Entity Framework Experts in Germany
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Matthias Spiller
Last position:
Software Developer and Consultant at CLADE GmbH
- Analysis of the existing CAN communication between microcontrollers
- Analysis of the sensors used and the measured values collected
- Planning the CAN messages for transmitting the measured values
- Iterative adjustment of the microcontroller code to the new CAN messages
- Cross-compilation from x64 to arm64
Yusuf Congar
Last position:
Senior Software Engineer at LeiKon GmbH
- Development of scalable backend applications with C#/.NET and Java
- Design and implementation of distributed microservice architectures
- Development and integration of REST APIs for industrial applications
- Development of modern web applications with React, Angular, and TypeScript
- Implementation of MQTT-based communication solutions
- Integration of industrial protocols such as OPC UA and Modbus TCP
- Development of batch, process control, and HMI components
- Containerization and deployment of applications with Docker
- Conducting code reviews and supporting architecture decisions
- Close collaboration with product owners, QA, and interdisciplinary teams
- Analysis of business requirements and implementation of technical solutions
- Further development of existing software architectures with a focus on maintainability and performance
Technologies: C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, Java, C++, React, Angular, TypeScript, Vue.JS, MQTT, OPC UA, Modbus TCP, Docker, GitLab, MariaDB, MySQL, Linux
Oliver Fries
Last position:
Modernization of a multi-company backend system at Energy utility company
Enhancement and modernization of a mature Aspire backend application in the environment of a utility company, focusing on new business requirements, testing, legacy code cleanup, and stable backend delivery.
Core contributions & results Implemented new business requirements in the context of customer orders, subcontractors, and cross-company backend processes, and ensured consistent workflows in a distributed system landscape. Modernized existing backend components step by step and reduced technical debt through targeted legacy code cleanup, refactoring, and structured code reviews. Improved the testability of business-critical services by expanding automated tests with xUnit, AutoFixture, and clearer validation structures. Supported the further development of workflow automations and integration processes via microservices, messaging, and API-based communication. Took over source code from external firms, systematically checked code quality, and derived technical improvements for maintainability, stability, and integration. Worked in agile development processes with Jira, Confluence, and Azure DevOps and supported cross-team alignment on architecture, quality, and implementation. Technical metrics Technologies & methods C#, .NET, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, Aspire, Docker, RabbitMQ, gRPC, REST API, Swagger, Microservices, NServiceBus, AutoMapper, Autofac, xUnit, AutoFixture, FluentValidation, Entity Framework Core, MediatR, Redis, Consul, Serilog, SonarQube, Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor, GitLab, Google Protocol Buffers, IronPDF, Mailjet, Jira, Confluence, Miro, agile development, Scrum, code reviews, refactoring, legacy code cleanup, workflow automation, power grids
Oleg Orlov
Last position:
Senior Software Developer / BI Integration Developer Power BI, C# at Telecommunications
Embedded Analytics & AI-assisted BI
Design and development of an integrated analytics solution based on ASP.NET Core, Power BI Embedded, and LLM services to provide contextual business information.
Development of an AI agent with Function/Tool Calling for secure orchestration of REST APIs, SQL data sources, and technical services within defined business processes.
Build-up of automated BI workflows including workspace management, deployment processes, and scheduled refresh via the Power BI REST API.
Implementation of secure service-to-service communication with Microsoft Entra ID and service principal, as well as integration into existing enterprise system landscapes.
Technologies: ASP.NET Core, C#/.NET, Power BI Embedded, Power BI REST API, LLM API, AI Agents, Function/Tool Calling, Entra ID
Manuel Kübler
Last position:
.NET Developer, SAP Business One Consultant at Own Projects
- DTO class generator: In-house development of a tool for the automatic generation of classes, functions, and methods for use in .NET Core projects based on SAP Business One Service Layer metadata
- E-invoice import add-on: Development of a SAP Business One add-on / coresuite module for the automated import of ZUGFeRD e-invoices as incoming invoices – with configurable mapping to flexibly control the import logic across four mapping types (DIRECT, SQL, FIXED, EXPR). The add-on is available as a licensed product for SAP Business One customers.
Stack: SAP Business One, SAP Business One Service Layer, coresuite Country Package, C#
Giuseppe Abrignani
Last position:
Embedded Software Developer at Inheco
- AI Integration (LLM & RAG): Design and build of an internal intelligent RAG system (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) based on LLMs, n8n, and vector data for the automated analysis of technical documents and error logs.
- Design & Implementation: Design of a robust RS-232/UART communication interface for an SBC-based embedded device to control medical shaker systems.
- Architecture & Protocol Design: Implementation of a highly maintainable software structure (OOP, SOLID) and definition of hardware-close, resilient communication protocols including multithreading and advanced error handling.
- Quality Assurance & DevOps: Test automation using xUnit, integration tests directly on the hardware target, and maintenance of technical documentation according to strict medical technology standards via Azure DevOps.
Label: C#, .NET, LLMs, RAG, n8n, RS-232, UART, Multithreading, async/await, xUnit, gRPC/protobuf, Blazor, MudBlazor, EF Core, Visual Studio 2026, Azure DevOps
Johannes Wanzek
Last position:
Senior Software Engineer at EnBW
The Agent Support Interface is an internally used software that is used by all 1st- and 2nd-level customer advisors and shows information about the customer and their cases in a central and compact form.
The system provides links to other platforms and systems to improve the agent's workflow.
In an agile SCRUM team, all challenges were implemented independently and as a team.
Consulting in the areas of software architecture, DevOps strategies, and agile development processes.
Supporting the team in decision-making and introducing best practices for test automation and code reviews.
Technologies: Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Azure, C#, MVC, CQRS, Akka.Net, Angular 18, NGXS, Typescript, Cypress/Playwright, Wiremock, CI/CD, DevOps.
Rizwan Bashir
Last position:
Software Developer/Database/DevOps at Sutor Bank
- Migration and maintenance of a legacy system to the latest version of .NET for the asset management system
- Design and implementation of tests
- Creation of deployment pipelines and documentation
- Further development and implementation of change requests
- Technologies: C#, ASP.NET, Unit of Work, IOC, Three tier architecture, Entity Framework Core, DB First, Web API, Swagger, Open API, Monolith, Python, Oracle, Azure DevOps, GIT, xUnit, NSubstitute
- Methods: Agile development using Scrum
Reginald Leonczuk
Last position:
ERP System Redesign (web-based)
PHP and React redesign of a web-based ERP system.
- Development of the header and parts of the navigation
- Development of various modules in React, e.g. calendar, chat, and various tables
Michael Trapp
Last position:
Development of an app for displaying sheet music at Freelance Software Developer
- Industry: Digital music solutions
- Technologies used: Flutter, Dart, iOS, Android, GitLab, PlantUML
Moritz Freyburger
Last position:
AWS Developer/DevOps Engineer (Energy Trading) at RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
- Further development and partial new development of a distributed cloud application for providing data in energy trading
- Independent implementation of the infrastructure (IaC)
- Creation of automated CI/CD pipelines, containers, REST APIs, and Lambdas
- Continuous cost and performance optimization
- Collaboration in an international Scrum team and with experts in energy trading
- Technologies: C#/ASP.NET Core; EF Core; PostgreSQL; Terraform/AWS CloudFormation; HTTP; REST/Web API; Swagger/OpenAPI; Azure DevOps; Rider; VS Code; git; Docker; AWS (S3, EC2, Fargate, Lambda, Step Functions, Secrets Manager, VPCs, ALB/NLB, RDS, Cloudwatch, AWS CLI, Amazon MQ); Redis; OAuth; OpenID Connect
- Languages: C#; TypeScript; HCL; Docker; Bash; PowerShell; YML; JSON
Michael Salzig
Last position:
Senior Software / Full-Stack Developer at DOUGLAS INFORMATIK & SERVICE GmbH
- data integration for SAP marketing applications Emarsys and SMC
- processing data from SAP applications for email delivery
- event-driven architecture with around 50 microservices for processing several million messages per day during high season
- development of a marketing campaign management tool (frontend Angular, backend C# ASP Web API)
- support for the Product Owner in communication with stakeholders and creation of epics, stories, and tasks
Gavrilo Olah
Last position:
Head of Software Development at Davidsmeyer & Paul GmbH
- Strategic project development, realisation, and implementation with internal and/or external development team
- Multi stakeholder management
- Planning new projects, cost calculation, risk calculation
- AI project for the electrical components production
- Building management systems integrations (BACnet, Modbus, etc)
- Inhouse BACring system architecture and development (control system for fire protection and smoke extraction systems)
- Inhouse MES system architecture and development
- Project management
- Agile-SCRUM project development
- Solution architecture and processes analytics (UML)
- Business application development
- Jira project management
- Reporting and documentation
- Recruitment process for the IT staff
- Software architecture, project development, costs, risks
- Education IT staff (internal and external)
- Responsibility for 5 development/DevOps/QA teams
Gabriele Caracausi
Last position:
Startup Mentor and Technical Advisor (Volunteer) at Faros Accelerator
- Mentoring startups about technology trends and solutions, business models, market and competition research.
Hicham Mokhtari
Last position:
Freelance Software Developer at Buhl Data Service GmbH
- Backend development: .Net 8, C#, PostgreSQL, Entity Framework Core, REST Web APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Open API Swagger, Apache Airflow, Resharper, Git, Microservices, SOAP, gRPC, Hangfire, OAuth 2, GraphQL
- Interface development for document processing with SmartFix, Softexpansion and Natif.ai: C#, REST API, Resharper, Git
- Deployment: Azure DevOps YAML, Vanilla Helmchart, Rancher, Kubernetes Cluster, Linux Docker, Windows VM, Python
- Unit tests and integration tests
- Telemetry, Kibana, Grafana, Elastic Search
- Work in a Kanban team of 8 developers, 1 tester and one Product Owner
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Statistics of experts using Entity Framework
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years
Position duration
2.8 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Healthcare
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
89%
Master's degree or higher
49%
Doctorate
3%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, Russian
Speak two or more languages
93%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany 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 Germany using Entity Framework
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Data access for .NET Entity Framework is Microsoft’s ORM for .NET applications. It maps domain objects to relational data and reduces manual SQL for common read and write work. Teams use it to build business apps, internal tools, APIs, and services that need structured database access.
What specialists deliver
- EF Core or classic Entity Framework setup
- DbContext and entity model design
- Migrations, seeding, and schema updates
- Query tuning for LINQ and SQL output
- Integration with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or other relational stores
When companies bring in help Companies usually look for freelance support when data access code is slow, fragile, or hard to extend. That also happens during migrations from EF6 to EF Core, when a legacy .NET system needs refactoring, or when a new service must be designed cleanly from day one.
What strong experts know Good Entity Framework professionals understand tracking behavior, loading patterns, concurrency, and transactional boundaries. They write clear LINQ, spot N+1 issues, and know when raw SQL is the better choice. They also keep the model aligned with the database instead of letting it drift.
Ecosystem and tooling
- EF Core for modern .NET work
- LINQ for expressive queries
- Migrations for controlled database change
- Visual Studio, CLI tools, and package management
- Familiarity with testable repository and service layers
Germany delivery context In Germany, companies often want specialists who can join existing .NET teams, review data access layers, or work alongside product and backend staff. Remote collaboration is common, but on-site support can help when the database setup is complex or the codebase is tightly coupled to local teams and documentation in English or German.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Entity Framework.
Entity Framework is used to work with relational data in .NET without writing every query and mapping by hand. It helps teams load, change, and save business data through objects instead of low-level database code. That makes it a common choice for internal systems, APIs, and line-of-business applications.
Entity Framework can mean the older EF6 line or the newer EF Core stack, and the right choice depends on your codebase. EF6 is still found in older applications, while EF Core is the main option for modern .NET work. A good specialist should know both and explain the trade-offs clearly.
Entity Framework is better when you want a higher-level model, faster development, and consistent change tracking. Dapper or raw SQL can be a better fit for very specific queries or tight performance work. Strong experts know when to stay in EF and when to step outside it.
A strong Entity Framework specialist should also know LINQ, SQL, schema design, and the .NET runtime. Experience with migrations, transaction handling, and testing data access code is also important. If the project uses SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or cloud-hosted databases, that matters too.
Entity Framework work can be simple in a small CRUD app and much harder in a large system with complex relationships. For straightforward tasks, a general .NET specialist may be enough. For legacy refactoring, performance fixes, or an EF6 to EF Core migration, you want someone who has done that exact work before.
Yes, Entity Framework work is often done remotely because the core tasks are code, queries, and database design. For teams in Germany, that usually works well if requirements are clear and communication is direct. On-site work can still help during workshops, architecture reviews, or when access to local systems is needed.
Look for clean model design, sensible migrations, and queries that are easy to read and efficient to run. A strong Entity Framework expert will explain tracking, loading strategy, and database impact in plain language. Good signs are fewer hidden queries, better testability, and code that is easy for your team to maintain.
If your Entity Framework layer is causing slow pages, broken migrations, or messy data access code, it is time to bring in help. The same is true when a team is stuck on an EF6 upgrade, sees repeated query problems, or cannot agree on the right data model. A specialist can usually find the weak points quickly.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Entity Framework in their recent projects is 90 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 718 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Entity Framework in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 49% hold at least a Master's degree, and 3% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Entity Framework in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Entity Framework in their recent projects are German (99%), English (94%), and Russian (12%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Entity Framework in their recent projects are Information Technology (98%), Manufacturing (64%), and Healthcare (45%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Entity Framework in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (99%), and Quality Assurance (64%).
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