Erlang Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Erlang
Ola V.
Last position:
IT Lecturer
- IT training in theory and practice for IT specialists in application development and system integration
Martin W.
Last position:
Security Auditor at MissionMe
- Environment: AWS, Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, React Native
- Penetration test for Backend, Android-App and iOS-App
Wolfgang O.
Last position:
Fullstack Software Developer at Gematik
Development of the frontend of DEMIS (German Electronic Reporting and Information System for Infection Protection)
Technologies: Angular, Typescript, Single-SPA MicroFrontend, Java, Docker, Kubernetes, Postgres, REST
Prototype development of a compiler from HL7 FHIR to AngularFormly
Arne H.
Last position:
Embedded Fullstack Developer at IoT / Infrastructure Automation Sector
- Analysis of legacy codebase and identification of architectural issues, implementing improvements in coordination with the Product Owner.
- Development of clean, efficient, and fully documented code following established software engineering practices and standards.
- Analysis of Erlang components in backend and device layers to provide recommendations for ensuring stable system operation.
- Setup and optimization of CI/CD pipelines on client infrastructure, including testing, debugging, and certificate management quality assurance.
- Participation in planning, design, and implementation of epics and stories according to Product Owner specifications.
- Technical consultation for Product Owner regarding Erlang codebase management and best practices.
- Collaboration with Product Owner, Scrum Master, and development team to ensure timely delivery of features.
- Elixir & Phoenix + PostgreSQL
- Erlang
- IoT
- CI/CD
- Git
- Agile/Scrum
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Frontend (VueJS)
- Embedded Devices
Jan W.
Last position:
Technical Consultant at AI Beratung (KMU)
- Evaluation of RAG for legal advisory (build or buy)
- Evaluation and POC of RAG for an ERP time tracking module
- Consulting on foundation model selection
- Setup AI development environment (eliminating shadow AI)
- AI strategy consulting
- AI-assisted code creation and context engineering make change sets larger
- Strong software engineering expertise, code reviews and safeguarding through pipelines and domain-specific automated test cases
Sean S.
Last position:
Independent Business / Freelancing
- Development of various commercial software projects (mostly in the context of AI)
Doğan Can U.
Last position:
E-Commerce Developer at The Quality Group
Backend development for shops related to the “ESN” and “More Nutrition” shops
Technologies included: PHP, Symfony 6, Bref, AWS (SQS, Lambda), Terraform, Akeneo API
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Statistics of experts using Erlang
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years
Position duration
1.8 years
Positions per freelancer
21
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Retail, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
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 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 Erlang
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.
Erlang 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%)
- Retail (100%)
- Banking and Finance (71%)
- Education (57%)
- Insurance (57%)
- Media and Entertainment (57%)
- Government and Administration (57%)
- Automotive (43%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Erlang foundations
Erlang is a concurrent, functional programming language built for systems that must remain responsive and available under failure. Its lightweight processes, message passing and immutable data support isolated work without shared-state complexity. The language runs on the BEAM virtual machine and is closely linked to OTP, its framework for dependable applications.
Systems it powers
Erlang appears in telecom platforms, messaging backends, payment services, IoT systems and network infrastructure. It suits workloads that handle many simultaneous connections, need rolling upgrades or must recover without taking the whole service offline.
- Real-time messaging and presence services
- Distributed gateways and protocol services
- Fault-tolerant APIs and backend components
- Event-driven processing and coordination
OTP and tooling
Strong Erlang work includes more than language syntax. Professionals use OTP behaviours such as supervisors, gen_server and application components to define service lifecycles and recovery. The ecosystem also includes rebar3, Mix, Dialyzer, EUnit, Common Test and observability tools that expose process, memory and message-flow issues.
When expertise helps
Companies often bring in freelance specialists when an existing BEAM service needs safer releases, clearer supervision trees or improved throughput. Expertise is also valuable when connecting Erlang with REST, gRPC, databases, queues or services written in other languages.
- Modernising a legacy Erlang or OTP codebase
- Designing supervision and fault-recovery strategies
- Investigating production memory or latency problems
- Preparing releases, testing and operational runbooks
Working in Germany
Erlang specialists in Germany support both remote delivery and on-site collaboration. Projects may involve telecommunications, industrial connectivity, logistics, finance or digital services, with clear documentation and dependable communication especially important for distributed teams. German and English language expectations should be agreed before work begins.
Quality signals
A capable professional explains failure modes, process boundaries and operational trade-offs instead of treating Erlang as only a syntax choice. Look for practical experience with OTP design, supervision, releases, testing and production diagnosis. Ask for examples of incidents they resolved and how they measured system behaviour without compromising reliability.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Erlang, in one place.
Erlang is used for concurrent, distributed systems that need high availability and graceful recovery. Typical applications include telecom services, messaging platforms, network infrastructure, payment processing and real-time coordination.
Erlang and Elixir run on the BEAM and share the actor-style concurrency model, but they differ in syntax, libraries and community conventions. Compared with languages such as Java, Go or Rust, Erlang puts stronger emphasis on isolated processes, supervision and recovery from individual failures.
Erlang work commonly requires knowledge of OTP, distributed systems, networking and Linux operations. Useful adjacent skills include rebar3 or Mix, Dialyzer, Common Test, databases, message brokers, container deployment and observability.
Erlang projects need a specialist who can understand the existing OTP design and operational risks, not only write functional code. A focused maintenance task may need targeted expertise, while a new distributed service benefits from strong architecture, testing and release experience from the start.
Erlang projects are well suited to remote collaboration when source control, incident procedures and technical decisions are documented clearly. Teams in Germany should align on working hours, English or German communication, access to production systems and any need for occasional on-site sessions.
Erlang quality is visible in clear supervision trees, explicit failure handling, readable process boundaries and tests that cover distributed behaviour. Ask a specialist to explain recovery scenarios, release procedures, monitoring signals and the trade-offs behind their design.
Erlang applications can start with simple modules, but OTP provides established patterns for supervision, processes, applications and controlled releases. For a service expected to run continuously or scale across nodes, adopting the relevant OTP components early usually makes operations and maintenance safer.
Erlang specialists should clarify the OTP version, build tools, deployment model, node topology and expectations for on-call support. They should also understand how the system handles upgrades, observability, data storage and interoperability with services outside the BEAM.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Erlang in their recent projects is 104 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 829 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Erlang in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 60% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Erlang in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Erlang in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (29%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Erlang in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Retail (100%), and Banking and Finance (71%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Erlang in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Project Management (57%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Erlang
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.
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