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Michael Nelz
Last position:
Senior ML Engineer, AI Engineer at Lanxess AG
- Deployment and scaling of existing ML initiatives, including demand and cash flow forecasts.
- Building robust monitoring with mlflow for data stability, model performance, and drift detection, as well as implementing additional ML use cases.
- Further development of an Agentic AI chatbot for transparent and easy-to-understand model explanations.
Qaiser Abbasi
Last position:
Freelance Lead DevOps Engineer at Schwarz Gruppe Produktion
Bootstrapping a CloudOps team and building a multi-cloud provider backend for a low-code Internal Developer Platform (IDP) with env zero
Introducing user story mapping, ADRs, milestones, and backlog management
Designing and developing core APIs, setting up CI/CD pipelines, OpenTofu/Terraform scripts
Representing and communicating the team with third-party stakeholders (e.g. env zero)
(Cross-)team coaching on DevOps, software design, Terraform, Golang, and agile practices
Stephan Pieper
Last position:
Senior Embedded SW-Architect at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH
- Collaboration with MB (Sindelfingen), NVIDIA (Santa Clara), MBRDI (Bangalore)
- Structure and signal modelling in Rhapsody
- Architectural decision records and requirement reviews
- Technologies: Confluence, Rhapsody, JIRA, DNG, Jama, Slack, GitLab, AWS CDW, Bazel, Docker, QNX
Roland Rathmann
Last position:
Support in Ongoing Project at Automotive Supplier
- closing the safety case
- creation of meaningful traceability matrices and targeted test expansion
- transferring requirements into other database systems
- structuring the requirements, assessing their completeness, and setting up new test cases based on use-case–based test strategies and the results of internal traceability matrices
- partial automation of tasks within a requirement assessment tool
- tools and languages: MS Teams, reqIF, Enterprise Architect, Codebeamer, proprietary tools for creating and evaluating traceability matrices (approx. 1000 x 1000)
Luca Pacor
Last position:
ERP Program Manager at Fiserv
The client is undergoing a comprehensive transformation. All SAP ECC landscapes worldwide are being migrated to SAP S/4HANA, with the goal of introducing a global standard template.
The program also includes the migration and modernization initiative "RISE with SAP", which may involve migrating selected country installations to the SAP Private Cloud.
On the stakeholder side, the program's reporting line extends up to the company's board and the implementation partner's board.
Fiserv Germany's ERP landscape currently includes several non-standard SAP tools and applications that extend the ECC environment's functionality and often integrate with downstream systems. As part of the move to SAP S/4HANA, it is essential to assess the core functionality, integration points, and future viability of these applications to determine their alignment with the target architecture.
The focus of the role is to provide expert advice and assessment to define the scope, strategy, and roadmap for migrating Fiserv Germany's SAP ECC system to SAP S/4HANA.
SAP's recommended best practices are followed, and a structured approach is used to ensure a smooth transition with minimal disruption while maximizing business value.
This assessment forms the basis for a successful SAP S/4HANA transformation, ensuring alignment with industry best practices, regulatory compliance, and future scalability.
Migration strategy definition – evaluating available transition approaches based on business objectives, technical feasibility, and SAP best practices.
Technical readiness assessment – conducting a system analysis to assess compatibility, custom code impact, data volume management, integration points, and infrastructure readiness for SAP S/4HANA.
Business process impact analysis – reviewing the latest business process documentation to define the scope and effort needed to implement required functions in SAP S/4HANA and identify process optimization opportunities.
Roadmap for non-SAP systems and applications – evaluating third-party and legacy applications for SAP S/4HANA integration and recommending consolidation, migration, or replacement strategies.
Deployment & implementation planning – defining a phased rollout approach, including project timelines, risk mitigation strategies, and key milestones aligned with business priorities.
The transformation is carried out in phases: the discovery phase leads to the explore phase, which then leads to the design phase and finally to the implementation phase.
Program management
Change management
Requirements management
Transition management
Stakeholder management
Risk management
Comprehensive coordination
Jorge Pérez Suárez
Last position:
Software Engineer – AWS and Kubernetes Specialist at Citti
- Creation, maintenance and hardening of Kubernetes clusters employing Ansible and ArgoCD
- Keywords: Ansible, AWX, Kubernetes, NetApp, Prometheus, CI/CD ArgoCD, SSO, Fluent-bit, HAProxy, Calico, Keycloak, oauth2-proxy, SealedSecrets, kubeseal, Aqua kube-bench, CIS-Benchmarks, Aqua Trivy operator
Michael Eilers
Last position:
Software Developer at Continental
- Supported a telematics component in the automotive sector with SELinux and open-source license management.
- Products: SELinux, iMX8, ScanCode.
- Skills: Linux, firmware development, Python.
Hussein Kaheel
Last position:
QA and Test Automation Engineer at Intel
- Verified internal and external semiconductor technologies to support the release of design packages.
- Developed automated testing environments using Bash and Python to streamline verification workflows.
- Created and maintained TCL scripts to configure ivars and automate testbench execution.
- Performed comprehensive validation of technology libraries and Verilog files.
- Utilized a range of industry-standard EDA tools including Fusion Compiler, Innovus, ICV, Calibre (Mentor Graphics), Seascape (Ansys).
- Conducted root cause analysis to debug and resolve issues across various tool flows.
- Defined and tracked QoR (Quality of Results) metrics to provide a macro-level view of design package health.
- Optimized test runtime and resource usage to improve efficiency and turnaround time.
Björn Gerdau
Last position:
Fullstack Developer at The Coach AI
- Implemented the frontend and backend of a chat application for an AI startup
- Used Go and Dart
- Technologies: gRPC, Flutter, Terraform (IaC)
- CI/CD via GitHub, deployment on Google Cloud Run
Wisdom Nwaiwu
Last position:
DevOps Engineer at Peer Network PSE UG
- Built full CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Docker Compose, PostgreSQL, PHPStan, Newman, Gitleaks, Trivy, SQL validation, and HTMLExtra reporting.
- Implemented automated SQL import in CI (docker-entrypoint-initdb.d) and custom Postman collection merging with Node.js for deterministic API testing.
- Created organization wide PR auto labeling workflow and a Developer Mapping System (GitHub, Developer, Discord) for targeted CI notifications.
- Developed full local DevOps environment (Dockerfile.local, Nginx and Supervisor) and a 400+ line Makefile supporting CI2, local CI replication, testing, monitoring, and pre-commit checks.
- Built strict SQL validation system enforcing safe migration rules and blocking unsafe PRs.
- Automated QA reporting: HTMLExtra, GitHub Pages deployment and auto pruning.
- Implemented production API monitoring (Bash, Python, cron and Telegram alerts).
- Built and deployed Mintbot automation (GraphQL queries, retries, logging, cron).
- Designed backend and database deployment automation (SQL diff detection, DB cloning, SSH ProxyJump deployment, rollback logic, Discord notifications).
- Created reusable workflow library (Discord messaging, artifact upload, Trivy, Gitleaks, branch sync, auto update PR, auto label).
- Designed internal DevOps Dashboard architecture for CI health, PR freshness, repo analytics.
- Built GHCR base image pipelines with FFmpeg, Rust, and PHP extensions for faster CI builds.
- Standardized .github/ documentation, naming conventions, workflow structures.
- Introduced Dependabot for the backend repository and built Cloudflare Worker for CVE alerts to Discord.
- Implemented GitHub Actions enforcement: required checks, blocked outdated PRs, protected branches, mandatory reviews.
Hellmuth V. Künsberg
Last position:
Embedded Software Architect / Team Coordinator at Provider of system solutions in the field of electric drives
- Analysis and inventory of a system consisting of 2 control units
- Creation and derivation of the static software architecture
- Optimization and standardization of structures for model-based control
- Creation of the dynamic software architecture
- Development of improvement proposals in workshops with the customer
Knud Werner
Last position:
Lead Programmer, Architect and Deputy Product Owner at Bundesagentur für Arbeit
- Lead programmer, architect and deputy product owner
- Completed transition from zPDV to STEP
- Ensured quality of C++ and Perl sources through automated and manual checks
- Supported resolution of incidents and errors in testing
- Implemented batch for supplementary assignment of payment run numbers
- Implemented batch for distribution of SGB 2 information to the central payment unit
- Supported replacement of Solaris with Linux
- Upgraded gcc from 7.4 to 9.3
- Programmatically generated Makefiles from Borland projects for builds
- Extended funding data with new attribute “internship travel cost indicator”
- Programmatically generated XSD and WSDL files from IDL definitions
- Represented the product owner when needed
- Implemented batch for one-time payment processing
- Developed generator for Liquibase files
- Implemented and maintained regular anonymization of production data
- Supported migration from SLES 12 to SLES 15
- Supported introduction of mutual TLS
- Implemented batch for sending deletion impulses to EDA BE
- Organized script directory structure
- Investigated potential introduction of String-Latin and implemented minimal solution
- Remediated security findings identified by CheckMarx
- Supported PAP recalculations and general change notices
- Converted ERP interfaces from SOAP to REST
- Planned technical and business topics such as register modernization, cash register security, training costs, four-eyes principle
Mahdi Cheraghali
Last position:
Production Assistance at Brammiball's Donuts
- Support daily bakery operations by maintaining hygiene standards.
- Collaborate effectively within a team to ensure smooth production flow.
Benjamin Beckmeyer
Last position:
Embedded Software Developer - embedded Linux at eks Engel FOS GmbH
- Industrial Ethernet switches
- Skills: ptxdist, Marvell Switch IC, XDP filter, Device Tree and Linux Kernel, DSA, RAUC
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Statistics of experts using GNU Make
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
1.6 years
Positions per freelancer
17
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Education
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
45%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using GNU Make
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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
Build automation
GNU Make is used to define how software is compiled, linked, packaged, and checked. It turns file changes into repeatable build steps through Makefiles and clear dependency rules. Companies bring in GNU make experts when builds are slow, fragile, or hard to reproduce.
Where it fits
- C and C++ build pipelines
- Legacy codebase maintenance
- Release and packaging scripts
- Cross-platform build orchestration
GNU Make still appears in many codebases with mixed tooling, especially where shell commands and native compilers must work together. In Germany, it is common in industrial software, embedded systems, and long-lived products that need stable local build logic.
Core skills
Strong GNU Make professionals read and repair existing Makefiles, not just write new ones. They understand variables, pattern rules, phony targets, and dependency tracking, and they know where the shell, the compiler, and the build tool interact. They also spot hidden assumptions that break incremental builds.
Tooling around it
A good specialist usually works with related tools such as GCC, Clang, Bash, Git, and CI systems. They may also bridge GNU Make with Autotools, CMake-generated targets, or custom packaging steps. The value is not the tool alone, but the ability to keep the whole build chain predictable.
When to bring help
Bring in freelance expertise when builds fail after small code changes, when parallel execution exposes race conditions, or when a release process depends on manual steps. Teams also ask for help when they need to modernize old Makefiles without changing the output of the build.
What strong experts deliver
- Clear, maintainable Makefiles
- Faster and more reliable builds
- Dependency graphs that match reality
- Build fixes that survive CI and local runs
- Documentation for future maintenance
Strong professionals test changes on real projects, keep rules small, and avoid clever shortcuts that hide behavior. They explain why a target runs, why it does not, and what to change when the build must evolve.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about GNU Make.
GNU Make is used to automate builds, packaging, and other repeatable command sequences. It reads Makefiles and runs only the steps that are needed when files or dependencies change. That makes it a practical fit for C, C++, embedded work, and many legacy codebases.
A strong GNU Make specialist can stabilize an existing build without forcing a full rewrite. Many teams keep it because the current build logic is deeply tied to compilers, shell scripts, and release steps. Replacing it can be more risk than value when the build already works, but needs care.
GNU Make is a build executor and rule engine, while tools like CMake or Meson often generate the build files that Make or Ninja then run. It is usually more direct and more manual than those alternatives. Companies often choose it when they need exact control over commands and dependencies.
A good GNU Make expert usually knows shell scripting, Git, and at least one compiler toolchain such as GCC or Clang. In many projects, they also need comfort with CI systems, packaging, and reading existing build output. That mix matters because Make problems often sit at the border between code and environment.
A GNU Make specialist can add value quickly if the build tree, target names, and expected outputs are clear. For larger systems, they also need to see the compiler flags, generated files, and any custom scripts around the build. The more complex the dependency chain, the more context helps.
Yes, GNU Make work is often well suited to remote collaboration because the core tasks are in text files, logs, and command output. For teams in Germany, remote work is common when the specialist can access the repository, build environment, and CI logs. On-site time can still help when hardware or lab access is involved.
Look for someone who can explain why a target runs, why it is skipped, and how dependencies are resolved in the current setup. A strong GNU Make professional writes readable rules, avoids fragile tricks, and leaves the build easier to maintain. Good signs are small clean changes and clear reasoning, not just a working result.
If builds are inconsistent between machines, if changing one file triggers too much work, or if release steps live in private knowledge, you likely need GNU Make help. Another sign is a Makefile that only one person fully understands. That usually means the build is already a maintenance risk.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used GNU Make in their recent projects is 92 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 734 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used GNU Make in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 45% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used GNU Make in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used GNU Make in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (29%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used GNU Make in their recent projects are Information Technology (79%), Automotive (71%), and Education (57%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used GNU Make in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (93%), and Quality Assurance (71%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used GNU Make
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