CircleCI Experts in Berlin
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Rüdiger S.
Last position:
Full-Stack Software Engineer / Consultant for Digitalization at ARTEVENT
Designed, built, and launched an internal event planning web application used by over 100 department leads for a large event, despite having no dedicated testing phase.
Ensured smooth, failure-free operation during first production use, leading to the tool being adopted for future events.
Automated catering calculations and related workflows, significantly reducing email communication and manual computation effort for meal planning.
Managed deployment and hosting on a Linux server using Coolify, including application setup and runtime operations.
Hired and guided a communication designer on UX while independently owning all technical decisions and implementation.
Santhosh K.
Last position:
Freelance Software Engineer at Zalando SE
- Drive migration of enterprise authorization platform from Styra DAS to open-source OPA via Skipper (Zalando's Golang-based ingress proxy) integration
- Optimise k8s resources and integrate native Prometheus metrics with OPA
- Migrate from internal monitoring solution to Prometheus CRs + Dash0
Tech Stack: Java/Kotlin, Golang, Python, Spring Boot, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenTofu, Prometheus, Grafana
Calin C.
Last position:
Gorillas
- Successfully migrated 99.9% of the users to the new app by automatically logging them in using the token retrieved from the old app.
- Facilitated more than 400k signups in the first 3 months after releasing the redesigned app by supporting phone, Apple, Google, and Facebook authentication methods implemented using Firebase.
- Helped more than 250k users successfully add their address by supporting search using Google Places and by selecting the exact location using Google Maps based on the service delivery zones.
- Skills: Firebase Auth, Google Places, Google Maps, Segment, Adjust, Braze, Rich Push Notifications
Faezeh Z.
Last position:
Software Engineer at Sofatutor GmbH
- Technologies: Ruby on Rails (MVC), JavaScript, CircleCI, Convert, Hotjar, Bugsnag, Git, GitHub, Cursor
- Developed and maintained full-stack features using Ruby on Rails and JavaScript.
- Designed and implemented A/B tests to optimize user experience and product engagement.
- Created and executed RSpec unit and integration tests, ensuring high reliability.
- Contributed to CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate deployments.
- Collaborated in cross-functional Agile teams, performed code reviews, and improved application performance and maintainability.
Khaled M.
Last position:
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer at Heycar (Mobility Trader GmbH)
- Heycar is a leading automotive platform redefining the used car market through intelligent data pipelines, multi-tenant services, and dealer-focused tooling. I led initiatives across backend architecture, data ingestion, and identity management to enhance scalability, reliability, and developer productivity.
- Ingestion Platform: Designed a unified ingestion platform with YAML-based configuration, enabling new dealer data pipelines to be onboarded without code changes, cutting setup time from ~2 months to 2-3 days and improving scalability by 40%.
- Keycloak Leadership: Acted as the company's Keycloak expert, scaling it for multi-tenant identity management and extending functionality with custom plugins and delegated admin APIs.
- Back-Office Tooling: Developed a back-office application integrated with Salesforce, enabling dealers to manage inventory, convert leads, and handle support requests in real time.
- Multi-Tenant Migration: Collaborated across backend teams to migrate Heycar's core services into a unified multi-tenant cluster, ensuring high availability.
- Frontend CI Optimization: Optimized monorepo delivery by implementing CircleCI dynamic config with NX, deploying only affected UI projects and drastically cutting build times.
- Observability & Mentorship: Enhanced monitoring and release reliability while mentoring backend engineers and improving code review standards.
Dine A.
Last position:
Frontend Developer (Astro) at Mindful
- Built marketing site for video app launch
- Implemented responsive UI and performance optimizations
Sharvy A.
Last position:
Senior Ruby Software Engineer at Toptal
- Toptal is an exclusive network of the top software developers in the world. Top companies hire Toptal talent for their most important projects.
- Designed and extended backend REST APIs for CRM, Inventory, and Automation platforms using Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL.
- Improved architecture and CI/CD workflows; increased test coverage and tightened release cycles using AWS, Hetzner, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Linux, Unix.
- Containerized services with Docker and deployed using Kubernetes to support high uptime and horizontal scaling.
- Worked closely with product and design to translate specs into clear deliverables and ship fast.
Mark M.
Last position:
CTO / Co-Founder at Cyclinghero.cc
- Full architecting, development of REST API and frontend using Express JS and NextJS
- Responsible for all deployment and build workflows (AWS + CircleCI)
Mario E.
Last position:
Developer and Consultant at Freelancer
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Statistics of experts using CircleCI
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years
Position duration
3.3 years
Positions per freelancer
9
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Marketing
Top industries
Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
43%
Certifications per freelancer
1
Most common languages
English, German, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Berlin are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Berlin using CircleCI
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.
CircleCI 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%)
- Media and Entertainment (56%)
- Automotive (44%)
- Retail (44%)
- Advertising (33%)
- Fashion (33%)
- Banking and Finance (33%)
- Transportation (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Continuous delivery
CircleCI is a continuous integration and continuous delivery service for automating software workflows. Teams use configuration files to run builds, tests, security checks and deployments whenever code changes. It supports repositories hosted on GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket, helping teams shorten feedback loops without maintaining a complete build system themselves.
Pipelines and workflows
CircleCI workflows coordinate jobs such as dependency installation, unit testing, integration testing, packaging and release. Strong configurations use reusable commands, parameters, approval gates, filters and reliable caching. Experts also structure pipelines so parallel work, branch policies and deployment environments remain understandable as the codebase grows.
- Design workflows for pull requests, branches and releases
- Configure Docker-based build environments and executors
- Add test splitting, caching and artifact handling
- Connect approvals to controlled production delivery
Ecosystem and integrations
CircleCI works with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, cloud registries and major cloud providers. Its orbs provide reusable integrations for common services, while APIs and configuration tools support custom automation. Professionals often connect CircleCI with observability, code quality, vulnerability scanning, secrets management and incident workflows.
When expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance CircleCI specialists when pipelines are slow, fragile or difficult to change. A specialist can migrate workflows from another CI service, standardize configuration across repositories, or prepare delivery processes for a growing product team. In Berlin, this can support distributed teams that need clear handoffs between local stakeholders and remote delivery groups.
- Replace manual release steps with repeatable automation
- Migrate from Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI/CD
- Diagnose failed jobs, flaky tests and inefficient builds
- Establish secure promotion across development environments
What strong professionals deliver
Good CircleCI professionals understand more than YAML configuration. They can read application code, reason about test suites, manage Docker images, and explain how a pipeline behaves under failure. They also document ownership, make secrets safe, control permissions and leave teams with maintainable workflows rather than opaque automation.
Selecting the right specialist
Look for evidence of production pipelines that include testing, deployment controls and recovery paths. Ask how the professional would investigate intermittent failures, reduce unnecessary work and protect credentials in logs. The best fit depends on your stack, repository provider, release model and collaboration style, including whether the work is remote or partly on-site in Berlin.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about CircleCI? Start with the answers below.
CircleCI is used to automate software builds, tests and deployments when code changes. Companies use it to validate pull requests, package applications, publish artifacts and promote releases across controlled environments.
CircleCI offers hosted CI/CD with workflow orchestration, reusable orbs and configurable execution environments. GitHub Actions is closely integrated with GitHub, while Jenkins offers extensive self-hosting and plugin flexibility; the right choice depends on governance, repository location, maintenance preferences and pipeline complexity.
A strong CircleCI specialist usually understands Docker, Linux, Git, shell scripting and test automation. Kubernetes, Terraform, cloud infrastructure, container registries, secrets management and monitoring are also valuable when pipelines deliver production services.
The required CircleCI experience depends on the work. A simple pipeline may need configuration and test automation skills, while a migration or production delivery redesign calls for someone who can manage permissions, caching, failure recovery, deployment approvals and infrastructure dependencies.
Yes. CircleCI work is well suited to remote collaboration because configuration, logs, reviews and pipeline changes are visible in shared repositories and services. Clear documentation, agreed response times and fluent working English help distributed teams, while German may matter for some local stakeholder groups.
Ask a CircleCI professional to explain a pipeline they designed, including its failure handling, cache strategy, security controls and deployment gates. Strong answers connect technical choices to delivery risk and show how the workflow stays understandable for the team that maintains it.
CircleCI can support monorepos and demanding test suites through workflows, job parallelism, caching, path-based conditions and test splitting. The configuration still needs careful design so unrelated changes do not trigger excessive work and failures remain easy to trace.
A CircleCI migration can make sense when an existing CI system is difficult to maintain, lacks useful integrations or slows delivery. A freelancer should first map current jobs, secrets, environments, approvals and rollback needs, then migrate in stages with comparable test and release checks.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used CircleCI in their recent projects is 79 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 629 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used CircleCI in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 43% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used CircleCI in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used CircleCI in their recent projects are English (100%), German (89%), and Spanish (22%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used CircleCI in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Media and Entertainment (56%), and Automotive (44%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used CircleCI in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Marketing (33%).
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