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Ornel Franck W.
Last position:
Sales Partner at ERGO PRO
- Industry: Insurance, Trade, IT
- Customers & Projects: Consulting and selling insurance and similar services
- Main tasks: Insurance consulting (health insurance, retirement planning, wealth building); commercial services, inside and field sales; sales data analysis and forecasting; customer consulting and support; opening a new sales headquarters for private and business customers; business development & innovation management; business use case development; process optimization; stakeholder management; team leadership and training; preparation and delivery of trainings;
- Technologies used: Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Jira, Draw.IO, Camunda 8, Java (8, 17,21,25), Git, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Data REST, Spring Web, Spring Security, J-Unit, Playwright, Lombock, Vaadin, H2, PostgreSQL (16, 17 18), pgAdmin, Docker, LLMs, JasperSoft Studio, JasperReports
Andreas K.
Last position:
Test / QA / QS at KARDEX Software GmbH KARDEX Remstar
Testing adjustments to customer requests for warehouse / logistics software
Windows 10 / 11 Atlassian Tool Chain Agile testing / Kanban
Tezcan D.
Last position:
Solution Architect / Project Manager at German Football Association
- Overall responsibility for the project lifecycle from scope definition to completion
- Close collaboration with platform teams, IT leaders, and external service providers
- Application of SAFe principles and structured sprint work
- Creation of a migration roadmap with clear milestones
- Monitoring of the lifecycle: onboarding, repository migration, replication of permissions, and system tests
- Visualization of the architecture with PlantUML and Gliffy as well as documentation in Confluence
- Regular status reports and running knowledge transfer sessions
Kyu-Wang L.
Last position:
Software Architect & Lead Software Engineer at Landesamt für Steuern Niedersachsen
The goal of BIENE is to provide a uniform program for tax collection for all states.
In tax collection, the aim is to collect the assessed taxes. This includes handling due dates, documenting incoming and outgoing payments, triggering reminders or refunds. Statute of limitations and payment reminders also play an important role. All payment transactions with banks and accounting are mapped in BIENE.
Setting up the architecture and coordinating the provisioning of development and test environments at the Hanover location
Installing and configuring environments on Linux servers (Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL)
Interface tasks: coordinating and aligning the integration of software products from other departments and their test data
Upgrading application server, JDK, Maven project structure
Environment coordination and build management
Implementing external interfaces
Implementing business requirements
Designing and implementing RESTful APIs and OpenAPI specifications
Designing and implementing microservice architecture
Setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Deploying applications on OpenShift
Creating technical documentation and diagrams
Working with SQL databases (Oracle and PostgreSQL)
Setting up authentication and authorization for the application and users
Containerizing the application (automated deployment via CI/CD pipeline)
Anton K.
Last position:
Head of Overall Technical Integration NSC / Hadoop Cloud Development at IABG
Head of overall technical integration NSC (National Secure Cloud, project with approx. 60 employees).
Technical integration of all subprojects into one product, definition of interfaces and basic components of a cloud including hardware, technical architecture of the IABG platform.
Development of a Cloud Management Platform (CMP) capable of creating private/mixed clouds of any complexity based on a textual description with one click or interactively.
CMP also includes the complete hardware management lifecycle.
Kubernetes, OpenStack and Hadoop are used as the foundation.
The management layer includes Harbor, Gitea, Longhorn, Keycloak, Rancher and Jenkins, which are configured automatically.
Private cloud can run any customer workloads, including a full Hadoop layer with HDFS, Spark, MapReduce, Mesos, HBase and around 20 additional ML/DL technologies.
Hadoop worker clusters can also be installed automatically without Kubernetes on bare metal or commodity hardware.
OpenStack with Nova, Neutron, Ironic, Swift, Cinder, Ceph.
Development of a Java application Rudi: SOAP, REST, containers, DB.
Technologies: Kubernetes (K3s, Rke2, Minikube, Harbor, Gitea, Jenkins, Longhorn, Keycloak, Rancher), OpenStack (Nova, Neutron, Keystone, Swift, Ceph, Cinder, Sahara, Magnum, Kayobe, Kolla, Bigrost, Ironic), Hadoop (HDFS, Ambari, Solr, Livy, Ranger, YARN, Tez, HBase, Kafka, Hive, Zookeeper, MapReduce, Spark, Oozie, Flink), virtualization (Kubernetes (K3S), VMware, Oracle), scripting (Ansible, Puppet, Juju, Shell, Groovy, Gradle, Maven).
Ioan D.
Last position:
Senior Software Developer at ING
- Tribe Home, Product Area 4 - Customer in Life, Squad Cybertron.
- Analysis, design, development, and testing of new requirements for Optimmo, mortgage financing software.
- Analysis, design, development, and testing of the JEE application MWS kredit-baufi.
- Analysis, design, development, and testing of the Wicket Optimmo application.
- Analysis, design, development, and testing of kredit-baufi batch programs.
- Migration of kredit-baufi batches to RHEL9.
- CiL SCS consumer pacts with Finagle.
- CiL SCS touch point architecture integration.
- Team size: 10.
- Tools / Frameworks: OpenJDK Java 17, Kotlin 1.6.0, Azure, Jenkins, Stash, JEE, GitLab, JIRA, Confluence, git, Spring 6.0, Spring Cloud, Spring Data, Hibernate, JPA, JMS, Kafka, Oracle, PL/SQL, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Maven, REST, JBoss, IntelliJ IDEA, Wicket 9 and 10, Istio.
Janusz M.
Last position:
IoT Edge Computing / Self-Driving-Cars at Automotive consulting company
- Platform: Python ecosystem, RHEL 8, K10, AWS IoT Core, AWS Lambda, MLOps
- Software: Java JEE/cloud, IntelliJ IDEA, AWS IoT Core, AWS Edge and Lambda, AWS SageMaker SDK, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, OpenShift 4, Tekton, Flux, Helm charts, JSON/XML technology, Nginx, Apache Spark, OpenAI (GPT Plus, DALL-E 3, Whisper), GAN, GitHub Copilot, AI/machine and deep learning, Jupyter notebooks, TensorFlow 2, Colab, Keras API, Prometheus, Grafana, Conda, Python 3.9, PySci stack (NumPy, pandas, Scikit-learn, matplotlib)
- Responsible for webinar:
- IoT edge computing: architecture, components, resources, management
- IoT edge computing with MicroK8s, designing and creating flows/diagrams for AWS, three-step model for IoT ecosystem
- IoT processes, connectivity, data transfer and deployment, security
- Optimization of edge computing for IoT networks and services (AWS SQS queue, SNS notifications, events, analytics, buttons, device management/defender, Things Graph)
- Machine/deep learning frameworks (models, training, pipeline optimization, deployment in the cloud/at the edge (OpenShift), monitoring workloads with Prometheus and Grafana)
- Performance optimization for low latency/resilience using adaptive ML/DL/RL models for customer IoT data
- Analysis of large sensor data sets with Apache Spark, Kafka clusters
- Kasten K10 data management platform on Kubernetes multi-cluster with Helm chart, deployment, backup/disaster recovery (RTO/RPO), data lifecycle and security management
- Implementation of multilayer artificial neural network (ANN) with TensorFlow 2 and Colab for regression and classification; data analysis and provisioning for applications; development of models for testing and training, deployment of models
- Automation of business streamline processes with AI (Azure OpenAI, Discord bots/Zapier apps AI assistants (IntelliJ, GitHub Copilot))
Jens G.
Last position:
Shijou GmbH
- Software architecture and backend development for a marketplace solution / eCommerce retail
- Used Scala, Python, http4s, Next.js, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, AWS
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Statistics of experts using Apache Derby
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
27 years

Position duration
1.4 years

Positions per freelancer
25

Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Human Resources, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
83%
Master's degree or higher
83%
Doctorate
17%

Certifications per freelancer
3

Most common languages
German, English, Spanish

Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Apache Derby
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Apache Derby experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (100%)
- Automotive (88%)
- Banking and Finance (75%)
- Government and Administration (75%)
- Retail (75%)
- Insurance (63%)
- Transportation (63%)
- Education (50%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Apache Derby is
Apache Derby is a relational database implemented in Java and distributed by the Apache Software Foundation. It can run as an embedded database inside an application or as a network server for several clients. Its compact footprint makes it useful where a full external database service would add unnecessary operational work.
Where it fits
Derby appears in Java products that need local persistence, repeatable test databases, packaged desktop applications or lightweight server-side storage. Teams also use it for integration testing and for tools that must run consistently across environments without a separate database installation.
- Embedded persistence for Java applications
- JDBC-based integration and SQL workflows
- Test environments that mirror relational behavior
- Packaged software with local data storage
Ecosystem and tooling
Apache Derby works with standard JDBC APIs, SQL, Java transaction handling and common build systems such as Maven and Gradle. Strong specialists understand Derby Network Server, the embedded driver, ij, database boot options, schema scripts and backup procedures. They can also connect Derby to frameworks that support standard relational databases.
When companies need help
Companies bring in freelance expertise when a Java product needs dependable local storage, when test suites require a realistic relational database, or when an existing Derby setup needs repair. Typical work includes converting connection modes, correcting locking behavior, improving schema access and preparing a controlled migration to another database. Germany-based teams may value specialists who can combine remote delivery with clear German or English communication.
- Diagnose connection, locking and shutdown problems
- Refactor JDBC access and transaction boundaries
- Prepare schema changes and data migration plans
- Document deployment and recovery steps
Derby compared with alternatives
Derby is lighter to package than PostgreSQL or MySQL, but it offers a smaller operational and feature footprint for large shared systems. H2 and HSQLDB are common alternatives for embedded Java use, especially in tests, while SQLite may suit applications that need a file-based database outside the Java ecosystem. The right choice depends on concurrency, SQL features, portability and long-term support needs.
What strong specialists deliver
Look for professionals who can explain why Derby is appropriate rather than treating it as a default database. They should demonstrate careful JDBC resource handling, transaction awareness, schema versioning, backup thinking and tests that cover both embedded and network configurations. Quality work includes readable configuration, reproducible setup instructions and a clear plan for future database changes.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Apache Derby.
Apache Derby is used as a relational database for Java applications, embedded products, test environments and lightweight network services. It supports SQL and JDBC while avoiding the need to install a separate database server in embedded mode.
Apache Derby is a practical choice when Java integration, portability and a small operational footprint matter. H2 and HSQLDB are often considered for similar embedded or testing scenarios, while PostgreSQL is usually better suited to feature-rich, heavily shared production systems.
A strong Apache Derby specialist should also understand Java, JDBC, SQL, transaction handling and build tools such as Maven or Gradle. Experience with connection pooling, schema migration, automated testing and application frameworks helps when Derby is part of a larger system.
The required depth depends on the work. A small embedded integration may need solid Java and JDBC knowledge, while a migration, concurrency investigation or production incident calls for deeper understanding of Derby configuration, locking, recovery and deployment modes.
Apache Derby is well suited to remote collaboration because its configuration, schema scripts and test setup can be reproduced in version-controlled project files. For teams in Germany, agree early on communication language, documentation standards, access procedures and the boundary between remote work and any on-site sessions.
A company may outgrow Apache Derby when it needs advanced database features, high concurrency, centralized operations or extensive observability. A specialist should assess workload, data volume, recovery requirements and application coupling before recommending PostgreSQL, MySQL or another alternative.
Ask for a clear explanation of embedded versus network deployment, transaction boundaries, locking behavior and backup assumptions. Good Apache Derby work includes automated tests, reproducible setup, safe schema changes, useful documentation and evidence that failures were investigated rather than hidden.
Freelancers working with Apache Derby should be ready to maintain Java persistence code as well as database configuration and operational documentation. Projects may involve legacy applications, test infrastructure or packaged software, so careful communication about compatibility and migration risk is often as important as writing SQL.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Apache Derby in their recent projects is 103 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 826 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Apache Derby in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 83% hold at least a Master's degree, and 17% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Apache Derby in their recent projects have 27 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Apache Derby in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (38%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Apache Derby in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Automotive (88%), and Banking and Finance (75%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Apache Derby in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Project Management (88%).
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