commercetools Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used commercetools
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- Goal: Replace an outdated Shopware system with a scalable, future-proof solution based on microservices and a headless architecture.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
Boris Azar
Last position:
Owner and Manager at UBITEQ.io
- Management of digital business
- Design, build and run solutions based on ubiquitous technologies
Vladimir Ergovic
Last position:
Technical Project Manager / Freelancer at Deutsche Bank
- Engaged within the Information and Security Management division for a Proof of Concept (PoC) project focused on developing a Client Security Portal.
- Managed project resources across the UK, India, and Germany.
- Architected and deployed the PoC solution leveraging a modern Java stack, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with Kubernetes, and Active Directory (Entra ID) for authentication.
- Implemented OAuth 2.0 for authorization.
- Ensured DORA alignment according to Deutsche Bank security rules and regulatory preparation.
Heiko Mock
Last position:
Project Manager at PAYBACK
- Directed a global marketplace implementation project, coordinating teams across three continents.
- Served as a proxy to the overall Project Manager, ensuring seamless alignment between local and central stakeholders.
- Acted as the German-speaking lead to maintain clear communication with the client.
Bertrand Rothen
Last position:
Interim IAM Product Owner (Identity Management) at REWE digital GmbH
- Establishing Identity & Directory Management as a new (split-off) team & product within the IAM cluster.
- Leading the “Identity & Directory Management” product (8 people) as Product Owner.
- Concept for ‘Digital Identities’, i.e. IDs with n users/accounts and strategy for a modernized product offering.
- Upgrading APIs, migrating to a containerized infrastructure, rolling out international markets & standardized solutions across the REWE enterprise group.
- Tech: OpenText™ (NetIQ) eDirectory & Identity Manager, LDAP, SAP HR/HCM, Docker/Kubernetes/Podman, REST APIs, Microsoft Active Directory & Entra ID, postgresDB, Keycloak, Ansible, Cyberark (PAM), Apache Kafka, Jira, Confluence, Miro.
Achille Chimi
Last position:
Backend/Frontend Developer at ITZ-Bund
Development of a microservice application for calculating postings on accounts
Development of backend components with Java or JEE, Quarkus, Kafka, Rest API
Development of the test component with mocking frameworks (Mockito)
Development of integration test components
Creation of OpenAPI specification format
Configuration of CI/CD pipeline
Development of frontend components with React
Design, further development and optimization of system structures
Code review
Java Corretto 21, JEE, Quarkus, Golang
Reactive programming with Spring WebFlux, Project Reactor
Git, Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipeline, YAML, Json Swagger UI, Postman, Rest OpenAPI, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, Log4J
Microservices, Jira, Confluence, MySQL, Docker, Kubernetes (deployment via Helm charts)
Spring Security, OAuth 2, JWT, Sonarqube
IntelliJ, Maven, logging framework Splunk, Agile method Scrum, Nexus, Vaadin V24, build tool Vite
React, React.JS, Node.js, Jess/JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, Agile method Scrum, accessibility BITV, Playwright
Michael Lühr
Last position:
B2B Shop Development for Curtain Fabrics
- Development of a B2B shop based on Magento 2
- Plugin research and implementation, e.g. custom prices per customer
- Implementation of individual customizations
- Quality assurance
- Release management
- Collaboration with the marketing team
- Technologies: Magento 2, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Docker, Git
Jürgen Groen
Last position:
Data Analysis & Harmonization at Various clients/consulting partners
- Analysis and harmonization of master data
- Analysis of product and customer portfolios and KPI identification
- Preparation and harmonization of raw material master data for migration
- Marketing and customer support as well as organization at real estate agencies
Daniel Langemann
Last position:
Developer / Software Architect at rffl.io
- PHP 8.4
- Platform for sweepstakes: API-first approach with Symfony/API Platform
- API Platform 4.2 (REST, JWT, Doctrine/PostgreSQL, API documentation) plus AWS tools
- Symfony 7.3 for infrastructure, hosting, and subsequent operation on AWS with ECS
- Postgres
- AWS RDS, SQS, Fargate, RDS Postgres database, and AWS SQS message queue
- Managing infrastructure with Terraform
- After successfully implementing Terraform, the GmbH was founded as the next organizational step
Alexis Peters
Last position:
Freelance Team Lead Backend Applications E-Commerce at The Quality Group GmbH
- Building and maintaining an event-driven microservice architecture around Shopify
- Documenting with Confluence and IcePanel (C4)
- Using PHP 8.2, Symfony, Shopify, Bref, AWS, SQS, EventBridge, Cloud, DevOps, Datadog, Docker, Kubernetes, Jira, GitHub, Scrum, Kanban, PHPUnit, Prophecy and Swagger
Sebastian Thees
Last position:
Software Engineer / Cloud Engineer at OC Fulfillment GmbH
- Hybrid role as the first software engineer in the company to bootstrap the organization, laying out technical foundation and advising management on organizational aspects.
- Set up the SaaS platform architecture, selected languages and tools, and designed processes to deliver customer value quickly and reliably.
- Designed and implemented build and continuous deployment pipeline with multi-tenant approach enabling extreme scaling of the SaaS platform.
- Established initial ITSM and support processes, provided monitoring and alarming, and participated in the on-call team.
- Proposed new approaches to scale the platform and improve backend interfaces to mitigate bugs and communication overhead.
- Mentored new employees and served as a trustful team member and lateral leader.
- Conducted interviews for technical roles.
- Used technologies: Typescript, Node.js, Bash, Google Cloud Platform (App Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Google Endpoints, Firebase), GitHub Actions, Docker, Terraform, MongoDB, Firebase, REST APIs, GraphQL.
Sebastian Majchrzak
Last position:
PHP Symfony Developer at ITZBund
- Development of PHP Symfony applications
- Building Docker images
- Supporting the further development of the Federal Cloud
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Statistics of experts using commercetools
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years
Position duration
1.9 years
Positions per freelancer
17
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Retail, Telecommunication
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
75%
Master's degree or higher
58%
Doctorate
8%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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About the technology
Commerce Core
commercetools is a headless commerce platform for building flexible digital buying experiences. Teams use it to separate the storefront from the commerce backend, so product catalogs, carts, orders, and customer data can evolve without a full rebuild. It fits B2C, B2B, and complex multi-brand setups.
What They Deliver
- Product catalog and pricing setup
- Cart, checkout, and order flows
- API integrations with ERP, PIM, CMS, and payment services
- Composable storefronts and app extensions
Platform Skills
Strong specialists know the commercetools APIs, data model, and merchant tools. They also understand event-driven integrations, authentication, and the practical limits of a headless setup. Real value comes from clean domain design and safe release work.
When To Bring Help
Companies bring in freelance expertise when a rollout is blocked, an integration is brittle, or the current setup is hard to extend. This often happens during replatforming, international expansion, or when a team needs help untangling product, price, and order logic. In Germany, specialists often work with internal commerce, product, and SAP-facing teams.
What Good Looks Like
A strong professional does more than configure APIs. They ask how the business sells, which systems own master data, and where latency or data gaps can break checkout or fulfillment. They write clear handover notes, so internal teams can keep moving after the project.
Ecosystem Fit
commercetools is often used with storefront frameworks, search tools, identity providers, ERP systems, and content platforms. It is commonly searched as commercetools, Composable Commerce from commercetools, or the former SPARQUE and mercifully named alternatives around the wider ecosystem. Good specialists know how to connect these pieces without making the stack fragile.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about commercetools? Start with the answers below.
commercetools is used to build headless and composable commerce experiences. Companies rely on it for catalog management, carts, checkout, orders, and API-led integrations with surrounding systems. It is a fit when the storefront, business rules, and backend services need to change independently.
commercetools is more modular than a classic monolith. That gives teams more freedom to compose their own stack, but it also means they need stronger integration and solution design skills. If you want rigid all-in-one workflows, a traditional suite may feel simpler; if you want flexibility, commercetools is often the better fit.
A strong commercetools specialist usually works well across APIs, commerce data models, identity, and adjacent systems like PIM, CMS, search, and ERP. Experience with headless storefronts and release coordination is useful too. The best people can explain how a change affects the full buying flow, not just one endpoint.
With commercetools, help is useful as soon as the scope includes checkout, pricing rules, multiple channels, or complex integrations. Even small mistakes in the data model can create follow-up work later. Bringing in a specialist early usually saves time during implementation and migration.
Yes, commercetools work is often well suited to remote collaboration. Most tasks involve API design, back-end integration, documentation, and coordination with business teams, all of which can be done online. On-site time helps when workshops are needed with commerce, product, or operations teams in Germany.
Look for someone who can explain trade-offs in the commercetools data model and integration design. Good signs are clear delivery plans, practical examples from checkout or migration work, and a disciplined approach to testing and handover. Strong specialists leave the system easier to maintain, not just working at the end of the sprint.
With commercetools, teams often struggle when they copy old monolith habits into a new headless setup. Common problems include unclear system ownership, weak pricing logic, brittle integrations, and poor handling of product variants or order states. A skilled specialist spots these early and keeps the architecture simple.
Search for commercetools itself, but also for Composable Commerce from commercetools and the broader headless commerce wording around it. Many companies use those terms when they describe the same type of project. If your stack includes storefront, search, PIM, or ERP work, mention those terms as well so the right specialist sees the scope.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used commercetools in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 853 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used commercetools in their recent projects, 75% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 58% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used commercetools in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used commercetools in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (31%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used commercetools in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Retail (92%), and Telecommunication (62%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used commercetools in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Operations (85%).
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