Algolia Experts in Germany
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Collin Kempkes
Last position:
Lead Fullstack Developer at Freelance
- Development of cloud native applications to provide a multi-vendor marketplace for different digital assets (e.g. NFTs)
- Design and operation of a microservice architecture using Nest.js, MySQL, Redis, Hasura, Algolia, Docker and Serverless
- Design and operation of a streaming data architecture using Kafka (with JSON Schemas)
- Creation of CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions for automated deployment of applications
- Testing and evaluating new technologies for more stable, faster, safer and more sustainable application development
- Building the full infrastructure with Terraform in AWS
- Integration of Stripe to handle international payments
- Use of Algolia for real-time search of digital assets on the platform
- Presenting results to stakeholders and running internal meetups
- Federation of services with GraphQL and Hasura
- Discussions about architecture decisions in the IT landscape and their impact
- Use of message queues for app-internal communication and component encapsulation
- Advising internal staff on the implementation of business and technical requirements
- Test Driven Development: unit, integration and E2E testing using JUnit
- Use of Next.js/React with SASS/SCSS for frontend applications
- Use of Vue.js with SASS/SCSS for frontend applications
- Integration of security-related mechanisms (JWT tokens with Auth0, OAuth, OIDC, IP guards, BOLA, secret vaults)
- Creation of microfrontends using Retool for fast prototyping and testing of functionality
- Use of nx monorepo with nrwl
Serena Scipioni
Last position:
Senior Digital Project & Quality Manager at WPP Media
- Manage and coordinate complex, data-driven digital campaigns across multiple platforms (DSPs, Ad Servers, DCO).
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, clients, and external partners to ensure seamless campaign execution.
- Develop and implement quality standards to improve operational efficiency and campaign performance.
- Analyze client requirements and translate them into strategic campaign concepts and operational roadmaps.
- Advise and enable internal teams and clients on digital marketing and campaign management best practices.
- Oversee end-to-end campaign delivery, including planning, execution, monitoring, and optimization.
Malte Lohrberg
Last position:
Product Owner, Change Management Coach and Organizational Consultant & Founder and Product Architect at Freelance + Resilience Bakery
The combined experience from recent project years shows that two hearts beat in my chest: on the one hand, working in and for organizations to develop new, innovative products, ideally as part of a digitization strategy or business development – and the closely related change and transformation process expertise as part of holistic organizational consulting. For this, I have established the Change Bakery and Product Validators offerings.
On the other hand, my heart and mind are fired up to find my own products, evaluate markets and potentials, and test ideas. Currently, I am proactively and part-time, in addition to ongoing projects, working on a product idea in the mental health area and have founded Therapymate.
Sascha Metzger
Last position:
Senior eCommerce & AI Engineer at UNIQBIT AG
Re-platforming an e-commerce shop to a microservice architecture
- Goal: Replace an outdated Shopware system with a scalable, future-proof solution based on microservices and a headless architecture.
- Led a full architecture consulting process and defined the microservice boundaries based on a headless architecture with commercetools as PIM/OMS and Next.js as the frontend solution.
- Developed and integrated several decentralized services (e.g. internationalization, personalization).
- Took over the configuration of central third-party systems such as Contentstack and Algolia.
- Built a stable cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud with monitoring via Grafana.
Technologies: commercetools, Next.js, Contentstack, Algolia, Google Cloud, Grafana, TypeScript, Shopware
Development of an international e-commerce platform
- Goal: Build a high-performance, user-friendly and international e-commerce platform.
- Defined a scalable, high-performance and maintainable software architecture that served as the foundation for the platform's international expansion.
- Selected a best-of-breed technology stack that enabled the development of an industry-leading shop and reduced development effort for new features by 30%.
- Ensured seamless integration of critical third-party systems (PIM, CRM, ERP) to guarantee end-to-end business processes and a consistent data foundation.
- Implemented comprehensive tracking and analytics tools for continuous performance monitoring and optimization of the customer journey.
Technologies: React.js, Next.js, commerceTools, Algolia, Salesforce, Heroku, CI/CD, PHP, Google Analytics
AI-powered personalization and customer data platform in e-commerce
- Goal: Replace static content with a dynamic, AI-based personalization strategy to increase user relevance and automate marketing processes.
- Designed and built a customer data platform to aggregate and combine customer and analytics data from distributed sources.
- Implemented automated categorization of customer profiles as the basis for delivering personalized content and product recommendations in the Shopware frontend.
- Developed a semantic similarity algorithm based on Python and OpenAI to calculate product and content similarity from user profiles.
- Built the technical connection to retail media platforms to control external ad placements along the customer journey.
Technologies: Shopware 6, Python 3, OpenAI, Elasticsearch, PHP, Symfony, Twig
Shopware tracking & consent architecture (GDPR) for 4 online shops
- Goal: Build a unified, GDPR-compliant tracking infrastructure across multiple shops with central consent management across several Shopware instances.
- Defined a comprehensive tracking guide and developed a modular architecture compatible across multiple Shopware versions.
- GDPR-compliant integration of Usercentrics and Adobe Launch through a central tag manager.
- Full tracking setup (page, order, product, user) incl. partner-specific tracking (Emarsys, Channelpilot, etc.).
- Detailed event and error tracking to proactively identify technical drop-offs.
Technologies: Shopware, Adobe Analytics, Usercentrics, Tag Manager, PHP, MySQL, GDPR
AI/LLM search engine with RAG and hybrid search (Python, Elasticsearch)
- Goal: Build an AI-powered search engine with RAG architecture and hybrid search to accurately match service providers from over 500,000 company records.
- Developed an automated data pipeline (web scraping + LLM) that continuously crawls company data and converts it into structured formats using LLMs.
- Implemented a RAG workflow incl. vectorization for semantic search to increase search accuracy and relevance.
- Configured and fine-tuned Elasticsearch for hybrid search (vector + keyword search).
- End-to-end development of backend API, frontend and deployment on live servers.
Technologies: Python, FastAPI, Elasticsearch, LLM, RAG, React, Docker, Web Scraping
AI/computer vision system (Python, ML) – object detection under difficult conditions
- Goal: Develop an AI-powered recognition system with reliable performance even in rain, fog, snow and darkness.
- Built and annotated a large training dataset incl. difficult conditions.
- Trained a YOLO-based object detection model; carried out systematic error analysis and improved data quality and preprocessing.
- Coordinated with stakeholders through regular status updates.
Technologies: Python, Machine Learning, TensorFlow, PyTorch, YOLO, OpenCV
Harald Schraut
Last position:
IT Product Owner – eCommerce – Mechanical Engineering at Self-employed
- Responsible for further developing the web shop with focus on stability, security, and scalability
- Support the business in creating and evaluating requirements
- Technology: SAP Commerce Cloud, Adobe Experience Manager CMS (AEM), Solr Search, Adyen Payment Service Provider
- Tools: Confluence, Jira, Miro, ServiceNow
Bharath Vishwanath
Last position:
Senior Consultant at Syskoplan Reply
- Backend development of B2B e-commerce solution using SAP Commerce Cloud, leveraging Java and Spring Framework with creation of REST APIs for effective communication.
- Resolved software defects, developed automated cron jobs and triggers, and authored unit tests with JUnit to uphold code stability and quality standards.
- Utilized Git-based version control systems (Bitbucket/GitHub) for source code management and used Jenkins to support continuous integration and development (CI/CD).
- Executed and closed multiple user stories and tickets across iterative bi-weekly sprints under Agile (SCRUM) methodology.
- Led incident resolution in the production environment and minimized downtime through real-time monitoring (Solr, SAP CCv2, OpenSearch Dashboards) and sustaining SLA targets above 99%.
David Adamo
Last position:
Senior SAP Commerce Cloud Developer at Freelancer
- Integration of SAP Commerce Cloud with SAP Cloud for Customer
- Creation and execution of unit and integration tests
- Error analysis and bug fixing
Eduard Haris
Last position:
Senior Java Developer at Deutsche Bahn
- Implemented asynchronous communication with Kafka Streams to update user and group data in microservices
- Conducted load and performance tests with JMeter to ensure system stability
- Migrated microservices to current versions of Spring Boot libraries for better maintainability and security
- Optimized Hibernate queries to improve database efficiency
- Deployed new microservices on AWS infrastructure using Kubernetes for scalability and fault tolerance
- Created OpenSearch dashboards to monitor and analyze system metrics
- Integrated Azure Entra user accounts via SCIM by implementing all necessary REST endpoints
- Improved response times through asynchronous processing in separate threads for better performance
- Enhanced Android device logging capabilities for easier troubleshooting
- Refactored database schema with Flyway for consistent and traceable migrations
- Updated AWS Cognito user settings to optimize user management
- Offloaded resource-intensive tasks from the main microservice into separate Docker containers to boost performance
- Used technologies: Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Angular, Maven, Spring Boot, Spring Security, JUnit, Tomcat, Spring Data, Spring Cloud, Hibernate, Jackson, microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenSearch, Grafana, OpenAPI, SonarQube, PostgreSQL, MySQL, JMeter, Kafka, Flyway, AWS, Azure, Jira, Confluence, Agile, Scrum, SAFe
Florian Rubel
Last position:
Senior Fullstack Developer at Ivii GmbH
- Two-month modernization of the management UI for AI-powered cameras
- Rewrote a complex React application to Vue 3 with single file components
- Set up the core architecture of the Vue application and configured Vite, Pinia, Router, I18n, ESLint, and Prettier
- Custom integration of Leaflet to display detection zones on images
- Assisted with backend extension and authentication adjustments
Wolfgang Angeli
Last position:
Technical Project Manager – Shopify at HAUBER Elektronik
- Project Goal: Relaunch of online shop (migration to Shopify & SAP integration)
- Managing developers & designers
- Involving relevant (customer) departments & stakeholders
- Gathering requirements for the online shop implementation
- Overseeing implementation and feature delivery
- Project controlling regarding timeline and budget
- Reviewing and tracking milestones and work packages
- Regular project reports and project progress meetings
Jewgenij Steinhart
Last position:
Mobile Engineer at ginlo.net Gesellschaft für Datenkommunikation mbH
- Development of the ginlo Messenger client, emphasizing stringent data protection compliance as mandated by German legislation.
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Statistics of experts using Algolia
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years
Position duration
1.8 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Retail, Media and Entertainment
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
100%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Algolia
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Search setup
Algolia is a hosted search engine used to add instant, relevant search to websites and apps. It powers product search, documentation search, in-app discovery, and autocomplete flows that need low-latency results and clean ranking. Strong specialists know how to shape indexes, records, synonyms, and filters around real user intent.
Common work
- Product catalog search with facets and sorting
- Site search for content, docs, and help centers
- Autocomplete and query suggestions
- Search analytics and relevance tuning
- Personalization and merchandising rules
Ecosystem skills
Good Algolia professionals work across the surrounding stack, not only the dashboard. They often connect front-end search UI, back-end data sync, event tracking, and CMS or commerce systems. Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Shopify, or headless CMS setups is often useful, along with careful data modeling.
When teams bring help
Companies usually bring in freelance experts when search feels too broad, too slow, or hard to maintain. That includes migrations from older search tools, rebuilding filters, fixing empty-result queries, or aligning search logic across products. In Germany, this often matters for retail, publishing, software, and B2B portals with multilingual content.
What strong specialists do
A strong specialist thinks in user queries, not just records. They test ranking, synonyms, typo handling, redirects, and query rules, then measure whether search returns the right answers fast. They also keep data fresh, structure indices cleanly, and document the setup so internal teams can run it.
Delivery shape
Algolia work is often delivered as a focused search audit, a new implementation, or an optimization sprint. The best professionals explain trade-offs clearly, work well with product and content teams, and leave behind a setup that is easy to extend. That matters whether the project is remote or partly on-site.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about Algolia — answered in short.
Algolia is used to add fast search, autocomplete, and filtered discovery to websites and apps. Companies use it for product catalogs, knowledge bases, documentation, marketplaces, and other places where users need quick answers instead of long browsing. It is especially useful when search quality affects sales, support, or content discovery.
Algolia is usually chosen when teams want a managed search service with quick setup and strong out-of-the-box relevance features. Elasticsearch and OpenSearch offer more infrastructure control and broader search engineering options, but they often need more tuning and maintenance. The better choice depends on whether speed of delivery or low-level control matters more.
A strong Algolia specialist usually knows front-end integration, data modeling, and how to sync content from the source system. Useful adjacent skills include JavaScript or TypeScript, React, API work, analytics tracking, and experience with CMS or commerce tools. Good communication also matters because search often involves product, content, and engineering together.
A simple Algolia setup can be handled by a capable specialist who understands indexing, filters, and query behavior. More complex work, such as multilingual search, merchandising rules, or migration from another search engine, benefits from deeper experience. The key is not the title, but proof of shipped search work with similar data and user needs.
Yes. Algolia projects are often handled remotely, which works well for Germany-based teams as long as the specialist can collaborate clearly with product, content, and engineering. On-site work can help during workshops or discovery sessions, but it is rarely required for the technical setup itself.
If Algolia results feel irrelevant, filters are confusing, or users cannot find content quickly, outside help is usually worth it. Other signs include duplicated records, poor analytics, slow indexing, or uncertainty about synonyms and ranking rules. A specialist can diagnose whether the issue is data structure, relevance tuning, or front-end implementation.
Look for clear examples of Algolia work that improved search behavior, not just a list of tools. Strong candidates can explain why they chose certain indexes, filters, ranking rules, and analytics setup, and they can discuss the trade-offs plainly. They should also be able to test edge cases like misspellings, empty results, and multilingual queries.
No. Algolia is common in e-commerce, but it is also widely used for docs, help centers, software products, internal portals, and content-heavy sites. Any project that needs fast, relevant search with a clean user experience can be a good fit.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Algolia in their recent projects is 91 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 730 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Algolia in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 100% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Algolia in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Algolia in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (18%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Algolia in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Retail (91%), and Media and Entertainment (55%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Algolia in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Quality Assurance (73%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Algolia
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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