GPS Experts in Germany
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Fabian C.
Last position:
Senior GIS Developer at Transport & Logistics
Development of a route planner for incident communication.
- Development of the REST API
- Set up a patch system for maintaining the routing graph
- Expansion of the testing infrastructure
- Performance and memory optimization (JMeter, JFR)
Technologies: Java 21, Spring Boot, JGraphT, Flyway, MapStruct, Caffeine, ShedLock, JMeter, Kubernetes, JFR
André H.
Last position:
Linux IT Admin at ReiserST
- Development and maintenance of IT architectures with embedded Linux systems.
- Designing, implementing, and optimizing backend applications and script-based solutions.
- Analyzing and resolving issues, including troubleshooting and user support.
- Developing and implementing security concepts for cloud solutions.
- Administering networks (DHCP, DNS, NTP, VPN).
- Technologies: Linux, PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, Kubernetes, GitLab CI.
- Methods: Kanban.
Alexandra S.
Last position:
Senior HR Generalist at Delta Energy Systems (Germany) GmbH
- Advising managers on HR strategy, labor law, and collective agreement matters
- Payroll in DATEV for 150 employees in two companies from 01/04/2024 to 31/07/2025
- Support with payroll preparation work from 01/08/2025
- Preparing the report regarding the disability levy
- Preparing the report and matching master data with the employers' liability insurance association
- Conducting job interviews / employee meetings and return-to-work interviews (BEM, Occupational Reintegration Management)
- Maintaining electronic time recording data (corrections, recording maternity leave / parental leave / vacation / illness / business trips) in INTERFLEX
- Working with the Freiburg Integration Office
- Setting up and supporting the areas of occupational safety + company health management + company doctor (Regio Arbeitsmedizin)
- HR support: preparing employment contracts / terminations / references, warnings / conducting onboarding and exit interviews
- Organizing company events
- Organizing training sessions
- Local contact person during audits
- Running projects together with other Delta sites (including introducing a digital personnel file)
- Trusting and constructive cooperation with the works council
- Helping with budget and staffing planning
- Reporting HR key figures
- Local contact person for the employers' association and the trade supervisory office
- Recruiting + supporting existing and new employees with relocation, visas, and work permits
Klaus A.
Last position:
CAD Designer at ALCON Design & Development
Premium Designs & Premium Service
I am your problem solver - trust in more than 35 years of successfully completed projects in special-purpose machine and fixture construction.
Bachelor Professional (DQR 6) Welding Specialist Qualified Electrical Worker Certified SolidWorks Professional - Mechanical Design Certified SolidWorks Professional Advanced - Sheet Metal Certified SolidWorks Professional Advanced - Drawing Tools Certified SolidWorks Associate Simulation (FEM)
Design & development of special-purpose machines fixtures production equipment intralogistics machine enclosures
FEM simulations Transfer of old 2D drawings/workpieces into 3D Documentation / Technical drawings in compliance with GPS
SolidWorks Design 2026 Premium (ongoing maintenance contract) SolidWorks 2026 Visualize (ongoing maintenance contract) Workstation with certified hardware DIN A0 plotter HP DesignJet
Abdelrahman H.
Last position:
Research Assistant (WHK), FPGA Development – BrassSense Project at HAW Hamburg / Prof. Peter Schulz
- Real-time tone detection on FPGA (~20 ms latency target) using a filter bank architecture with a fuzzy-logic decision stage, avoiding FFT due to its window-length/frequency-resolution tradeoff.
- Responsible for system integration and architecture.
Oliver O.
Last position:
Embedded Software Architect at Automotive supplier
Stellar SR6 G7 line, 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-R52+ MCU.
- MISRA-C, C99, Greenhills ARM compiler
- Dassault AUTOSAR Builder
- EB Tresos
- Sparx Enterprise Architect 16.1
- VS Code
- Python xml, lxml, NumPy and Pandas
ISO 26262, ISO 21434, hypervisor, key management, HSM. Tooling & automation. LieberLieber LemonTree + Sparx EA. Jira, Confluence, SharePoint. Git/Github. DevOps through Jenkins & Conan.
Sherif O.
Last position:
Developer at NXP Dresden
- Identified and resolved AUTOSAR violations in master code to ensure compliance with automotive software standards
- Verified product requirements against implementations using DOORS, ensuring full traceability and alignment with ISO 26262
- Managed and refined JIRA tickets, documented processes in Confluence, and maintained version control via GIT/Bitbucket
- Performed post-rebase code cleanup and validation across branches to maintain consistency in automotive software development
- Applied quality management principles to ensure compliance with automotive SPICE/ASPICE processes, including DSP and audio-related software validation
- Leveraged knowledge of Xtensa chips for low-level optimization in automotive C/C++ embedded systems
Mustafa K.
Last position:
Senior Network Design and Engineer at Helaba
Designed and specified the technical network integration of a new business-critical application system (MUREX) in the capital markets area in a complex interface and outsourcing environment.
Created component specifications, a catalog of measures and an implementation plan.
Ensured proper integration of the developed results in line with the bank’s framework: IT compliance, IT security, change and release management.
Selected and integrated a new service provider for the bank; moved critical bank applications to the provider.
Designed, implemented and supported the new Cisco network and Fortinet security setup at the service provider data center.
Acted as technical interface between the bank, service providers and consulting partners.
Supported and further developed the network and security infrastructure (clients, servers, networks); performed error analysis and implemented solutions within agreed service levels.
Analyzed and diagnosed all security and network failures, glitches and malfunctions.
Initiated continuous improvements to ensure efficient resource use and acceptable response times for users.
Provided network support in a financial services organization and prepared operational changes on production banking network infrastructure for both large and small projects within strict change management discipline.
Designed, defined, tested, governed and improved engineering standards.
Performed the role of network architect for medium to large projects involving team resources.
Ulf S.
Last position:
Innovation Manager at Claas
- Steer innovation projects for AI-based systems, focusing on plant detection technology for agricultural applications.
- Champion digital transformation initiatives within software departments, advocating for Agile methodologies and Scrum-based workflows.
- Analyze and optimize team infrastructure, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and strategic development.
- Pioneered integration of AI technology in agricultural equipment, significantly advancing precision farming techniques.
- Designed a cloud-based dashboard platform, facilitating real-time data access and decision-making for field management.
- Developed camera-based GPS systems for tractors, enhancing field analysis capabilities.
- Created and implemented AI interfaces for pre-processing image data, ensuring seamless statistics delivery to the cloud via LTE.
- Innovated cloud-based dashboard platforms, introducing cutting-edge technology concepts and coordinating cross-functional teams to execute project visions.
Hichem B.
Last position:
IT Security Consultant & Data Engineer / Freelancer at datadefend GmbH
- Analysis and further development of the security architecture.
- Design and development of Splunk apps and technical add-ons (TAs).
- Development and implementation of security use cases in the Splunk SIEM.
- Creation and maintenance of incident response playbooks in Cortex XSOAR.
- Support of technical proof-of-concepts to assess new detection technologies.
- Lifecycle management and operational support for Splunk and Cribl systems.
- Deployment and scaling of Splunk indexers in hybrid data center environments.
- Maintenance, update planning, and optimization of Cribl Stream & Edge for log ingestion and data routing.
- Creation of dashboards and reports to visualize security posture and system availability.
- Technical analysis to assess network topologies and data flows.
- Integration of new data sources via Cribl Stream/Edge and heavy forwarders in cloud and on-prem environments.
- Integration of external security components such as Cortex XSOAR (SOAR) and user behavior analytics (UBA).
- Implementation of complex correlation rules in Splunk Enterprise Security (ES).
- Connection of external ticketing systems via mail gateways and REST APIs.
- Automated deployment of use cases, dashboards, and detection rules via Git and Ansible.
Ayodeji E.
Last position:
Product Lead, Strategy and Operations at Skilladder AI
- Engineered and delivered a full-stack assessment platform from prototype to production, now the company’s primary product, using AI tools to build a multi-tenant dashboard.
- Cut assessment deployment time by 85% (from weeks to 24 hours) by building a template-based system with built-in scoring, proctoring, and participant management.
- Grew platform adoption to 6 recurring enterprise clients by owning the full product lifecycle: research, requirements, design, and hands-on development.
Michael B.
Last position:
Scrum Master, Project Manager at GP Solutions DMCC
- Participated in the Riyadh Public Transport (KAPT) project introducing public transportation in Riyadh, supporting multimodal journeys combining bus, metro, car on demand.
- Worked via Thiqah and partnered with Andersen to refactor the mobile MaaS application DARB into a new microservices architecture under SCRUM framework, successfully completing Phase 1.
- Facilitated a team of 40 developers across Android, iOS, Web, Java, DevOps, architecture, analysis, and QA.
- Moderated Scrum events and communicated with the client, proactively reporting on project deadlines, scope, and challenges.
- Coordinated cross-team efforts between Thiqah specialists and GPS development teams, managing Jira and Azure DevOps trackers.
- Supported and improved Scrum processes throughout the project.
- Due to Thiqah’s takeover by Elm, subsequent phases were handled entirely in Saudi Arabia with GPS providing IT consulting.
- Tools: Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Draw.IO, ChatGPT
Jonas K.
Last position:
Product Lead at Allright Group (Flightright)
- Large-scale B2C legal services platform operating across Europe in air passenger rights and in Germany across labor, mobility, and rental law.
- Owned the end-to-end onboarding and lifecycle foundations of a high-traffic customer acquisition funnel across 8 European markets, supporting ~10,000 new users per month and backed by €100k/month in paid acquisition spend.
- Led the architectural migration of the core intake and decision logic from fragmented legacy flows into a scalable workflow engine, increasing reliability, improving operational efficiency, and enabling faster iteration on funnel performance and user experience.
- Partnered closely with engineering, operations, and commercial stakeholders to optimize activation, manage complex edge cases, and ensure the platform could scale sustainably across markets without compromising performance or consistency.
- Introduced foundational product analytics and performance monitoring to increase visibility into activation, drop-offs, and lifecycle behavior, enabling data-driven prioritization and experimentation.
Matthias L.
Last position:
Typescript Fullstack Engineer at Card Complete / Bank Austria
- Designed and developed the "Credit Risk Engine" using Camunda, Node.js and Typescript
- Greenfield project for credit card credit assessment for existing and new customers, including EBA KPIs, SCHUFA and CRIF scorings
- Built and modeled workflows (BPMN) and decision logic (DMN) with Camunda Modeler in close collaboration with stakeholders
- Implemented service tasks, user tasks and jobs with Nest.js, Node.js and Typescript, including exception handling
- Backend-for-Frontend (BFF), frontend with React, Tailwind and Ant Design UI library
- CI/CD with GitLab, Kubernetes/Rancher
Thomas T.
Last position:
Head of Product & Software at UZE ADS Europe GmbH
- Further development of a roof-mounted advertising unit for mobile digital advertising, including sensors such as GPS, light sensors, and 2D cameras
- Development of a service tool for commissioning and remote service control
- Development of a marketplace to manage devices, partners, and advertising campaigns
- Communication with the regulatory authority (KBA) as key account manager
- Business model development in data-driven business
- Development and coordination of service processes and workflows
- Building a network of service partners in Germany
- Strategy development, restructuring, and M&A processes
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Statistics of experts using GPS
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years
Position duration
5.7 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
91%
Master's degree or higher
53%
Doctorate
12%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, Arabic
Speak two or more languages
98%
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 GPS
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.
GPS 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 (68%)
- Automotive (51%)
- Manufacturing (46%)
- Aerospace and Defense (32%)
- Transportation (32%)
- Energy (29%)
- Banking and Finance (29%)
- Telecommunication (29%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Positioning basics
GPS, or the Global Positioning System, is a satellite-based technology that estimates the position, speed and time of a receiver. It supports navigation, asset tracking, logistics, surveying, fleet visibility and location-aware applications. GPS data usually reaches a device through a receiver, operating system service or location API.
Systems and signals
A GPS solution combines satellite signals with hardware, firmware, network services and application logic. Strong specialists understand receivers, antenna placement, coordinate systems, time synchronisation, dilution of precision and signal loss. They also know when GPS alone is insufficient and when to combine it with Galileo, GLONASS or BeiDou under the broader GNSS term.
Delivery and tooling
Professionals may work across embedded devices, mobile apps, cloud services and geospatial databases. Common tasks include:
- Integrating Android, iOS or device location APIs
- Building tracking, routing and geofencing workflows
- Processing NMEA data and telemetry streams
- Connecting location data with maps, alerts and dashboards
Where companies use it
GPS appears in connected vehicles, delivery operations, emergency services, outdoor equipment, agriculture, construction and industrial monitoring. In Germany, specialists may support logistics networks, automotive programs and field operations while coordinating with teams on site or remotely. The right design accounts for urban canyons, tunnels, indoor areas and regional connectivity.
When to bring in expertise
Companies typically need freelance support when a prototype must become a dependable product, location errors affect operations or an existing tracking system needs a new data flow. Useful signals include:
- Inconsistent positions, routes or timestamps across devices
- Battery drain caused by frequent location updates
- Geofences that trigger too early or too late
- A need to validate receiver hardware in real conditions
What strong specialists deliver
A capable GPS professional starts with the required accuracy, update interval, environment and power budget rather than choosing a receiver by habit. They test under open sky and difficult conditions, document coordinate and timestamp handling, and separate sensor, network and map errors. They also address consent, access control, retention and secure transmission when location data can identify people or assets.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with GPS? These answers cover the essentials.
GPS is used for vehicle and asset tracking, navigation, route planning, geofencing, field-service coordination and location-aware mobile features. It can also provide precise timing for connected systems and support surveying or industrial monitoring.
GPS refers specifically to the US Global Positioning System, while GNSS is the wider group of satellite systems that also includes Galileo, GLONASS and BeiDou. Wi-Fi, cellular positioning, Bluetooth beacons and inertial sensors can complement satellite positioning, especially indoors or in built-up areas.
A strong GPS specialist may also work with embedded firmware, antenna and receiver integration, mobile location APIs, geospatial databases, mapping services and cloud telemetry. Experience with data privacy, battery optimisation and real-world signal testing is valuable for production systems.
The required depth depends on the work. A simple API integration may need a specialist familiar with mobile or web applications, while custom hardware, difficult environments or safety-sensitive tracking calls for proven experience with receivers, signal quality, testing and fault analysis.
GPS software integration, data processing and dashboard work can often be completed remotely. On-site collaboration becomes useful for installing hardware, testing antennas, checking vehicle or building conditions and validating performance across the intended operating area in Germany.
Ask how the specialist defines accuracy, update frequency, availability and acceptable failure conditions. A good GPS professional explains coordinate systems, multipath effects, cold starts, power use and fallback methods, then proposes tests that reflect the real environment rather than relying only on map traces.
Discuss signal obstruction, indoor coverage, antenna placement, device power limits, connectivity gaps and the difference between raw positions and map-matched routes. A GPS specialist should also clarify data ownership, retention, access permissions and how the system behaves when location updates are missing.
Yes. GPS expertise is relevant to fleet visibility, navigation, telematics, delivery coordination and connected-vehicle services used across Germany. Professionals should be comfortable collaborating with hardware, mobile, backend and operations teams, whether the project is remote or includes field validation.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used GPS in their recent projects is 90 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 716 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used GPS in their recent projects, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 53% hold at least a Master's degree, and 12% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used GPS in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 5.7 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used GPS in their recent projects are German (100%), English (95%), and Arabic (12%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used GPS in their recent projects are Information Technology (68%), Automotive (51%), and Manufacturing (46%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used GPS in their recent projects are Information Technology (80%), Product Development (80%), and Project Management (63%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used GPS
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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