Freelance developer · Berlin · remote or on site
Together, we move your product forward.
I bring more than 25 years of web development to your team, including more than ten years with React. I contribute to the decisions, lead, write code and stand behind my work. No team yet? I’ve got you covered, and I’ll help you build one.
Let’s talk about your project
01What I do
Better software and stronger teams.
Building
The product itself. Web and mobile frontends in React, React Native and TypeScript, from an empty repository to something in the store. That includes the parts nobody enjoys, like migrations and release pipelines.
Leading
Interim tech lead, frontend lead, or the architect somebody calls before the decision gets made. I take responsibility for the call, not just for the ticket.
Leveling up
Reviews, mentoring, technical hiring, and the unglamorous work of raising a codebase's floor. The point is that the improvement outlasts the engagement.
02Selected clients
Where the work went.
03How I work
Four things worth knowing before we talk.
You get me
You deal with me directly, and I’m responsible for everything that goes into your project.
Product before code
I have been a product person for as long as I have been an engineer. Expect questions about why something is being built before answers about how.
Quality is a schedule decision
Types, tests and review are how I stay fast for longer than three weeks. When a deadline is buying debt, I will say so and then help you decide it is worth it anyway.
AI as a power tool
I work with coding agents every day and read everything they write. The speed comes from the tooling; the judgement stays mine, and so does the responsibility.
04Writing
I wrote the German book on React.
In 2019 I self-published “React lernen und verstehen”, the first comprehensive React book in German, followed by the English “React Deep Dive”. 320 pages, built out of what went wrong in fifteen client projects. Both are free to read online.
Books and articles05Contact
Tell me what you are building.
A few sentences about the product, the team and the timeline are enough to start. If I am not the right person, I will usually know someone who is.
office@manuelbieh.de