Julian Schubert — Senior Full-Stack Engineer and Software Developer

Julian Schubert is a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer based in Hamburg, Germany, with over 5 years of professional experience building scalable web applications, mobile apps, and cloud-native systems. He specializes in Java, Spring Boot, React, Next.js, TypeScript, React Native (Expo), Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Professional Experience

Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Freelance) at Self-Employed

July 2025 to Present. End-to-end ownership of a cross-platform mobile and web ecosystem for an international EdTech client. Technologies: Expo, React Native, Next.js, TypeScript, Firebase, TanStack Query.

IT Consultant and Tech Lead at Lufthansa Industry Solutions

July 2022 to June 2025. Led architecture decisions, engineering standards, and cloud modernisation in the aviation domain. Migrated monolithic systems to microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service. Achieved 99.9 percent system availability.

Senior Software Architect at Lufthansa Industry Solutions

2023 to 2024. Architected mission-critical booking and integration platforms for Lufthansa Cargo. Owned the smartBooking API, reducing partner integration time by 60 percent.

Technical Skills

Freelance Projects

Certifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204, 2023)

Contact

Email: contact@julianschubert.dev. Location: Hamburg, Germany. Available for remote freelance work worldwide.

Julian SchubertJulian Schubert • Senior Full-Stack Engineer

I build systems that scale and last.

Senior Full-Stack Engineer with 5+ years of experience in Java, TypeScript, and React — specialising in scalable B2B systems, offline-first mobile apps, and cloud-native architectures. I bridge complex business requirements with robust, maintainable solutions.

Strategic Independence

Freelance Engineering.

A selection of high-impact B2B projects delivered as an independent specialist for international corporate clients.

Active Project·International Education (EU)·2025 - Present

EdTech Mobile & Web Ecosystem

Lead Engineer (Freelance)

End-to-end ownership of three integrated products for an EdTech startup — offline-first mobile learning app, video-based lead-gen app, and a performance-driven marketing website.

Expo (React Native)Next.jsTypeScriptFirebaseTanStack QueryVitest
Delivered Project·PropTech / Real Estate (SEA)·2024

PropTech AI Platform

Full-Stack Developer (Freelance)

AI-powered platform utilizing RAG and OpenAI to streamline property research for an international real estate client.

Next.js 15TypeScriptOpenAIPythonVector DB
Delivered Project·Logistics & Retail·2024

Vending Machine Finder

Lead Architect (Freelance)

End-to-end development of a cross-platform logistics application.

Spring BootReact NativeExpoPostgreSQLDocker
Delivered Project·LegalTech / FinTech·2024

US Entity Formation Engine

Senior Developer (Consultancy)

Engineered an automated legal compliance engine for international founders.

Java SpringReactStripe APICloud Functions

Notice: These are independent freelance projects delivered to various corporate clients.

Professional Experience

Professional Journey

Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Freelance)

atFreelance / Self-Employed

July 2025 - Present

Full end-to-end ownership of a cross-platform mobile and web ecosystem for an international EdTech client. Sole engineer responsible for architecture, UI/UX, backend, QA, and deployment across three integrated products.

  • Built an offline-first vocabulary trainer with reliable sync (Firestore/queueing) and the FSRS spaced-repetition algorithm
  • Developed a video-based lead-gen app with a strong focus on UX, performance, and caching strategies
  • Engineered a serverless Firebase backend for scalable TTS/audio generation and media streaming

Delivered a performance-driven Next.js marketing site with SEO, analytics funnels, and monetisation

Maintained strict type safety (Zod), high test coverage (Vitest), and clear engineering standards throughout

Expo (React Native)Next.jsTypeScriptFirebaseTanStack QueryZodVitest

IT Consultant & Tech Lead

atLufthansa Industry Solutions

July 2022 – June 2025

Served as IT Consultant and Tech Lead within the aviation domain at Lufthansa Industry Solutions, driving architecture decisions, engineering standards, and cloud modernisation across the team.

  • Established coding guidelines and led code and architecture reviews across the engineering team
  • Migrated monolithic systems to microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Spring Boot
  • Introduced Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and mentored junior engineers through onboarding

99.9% system availability in mission-critical aviation environments

Reduced MTTR through optimised CI/CD pipelines and proactive Grafana/Prometheus monitoring

JavaSpring BootKubernetes (AKS)DockerGitLab CITerraformGrafana

Senior Software Architect

atLufthansa Industry Solutions

2023 - 2024

Architected and operated mission-critical booking and integration platforms for Lufthansa Cargo, enabling real-time air freight booking for global forwarders and digital logistics platforms.

  • Owned and maintained the smartBooking API, Lufthansa Cargo’s primary external interface
  • Designed high-throughput, secure APIs for real-time quoting and booking
  • Reduced partner integration time by ~60% through standardized onboarding
  • Implemented blue-green deployment pipelines for zero-downtime releases
  • Supported EDI integrations between Lufthansa Cargo and external vendors

Enabled direct system-to-system bookings for global forwarders

Improved reliability and scalability of externally consumed APIs

Ensured stable operation of revenue-critical booking services

API ArchitectureJavaEnterprise IntegrationEDICI/CDBlue-Green Deployments

My Technical Arsenal.

The tools I rely on to build high-performance enterprise software.

Java (Spring Boot)

Backend

TypeScript/Node.js

Backend

React/Next.js

Frontend

React Native/Expo

Mobile

Azure Cloud

Cloud

Docker/Kubernetes

DevOps

GitLab CI/CD

DevOps

Grafana/Prometheus

Monitoring

Playwright/Jest

Testing

JULIAN SCHUBERT

Ready to turn ambitious ideas into resilient, production-grade software. Have a project in mind? Let's connect.