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Getting Started

What are the benefits for LEXI-freelancers?

LEXI freelancers get exciting, innovative and challenging projects to work on, they gain international experience and skill set, they become a part of client’s developer team, they get access to training and workshops, can get job certifications, and finally, they have great paying jobs continuously.

Why to do with LEXI-IT?

Or: Why is it better to work with LEXI, instead of being a “one-man show”?
You get the best projects which fit you and your interests. You got feedback possibilities for growth by yourself. There’s an option for having co-working spaces.

Where do the experts work?

They work from wherever they want. The single important criteria is that they have fast and reliable internet, plus, they are experts in their specific domain. They can work from any location as long as they deliver the results.

Payment

How is payment done?

We use Upwork and your Freelancer Upwork fee will be compensated by us. If you are not an Upwork freelancer yet - no, problem! Our colleagues will help you become one, fast and easy.

How much do I get for my work?

Typically, there’s an hourly rate and considering your experience, level of expertise, and project duration the hourly rate will be fixed together. On that hourly rate there will be a small additional charge to compensate our expenses at LEXI.

When will I get payed?

Relating to Upwork commonly accepted practice, payment will be done every week on Monday.

About us

What is LEXI-IT?

LEXI-IT is a young, growing company managing IT and SW experts from Serbia and Germany.

Is LEXI only a freelancer management company?

Mainly we focus on management to bring great companies to best freelancer for fruitful cooperation. Some experts also are interested in getting experience in a foreign country – for some time or life-long. If this is of interest to you, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Is it possible to meet LEXI team or visit customer in Germany?

Sure, we favor meeting with LEXI team on a regular basis, e.g. twice a year. With customers in Germany it depends often on project needs and time schedule.

Reporting

To whom will I report?

Relating to technical and project issues directly to the client – close and efficient communication as possible. In case of payment, work documentation, administrational things, but also discussion and disputes with client – we are your partner.

Is there a work time tracking? Is my work monitored and how?

Typically, time tracker from Upwork is used because it is much easier and automated to do daily business. If there are some technical issues and it’s not doing this, we can handle it. Logged screenshots are not of interests to us. Satisfied clients and happy freelancers are the only result we’re after

Daily Work

What is the working schedule?

As a freelancer you can manage your time quite freely. It just needs to be adjusted with your client’s goals, cooperative work and team meetings.

How long does a project last?

It depends on client’s needs and project’s targets.

How to synchronize your availability?

Just notify your personal contact person from LEXI or send an email to us.

Application & Interview

How to apply as freelancer?

It is easy – just use the initial application form (TechPositions Serbia). After pre-check of our HR colleagues you will be contacted for further details.

How do I get new clients?

If you are looking for new jobs you will get pre-selected projects, which fit your skill set and interests. Check it and apply if you see a chance to do that. Our agents will contact you if you’re a match.

Costs

What does it cost?

For Freelancer our service is free. We offer our clients professional service; they pay for that. We add a small commission on hourly rate and overtake a bundle of services to you and clients.

How does LEXI-IT makes money?

As a intermediate management team between Serbian IT Freelancer and German companies we got a courtage paid by german clients, proportional to work hours or cleared fixed project budget. This is comparatively low due to our lean business organisation with small overhead. The courtage depends on some constraints such as project duration, management requirement, client's business and workflow and goes down to 2% of work done.

Technology Focus at LEXI-IT

List of Topics

List of Platforms

The most used platforms are Linux and Windows. Additionally also container technologies like docker are one of the most used platform.

List of Programming Languages

List of Web Frameworks

List of Frameworks, Libraries and Tools

Analysis shows, that node.js ist most often used. Even .NET is more applied than .NET core. Also the deep learning framework TensorFlow is much more used than PyTorch.

List of Databases

The most used databases are MySQL and PostgreSQL, but also

List of Development Environments

In Germany Visual Studio is most used IDE, the others are

Contract

Is there an NDA (non-disclosure agreement) necessary?

Typically, an NDA is given in the start of cooperation. Based on cooperation via Upwork there is a framework to talk about project in the pre-phase. Depending on individual needs an explicit NDA is necessary.