI, Combine, and XCTest. Good specialists understand code signing, debugging, testing, and performance tuning. They also know when to use native Apple APIs instead of building around them.
When companies bring in help
Companies look for Swift expertise when an app must ship quickly, when an existing codebase is hard to change, or when a release has quality issues. In Austria, this often matters for product teams that need clear communication, remote collaboration, or on-site support for sensitive app work.
What strong specialists do
Strong Swift professionals write clean, readable code and keep the app easy to maintain. They handle state, memory, threading, and error handling with care. They also work well across design, backend, and product teams so features land without avoidable rework.
Hiring signals
- You need a new Apple app or a major feature release
- Your current Swift code is slow, fragile, or hard to test
- You are moving from Objective-C or cleaning up old architecture
- You need someone who can work with Xcode, SwiftUI, and Apple APIs
- You want a specialist who can join remotely or work with your team in Austria
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Swift, in one place.
Swift is used to build apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Companies also use it for feature updates, bug fixes, and modernizing older Apple codebases. It is a strong fit when the product must feel native and use Apple frameworks well.
Choose Swift for new Apple development, cleaner code, and easier maintenance. Objective-C still appears in older projects, but most teams prefer Swift for new features and long-term work. A good specialist can work across both when migration is part of the job.
A strong Swift specialist usually knows SwiftUI, UIKit, Xcode, XCTest, and Apple APIs such as Foundation and Combine. For app work, experience with REST APIs, local data storage, and App Store release steps also matters. The best fit depends on whether the project is greenfield, maintenance, or migration.
A small screen update may need only a focused Swift specialist, while a full app build needs someone who can handle architecture, testing, and release work. If your codebase is old, unstable, or tied to Objective-C, you need deeper experience. The harder the integration and quality demands, the more senior the fit should be.
Most Swift work can be done remotely because the core tasks live in Xcode and version control. On-site collaboration can help when product decisions move fast, when hardware testing is needed, or when a team wants tight pairing. In Austria, many companies use a mixed setup based on the project stage.
Look for clean code, clear architecture choices, and practical testing habits in Swift projects. Ask for examples of apps, migrations, or performance fixes that match your problem. Strong specialists explain tradeoffs plainly and can show how they keep releases stable.
Swift is the programming language, while SwiftUI is Apple’s framework for building interfaces with it. Many specialists use both together, but they are not the same thing. If your project is mostly interface work, look for experience in SwiftUI plus the underlying language.
Yes, Swift works well in mixed codebases that still contain Objective-C or older Apple frameworks. The key is finding a specialist who understands interoperability, incremental refactoring, and safe release paths. That matters when you want progress without rewriting everything at once.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Swift in their recent projects is 97 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 777 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Swift in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 60% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Swift in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Swift in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (18%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Swift in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Banking and Finance (73%), and Healthcare (45%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Swift in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (73%), and Product Development (73%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Swift
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