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Deepak Mishra

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Lead ML Platform Engineer

Berlin
Deepak Mishra

Last position:

Lead ML Platform Engineer at Billie GmbH

  • Mentor team of 6 ML platform engineers through weekly 1:1s, technical design reviews, and best practices, improving team velocity by 35% through structured sprint planning and skill development programs
  • Define 2025–2026 ML platform roadmap in collaboration with Data Science, Cloud Engineering, and Product teams, prioritizing automated model governance, cost attribution systems, and multi-environment deployment strategies
  • Partner with Data Science, SRE, and Product stakeholders to align ML platform capabilities with business objectives, reducing data scientist deployment friction by 60% through self-service platforms
  • Architect and deliver production-grade MLOps platform supporting 50+ models in production with automated promotion pipelines, versioning, and rollback capabilities, achieving 99.5% platform uptime SLA
  • Design distributed ML pipeline architecture using Metaflow and Argo Workflows (Vertex Pipelines-compatible), reducing model training time by 30% and deployment cycles from 2 weeks to 3 days through full CI/CD automation
  • Build containerized ML services on Kubernetes with auto-scaling policies, resource quotas, and multi-tenancy isolation, optimizing infrastructure costs by $180K annually (25% reduction)
  • Implement monitoring, alerting, and performance tracking using Prometheus, Grafana, and custom instrumentation, reducing model debugging time by 50% and establishing model performance SLOs
  • Lead development of RAG-based document intelligence platform using LangChain, LangGraph, and vector databases, implementing agentic AI workflows for automated financial document processing
  • Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform for reproducible environment provisioning and GitOps workflows, reducing infrastructure drift incidents by 80%
  • Design role-based access control for ML platform, implement model lineage tracking, and establish audit trails for regulatory compliance aligned with enterprise IAM best practices
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Mirza Klimenta

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Agentic AI for a DeepResearch project

München
Mirza Klimenta

Last position:

Agentic AI for a DeepResearch project at Freelance

  • Created a multi-agentic system supported by a knowledge graph to automate drafting of research papers
  • Used multiple experts (OpenAI models) collaborating during document drafting
  • Extracted useful information from the knowledge graph
  • Technologies: LangChain, LangGraph, Smolagents, LlamaIndex, dspy
  • Infrastructure: Terraform and GitHub Actions (CI/CD) on AWS
  • Deployed initial application as a Streamlit app
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Alexander Schulze

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AI Consultant for AI Voice Bot Systems

Herzogenrath
Alexander Schulze

Last position:

AI Consultant for AI Voice Bot System at Rudolf Hörmann GmbH & Co.KG

  • Consultant for system architecture, AI agents & integration, coach for data & process logic, Graph-RAG approaches, security and data protection.
  • On-premise AI solutions with high compliance and performance requirements.
  • Architecture decisions, operational setup, strategic prioritization & deployment.
  • Technologies: LiveKit JS SDK, LiveKit Agents, Web Audio API, JS, AudioWorklet, Loki, vLLM, Zscaler, Docker, Neo4j, MySQL, Python.
  • Models: GPT-OSS 20B, Whisper large v3 turbo, Qwen3-TTS.
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Sebastian Striebig

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Group Product Manager – Digital Platform Discovery

Berlin
Sebastian Striebig

Last position:

Group Product Manager – Digital Platform Discovery at SPREAD.AI

  • Developed and implemented organization-wide discovery framework based on Ulwick’s Outcome-Driven Innovation; enabled 7 Product Owners to systematically identify and quantify unrealized value through shared outcome language and opportunity scoring methodology
  • Transformed Product Owner role from backlog clerks to strategic experimenters; established dedicated time budget for autonomous hypothesis testing and discovery activities
  • Rebuilt customer journey maps to start at actual user need (tool selection phase) instead of platform entry point; eliminated manual data aggregation work previously done by project teams
  • Implemented OKR framework across 4 product teams; defined quarterly objectives with measurable key results (e.g., 40% reduction in manual integration effort, self-service adoption increase)
  • Unified 3 separate platform roadmaps through cross-team dependency mapping and shared service agreements
  • Supported enterprise sales cycle with ROI modeling and technical due diligence for automotive and defense customers
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Vili Dhamo

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Senior Data Engineer, Data Architect, Software Engineer

Neuenhagen
Vili Dhamo

Last position:

Technical Lead, Data Engineer at Mercedes-Benz Consulting

  • Optimized the data architecture (medallion) to better decouple processing stages and improve transparency and reproducibility
  • Ensured technical quality of data processing in Databricks by introducing schema enforcement, data quality checks and a structured data architecture
  • Orchestrated pipelines with Azure Data Factory
  • Professionalized and automated the development and deployment process by integrating Git and GitHub Actions
  • Led the Data Engineering team (3 members) in a functional role
  • Conducted workshops to optimize and stabilize the data platform and the development process
  • Collected and prioritized new requests, maintained the product backlog
  • Technologies: Microsoft Azure (Data Lake, Data Factory), Databricks, Apache Spark (PySpark), Python, SQL, Git, Confluence, Power BI, Power Apps, Dataverse, MS SharePoint, Mural
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Kenan Šabić

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Enterprise Architecture

Berlin
Kenan Šabić

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Enterprise Architecture at Swiss Krono

  • Established the Enterprise Architecture department. Prepared the convergence of IT/OT.
  • Mapped the global business application landscape (6 countries).
  • Designed a graph model of the application landscape. Stored the results in the open-source graph database Neo4j. Created various reports in the database query language CYPHER and using the visualization component Bloom. Automated generation of IT architecture diagrams.
  • Developed an application taxonomy to identify redundant applications.
  • Applied Gartner's Software Portfolio Management TIME model (Tolerate, Invest, Migrate, and Eliminate) for portfolio management.
  • Enterprise Architecture governance: established architecture guidelines to document measures and decisions.
  • Process modeling according to Porter (Value Chain).
  • Various architecture approvals of initiative requests and documentation in Architecture Decision Records (ADR).
  • Contributed to a RACI matrix for various processes.
  • Worked on business capabilities in preparation for a LeanIX rollout.
  • Participated in designing IT/OT convergence.
  • Established architecture guidelines in a pragmatic company culture. Knowledge about applications and responsibilities was scattered globally.
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Felix Schaller

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Systems Engineer & Software Architect

Grafing bei München
Felix Schaller

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App Developer at XIXUM-Modeler

  • Developing a model-based AI where natural language is interpreted as formal relations.
  • Natural language terms are not considered rigid but fluid and can be negotiated in a context so meaning resolves by iteratively specifying.
  • Develops all kinds of model solutions.
  • Backed by natural language and data annotation.
  • Requirements to code and other solutions.
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Yannick Schuchmann

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Freelance IT Consultant/Advisor

Gross-Umstadt
Yannick Schuchmann

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Freelance IT Consultant/Advisor at Deutsche Glasfaser

  • Led integration process of multiple systems between development agencies in Germany and India
  • Advised on SDKs, system integration, system architecture, API contract design, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and SAP.
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Bastian Bührig

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Software Developer

Hannover
Bastian Bührig

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Backend Developer at SupplyOn AG

In this project, I support the software development of various modules of the supply chain management solution. My responsibilities include the technical implementation and optimization of collaborative SCM processes that help companies make their supply chains more efficient, transparent, and resilient. This modular software platform facilitates communication and Collaboration with suppliers is standardized and digitized, enabling seamless traceability of quality data and supplier evaluations. Technically, I focus on development with Go/Golang for scalable backend services and on the use of Kafka for real-time messaging and event processing. I design and extend GraphQL interfaces for efficient data communication between microservices and support automated build and deployment management using Docker and Gitlab CI/CD pipelines. Data is stored in the modules I work on using a PostgreSQL database.

Technical focus: Go/Golang, Kafka, GraphQL, Docker, Gitlab, CI/CD, DevOps, PostgreSQL, JIRA, Miro

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Marcel Meyer

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Cloud-Architect, Senior Solution Architect, Senior Software-Engineer

Remlingen
Marcel Meyer

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Cloud-Architect, Senior Solution Architect, Senior Software-Engineer at Assignment of KPIs for the service landscape to record and analyse costs per user

  • Technologies: GoLang, JavaScript, TypeScript, AWS, Terraform, Git
  • Conception of AWS infrastructure and existing services
  • Analysis of IAM accounts and roles
  • Setup of Cost Explorer and CloudWatch monitoring
  • Setup of DynamoDB and S3 persistence of collected information
  • Reporting and cost calculation
  • Conception of Terraform deployment
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Tobias Weiß

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DevOps Engineer & AI Infrastructure

Giessen
Tobias Weiß

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DevOps Engineer & AI Infrastructure at Philipps University Marburg

  • Evaluating openDesk as MS365 alternative
  • Designing AI-optimized infrastructure
  • Kubernetes orchestration
  • Container security advisory
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Kalyani Kumar

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Assistant Vice President

Berlin
Kalyani Kumar

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Assistant Vice President at Deutsche Bank

  • Technologies: Java, React, Python, Scala, Spring Boot, JPA, microservices, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, Eureka, Prometheus, Grafana, Zookeeper
  • Led the design and development of enterprise wide data warehouse platform for efficient and secure data sharing using stateless, event-driven microservices architecture
  • Served as component guardian and Scrum master for three microservices, ensuring seamless integration and maintaining high data integrity
  • Optimized performance through Prometheus and Grafana, achieving measurable system resilience
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Janusz Mazurek

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IT Senior Software Engineer

Munich
Janusz Mazurek

Last position:

IoT Edge Computing / Self-Driving-Cars at Automotive consulting company

  • Platform: Python ecosystem, RHEL 8, K10, AWS IoT Core, AWS Lambda, MLOps
  • Software: Java JEE/cloud, IntelliJ IDEA, AWS IoT Core, AWS Edge and Lambda, AWS SageMaker SDK, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, OpenShift 4, Tekton, Flux, Helm charts, JSON/XML technology, Nginx, Apache Spark, OpenAI (GPT Plus, DALL-E 3, Whisper), GAN, GitHub Copilot, AI/machine and deep learning, Jupyter notebooks, TensorFlow 2, Colab, Keras API, Prometheus, Grafana, Conda, Python 3.9, PySci stack (NumPy, pandas, Scikit-learn, matplotlib)
  • Responsible for webinar:
  • IoT edge computing: architecture, components, resources, management
  • IoT edge computing with MicroK8s, designing and creating flows/diagrams for AWS, three-step model for IoT ecosystem
  • IoT processes, connectivity, data transfer and deployment, security
  • Optimization of edge computing for IoT networks and services (AWS SQS queue, SNS notifications, events, analytics, buttons, device management/defender, Things Graph)
  • Machine/deep learning frameworks (models, training, pipeline optimization, deployment in the cloud/at the edge (OpenShift), monitoring workloads with Prometheus and Grafana)
  • Performance optimization for low latency/resilience using adaptive ML/DL/RL models for customer IoT data
  • Analysis of large sensor data sets with Apache Spark, Kafka clusters
  • Kasten K10 data management platform on Kubernetes multi-cluster with Helm chart, deployment, backup/disaster recovery (RTO/RPO), data lifecycle and security management
  • Implementation of multilayer artificial neural network (ANN) with TensorFlow 2 and Colab for regression and classification; data analysis and provisioning for applications; development of models for testing and training, deployment of models
  • Automation of business streamline processes with AI (Azure OpenAI, Discord bots/Zapier apps AI assistants (IntelliJ, GitHub Copilot))
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Anton Rösler

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AI-Engineer

Frankfurt am Main
Anton Rösler

Last position:

AI-Engineer at Publicly traded company, industrial safety technology

  • Designed and implemented the agent-based AI architecture for a company-wide platform to securely deploy LLM-based agents
  • Designed and implemented end-to-end RAG pipelines from multiple sources: document preprocessing, chunking strategies for different document types, embeddings, retrieval with re-ranking, and robust prompt orchestration
  • Developed a modular context engineering framework with skill architecture, context isolation, and dynamic resource management; human-in-the-loop control for enterprise tool integrations
  • Built the CI/CD pipeline, testing strategy, tracing on the software side as well as automated LLM and agent evaluations, red team testing and tracing, and handed over to a reproducible production environment (ISO27001 and SOC2 compliant)

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Statistics of experts using Graph Database

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

21 years

Position duration

2.3 years

Positions per freelancer

12

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Research and Development

Top industries

Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Research and Development

Bachelor's degree or higher

87%

Master's degree or higher

60%

Doctorate

20%

Certifications per freelancer

3

Most common languages

English, German, Spanish

Speak two or more languages

94%

Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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Average rates of experts in Germany using Graph Database

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

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Daily rate avg. 823 €

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Median rate 800 €

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

What it does

Graph databases store data as nodes, relationships, and properties. That model fits connected data better than rigid tables. Teams use it for recommendations, fraud checks, network views, knowledge graphs, and dependency analysis.

Where it fits

  • Product graphs for user and content recommendations
  • Identity and access relationships
  • Supply chain and asset traceability
  • Knowledge graphs and semantic search
  • IT and infrastructure dependency maps

They are often chosen when joins become slow or hard to reason about. Neo4j is the best-known option, but teams may also work with Amazon Neptune, TigerGraph, ArangoDB, or open-source graph stacks.

Core skills

Strong specialists know data modeling for traversal-heavy queries, not just storage. They write Cypher or other query languages, shape indexes and constraints, and keep paths, patterns, and graph depth under control.

  • Graph schema and ontology design
  • Query tuning and traversal optimization
  • ETL from relational, event, or document sources
  • Security, permissions, and data quality rules

When to bring one in

Companies usually need freelance help when a graph project starts with a business question and ends with a production system. That can mean rescue work on a slow Neo4j setup, data modeling for a new domain, or adding graph search to an existing product.

In Germany, these experts often work with product teams, data teams, and enterprise groups that need clear documentation and direct communication. Remote delivery is common, but on-site workshops help when the domain model is still changing.

What good looks like

Good professionals do more than write queries. They ask where the relationships come from, how often they change, and which paths must stay fast. They also know when a graph database is the right fit and when a relational or document store is enough.

Look for clear models, readable queries, test data, and a plan for growth. A strong specialist makes the graph useful for the business, not just technically elegant.

Common project work

Graph database work often shows up in proof-of-concepts, migration plans, analytics layers, and product features that need connected data. It can also include integrations with APIs, search systems, and streaming pipelines.

For German teams, English is often enough for code and documentation, while workshops may be done in German when stakeholders prefer it. The best freelancers adapt to both without losing precision.

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Frequently asked questions

Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Graph Database.

A graph database is used when relationships matter as much as records. It is a strong fit for recommendations, fraud detection, identity links, knowledge graphs, and network-style queries that need many hops across connected data.

Neo4j is a specific graph database product, while graph database is the category. When teams ask for Neo4j work, they usually mean Cypher queries, graph modeling, import pipelines, and performance tuning inside that ecosystem.

Choose graph database technology when joins are getting complex, relationship depth matters, or the main question is about paths and connections. If the data is mostly tabular and the queries are simple, a relational database may still be the better choice.

A strong graph database specialist usually also knows data integration, API work, search, and basic distributed system thinking. Familiarity with Cypher, data quality checks, and source systems such as relational stores or event streams is often essential.

For Graph Database work, you do not need a finished schema, but you do need a real use case. A good freelancer can help define entities, relationships, access patterns, and whether the graph should power search, analytics, or product features.

Yes, most graph database work can be done remotely if the data access and stakeholder communication are set up well. In Germany, remote is common for implementation, while workshops and discovery sessions may benefit from in-person meetings when the domain is complex.

Look for clear reasoning, not just tool knowledge. A good graph database freelancer can explain why a model works, show query plans or performance fixes, and keep the design simple enough for the team to maintain.

The biggest mistakes with Graph Database projects are bad modeling, importing unclear data, and treating every relationship as equally important. Another common issue is using graph technology without a query pattern that really needs it.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Graph Database in their recent projects is 103 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 823 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Graph Database in their recent projects, 87% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 60% hold at least a Master's degree, and 20% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Graph Database in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Graph Database in their recent projects are English (100%), German (94%), and Spanish (25%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Graph Database in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Automotive (75%), and Banking and Finance (63%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Graph Database in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Research and Development (69%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Graph Database

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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