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Rashi J.

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Product designer

Berlin
Rashi J.

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Design Consultant at Valutics Inc.

  • Designing UX for a B2B AI SaaS platform covering the full software development lifecycle, including an orchestration transparency panel showing users which AI model is active at each stage, reducing AI opacity and building user trust in multi-model workflows.
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Alexander Z.

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Senior Data Architect & Data Engineer

Berlin
Alexander Z.

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Senior Data Solutions Engineer at VMware Inc.

  • Architected and deployed private cloud data platform on VMware vSphere, integrating Greenplum MPP, Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, and Apache Solr, and developed real-time ingestion pipelines with Kafka Connect and Schema Registry.
  • Led Oracle Exadata to Greenplum migration, rearchitected data models, optimized storage, implemented RabbitMQ with Debezium for CDC, and deployed VectorDB for Generative AI.
  • Designed and executed multi-cloud migration PoC across AWS, Azure, and GCP, defined KPIs for throughput, latency, and cost efficiency, executed bulk data transfers, validated analytics and streaming workloads, and delivered full-scale architecture recommendations.
  • Assessed legacy on-premises infrastructure and designed modern cloud-native data platforms using Greenplum and containerized microservices, advising on scalability, disaster recovery, and high-availability.
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Abhishek N.

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Hands-on Engineering Lead

Berlin
Abhishek N.

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Fullstack Developer at DAMALO GmbH

  • Own full-stack development of an AI-native enterprise platform built on TypeScript, React, Vite, tRPC, Hono, and PostgreSQL, delivering AI-powered consulting workflows to B2B clients.
  • Designed and shipped a multi-agent AI system using ReAct framework and Claude skills-style workflow patterns, including an intelligent PM assistant with rich system prompts, slash commands, tool integrations, and streaming chat UI.
  • Architected an LLM evaluation framework: rubric-based LLM-as-judge, golden datasets, regression testing, and automated quality gating — ensuring consistent AI output quality at scale.
  • Integrated LangFuse for end-to-end LLM tracing, conversation replays, and evaluation pipelines, enabling data-driven prompt optimisation that reduced token costs and response variance.
  • Built with Drizzle ORM, pgvector, and knowledge graphs for structured data access, semantic search, and relationship-aware AI reasoning across the platform.
  • Led TanStack React Query migration across the application — replacing manual state management with centralised caching and automatic refetching, reducing data-fetching boilerplate significantly.
  • Practiced AI-native development throughout: Claude Code, Codex, Perplexity SDK, and LLM-assisted testing across the full development lifecycle. Deployed on Vercel + Azure ACA with Biome for linting/formatting.
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Max Z.

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Senior Transformation & Innovation Leader · Digital Strategy · Operational Excellence

Berlin
Max Z.

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Co-Founder & Managing Partner at DIGITALSINN GmbH

  • Leading innovation strategy and the establishment of an AI-native Production System at DIGITALSINN, a content and experience production company.
  • Responsibility for innovation direction, AI integration strategy, and production platform architecture
  • Establishing a fully AI-driven Production System to transform content operations for brand and agency clients
  • Building the strategic positioning of DIGITALSINN as a Production System partner within the DACH market
  • Client advisory on AI-native operating models, content automation, and scalable production infrastructure
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Stefan S.

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Digital Transformation & AI Strategy | Business Owner | Project, Program & Portfolio Manager

Berlin
Stefan S.

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Digital & AI Transformation, Agile Culture & Business Management Consultant & Project Manager at Freelance

  • Freelance work as a consultant (workshops and coaching for small to midsize companies in the areas of lean startup methodology, digital & AI transformation strategy, agile culture, design thinking)
  • AI training & certification
  • Project Management
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Nikos K.

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Senior UX Research & Experience Lead

Berlin
Nikos K.

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Senior UX Research & Experience Lead at RS Components

  • Led end-to-end discovery and exploratory research to assess user needs, market readiness, and product viability for a workflow management and collaboration proposition
  • Identified structural misalignment between concept assumptions and real engineering workflows, preventing premature delivery escalation and investment exposure
  • Demonstrated through research evidence that the initial proposition was premature, preventing delivery escalation
  • Reframed the value proposition based on evidence and initiated a renewed discovery cycle grounded in observed field practices
  • Designed research plans and synthesis frameworks to inform roadmap prioritisation and reduce delivery risk
  • Contributed to research operations setup, clarifying team roles and collaboration patterns to support continuous discovery
  • Supported alignment between product, delivery, and leadership stakeholders through structured insight communication
  • Scale: global platform launched as Think Hub (EU, UK, US, Asia)
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Eduard H.

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Forward Deployed AI Engineer | Agentic AI, Enterprise APIs & Automation

Berlin
Eduard H.

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Founder & Technical Lead | Enterprise Data Quality API at ADDRESSA

Built and scaled a high-performance enterprise API for real-time address validation and data quality with sub-second latency and 99.9 % availability.

Designed and integrated the solution into e-commerce, checkout, and logistics processes of leading European companies. Reduced delivery errors and shipping costs through automated data correction and precise data validation.

End-to-end responsibility for product strategy, technical architecture, software development, enterprise customers, operations, and GDPR-compliant data processing. Combined AI-native engineering workflows, Python, SQL, API integration, data quality, and workflow automation.

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Wolfram K.

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Certified AI & Machine Learning Engineer · Senior Consultant

Berlin
Wolfram K.

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AI / Machine Learning Engineer (Projects & Applied AI) at UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHEON-SORBONNE & LIORA

  • Designed and implemented a hybrid recommendation system (content-based + collaborative filtering)
  • Built end-to-end ML pipelines including data processing, feature engineering, model training, and evaluation
  • Developed RAG-based LLM systems using LangChain and vector databases for semantic search and knowledge retrieval
  • Established MLOps workflows with MLflow for experiment tracking, versioning, and deployment readiness
  • Implemented deep learning models (computer vision & classification) using PyTorch and TensorFlow
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Vito B.

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AI Architect | LLM & Agentic AI for Manufacturing, MedTech, FinTech, SaaS, IoT

Berlin
Vito B.

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AI Architect & Engineer (Founder) at Arcate

  • Impact: Arcate turns scattered customer signals into ranked product decisions for B2B product teams. Every initiative is prioritized by revenue at risk. Every decision is traceable from customer quote to board slide. Built solo, deployed in production. Model validated at Kendall's tau = 0.924 vs. senior PM judgment across 60 simulation runs.

  • Skills: Artificial Intelligence, AI Agent, Large Language Model (LLM), RAG, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Agentic Workflows, Supabase, TypeScript, Deno, PHP, Stripe, PostgreSQL, Product Strategy, Positioning, GTM

  • Capabilities:

  • Signal Ingestion: Slack, Intercom, Gong, Salesforce, HubSpot. Signals classified by business severity to prioritize revenue-risk decisions.

  • Revenue Scoring: Fermi Leverage model. Initiatives ranked by customer ARR at risk, signal strength, and multi-account confirmation.

  • Roadmap Intelligence: Every bet traceable from raw customer signal to scored, board-ready decision.

  • Built:

  • MCP Server (v0.10.0): 12 tools, JSON-RPC 2.0, Supabase Edge Functions, SHA-256 API key authentication.

  • Scoring engine: Log-scaled ARR weighting, sqrt-dampened signal strength, multi-account signal confirmation.

  • Agentic Workflows: 18 automated pipelines covering release, provisioning, design QA, guard QA, and signal ingestion via Slack agents.

  • AI Skills: 7 codified skills including CEO Prioritizer, Design System Enforcer, MCP QA, Simulation Runner.

  • Automated QA: Browser-based screenshot validation of every screen against design tokens on every build.

  • Full SaaS: Auth, billing, media pipeline, design system. Deployed solo in production.

  • Stack: Supabase (Auth, DB, Edge Functions, Realtime), Stripe, Cloudinary, PHP, TypeScript, Deno

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Christian W.

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Founder and Managing Director

Berlin
Christian W.

Last position:

Founder and Managing Director at regionrise GmbH

  • RegionRise helps companies to grow internationally by developing expansion strategies, sales operations and organisational readiness for growth.
  • Clients include:
  • SedaiNow: Interim Chief Strategy Officer, developing the product and go to market strategy
  • Elevated Elements Group: Organisational development and commercialisation of a chemical recycling company
  • Swiss Green Fuel: Moving the HQ from China to Switzerland, re-branding & positioning, commercial and fundraising strategy
  • Prodeval S.A.: Operational sales to enter the German biogas market
  • ParallelWorlds.Ai: European expansion for a digital twin platform
  • Nomnio: Market entry and growth strategy for a full-stack IoT solution development company
  • Mosaic Venture Labs: Supporting the preparation of Taiwanese startups expanding into the USA
  • Viessmann Family Office: Evaluating the DACH market for a digital twin & IoT integration solution in the real estate space
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Kai U.

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Strategic Product / Service / UX Designer & Manager

Berlin
Kai U.

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Product Designer & Product Manager at Freelancer Concept & Design

Discovery, Delivery, Research, in-depth interviews, user testing, requirements definition, stakeholder management, product strategy, mission & vision, prototyping, sprint planning, prioritization, workshop facilitation, etc.

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Hüseyin O.

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Freelance Executive Consultant

Berlin
Hüseyin O.

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Interim Head of Project and Delivery Management at ELV Elektronik AG

  • Development of a Target Operating Model for integrated hardware, firmware and software delivery.
  • Establishment of a PDMO governance model with clear roles, responsibilities and decision rights.
  • Improvement of portfolio and delivery transparency for senior management and executive management.
  • Integration of a stage-gate product development process with agile software delivery.
  • Redesign of release, quality, change and prioritization processes.
  • Development of a scalable tooling and reporting architecture for Jira and PPM systems.
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Mathias W.

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Development of an AI-driven social media automation for identifying topics, generating text, and publishing content

Berlin
Mathias W.

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Implementation of an on-premise OCR solution with information extraction at Mindhopper GmbH

  • Insurance service provider*

Challenge: Business-critical documents were processed through external OCR providers, with ongoing costs, dependency, and data privacy risks for sensitive insurance data.

Implementation:

  • Architecture and production implementation of an on-premise OCR solution with full data ownership
  • Methods for recognizing document structures as the basis for automated further processing
  • ML-, NLP-, and LLM/VLM-based information extraction, especially from invoices and quotations

Success: Replaced external providers: full data ownership, GDPR-compliant processing, and 75% lower recurring OCR costs per year

Used technologies: Python, Docker, Microservices, FastAPI, PyTorch, Torchvision, MongoDB, MySQL

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Unnikuttan V.

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Managing Director (Co-Founder)

Berlin
Unnikuttan V.

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Managing Director (Co-Founder) at AathmaSignals

  • Spearheading investor outreach and partnership development as founding MD, building the business case and technical narrative needed to attract initial funding and strategic collaborators in the digital health space
  • Designing multi-agent AI systems for autonomous biosignal analysis, orchestrating LLM-based reasoning pipelines with domain-specific medical context to enable intelligent, clinical decision support

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Statistics of experts using Internet of Things

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

18 years (Germany: 20 years)

Internet of Things experts in Berlin have 18 years of professional experience on average. It is 2 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 20 years.

Position duration

2.7 years (Germany: 3.1 years)

Internet of Things experts in Berlin stay in a single position for 2.7 years on average. It is 0.4 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.1 years.

Positions per freelancer

10 (Germany: 12)

Internet of Things experts in Berlin have completed 10 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 2 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 12.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Internet of Things experts in Berlin have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Top industries

Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing

Internet of Things experts in Berlin are most in demand in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Manufacturing.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Internet of Things experts in Berlin earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

94% (Germany: 92%)

94% of Internet of Things experts in Berlin hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 2% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 92%.

Master's degree or higher

62%

62% of Internet of Things experts in Berlin hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

9% (Germany: 11%)

9% of Internet of Things experts in Berlin have a doctorate (PhD). It is 2% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 11%.

Certifications per freelancer

2 (Germany: 3)

Internet of Things experts in Berlin hold 2 professional certifications on average. It is 1 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.

Most common languages

English, German, French

Internet of Things experts in Berlin most often speak English, German, and French.

Speak two or more languages

97% (Germany: 98%)

97% of Internet of Things experts in Berlin speak two or more languages. It is 1% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 98%.

Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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2 of the Internet of Things experts in Berlin charge less than €400 per day.
17 of the Internet of Things experts in Berlin charge between €400 and €800 per day.
23 of the Internet of Things experts in Berlin charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
10 of the Internet of Things experts in Berlin charge €1200 or more per day.
<€400 €400-​800 €800-​1200 €1200+

The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Berlin 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 Berlin using Internet of Things

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

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Daily rate avg. 847 €
Germany avg. 848 €

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 800 €
Germany median 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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Internet of Things 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%)
  • Professional Services (52%)
  • Manufacturing (49%)
  • Healthcare (44%)
  • Automotive (36%)
  • Retail (33%)
  • Education (31%)
  • Media and Entertainment (31%)

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

About the technology

Connected Systems

The Internet of Things connects physical objects to networks so they can sense conditions, exchange data and trigger actions. Projects can include industrial equipment, smart buildings, connected vehicles, medical devices and consumer products. The work spans hardware, software, connectivity and operations.

IoT Architecture

A strong IoT solution links devices at the edge with gateways, communication networks, cloud services and business applications. Specialists choose where data is processed, how devices are identified and how systems continue operating when connections are unstable. They also define interfaces that keep devices and services interoperable.

Tools and Skills

IoT specialists often work across embedded software, device management, telemetry and data pipelines. Common technologies include MQTT, OPC UA, LoRaWAN, cellular connectivity, Bluetooth Low Energy, AWS IoT, Azure IoT, Kubernetes and time-series databases. Useful adjacent skills include Python, C or C++, API design, Linux, networking and cloud security.

Typical Deliverables

  • Device and gateway integrations for industrial or commercial environments
  • Secure telemetry pipelines from sensors to dashboards and business systems
  • Firmware update, device provisioning and fleet-management workflows
  • Monitoring, alerting and predictive-maintenance foundations
  • Proofs of concept that can move into reliable production systems

When to Bring Expertise

Companies usually seek freelance expertise when connected products must move from prototype to production, legacy equipment needs a digital interface or an existing fleet is difficult to manage. Specialists can assess architecture, select protocols, integrate hardware and establish observability without slowing the core team. In Berlin, collaboration may combine remote delivery with on-site work around factories, buildings, mobility or energy operations.

Quality Signals

Strong professionals explain trade-offs between edge and cloud processing, wired and wireless communication, and speed of delivery versus long-term maintainability. They design for secure identity, encrypted communication, resilience, observability and safe updates from the start. Look for clear test plans, documented interfaces, realistic rollout steps and experience with the physical conditions in which the system will run.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything clients usually want to know about Internet of Things, in one place.

The Internet of Things is used to connect sensors, machines, vehicles, buildings and products so they can collect data and respond to events. Companies use IoT for asset monitoring, automation, predictive maintenance, fleet visibility, energy management and connected customer products.

IoT combines software with physical devices, networks and real-world operating conditions. Unlike a traditional cloud application, it must handle intermittent connectivity, device identity, firmware updates, hardware constraints and data processing close to the source.

An Internet of Things specialist may also bring embedded programming, Linux, networking, cloud architecture, cybersecurity and data engineering skills. Experience with MQTT, OPC UA, LoRaWAN, Bluetooth Low Energy or cellular networks can be important depending on the devices and environment.

The IoT scope matters more than a fixed level of experience. A sensor proof of concept may need focused integration skills, while a production fleet requires expertise in device provisioning, security, observability, remote updates, testing and operational support.

Much Internet of Things work can be delivered remotely, including architecture, firmware, cloud integration and data pipelines. On-site collaboration in Berlin becomes more useful when specialists must install devices, test radio coverage, inspect machinery or validate a system in its operating environment.

For IoT, edge processing is useful when latency, connectivity, privacy or bandwidth makes sending every event to the cloud impractical. Cloud services remain valuable for fleet management, broader analytics and coordination, so many systems use a combination of both approaches.

A strong Internet of Things professional can explain the full path from sensor to business action and identify risks at every layer. Ask for concrete examples of secure provisioning, failure handling, testing with real devices, monitoring and controlled rollout rather than only a list of tools.

Working with IoT projects in Berlin may involve industrial sites, mobility systems, smart buildings, energy assets or connected products. Freelancers should be ready to document interfaces clearly, coordinate with hardware and operations teams, and adapt between remote delivery and site visits when physical testing is required.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Internet of Things in their recent projects is 106 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 847 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Internet of Things in their recent projects, 94% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 62% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Internet of Things in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.7 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Internet of Things in their recent projects are English (97%), German (95%), and French (23%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Internet of Things in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Professional Services (52%), and Manufacturing (49%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Internet of Things in their recent projects are Information Technology (92%), Product Development (92%), and Project Management (72%).

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