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Boian V.

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Solution Architect

Frankfurt
Boian V.

Last position:

Solution Architect at DB InfraGO AG

The Base Services of DB InfraGO form a central data hub between the company’s IT systems. Common Data Services are developed that distribute data from source systems to a variety of downstream systems (via JMS) and make them available (via REST API). The existing service landscape based on TIBCO is being migrated to DB InfraGO’s cloud-native platform.

  • Architecture design and implementation for performance-optimized bulk data processing of several million datasets at specific times during the day
  • Technical specification and documentation of business requirements
  • Integration of various subsystems (including SAP and Salesforce) through the reimplementation of more than 40 microservices based on Spring Boot
  • Migration of TIBCO Based microservices from the Enterprise Integration Platform to the Cloud Native Platform using Spring-Boot
  • Establishment of a deployment pipeline using GitLab CI/CD, Artifactory, and automated deployment to a Kubernetes environment with the help of ArgoCD
  • Definition and implementation of automated unit, integration, and regression tests

Team Size: 9

Technologies/Tools: Java, Spring Boot, ActiveMQ(JMS), JUnit, Tibco Business Works, Gitlab (CI/CD), Kubernetes (Amazon AWS), ArgoCD, postgreSQL, Oracle, Postman, Hoppscotch, openAPI, Sonarqube

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Ali A.

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Enterprise Software Architect | Payments, Cloud & AI Platforms

Frankfurt
Ali A.

Last position:

Founder & Architect at Independent AI R&D

  • Fully on-premises LLM document-examination platform for a compliance-critical banking domain: agentic LangGraph pipeline with deterministic verification, every AI judgment structured and source-anchored; ~960 automated tests, zero data egress
  • GPU throughput engineering (quantized serving, speculative decoding, prefix caching): 9.5x extraction speed-up, 500+ multi-document case files per day on a single A100
  • AI-native EDI/EDIFACT integration platform (~116k LOC Java 25 / Spring Boot 4, 1,900+ tests): LLM-drafted partner mappings machine-verified before go-live (DFDL conformance, field-coverage checks, dry runs), ~99.5% byte match on real customer files — replacing weeks of manual mapping per partner
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Felix T.

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Quality and Process Manager, Energy Trading – Systems Focus

Frankfurt am Main
Felix T.

Last position:

Data Engineering and Power BI at Wesernetz Bremen

Independently built a data platform with cross-system process monitoring.

  • Designed the Bronze/Silver/Gold architecture and Python-based pipelines for diverse operational sources.
  • Cleaned, harmonized, and validated data; processed and stored it in Parquet format.
  • Tracked data history and built business-focused fact and dimension models for traceable reporting.
  • Automated data delivery with Python and Power Automate (desktop and cloud); used SharePoint for archiving and data access.
  • Developed the Power BI solution from data preparation through to visualizing process statuses, work progress, and deviations.

Technologies: Python, SQL, Parquet, Power BI, Power Query, Power Automate, SharePoint, Copilot

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Michael H.

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Senior Frontend Engineer · Frontend Tech Lead · Lead UI Engineer

Kelsterbach
Michael H.

Last position:

Frontend Developer at RTL Tech

  • Development and optimization of the RTL+ frontend application for SmartTV and set-top box platforms with React and Next.js.
  • Key role in the technical coordination of developers within the team and in coordinating implementation.
  • Central interface to adjacent teams to simplify development processes and improve cross-team alignment.
  • Improved frontend performance, stability, and rendering behavior on low-powered devices in a restricted runtime environment.
  • Implemented a frontend testing strategy with Jest, React Testing Library, and Playwright.
  • Implemented accessibility improvements according to WCAG 2.2 and WAI-ARIA.
  • Integrated Didomi Consent Management as a contribution to increasing ad monetization on streaming platforms.
  • Used AI-supported engineering workflows with Cursor for structured implementation, refactoring, and faster problem solving.

Technologies used: React, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, GraphQL, Apollo Gateway, Zustand, Tailwind CSS, Styled Components, React Testing Library, Playwright, Jest, HTML5, CSS3, AWS Lambda, EC2, CloudFront, S3, GitLab CI/CD, NX, Cursor

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Bardiya B.

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Data Scientist & Machine Learning Engineer

Frankfurt am Main
Bardiya B.

Last position:

Data Scientist at Rewe Digital GmbH

Statistical Forecasting Algorithm

  • Improvement of an statistical probabilistic forecasting algorithm for sales + evaluation
  • Migration from R/On-premise to Python/Snowflake
  • Productionalization on Snowflake in cooperation with data engineers & DevOps

Monitoring Dashboard

  • Data engineering for preparation & provisioning of necessary data/resources on Snowflake
  • Development & deployment of a Streamlit dashboard in Snowflake

ML-based Probabilistic Forecasting on Vertex AI

  • Development of a ML-based probabilistic forecasting algorithm from scratch
  • Implementation of MLOps pipeline in Kubeflow on Google Cloud Vertex AI

Tech Stack: Python, Snowflake/Snowpark, R, Streamlit, Gitlab/Gitlab CICD, Terraform, Google Cloud, Vertex AI (aiplatform SDK, gcloud CLI, feature store, model registry, etc), kubeflow

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Jan M.

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Founder, Senior Solution Architect, Team Lead, Senior DevOps Engineer

Heusenstamm
Jan M.

Last position:

Founder, Senior Solution Architect, Team Lead, Senior DevOps Engineer at CreArt IT GmbH

  • Hands-on solution architect
  • Digital product development - SaaS
  • Strategic consulting on software architecture, cloud migration, and DevOps processes
  • Coaching SE developers and IT architects
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Valentin O.

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Network Architect

Eschborn
Valentin O.

Last position:

Network Architect at IT Service Provider - Public Sector

  • Designed a network management strategy focused on NetDevOps principles and model-driven telemetry using YANG data models
  • Conducted NETCONF/YANG workshops for L2VPN/L3VPN services over SRv6
  • Automated configuration deployment in the testing environment with Ansible
  • Developed end-to-end service measurement concepts with IPSLA and the Telegraf-Prometheus-Grafana stack
  • Created the dual-stack architecture design (router + switch + firewall) including a detailed test plan; planned, executed, and documented acceptance tests for the management network
  • Performed BSI IT baseline protection checks according to the IT-Grundschutz catalog (needs assessment, modeling, risk analysis, deriving measures)
  • Protocols: SRv6, IPv6, MPLS, BGP, ISIS, OSPF, NETCONF/YANG, model-driven telemetry, IPSLA
  • Systems: Cisco Crosswork Network Controller, SolarWinds Orion, Grafana, InfluxDB, Telegraf, Ansible, Git
  • Components: Cisco NCS router series, Cisco Catalyst switch series, Cisco Firepower firewall series
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Florian F.

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Senior Backend Developer

Eschborn
Florian F.

Last position:

Senior Backend Developer at ING Deutschland AG

  • Database design with Oracle DB, JPA and Flyway considering high performance requirements
  • Analysis of multiple architecture drafts and identification of technical risks
  • Design and implementation of various interfaces and integrations, especially REST APIs and Kafka topics
  • Setup of Elasticsearch for monitoring and analyzing log data
  • Establishment of an iterative work approach in the project team facing complex business requirements
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Noel L.

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Founder & Lead Engineer

Frankfurt
Noel L.

Last position:

Founder & Lead Engineer at ausbildung-in-der-it.de

  • Platform established and running stably; deliberately reducing my involvement to refocus on an engineering mandate in the financial sector.
  • Built an own SaaS learning platform from the ground up and scaled it to over 20,000 users (over 6,000 courses sold, B2C and B2B); end-to-end ownership from development through infrastructure to operations.
  • Built a lab environment that provisions an isolated Linux container per user (Docker, Traefik, Go), including automatic provisioning and a dedicated subdomain per user.
  • Integrated LLM features into the product and accelerated development end-to-end with AI-assisted workflows (Claude Code, Codex); CI/CD with automated tests.
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Umer D.

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Activation and Vocational Integration Program with Integrated Language Support

Hanau
Umer D.

Last position:

Activation and Vocational Integration Program with Integrated Language Support at Berlitz

  • Intensive language course with a focus on professional language content.
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Tan P.

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DevOps & Fullstack Engineer

Hanau
Tan P.

Last position:

DevOps Engineer in the DevOps Team at Rise-World

  • Implementation of specified DevOps solutions to automate infrastructure (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, Ansible) on-premises datacenter (Ovirt, Proxmox, Ceph Cluster, MinIO) and private cloud.
  • Administration, configuration and implementation of CI/CD DevOps pipelines (GitLab, GitFlow) to support development process (Artifactory, Prometheus, Istio, service mesh, Helm Chart, OpenShift (Red Hat Enterprise) / Kubernetes cluster), Red Hat Satellite.
  • Administration, setup, monitoring and patching of Linux infrastructure based on Red Hat Enterprise for Dev, Test and QA.
  • Use of Scrum and Kanban methods.
  • Administration, configuration and implementation of security standards for deploying on Dev, Test, QA and Prod stages of the new ePA applications.
  • Development of new plugins and add-ons needed on current infrastructure.
  • Database support.
  • Data analytics support (Python, Spark, Pandas, Power BI, Splunk Enterprise).
  • Implementation of best practices for DevSecOps and BizDevOps using GitOps (ArgoCD), Streamlit framework, Semaphore Ansible UI.
  • Configuration and testing of iperf, uperf, sysbench using benchmark-operator for external source data and IoT/MDM devices, creating reports via ELK / OpenSearch.
  • Building a new Databricks platform to collect and analyze big data from different sources and IoT devices into Hadoop framework (Python, Pandas, PySpark, Power BI, Apache Airflow).
  • Building backend data aggregation and processing to automate configuration deployment between different OpenShift clusters and big data framework (Python, Pandas, PySpark, Apache Spark, PostgreSQL, Django 2, Ansible Automation, Jira JSM).
  • Building a new ML pipeline platform using Kubeflow, TensorFlow, KServe.
  • Data extraction, transformation and loading from different data sources including structured and unstructured data to analytic DWH / big data cluster using Python, Pandas, Polars, Power BI, Django backend and PostgreSQL.
  • Setup of new DevOps Test and QA HashiCorp Vault cluster for PKI and IAM.
  • Configuration and testing of automated patching based on CVSS score, SIEM-integrated CVEs.
  • Use of Nexpose and InsightVM to scan vulnerability events in network, host, container and application.
  • Design and implementation of secure and scalable AWS architectures including VPC, EC2, S3, RDS and Route53 and similar setups on Azure and GCP.
  • Automated system provisioning and deployment using CloudFormation templates.
  • Configuration of IAM roles, policies and permissions to ensure secure access control.
  • Patch management, backup automation and disaster recovery setup on AWS infrastructure.
  • Monitoring and optimization of system performance using AWS CloudWatch and AWS Trusted Advisor.
  • Support of VMware services (vSphere, Aria, Horizon) and the virtual desktop environment.
  • Development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD and AWS CodePipeline with interface to Nutanix.
  • Configuration of AWS CloudWatch to monitor application performance and system events.
  • Planning and execution of migration of on-premises applications to AWS cloud platforms.
  • Deployment of containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes in AWS environments.
  • Deployment of internal software packages between availability zones using AWS CodeDeploy.
  • Building and deploying ML models using Scikit-learn, XGBoost and Spark MLlib including hyperparameter tuning, model evaluation and production deployment.
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Jochen H.

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Managing Director

Eschborn
Jochen H.

Last position:

DevSecOps Expert at DB InfraGO

  • Central build and delivery for 20+ applications, 100+ pipelines/day, 700+ GitLab projects
  • Build pipelines for Go, Java and JavaScript
  • Provisioning of 100+ components
  • Quality assurance via GitLab Code Quality and SonarQube
  • Checks for dependencies, licensing and vulnerabilities
  • Release creation via Jira and ServiceNow
  • SBOM, Supply Chain Security, distroless images
  • PoC GitLab Runner: Nomad vs. Kubernetes
  • Technologies: Artifactory, buildah, GitLab Premium, Go, Gradle, Jenkins, Mend, Podman
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Anusha L.

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Test Automation Consultant

Frankfurt
Anusha L.

Last position:

Test Automation Consultant at EON Energy

  • Design, develop, and maintain automated tests using Playwright with Python scripts, Typescript and Spring Boot
  • Create test classes annotated with Spring Boot Test
  • Create test scripts to cover functional, regression, and integration testing
  • Ensure test automation coverage for web applications
  • Collaborate with developers to identify testable requirements
  • Troubleshoot automation test failures and resolve issues
  • Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD)
  • Monitor and report test automation metrics
  • Implement test data management and mocking strategies
  • Ensure test reliability, stability, and maintainability
  • Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
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Adil S.

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Mobile/Backend Developer

Frankfurt
Adil S.

Last position:

Mobile/Backend Developer at Freelance

  • Built a cross-platform mobile application using React Native that interacts with IoT devices via RESTful APIs
  • Implemented state management with Redux and integrated IoT-specific components for smooth data visualization and device control
  • Developed RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express, utilizing MongoDB for scalable data storage
  • Facilitated secure communication between the mobile app and IoT devices, enabling device onboarding, status monitoring, and control commands
  • Implemented real-time data synchronization and optimized data flow to minimize latency

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Statistics of experts using GitLab CI/CD

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

15 years (Germany: 17 years)

GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt have 15 years of professional experience on average. It is 2 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 17 years.

Position duration

2.1 years (Germany: 2.7 years)

GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt stay in a single position for 2.1 years on average. It is 0.6 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 2.7 years.

Positions per freelancer

12

GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt have completed 12 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Education

GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Education.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence

GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Business Intelligence.

Bachelor's degree or higher

100% (Germany: 90%)

100% of GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 10% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 90%.

Master's degree or higher

45% (Germany: 55%)

45% of GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt hold at least a Master's degree. It is 10% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 55%.

Doctorate

10% (Germany: 8%)

10% of GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt have a doctorate (PhD). It is 2% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 8%.

Certifications per freelancer

4 (Germany: 3)

GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt hold 4 professional certifications on average. It is 1 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.

Most common languages

German, English, French

GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 98%)

100% of GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt speak two or more languages. It is 2% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 98%.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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5% of GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt charge less than €480 per day.
18% of GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt charge between €480 and €640 per day.
32% of GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt charge between €640 and €800 per day.
23% of GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt charge between €800 and €960 per day.
23% of GitLab CI/CD experts in Frankfurt charge €960 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Frankfurt 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 in Frankfurt using GitLab CI/CD

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

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Daily rate avg. 762 €
Germany 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 €
Germany median 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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

GitLab CI/CD 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 (95%)
  • Banking and Finance (64%)
  • Education (36%)
  • Transportation (36%)
  • Government and Administration (36%)
  • Professional Services (32%)
  • Retail (32%)
  • Healthcare (27%)

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

About the technology

Continuous delivery

GitLab CI/CD is the automation layer inside GitLab for building, testing, securing and releasing software. Teams define pipeline stages in a .gitlab-ci.yml file, then run jobs through GitLab Runners. The approach connects source control, merge requests, approvals and deployment workflows in one environment.

Pipelines and releases

Professionals use GitLab CI/CD to create repeatable paths from commit to production. They configure jobs, dependencies, variables, artifacts, caches, environments and manual approvals. Pipelines can support review apps, feature branches, release orchestration and controlled rollbacks across development, staging and production.

Ecosystem and tooling

GitLab CI/CD works with container registries, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and major cloud services. Strong specialists also handle YAML design, Linux runners, shell scripting, Python or other build tools, secrets management and infrastructure as code. They connect security scans, code quality checks and observability to delivery workflows.

  • Configure shared, group and project runners
  • Build Docker and Kubernetes deployment jobs
  • Add unit, integration and end-to-end test stages
  • Manage protected variables, environments and approvals

When expertise matters

Companies bring in freelance specialists when pipelines are slow, fragile or difficult to govern. Expertise helps during a GitLab migration, a move from Jenkins or GitHub Actions, a Kubernetes rollout, or a shift toward trunk-based delivery. In Frankfurt, local teams may combine on-site workshops with remote implementation across distributed product and operations groups.

Delivery quality

A capable professional treats the pipeline as production software. They keep jobs modular, failures diagnosable and credentials protected, while making execution time and runner usage visible. They also document conventions, test deployment paths and align permissions with the release process rather than hiding complexity in scripts.

Choosing a specialist

Review examples that show measurable improvements in reliability, deployment safety or feedback speed without relying on vague claims. Ask how the specialist handles flaky tests, failed releases, runner isolation, secret rotation and emergency rollback. For Frankfurt teams, clarify German or English collaboration needs, working hours and the balance between on-site access and remote delivery.

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Frequently asked questions

What clients ask us most about GitLab CI/CD — answered in short.

GitLab CI/CD automates the path from a code change to a tested and deployable release. Companies use it for build pipelines, security checks, container publishing, infrastructure changes, review environments and production deployments.

GitLab CI/CD combines repositories, merge requests, runners, security features and deployment controls within GitLab. Jenkins offers broad plugin flexibility, while GitHub Actions is closely tied to GitHub; the right choice depends on existing systems, governance needs and team workflow.

A strong GitLab CI/CD specialist usually understands Linux, Git, YAML, Docker and cloud infrastructure. Kubernetes, Terraform, scripting, test automation, secrets management and observability are also valuable when pipelines reach production systems.

The required depth depends on the pipeline's scope. A small test workflow may need focused GitLab CI/CD configuration, while multi-environment releases require experience with runner architecture, permissions, deployment strategies, failure recovery and compliance controls.

Yes. GitLab CI/CD work is well suited to remote collaboration because configuration, reviews and pipeline results are visible in GitLab. Frankfurt companies may still prefer on-site workshops for access setup, release process mapping or coordination with local product and operations teams.

Ask for a clear explanation of stages, dependencies, caching, artifacts, runner isolation and rollback handling. A reliable GitLab CI/CD implementation has protected secrets, useful failure messages, repeatable deployments and documentation that another professional can maintain.

GitLab CI/CD can manage many deployment workflows directly, including container and Kubernetes releases. Some organizations still combine it with Argo CD, Spinnaker, Jenkins or cloud-native services when they need specialized progressive delivery, governance or multi-system orchestration.

The hard part is rarely writing a basic YAML job. GitLab CI/CD becomes demanding when teams need secure variable handling, reusable templates, scalable runners, parallel testing, cross-project dependencies and dependable releases across several environments.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used GitLab CI/CD in their recent projects is 95 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 762 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used GitLab CI/CD in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 45% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used GitLab CI/CD in their recent projects have 15 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.1 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used GitLab CI/CD in their recent projects are German (100%), English (95%), and French (14%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used GitLab CI/CD in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Banking and Finance (64%), and Education (36%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used GitLab CI/CD in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (91%), and Quality Assurance (73%).

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