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Klaus K.

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HCL Lotus Notes / Domino & VMware IT Specialist

Bargfeld-Stegen
Klaus K.

Last position:

HCL Notes Banking Support, Domino Administration / Migration / Operations at Atruvia / HCL International

Description of duties “Atruvia / HCL International” Role: HCL Notes Banking Support, Domino Administration / Migration / Operations Operations, administration and technical support of the HCL Notes/Domino environment in the Atruvia banking environment on behalf of HCL. As part of an international support team, the focus was on second- and third-level support as well as the processing, management and monitoring of SLA tickets in categories 1, 2 and 3. Duties included the technical analysis and resolution of incidents in the Notes/Domino environment, system administration, and the development and modification of Lotus Notes /Domino applications and LotusScript agents when a programming solution was required. Another focus was ticket dispatching: analysing and assessing incoming tickets, assigning them to the responsible departments and specialist teams, and subsequently coordinating and tracking processing within the agreed SLA periods. There was also direct communication and coordination with subject-matter experts, departments and end customers of the connected banks. In particular, when language or technical communication problems arose within the international support team, German-language customer communication was handled and mediation between customers and technical specialists was provided. Objective Ensuring stable and reliable operation of the HCL Notes/Domino landscape in the Atruvia banking environment and the timely processing of business-critical support cases in line with the agreed Service Level Agreements. Incidents were to be analysed as early as possible and either resolved directly through administrative measures or suitable LotusScript/Notes solutions, or forwarded specifically to the responsible specialist teams. As of: 25.09.2026 (Version 2.10 LITE) including project times Page: 3 of 32 SPO-SOFT EDV Beratung, Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Kano, Tel.: +494532-2767682, Mail: [email], [link] At the same time, qualified preliminary analysis and targeted ticket dispatching were intended to ensure that every ticket reached the technically and professionally responsible department immediately and that unnecessary transfers, processing times and associated costs were reduced. Result Operational Notes/Domino support for the banks served was reliably ensured throughout the entire project period. SLA-relevant tickets were systematically analysed, prioritised, assigned to the responsible departments and tracked through to resolution. Some incidents were resolved directly through administration, technical error analysis and the development of suitable LotusScript agents and modifications to Notes/Domino applications. By directing tickets specifically to the relevant expert and specialist teams, incorrect assignments and unnecessary processing loops were reduced and compliance with the agreed SLA times was supported. Direct communication with the banks and mediation between German-speaking end customers and the international support team also contributed to efficient problem resolution and high customer satisfaction.

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Tobias M.

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Product Owner, Scrum Master, Project Manager

Oebisfelde-Weferlingen
Tobias M.

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Power BI Expert at MID-SIZED TRADING COMPANY FOR CLEANING TECHNOLOGY AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS

Reporting and controlling using Power BI for a production ERP system

  • Analysis of ERP data and interfaces for use in Power BI dashboards
  • Evaluation and migration of existing reports (e.g. Excel) to Power BI
  • Development of an authorization concept for selective data access
  • Documentation and training on the use and customization of Power BI dashboards

Label: Power BI, Excel, SelectLine ERP, Microsoft SQL, SQL Server Management Studio

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Reimar G.

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Freelance IT Lecturer, Project Manager and Technical Editor

Rostock
Reimar G.

Last position:

Freelance IT Lecturer, Project Manager and Technical Editor at Self-employed

  • Delivered technical documentation and managed projects in electrical engineering, electronics, IT, automation and solar technology
  • Served as sales representative
  • Project manager and project engineer in renewable energy, electrical engineering, electronics and automation technology
  • Produced technical documentation for clients including NRM Netzdienste GmbH (Frankfurt am Main), Salzgitter Flachstahl warm rolling mills, benthin GmbH and others
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Gwen G.

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Senior Consultant

Leipzig
Gwen G.

Last position:

Senior Ruby on Rails & DevOps Developer at Sapiens

Further development of a software solution for managing audit applications and audit notifications according to §106d SGB V for the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Hamburg.

  • Developed numerous features, optimised performance, refactored code and analysed errors
  • Refactored the development container setup
  • Optimised the Gitlab-CI build pipeline
  • Introduced improvements to the team workflow
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Asım Y.

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Freelance BI/DWH/ETL Specialist

Essen
Asım Y.

Last position:

Freelance BI/DWH/ETL Specialist at Akbank

  • Setting architectural standards for Informatica Power Center development teams
  • Maintenance-performance-health for DWH (Exadata) environments
  • Qlik Sense / BO reports architectural standards
  • Implementing best practices in ETL tasks
  • Documentation ETL standards on Confluence
  • Dynamic Data Masking rules for GDPR/KVKK regulations by using Informatica DDM tool
  • DWH Data model Power Designer
  • Upgrade Qlik Sense versions
  • Merge all Informatica server's repository databases on one Oracle DB
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Michael M.

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IT Project Manager / Scrum Master / Product Owner / Head of IT

Rellingen
Michael M.

Last position:

IT PROJECT MANAGER (MS Exchange) at Statutory health insurance fund on behalf of Randstad Digital Germany (formerly AUSY Technologies Germany)

Migration from Exchange 2016 to Exchange 2019 and Exchange Online, as well as the introduction of a backup solution and an archiving solution. The goal was to securely modernize the email and archiving infrastructure in compliance with legal requirements and ensure high performance.

Responsibilities as IT PROJECT MANAGER: Overall project management and operational coordination / Ensuring compliance with budget and resource limits / Ensuring project objectives are met / Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and policies, including ISMS, ITIL, and data protection requirements / Preparing and presenting management reports for the project sponsor and steering committee / Coordinating cross-functional teams across Exchange, network, data protection, and IT security / Planning and carrying out the migration from Exchange 2016 to Exchange 2019 / Planning and carrying out the migration from Exchange 2019 to Exchange Online / Planning and introducing a backup solution for Exchange Online / Coordinating an EU-wide tender for an archiving solution, including market research with potential suppliers / Planning and introducing an archiving solution for Exchange Online / Coordinating and preparing the BAS notices required for the project / Coordinating and aligning with stakeholders (for example, business units, external service providers, and suppliers) to define requirements and deliver solutions

Technical environment: MS Exchange 2016, MS Exchange 2019, MS Exchange Online, MSOffice, MS Planner, MS Powerpoint, MS Project, MS Teams, CodeTwo, Hornet Security

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Klaus H.

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Senior Software Developer

Planegg
Klaus H.

Last position:

Insurance software development at Generali Versicherung Schweiz

  • Design update for quotation software (Delphi) for Generali insurance agents
  • Expansion of form functionality with dynamic form generation in 4 languages
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Benjamin M.

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AI/ML/CV Engineer, System Architect, Founder, Mathematician

Cottbus
Benjamin M.

Last position:

Founder, system architect, and main developer at Institute for Artificial Study (IAS)

  • Expert-supervised AI systems for scientific reasoning, model evaluation, and research workflows.
  • Built the IAS Problem Solver, an orchestrated system for difficult mathematical reasoning; it achieved 84% in one submitted answer set on the Leipzig mathematics benchmark.
  • Built a resumable state-machine pipeline for research-grade mathematics benchmark generation: source selection, LLM-agent-based phenomenon discovery, task synthesis, gold-answer and certificate generation and validation, probing, repair, human feedback, and quality gates, targeting tasks that are difficult, natural, verifiable, and cost-effective.
  • Current work extends this into budget-aware AI research workflows for real scientific problems with expert review.

Tech stack: Python, OpenAI/OpenRouter-compatible APIs, embeddings, RAG, SQLite.

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Alexander Z.

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Fullstack Developer and DevOps Engineer

Stuttgart
Alexander Z.

Last position:

Fullstack Developer and DevOps Engineer at Freelancer

  • Developing the infrastructure and improving existing infrastructure: Jenkins, Gitlab Pipeline, OpenShift, Docker, Helm Chart, Kubernetes, Artifactory, CodePipeline, CodeArtifact, Python
  • Documenting solutions in Jira/Confluence
  • Supporting other colleagues in different technical areas
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Tamás N.

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JAVA Development for Thermal Printer Test Program

Kaufbeuren
Tamás N.

Last position:

Embedded MISRA C Developer at DEKRA Arbeit GmbH

Task: Test tool development for Smart-Home IoT-based heating control Test tool development for Smart-Home HVAC heating and ventilation. Eliminating memory leaks in C/C++ within the CAN Analyzer application. Reviewing Python and Tcl/Tk code. Reviewing C-based simulator code for BOSCH Home Comfort cascade heating control using Visual Studio Code and Conan/Conda. Reviewing Delphi application: conversion to 64-bit. Reviewing PyQt6 user interface. SiL testing of domestic water heater control for memory leaks. Stability testing and continuous operation. Migration to Windows 11 24H2. Developing device connectivity with WinSock2 (WSAAPI, recv, send, select) for EMS/CAN IoT communication with C. Testing with virtual machines and Server Manager. Writing reports about the test cases. Logging with the RoboTT framework. Creating test procedure documentation with Docupedia. Bare-metal programming of embedded STM32 Cortex-M and simulation with Renode.io. In-depth familiarization with the SEGGER EmbOS firmware framework and its related system calls. Reviewing MATLAB/Sinumerik .m program files. Implementing redesigned OS schedulers in SEGGER EmbOS.Technologies: Embarcadero RAD Studio 10.2, Visual Studio Code, Sourcetree, Conan, Cmake, Conda, EmbOS, PyQt6, Qt6, Delphi VCL 32-bit, CAN, EMS, Powershell, MingW64, STM32 ARM-Cortex-M4F Renode.io, Windows Server 2022 Standard, RoboTT, IoT

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Pierre G.

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Ansible Automation, Windows Third Level Support

Cologne
Pierre G.

Last position:

Ansible Automation, Windows Third Level Support at DB InfraGO AG

  • PRISMA project
  • Ansible automation
  • Windows third-level support for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2013, Windows 2016, Windows 2019
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Willi R.

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Delphi and Object Pascal Developer

Schöppingen
Willi R.

Last position:

Gas sensor technology and conversion of device data

Gas sensor technology and conversion of device data

Developed two applications to convert configuration data between different versions of gas sensor devices. Existing data is read and made available for the new device version after conversion. Used, among other things, for device upgrades.

Technology: Delphi 12 Athens.

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Stefan K.

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C# .NET/WPF Developer

Halle (Saale)
Stefan K.

Last position:

C# .NET/WPF Developer at Hessische Zentrale für Datenverarbeitung

  • Redevelopment of outdated software used in Hessian schools in C# .NET/WPF
  • Understanding and analysis of old Delphi and Visual Basic 6 source code
  • Use of Visual Studio 2022 as IDE
  • Team collaboration through pull requests and version control with Git/SourceTree
  • Project management with proprietary wiki software and Open Project
  • TechStack: C#, .NET 8.0, WPF, Visual Studio 22, Delphi, Visual Basic 6, LDAP, Active Directory, FTP, SMB, Git, SourceTree
  • Workflow: pull requests, Open Project, weeklies, weekly meetings, dynamic communication
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Rainer L.

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Senior IT Consultant, Senior Software Architect, Senior Software Developer, Senior DevOps Engineer

Cologne
Rainer L.

Last position:

Senior IT Consultant, Senior Software Architect, Senior Software Developer, Senior DevOps Engineer at Techniker Krankenkasse

  • Automation of the database major / minor releases for the TKeasy project

  • Concept for database major / minor release automation

  • Assessment of the current state

  • Evaluation of Redgate Flyway functionalities

  • Concept development

  • Products: Redgate Flyway, GitHub, Quest, Erwin Data Modeller, Oracle, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence

  • Knowledge: Docker, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Redgate Flyway, Major Releases, Minor Releases

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Statistics of experts using Delphi

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

27 years

Delphi experts have 27 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

2.4 years

Delphi experts stay in a single position for 2.4 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

18

Delphi experts have completed 18 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Delphi experts have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Top industries

Information Technology, Manufacturing, Automotive

Delphi experts are most in demand in Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Automotive.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Delphi experts earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

87%

87% of Delphi experts hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

59%

59% of Delphi experts hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

11%

11% of Delphi experts have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

2

Delphi experts hold 2 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, Russian

Delphi experts most often speak German, English, and Russian.

Speak two or more languages

96%

96% of Delphi experts speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 5 Nov 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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2% of Delphi experts charge less than €400 per day.
57% of Delphi experts charge between €400 and €800 per day.
34% of Delphi experts charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
7% of Delphi experts charge €1200 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.

Average rates of experts using Delphi

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 760 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 760 €

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 5 Nov 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Delphi 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 (91%)
  • Manufacturing (62%)
  • Automotive (50%)
  • Banking and Finance (50%)
  • Healthcare (48%)
  • Education (39%)
  • Government and Administration (39%)
  • Retail (36%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the technology

What Delphi is

Delphi is an object-oriented programming language and integrated development environment from Embarcadero. It is widely used to create native Windows applications, desktop business software and high-performance utilities. Its Object Pascal foundation, visual component model and compiled native code support productive development with direct system access.

Applications and systems

Delphi appears in long-running business systems as well as new desktop and cross-platform products. Companies use it where reliable local execution, rich user interfaces and controlled access to hardware or databases matter.

  • Windows desktop applications for finance, logistics and operations
  • Point-of-sale, inventory and industrial control software
  • Database-driven administration and reporting tools
  • Native utilities, device integrations and system services

Ecosystem and tooling

The Delphi ecosystem includes the VCL framework for Windows interfaces and FireMonkey for cross-platform user experiences. Strong specialists work with FireDAC, RAD Studio, REST clients, web services and database engines such as InterBase, Firebird, Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL. They also use source control, automated builds, testing tools and third-party component libraries.

When expertise matters

Companies often bring in freelance Delphi specialists when a critical application needs maintenance, modernization or a controlled migration. They may need to replace legacy components, improve database performance, expose existing functionality through APIs or connect a desktop system to newer services.

  • Upgrading older Delphi code and project files
  • Refactoring tightly coupled forms and business logic
  • Integrating REST APIs, payment services or hardware
  • Moving desktop workflows toward web or mobile interfaces

What strong specialists deliver

Good Delphi professionals understand both the language and the business process embedded in the application. They can read older Object Pascal code, trace database transactions, manage memory and exceptions, and improve usability without breaking established workflows. They document decisions and make changes safely in systems that may be difficult to replace.

Choosing the right professional

Look for evidence of work with the relevant Delphi or RAD Studio generation, VCL or FireMonkey, database stack and deployment environment. Ask how the specialist approaches legacy code, regression testing, source-control practices and release planning. A useful technical discussion should connect proposed changes to measurable reliability, maintainability and user needs.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything clients usually want to know about Delphi, in one place.

Delphi is used for native Windows applications, desktop business systems, database tools, industrial software and utilities that interact with hardware or operating-system services. It is also used for selected cross-platform applications through FireMonkey and for modern integrations through REST APIs.

A strong Delphi specialist can deliver compact native applications with fast startup, direct system access and a mature visual component model. C# often fits Microsoft-centered enterprise environments, while Java is common for portable server applications; the right choice depends on the existing codebase, deployment model and available skills.

A capable Delphi professional often works with Object Pascal, VCL, FireMonkey, FireDAC, SQL and REST services. Experience with Windows deployment, source control, automated testing, InterBase, Firebird or other relational databases is also valuable.

The needed level depends on the work rather than a fixed career duration. A focused feature may suit a specialist familiar with the application domain, while legacy modernization, database redesign or migration planning calls for someone who has handled complex Delphi systems and can assess hidden dependencies.

Yes. Delphi work can be managed remotely when the repository, build environment, test data and deployment process are accessible. Clear documentation, regular reviews and secure access to databases or hardware are especially important when the application depends on local infrastructure.

A Delphi application deserves modernization when maintenance is slow, dependencies are unsupported, testing is weak or users need integrations the current structure cannot support. Modernization can include refactoring, updated libraries, API integration, improved deployment or a gradual replacement of selected modules.

Ask the Delphi expert to explain a comparable system, the risks they found and how they tested changes. Strong answers cover code structure, database behavior, error handling, deployment and rollback, not only visual features or language syntax.

A Delphi freelancer should clarify the RAD Studio version, compiler targets, third-party components, database engines, source-control setup and release constraints. Understanding the business workflow is equally important because many Delphi systems combine user-interface logic, database rules and operational knowledge in one application.

The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used Delphi in their recent projects is 95 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 760 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers who have used Delphi in their recent projects, 87% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 59% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers who have used Delphi in their recent projects have 27 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.

The most common languages among freelancers who have used Delphi in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and Russian (20%).

The most common industries among freelancers who have used Delphi in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Manufacturing (62%), and Automotive (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers who have used Delphi in their recent projects are Information Technology (93%), Product Development (89%), and Project Management (73%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Delphi

Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg

In Austria our freelancers and interim experts support companies from Vienna to Graz — on-site where your project needs them, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

Vienna Graz

Across Switzerland our specialists are active in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern — working on-site or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

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