KNIME Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used KNIME
Umut Gülac
Last position:
Data Architect at BA Technology
I am an experienced data engineer specializing in end‑to‑end data integration, cloud DWH architectures, and high‑quality, governed data products.
I delivered following projects and engagements as a freelancer.
- Data Migration of CRM System for AL-FA Objekt Service Gmbh
- Microsoft Software Resales Partnership
I am looking for freelance roles like: Freelance Data Engineer Cloud Data Warehouse Architect Data Modeling & Architecture Consultant MDM & Data Governance Specialist BI & Analytics Developer
Technical Focus Areas
- Data Engineering & Integration: SQL Server/SSIS, Informatica PowerCenter/IDQ, Talend, Kafka, Azure Data Factory – Delta/CDC/ELT patterns, robust pipelines, monitoring/recovery, data lineage & impact analysis, medallion architecture Bronze/Silver/Gold layers
- DWH & Cloud: Azure SQL / Data Lake / Synapse, AWS Redshift/S3, on‑prem SQL/Oracle – scalable data marts with a strong cost/benefit focus.
- Data Modeling: Atomic (Inmon) and Dimensional (Kimball), Data Vault (Linstedt), Domain‑Driven Design, clear lineage & contracts.
- MDM & Governance: Informatica MDM, IBM MDM, stewardship processes, data quality rules, survivorship/XREF, catalog/glossary, SIF/BES/REST publication.
- Analytics/BI: Power BI, SSAS, Cognos – business‑ready, maintainable data products.
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.
Philipp Grunert
Last position:
Data Scientist & ML Engineer at Data-Science Factory GmbH
- Building, implementing and selling automated Data Science solutions such as Scorecard Factory and Forecast Factory
- Implementation of automated end-to-end cloud processes
- Development of LLM and NLP models
- Creation of interactive reports
- Support for national and international large corporations as well as medium-sized companies in implementing ML projects
Volker Haase
Last position:
Data Analyst at Optaro GmbH
Creation of workflows for generating the data basis for the article import of a web shop: combining data from several sources, analyzing the requirements, designing the process with Jupyter Notebooks and Knime. Also creating code for automation in Python using Polars and Pandas.
Processing the source data, filtering and merging the source files and creating the needed intermediate products, creating the upload files, plausibility checks, quality checks.
Technologies used: PyCharm, Python, Jupyter Notebooks, SQL, Knime. Pandas, Polars
Shanna Tellaev
Last position:
Problem Resolution Manager at CARIAD SE (VW AG), formerly CARMEQ GmbH (VW AG)
- Automotive SPICE®: all assessments fully achieved
- Agile transformation: V-model → SAFe successfully implemented
- Series release: on-time, quality-assured software delivery for key Volkswagen Group models (including ECE homologation)
- Stakeholder management: internal & external
- Process optimization: implemented a continuous improvement process (CIP) with a tracking system
Michael Kunz
Last position:
Enterprise Architect, Lead Architect of the transformation program and coach at Swiss Ministry
- Development of the overall architecture
- Support for the respective workstreams in developing architectures in the areas of infrastructure, data centers, security, and network topology
- Coordination of the architect pool
- Support for program management in building the transformation project based on agile methods
- Consideration of regulatory requirements for IT projects in the federal administration
Marc Matt
Last position:
Freelance Data Specialist at BrightlySoftware – A Siemens Company
- Migration of customer data from a private cloud to AWS
- Optimizing data transformation jobs and migration from Talend to AWS Glue
- Automation of all migration steps
- Used technologies: AWS, Python, Lambda, CloudFormation, SQLServer, AWS Stepfunctions, Glue, PySpark
Asad Karim
Last position:
Senior AI Developer at Neuland.ai AG
- Architected and deployed a production-scale GraphRAG system using Neo4j, embeddings, and multi-hop reasoning over 120M+ nodes, improving answer precision by 32%, reducing hallucinations by 41%, and lowering retrieval latency by 38%.
- Designed and implemented an enterprise agent ecosystem using Model Context Protocol (MCP), exposing internal APIs, databases, and services as secure callable tools for autonomous workflows and system integration.
- Designed and deployed a production LLM-based email routing agent using Microsoft Graph API, MCP, and Azure OpenAI, achieving 96% routing accuracy, reducing manual triage workload by 65%, and decreasing response times from 18 hours to under 4 hours.
- Implemented autonomous agent self-correction pipelines using iterative feedback loops (Ralph Wiggum), enabling reliable error detection, automated remediation, and production-safe execution.
- Developed a multimodal semantic search platform using multimodal LLMs and vector embeddings, enabling semantic discovery across 250k+ image and video assets and improving search recall by 48%.
Anastassiya Samoilova
Last position:
Management Consulting (Internship) at ALLORD KFT
Support with organizational and analytical tasks. Worked in the team on project tasks.
Basil Sattler
Last position:
Senior Developer / Data Engineer at Large energy-sector company
- Co-founded the Real-Time Data team, which grew to 10 members over time.
- Developed and delivered core data products.
- Optimized real-time application performance and implemented monitoring, alerting and logging solutions to ensure system stability.
- Created and maintained deployment pipelines.
- Collaborated with teammates, architects and experts in an agile Scrum environment.
- Operated applications, analyzed, tested and troubleshot software solutions.
Michael Stannek
Last position:
Application Operations at Hausbank
- Configuration and expansion of monitoring
- Setup of a monitoring test instance and inclusion of Windows and Linux servers
- Creation of documentation for the checkmk environment
- Handover to operations
- Administration, installation, documentation
- IT environment: Windows Server 2019, Ubuntu Server, Checkmk
Michael Dobmeier
Last position:
Sole Proprietor at Unternehmens- und Managementberatung Michael Dobmeier
- Advising and technical implementation of AI integration and workflow automation for small and mid-sized businesses
- Building a multi-tenant AI agent platform as a product base
- Combining strategic consulting, technical implementation, and team enablement
Project examples:
- Development and architecture of the SOLUMiDO Agent-UI platform for integrating digital colleagues into business processes (Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Keycloak)
- Development of the ToolChange Assistant: a multilingual, voice-controlled AI agent for optimizing setup times and reducing errors
- Implementation of an AI email assistant for intelligent email classification and processing with Microsoft 365 integration
- AI video marketing integration (STORYNEXT) for mid-sized companies, including AI-assisted briefing and performance analysis
- Social media content automation with AI text creation, approval workflow, and automatic publishing
- Business process analysis and digital solutions implementation for facility management service providers
- Digital consulting and web presence development for associations in rural areas
Gernot Lang
Last position:
Founder and Managing Director at Softwerk/Ruhr GmbH
- Architecting and developing SaaS platform for graphical definition and execution of pandas data processing pipelines
- Developed POlyglott, an open-source Python CLI tool for translation workflow management featuring PO file parsing, quality linting with glossary enforcement, and DeepL API integration for machine translation
- Developed web application for material compliance management (EU REACH) using Django and modern web technologies
- Built automated infrastructure platform using Proxmox, Terraform, and Ansible — VM provisioning, configuration management, internal DNS, and fleet-wide security hardening across multiple subnets
Friederike Bohm
Last position:
Independent Consultant and Trainer at Friederike Bohm Consulting
- Consulting on lean, logistics, AI applications and process optimization
- Customized concepts for digitalization, change & transformation
- Adaptive training and workshops for professionals and managers
Jeanne Yap
Last position:
Process Engineering Intern at Procter & Gamble
- Independently initiated and deployed automated validation workflows using Python, cutting manual processing by 58% and improving efficiency
- Developed a machine learning model for synthetic defect generation, reducing downtime and production costs; deployed locally and via Databricks and Azure AI Factory
- Utilized a small dataset of image data from the production lines and extended this dataset with training on models like cycleGAN and pix2pix
- Built and optimized the Linux-based development environment for training 3D models; maintained reproducibility via GitHub
- Presented technical insights to cross-functional teams (engineers, QA, project managers), ensuring alignment of ML solutions with operational needs
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Statistics of experts using KNIME
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
17 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
75%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
93%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 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 KNIME
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
KNIME in practice
KNIME is a visual analytics and automation environment for building data workflows without heavy coding. Teams use it to prepare data, blend sources, run models, and share repeatable processes across business and technical teams.
Typical work
- Data preparation and cleansing workflows
- File, database, API, and cloud connectors
- Reporting pipelines and scheduled automation
- Model training, scoring, and validation steps
- Reusable KNIME components for team use
Ecosystem and tools
Strong work with KNIME often includes the KNIME Analytics Platform, the KNIME Server, and integrations with Python, R, SQL, and common BI tools. Professionals also know how to combine nodes, extensions, and custom scripting when a standard workflow needs more control.
When companies bring in help
Teams usually look for freelance expertise when a workflow has grown messy, data comes from many systems, or a project needs a clean handover. In Germany, this is common in manufacturing, pharma, finance, retail, and research settings where traceable data handling matters.
What good professionals deliver
A strong KNIME specialist designs workflows that are readable, testable, and easy to maintain. They document node logic, reduce manual steps, and set up outputs that business users can trust.
Signs you need KNIME expertise
- You need one workflow to replace many manual spreadsheet steps
- Your team must connect local systems, APIs, and databases
- You want reproducible data prep before modeling or reporting
- Your existing flows are hard to debug or pass on
Freelance experts can work remotely or on-site in Germany, but they should be comfortable with clear stakeholder communication in English and, when needed, German. The best results come from professionals who understand both the technical workflow and the business process behind it.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to KNIME.
KNIME is used to build repeatable data workflows for preparation, blending, analysis, and automation. Companies rely on it when they want a visual process that is easier to review than scattered scripts or manual spreadsheet work.
KNIME is often chosen when teams want visual workflow design, easier handover, and faster collaboration between technical and non-technical people. Python or R can be better for custom logic, but KNIME works well when repeatability and traceable steps matter.
KNIME usually refers to the product family and the workflow approach, while KNIME Analytics Platform is the main desktop environment most teams use. When people search for KNIME, they often mean the platform they use to build and run workflows.
A strong KNIME specialist usually knows SQL, data modeling, and at least one scripting language such as Python or R. Familiarity with APIs, databases, file formats, and basic statistics helps a lot when workflows move beyond simple joins and filters.
A small cleanup or reporting workflow may need only a focused specialist, while a larger automation setup needs someone who understands architecture, reuse, and governance. The right KNIME Analytics Platform expert should match the complexity of your data sources and the number of people who will maintain the flow.
Most KNIME work can be done remotely because the core tasks are workflow design, testing, and documentation. On-site time can help in Germany when access to internal systems, workshops with domain experts, or stakeholder alignment is important.
Look for clear workflow structure, sensible naming, reusable components, and strong documentation. A good KNIME freelancer also explains trade-offs, handles errors cleanly, and leaves you with a process your team can maintain.
Typical deliverables include finished workflows, reusable nodes or components, data validation steps, and handover notes. A careful KNIME professional will also explain how to run, update, and troubleshoot the workflow after delivery.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used KNIME in their recent projects is 94 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 750 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used KNIME in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 75% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used KNIME in their recent projects have 17 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 KNIME in their recent projects are German (100%), English (93%), and French (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used KNIME in their recent projects are Information Technology (70%), Manufacturing (63%), and Automotive (60%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used KNIME in their recent projects are Business Intelligence (90%), Information Technology (83%), and Product Development (67%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used KNIME
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 Request a free demo
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