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Andreas F.

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Project Manager & Portfolio Owner for Infrastructure (Automotive)

Borsdorf
Andreas F.

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Project Manager & Portfolio Owner for Infrastructure (Automotive) at MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH

  • Overall coordination of service providers for all infrastructure topics at a production site being set up in Baden-Württemberg
  • Design and finding solutions for internet connectivity, building office communication networks, setting up WLAN in production and administration buildings, IP address management, password policies, time tracking, access control systems, backup strategies, emergency power planning, operating concepts, cost planning, event management, workplace setup including laptop/mobile phones/telephony, remote support, print servers
  • Selecting suitable external service providers and planning to meet needs for spare parts, repairs, on-site service, network and workplace support including on-site system replacement by providers
  • Choosing suitable external service providers for facility management and building technology (fiber optic connections, data center infrastructure, cable ducts etc.)
  • Coordination with clients and service providers
  • Escalation management, schedule control
  • On-site presence for service meetings and managing service providers
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Michael L.

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B2B Shop Development for Curtain Fabrics

Leipzig
Michael L.

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
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Peter T.

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Freelance Go-Developer/DevOps-Engineer

Leipzig
Peter T.

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Freelance Go-Developer/DevOps-Engineer at IONOS SE

  • Implementation of an API for customers to provide NFS shares in the cloud
  • Creating Kubernetes operators and services with REST APIs in Go
  • Using LinuxKit for provisioning VMs
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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 test requests and test notifications according to §106d SGB V for the Hamburg Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.

  • Developed numerous features, performance optimizations, refactoring, error analysis
  • Refactored the dev container setup
  • Optimized the GitLab CI build pipeline
  • Contributed optimizations to the team workflow

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Statistics of experts using Elasticsearch

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

23 years (Germany: 18 years)

Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig have 23 years of professional experience on average. It is 5 years more than in Germany, where the average stands at 18 years.

Position duration

2.2 years (Germany: 2 years)

Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig stay in a single position for 2.2 years on average. It is 0.2 years more than in Germany, where the average stands at 2 years.

Positions per freelancer

18 (Germany: 13)

Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig have completed 18 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 5 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 13.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Operations

Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Operations.

Top industries

Information Technology, Tourism, Retail

Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig are most in demand in Information Technology, Tourism, and Retail.

Bachelor's degree or higher

75% (Germany: 93%)

75% of Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 18% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 93%.

Master's degree or higher

25% (Germany: 50%)

25% of Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig hold at least a Master's degree. It is 25% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 50%.

Doctorate

25% (Germany: 7%)

25% of Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig have a doctorate (PhD). It is 18% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 7%.

Certifications per freelancer

2

Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig hold 2 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 99%)

100% of Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig speak two or more languages. It is 1% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 99%.

Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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One of the Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig charges less than €640 per day.
One of the Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig charges between €720 and €760 per day.
2 of the Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig charge between €760 and €800 per day.
2 of the Elasticsearch experts in Leipzig charge €840 or more per day.
<€640 €720-​760 €760-​800 €840+

The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Leipzig 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 Leipzig using Elasticsearch

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

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Daily rate avg. 769 €
Germany avg. 777 €

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 €
Germany median 800 €

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.

Elasticsearch 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 (83%)
  • Tourism (83%)
  • Retail (67%)
  • Automotive (50%)
  • Energy (50%)
  • Telecommunication (50%)
  • Banking and Finance (33%)
  • Healthcare (33%)

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

About the technology

Search use cases

Elasticsearch is used to make large volumes of data searchable in real time. Companies bring in specialists for product search, log analysis, observability, and internal knowledge search. In Leipzig, this often supports ecommerce, media, logistics, and software teams that need fast retrieval across growing datasets.

Core stack

  • Index design and mapping strategy
  • Query DSL, filtering, and aggregations
  • Kibana dashboards and operational views
  • Ingest pipelines, analyzers, and relevance tuning
  • Cluster sizing, shard layout, and lifecycle policies

The Elastic Stack usually goes with Elasticsearch, especially Logstash, Beats, and Kibana. Strong professionals also understand Lucene concepts, JSON, REST APIs, and how to keep search fast under changing data and traffic.

Why companies hire

Companies usually need freelance expertise when search results feel slow, incomplete, or hard to maintain. Specialists help with migrations, reindexing, relevance fixes, security hardening, and performance work. They also help teams move from a prototype to a stable service without overcomplicating the setup.

Strong delivery

Good Elasticsearch professionals focus on clean mappings, stable queries, and predictable operations. They test how analyzers affect search quality, watch for shard problems, and document choices so teams can maintain the system later.

Common tasks

  • Build search for catalogs, portals, or document archives
  • Centralize logs and service events for troubleshooting
  • Improve ranking, autocomplete, and typo tolerance
  • Migrate from legacy search or older cluster versions
  • Support remote teams or on-site work in Leipzig when needed

What to expect

For short assignments, specialists often fix one layer of the stack, such as queries, mappings, or dashboards. For larger work, they review data models, index strategy, and operational practices together. The best results come from clear business search goals and access to real sample data.

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Frequently asked questions

Not sure where to start with Elasticsearch? These answers cover the essentials.

Elasticsearch is used for fast search and analysis over large sets of structured and unstructured data. Companies use it for product search, document retrieval, log exploration, and observability. It is a strong fit when users need near-instant filtering, ranking, and text search.

Elasticsearch is often compared with OpenSearch and Apache Solr because they solve similar search problems. The main differences usually come down to ecosystem, operations, and how a team wants to manage the stack. A good specialist can explain tradeoffs in relevance, scaling, and maintenance for your use case.

A strong Elasticsearch specialist usually also knows JSON, REST APIs, data modeling, and Linux basics. For search work, skills in analyzers, mappings, and the Query DSL matter a lot. For operations, they should understand clusters, shards, snapshots, and access control.

You usually need Elasticsearch expertise when search quality is poor, indexes are growing quickly, or the cluster is hard to operate. It also helps when you are migrating data, redesigning relevance, or building monitoring around logs and metrics. A specialist can often prevent expensive trial and error.

Yes. Elasticsearch projects are often remote-friendly because most work happens through mappings, queries, dashboards, and cluster settings. In Leipzig, on-site collaboration can still help when teams want workshops, stakeholder reviews, or access to internal systems and data sources.

Look for clear reasoning about index design, query structure, and operational stability. A strong Elasticsearch expert explains why a mapping choice helps relevance or performance, not just what setting to change. Good signs are clean documentation, test data, and practical experience with real search workloads.

Typical deliverables include index templates, query improvements, Kibana dashboards, ingest pipelines, and tuning notes. A Elasticsearch specialist may also deliver migration plans, monitoring guidance, and snapshot or retention strategies. The exact output should match whether your main goal is search, logging, or both.

Often, yes. Elasticsearch and Kibana are commonly used together for search exploration, logs, and visual operational views. If your team needs dashboards, saved searches, or troubleshooting workflows, a specialist should be comfortable working with both tools.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used Elasticsearch in their recent projects is 96 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 769 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used Elasticsearch in their recent projects, 75% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 25% hold at least a Master's degree, and 25% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used Elasticsearch in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.2 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used Elasticsearch in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (33%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used Elasticsearch in their recent projects are Information Technology (83%), Tourism (83%), and Retail (67%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used Elasticsearch in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (83%), and Operations (67%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Elasticsearch

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.

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

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