Hi, I'm Christoph Kluge
Building with PHP, Laravel and TypeScript – 18 years in frontend and backend.
Modernizing legacy products or building greenfield projects – I support you as a developer, architect, or team lead.
Born in 1980 in Dirschau (near Gdansk) and living in Berlin since 1987. I'm a father of two boys and live with my family in beautiful Berlin-Schmargendorf.
My passion for programming started with my first Schneider CPC 464 in the 90s, and when the internet arrived, I knew where my journey would lead. After several internships, I got my first developer job in 2007.
After 17 years of employment, the time was right to take on the next challenge I had long aspired to: freelancing.
Here's a summary of the last 10 years. My complete career is available in my CV and project history:
Full-stack projects with PHP/Laravel, TypeScript/React and Next.js. Specialized in legacy modernization, software architecture and technical team leadership.
Building and leading a cross-functional team of 5-10. Responsible for product delivery, technical architecture, legacy modernization and introducing modern development practices (CI/CD, testing, code reviews).
Project work in Smart Home/IoT, Health-Tech, E-Commerce and Automotive – from full-stack development and legacy modernization to microservices architectures, conception and new development.
Available in CV and Project History.
18 years of practice in backend, frontend, DevOps, architecture and team lead – from concept to operations.
Domain-Driven Design, event-driven architectures and robust REST APIs. I develop scalable backends with clear data models and guide legacy modernization with sustainable strategy.
Modern, maintainable user interfaces with React, TypeScript and Next.js. Focus on performance, accessibility and sustainably maintainable code with clear structure. Also old-school without framework overhead and libraries.
Comprehensive test coverage with automated unit, integration, arch and E2E tests. Static code analysis, structured code reviews and continuous quality assurance for reliable releases.
Automated CI/CD pipelines with blue/green deployments and integrated monitoring. Clear processes, semantic versioning and consistent releases – on request with manual trigger.
Technical leadership, mentoring and team building. Experience in agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) with focus on sustainable processes, effective code reviews and constructive collaboration.
I'm not a technology evangelist and work pragmatically and result-oriented. Whatever your project needs, let's talk about it and we'll find the right solution.
Looking for legacy modernization, API development or a team lead?
Write me or call – I usually respond the same day.
