Vocafy
Vocabulary learning platform, built and run as a web app.
- Full-stack development
- Node.js backend
HTMLNode.jsJavaScriptMySQL
Based in Berlin · Available for working student roles, 20 h/week
Kevin Schmid
Frontend Developer — React · React Native · Node.js
Three years of production experience. Client projects, my own products, and the servers they run on.
Berlin, Germany
serviweb.ch
What I do
I build digital products from the first idea to running in production.
Web development
Modern websites and web apps with React, Next.js and current tooling.
App development
Cross-platform apps for iOS and Android with React Native and Expo.
Backend & infrastructure
Server setup, deployment and hosting with Node.js, Firebase, Docker and Linux.
5
active clients
~15
live domains
1
app in both stores
3 yrs
longest client relationship
Projects
A selection of the work I have shipped.
Featured
Mobile apps
School Companion
Mobile app for students — live on the App Store and Google Play since January 2026.
- Full app development
- UI/UX design
- Store release
React NativeExpoFirebase
Websites
Client projects
Trinkstube zum Hartz
Website for a local hospitality business, online for two years and currently being rebuilt.
HTMLCSSJavaScript
Rebuild in progress — September 2026
Tiger Wil
Business website for a local restaurant — my first client.
150 visitors/month · 2.5 years online
ReactNext.jsTailwind CSS
Visit
Vision Wil
Modern site for a bar, built after a cold Instagram pitch.
85 visitors/month · 0.5 years online
ReactTypeScriptTailwind CSS
Visit
Case studies
Case Studies
01
Vocafy.ch
Problem: Quizlet's learn mode marked answers wrong that were not, and never made me rewrite the words I had actually got wrong.
Solution: That was the reason to build my own vocabulary platform that fixes it. I developed, refined and tested Vocafy with friends over two and a half years to make something better than Quizlet.
Tech stack: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, MySQL.
Result: Several friends use Vocafy regularly to study for exams. I used it myself for two years to prepare for vocabulary tests.
02
Tiger Wil (first client)
Problem: The restaurant Tiger Wil had no website at all and almost no online presence.
Solution: I approached the owner directly and proposed building a website tailored to the restaurant.
Tech stack: HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
Result: The owner was happy with the work and I have hosted the site since December 2023. It averages 160 clicks and 2,658 impressions per month.
03
Vision Wil
Problem: After reopening, the bar Vision Wil ran an outdated “coming soon” page for more than six months — no opening hours, no menu, no current information.
Solution: I built a demo site and sent it to the owner as an Instagram DM. The concept landed immediately — I had the job a day later.
Tech stack: React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS.
Result: The site went live within a month, alongside a professional photo shoot. It now averages 90 visitors a month and a far stronger online presence.
Design studies
Template sites I build to try out layout and motion ideas, each one a complete concept for a real kind of business.
Tiger Wil
Restaurant and bar in Wil SG — Swiss kitchen by day, Thai from the wok at night.
Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
Visit
Noctra
Experimental bar in Zürich — dark, editorial layout built around one line: a different night, every night.
Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
Visit
Art's Restaurant & Bar
Restaurant and bar in the Wil SG pedestrian zone — organic Angus beef, cocktails and events.
ReactTailwind CSS
Visit
Grillkammer
Fine meat restaurant in Zürich — aged Swiss beef, warm palette, generous type scale.
Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
Visit
Restaurant Rebstock
Elevated Swiss cuisine in Wil SG — seasonal menu, green courtyard, function room.
ReactTailwind CSS
Visit
Sankt Kaffee
Specialty coffee shop in St. Gallen — house-made cakes, calm and text-led layout.
Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
Visit
Säntis Kebap
Kebab and pizzeria in Wil — menu-first layout built for fast ordering on a phone.
Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
Visit
Iron & Edge Barber Co.
Barbershop in St. Gallen — cuts, beard styling and hot towel shaves in a dark, premium frame.
Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
Visit
DJ Ostschweiz
Wedding and event DJ for St. Gallen, Thurgau and Lake Constance — booking enquiry as the main path.
Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
Visit
Terrassen Bistro
Outdoor dining concept — fresh kitchen on a sunny wooden terrace, photography-led.
Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
Visit
Disruptec
Swiss premium PC workshop — hand-built gaming PCs, build guides and straight advice.
Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
VisitExperience
Freelance Web Developer
December 2023 – present · Self-employed
- • Websites built for paying clients
- • Deployment & hosting of live systems
- • Direct client contact and ownership
App Developer
Summer 2024 – present · Self-employed
- • Own apps designed and built
- • School Companion (React Native)
- • Released on the App Store and Google Play
Own projects
March 2023 – present
- • Vocafy (full-stack learning platform)
- • Daily Goals (mobile app)
- • Serviweb (agency website)
CODE University of Applied Sciences — Berlin
CurrentSeptember 2026 – present
- • B.A. Business Management & Entrepreneurship
- • Project-based, English-taught, products built in cross-functional teams
- • Cross-programme Software Engineering modules: architecture, testing, security, data
Military service — UOS Isone
Summer 2025 – Summer 2026
- • Leadership and responsibility
- • Working under pressure
- • Team coordination
Kantonsschule Wil
Graduated 2025
- • Major in physics & computer science
- • Elective in computer science
Why me?
Not just code — the whole package. I have built several production systems on my own, from client websites to my own apps, including deployment, hosting and infrastructure.
Full-stack, end to end
Frontend, backend, database, deployment — nothing outsourced, all of it built by me.
Own products in production
Vocafy (web platform) and School Companion, live on the App Store and Google Play. Real systems with real users, not demos.
Clients who stay
My longest client relationship runs three years — continuous maintenance, not one-off projects.
AI-first way of working
Claude Code, v0, Rork, ChatGPT — AI as a daily tool, not a buzzword.
Own infrastructure
One consolidated Ubuntu server running nginx, Docker, PM2 and SSL. Consolidated down from three separate machines to cut cost and operational surface.
An eye for design
Vocafy designed from scratch, hand-coded sites, design-led showcases — attention to detail.
Tech Stack
The technologies and tools I work with day to day.
1 = limited knowledge · 5 = I use it at a high level (in production, debugging included, on real projects)
Frontend
HTML
5/5CSS
4/5JavaScript
5/5TypeScript
3/5React
4/5Next.js
4/5Mobile
React Native
4/5Expo
3/5Backend
Node.js
4/5Firebase
3/5Infrastructure
Linux
3/5Nginx
4/5Docker
3/5PM2
3/5SSL
4/5Hosting
Vultr
4/5Hosttech
4/5Hetzner
4/5AI tooling
Claude Code
4/5Vercel AI
5/5Rork
5/5Testing
Playwright
1/5CMS
WordPress
1/5Framer
2/5Tools & workflow
GitGitHubFigma
Version control and design tooling I use on every project.
Deployment & infrastructure
One consolidated Ubuntu server, previously three separate machines, running every site and app below.
Server setup & Linux administration
Nginx reverse proxy & routing
PM2 process management
Docker containerisation
SSL & domain setup (HTTPS)
Hosting (Vultr, Hosttech)
How I work
Self-directed, structured and pragmatic. Used to client projects, deadlines and systems that have to stay up.
- Self-directed, and I own what I ship
- Structured, with a clear focus on the next thing that matters
- Solution-oriented and pragmatic
- Experienced with client projects and deadlines
- Comfortable running and maintaining production systems
Contact
Looking for a working student frontend role in Berlin, 20 hours a week alongside my B.A. at CODE University.
Drop me a line or book ten minutes — happy to walk through any of the projects above.