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Tobias M.
Last position:
Power BI Expert at MID-SIZED TRADING COMPANY FOR CLEANING TECHNOLOGY AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS
Reporting and controlling using Power BI for a production ERP system
- Analysis of ERP data and interfaces for use in Power BI dashboards
- Evaluation and migration of existing reports (e.g. Excel) to Power BI
- Development of an authorization concept for selective data access
- Documentation and training on the use and customization of Power BI dashboards
Label: Power BI, Excel, SelectLine ERP, Microsoft SQL, SQL Server Management Studio
Thorsten H.
Last position:
Product Owner, AI Manager at crazyALEX.de GmbH
Digitalization of real-world locations using 3D/LiDAR scans to make spatial data usable for AI applications and derive concrete use cases and prototypes from it.
- Digital capture of real-world locations as a basis for faster planning and analysis
- Browser-based access to 3D data for easier use and coordination
- Conversion of spatial data into concrete use cases, prototypes and AI training scenarios
- Planning basis for urban development and other digital applications of the future
Keywords: LiDAR, 3D scan, AI, use cases, AI training, prototyping, Python, web development, data models, architecture
Prasad T.
Last position:
Solution Architect / Senior Manager – DTC E-Commerce Platform at BRITA
- Led discovery phase and POC for Shopware to Shopify Plus migration across EMEA markets, evaluating platform suitability, technical architecture, and multi-brand/multi-country capabilities against business requirements.
- Designed reference architecture for Shopify Plus implementation incorporating headless front-end patterns (Vue.js, Nuxt.js), CMS integration (Magnolia), and Azure middleware (APIM, Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus) for 11 EMEA markets.
- Defined migration strategy analyzing data mapping, cutover approach, and zero-downtime deployment patterns using Varnish caching, GitOps pipelines, and CI/CD orchestration across six vendor teams.
- Architected multi-tenant Shopify Plus governance model with centralized admin, localized storefront customization, and compliance controls (GDPR, data residency).
- Prototyped AI-driven search optimization (LLM.txt, JSON-LD) for product discoverability in Google AI results, demonstrating post-launch performance opportunities.
- Defined EMEA expansion roadmap for 15+ markets through C-level strategic workshops, identifying phased rollout, market-specific configurations, and resource requirements.
- Tech Stack: React, Nuxt.js, Vue.js, Magnolia CMS, Shopware, Shopify Plus, Azure (APIM, Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Front Door), Varnish, SAP, MS Dynamics, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, Kafka
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.
Benjamin F.
Last position:
Freelance Product Manager, Product Owner, Scrum Master & Agile Coach at Freelance
Freelance product owner, scrum master and agile coach in various projects spanning from local agencies to multinational corporations in diverse industries.
Last projects:
Adevinta: Technical Project Manager responsible for coordination of several sub-workstreams building the world’s largest classifieds multi-tenant platform.
Aroundhome (a ProSiebenSat.1 company): Product Manager implementing and verifying on the business side a concept for digital qualification of user requests for matching service providers.
Peek & Cloppenburg Düsseldorf: Product Manager Mobile advising on and guiding the rebuild of Android and iOS apps.
Visual Meta GmbH (an Axel Springer company), Berlin: Director Product co-leading the Product & Engineering department together with the Director Engineering.
Responsibilities at Visual Meta GmbH:
Define and deliver a 3–5 year horizon product strategy including a product vision & mission connecting to existing company strategy and strategies from adjacent departments.
Refine an existing OKR process together with OKR master and directors of other departments to increase focus and outcome.
Support the Director Engineering in creating a platform transformation strategy to transform a monolithic on-premise tech stack into a service-oriented, cloud-based architecture and establish a domain-based organizational setup.
Accountability for a motivated and talented team of 5 head-level colleagues and 17 operational team members from product management, data and UX/UI design.
Key achievements at Visual Meta GmbH:
Defined and delivered a 3–5 year horizon product strategy including a product vision & mission.
Increased focus within OKR process by moving from 10 company-level objectives to 2 and from several hundred team-level key results to a few dozen.
Created a career path framework for the product team defining roles and responsibilities from junior to head level positions.
Cristian P.
Last position:
iOS Team Lead at Qlaunch Gmbh
- Contributed to the architecture design process, resulting in scalable and maintainable solutions for complex projects.
- Enhanced app performance by optimizing code and implementing efficient algorithms.
- Stayed current with industry trends to ensure implementation of best practices in app development.
- Led a team of iOS developers for timely completion of projects and achieving client satisfaction.
- Translated basic design plans into full iOS app frameworks, delegating project components to appropriate team members.
- Estimated work hours and tracked progress using Scrum methodology.
Ipshita C.
Last position:
UX Design Associate at JP Morgan Chase
- Proposed a unified advisor experience to simplify customer interaction management and helped secure buy-in for full-scale development.
- Redesigned 3 critical financial service workflows, improving usability while meeting compliance and accessibility requirements.
- Worked closely with legal, engineering, and accessibility teams to take solutions from early concepts to production-ready designs.
- Identified and fixed a major bottleneck in the request-handling flow, reducing friction for support teams by 40%.
Matthias L.
Last position:
Full Stack & AI Engineer at Elephant Technologies
Loom and Bloom
Python · TypeScript · n8n · Claude Code · Whisper · Gemini · Supabase · Notion · HubSpot · Digital Ocean
- Built an end-to-end content pipeline: one Loom video → marketing images, bilingual LinkedIn posts, newsletter and Help Center updates.
- n8n webhook → SSH → Claude Code session on a Digital Ocean VPS; three MCP servers (video, Notion, Supabase).
- Whisper word-level transcription, ffmpeg screenshots, Gemini UI annotation, PIL device mockups.
- Next.js upload UI plus a bilingual newsletter composer with HubSpot push.
Heidi A.
Last position:
Venture Developer in Product Design at TUM Venture Labs
- Taught German language and mathematics to children aged 4-16, providing homework assistance and tutoring
- Supported startups in UX, MVP development, and Lean Startup methodology
- Assisted with branding, communication, and design to strengthen market presence
- Maintained website and Venture Lab app; coordinated and ran events
- Developed presentations to support internal and external communications
Stephan H.
Last position:
Development, Tester at Telecommunications
Set up an operational contract information system. This is mainly used as an order management system - for migrating existing contracts as well as for creating and providing new contract bundles.
Sales agents can use it to order new services, modify existing ones and migrate service types, as well as provide price information to the customer.
This supports the marketing of new services as well as the replacement of old services for existing customers.
In addition, existing data is imported, processed (ETL) and provided via services for further use in the portal front end.
Analysis of the business and technical use cases (workflows, involved processes/systems, communication paths, security requirements)
Further development / creation of the front-end components (React/JavaScript)
Design and implementation of the business logic
Creation of the functional and technical component documentation
Test execution / test automation (Cypress, test coverage)
Team size: 8 people
Technologies: React, JavaScript, Rest (JSon), Yaml, Markdown, MariaDB (SQL), Docker, Swagger, Cypress
Tools: Webstorm, ReactDeveloperTools, VisualStudioCode, Word, DBeaver, Git/GitLab
Work management: GitLab
Platform: Linux
Build management: GitLab
Martin W.
Last position:
Security Auditor at MissionMe
- Environment: AWS, Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, React Native
- Penetration test for Backend, Android-App and iOS-App
Nicole F.
Last position:
SAP FI Consultant & Test at DZB Bank
- Analysis and optimization of business processes in financial accounting
- Customizing in SAP FI (e.g. company codes, chart of accounts, payments)
- Integration with other modules such as CO, MM, SD
- Consulting on legal requirements (e.g. GoBD, UStG)
- Support with month-end and year-end closing
- Creation of test plans (system test, integration test, UAT)
- Definition of test cases (e.g. postings, payment runs, dunning runs)
- Selection of suitable test data and scenarios
- Manual testing of posting processes (e.g. customer invoice, payment run)
- Validation of automatic postings (e.g. for MM credit memo)
- Checking interfaces (e.g. to subsystems or non-SAP solutions)
- Documentation of defects in the test tool (e.g. Jira, ALM)
- Analysis and feedback to developers or the customizing team
- Retest after bug fixes
- E2E tests with SAP Solution Manager (SOLMAN)
- Use of tools such as SAP CBTA or Micro Focus UFT
Toralf C.
Last position:
IT Consultant in PKI Software Development at BWI
- Implementation of a full-stack application with Angular as the frontend framework and Java as the backend language
- Use of the Swagger OpenAPI specification for REST communication between the frontend and backend applications
- Control of a card printer via the Nexus Card SDK framework
- Design and implementation of card management software with a web interface and a JavaFX module for printer monitoring
- Use of Cucumber tests for test automation and creation of test artifacts to test outside the development environment
- Use of Wireshark for network investigations to analyze the API of a third-party product and to monitor the REST API of the self-developed software
David S.
Last position:
Product Owner / Business Analyst at CODUCT Solutions GmbH
- Interim Product Manager for ainavio GmbH: developing AI powered E-Commerce product data annotation software with an international/cross-functional SCRUM team (agile, product discovery, user centered).
- Requirements Engineer at ZEISS: analysis and specification of requirements for process software within high-technology hardware production.
- Product Manager for PlanYou Business Process and Task Planner: transforming the product from an outdated on-premise solution to a modern, scalable cloud native SaaS application.
- Technologies: ChatGPT/OpenAI API, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Draw.io, Miro, Figma, Polarion, Scrum, JIRA
Andreas D.
Last position:
Interim Chief Technology & Product Officer at Babbel GmbH
- Restructuring for product-led growth in the field of digital user-centric tech product development language learning experiences
- Scaling empowered tech product teams
- Anti-fragile software engineering
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Statistics of experts using Swift
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
17 years

Position duration
3.1 years

Positions per freelancer
13

Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Healthcare

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
88%
Master's degree or higher
42%
Doctorate
10%

Certifications per freelancer
2

Most common languages
English, German, French

Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany 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.
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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 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 (99%)
- Banking and Finance (47%)
- Healthcare (42%)
- Media and Entertainment (40%)
- Retail (40%)
- Automotive (37%)
- Telecommunication (33%)
- Education (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Swift at a glance
Swift is Apple’s modern programming language for building applications across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro. It combines strong type safety, readable syntax and modern concurrency with direct access to Apple frameworks. Companies use Swift for native products that need reliable performance, polished interfaces and close integration with Apple hardware.
Apple platforms
Swift works across Apple’s software ecosystem through Xcode, the official development environment, and the Swift Package Manager. Specialists commonly use UIKit for established interface patterns and SwiftUI for declarative, reusable views. They also work with Foundation, Combine, Core Data, CloudKit, Core ML and platform services such as StoreKit, MapKit and UserNotifications.
Typical deliverables
Swift professionals contribute to new products, major releases and targeted improvements. Typical assignments include:
- Native iOS and iPadOS applications with SwiftUI or UIKit
- macOS utilities, productivity tools and menu bar applications
- watchOS and tvOS companion experiences
- API integrations, offline storage and secure sign-in
- Automated tests, App Store releases and maintenance
When expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance Swift expertise when an Apple product needs to reach users quickly without compromising its codebase. Support is useful during a migration from Objective-C, a SwiftUI adoption, a difficult App Store release or a redesign for several device sizes. In Germany, remote collaboration is common, while teams may also need on-site workshops and clear communication in English or German.
Skills beyond Swift
Strong specialists understand more than the language itself. They can shape app architecture with patterns such as MVVM, manage asynchronous work with async/await, and connect mobile clients to REST or GraphQL services. Practical knowledge of Git, CI/CD, accessibility, privacy, performance profiling and Apple’s review guidelines helps turn code into a dependable product.
Choosing a specialist
Look for professionals who can explain architectural decisions, testing scope and trade-offs between UIKit and SwiftUI in plain language. A relevant portfolio should show shipped Apple applications, not only isolated code samples. Ask how they handle state management, crashes, offline behavior, signing certificates and release ownership. The strongest freelancers make risks visible early and leave behind maintainable, documented work.
Frequently asked questions
Curious about Swift? Here are the answers that come up again and again.
Swift is used mainly to build native applications for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro. It also supports command-line tools, server-side services and shared packages when a project benefits from Apple’s language and ecosystem.
Swift offers a more modern syntax, stronger safety features and built-in support for structured concurrency than Objective-C. Objective-C remains relevant in older Apple codebases and frameworks, so a specialist working on a mixed project should be comfortable bridging both languages.
Swift projects can use SwiftUI, UIKit or both. SwiftUI is well suited to new interfaces and shared design patterns, while UIKit remains important for mature applications, advanced controls and existing code. The right choice depends on deployment targets, team skills and the current codebase.
A strong Swift specialist should understand Xcode, Apple SDKs, Git and automated testing. Experience with Swift Package Manager, REST or GraphQL APIs, data persistence, CI/CD, accessibility, App Store Connect and signing workflows is also valuable.
The right level of Swift experience depends on the assignment rather than a fixed number of years. A focused feature may need strong knowledge of one Apple framework, while a product launch or migration calls for someone who can own architecture, testing, releases and technical decisions.
Swift work is well suited to remote collaboration because source code, builds, testing and release workflows can be shared securely online. On-site sessions can still help with product discovery, device testing or coordination with a German-based team, and language expectations should be agreed before the project starts.
Review shipped applications, repository practices and examples of tests rather than relying on screenshots alone. Ask a Swift specialist to explain state management, crash investigation, performance profiling, release signing and how they would protect a project from avoidable App Store delays.
Maintainable Swift code uses clear boundaries, small testable components and consistent conventions. Good specialists handle optionals and errors deliberately, use concurrency safely, document important decisions and keep dependencies, accessibility and platform-specific behavior under control.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Swift in their recent projects is 91 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 726 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Swift in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 42% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Swift in their recent projects have 17 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Swift in their recent projects are English (98%), German (97%), and French (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Swift in their recent projects are Information Technology (99%), Banking and Finance (47%), and Healthcare (42%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Swift in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (97%), and Quality Assurance (61%).
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