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Qaiser Abbasi

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Freelance Lead DevOps Engineer

Berlin
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

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André Görst

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IT Consulting Project Management / Engineering Subproject Management

Berlin
André Görst

Last position:

IT Consulting Project Management / Engineering Subproject Management at T-Systems (on assignment for government agencies)

  • Projects for federal networks (NdB).
  • CR management, EoL change requests, design and documentation according to ITSCM.
  • Data center planning.
  • Project management and engineering subproject management.
  • Software development for virtual server environments according to BSI.
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Alexander Vitanyi

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Product Owner

Berlin
Alexander Vitanyi

Last position:

Product Owner at FI-TS

  • Rebuilding an existing cloud solution with Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, GitLab, Argo CD and PostgreSQL
  • Coordinating and managing external partners and service providers
  • Ensuring service delivery on time and on budget with budget responsibility
  • Integrating the cloud solution with external public clouds (AWS)
  • Setting up and defining processes and workflows in Jira and Confluence
  • Product management of software development for automation and self-service in CI/CD DevOps mode
  • Agile software development with Kanban and Scrum in various development teams
  • Single point of contact for key customers in respective projects
  • Creating and aligning the product backlog with stakeholders from sales, architecture, development teams, marketing, management and customers
  • Migrating existing customers to the AWS cloud as product owner
  • Creating and aligning a product roadmap with internal and external stakeholders
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Michael Fischer

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IT Consultant for Oracle Databases

Berlin
Michael Fischer

Last position:

IT Consultant for Oracle Databases at Public Sector

  • Supporting the client in maintaining a custom monitoring solution for Oracle databases.
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Smit Kevadiya

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Software Engineer (Backend & API Lead)

Berlin
Smit Kevadiya

Last position:

Software Engineer (Backend & API Lead) at Surpeats

  • Backend & API architecture: Independently architected a scalable Node.js backend and RESTful API to handle a high volume of transactions, ensuring robust data management for users, restaurants, and administrators.
  • Microservices & infrastructure: Engineered a sophisticated database architecture using PostgreSQL with geographic query optimization. Designed and deployed a robust infrastructure with three separate microservice servers and a database server.
  • Performance & scalability: Implemented Redis caching and performed SQL query optimization to improve application performance and reduce load on the database, enhancing responsiveness for real-time services.
  • Security & authentication: Integrated secure payment processing via Razorpay and implemented robust middleware for JWT authentication to ensure secure transactions and data integrity.
  • CI/CD & deployment: Established a robust CI/CD pipeline using Docker and GitHub Actions for automated and reliable deployment, showcasing fluency in modern DevOps practices.
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Amit Vitekar

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Security Consultant (Ethical Hacker)

Berlin
Amit Vitekar

Last position:

Security Consultant (Ethical Hacker) at Security Research Labs (SRLabs)

  • Led telecom security testing team & SOC deployments across Tier-1 carriers; reduced critical vulnerabilities by 30%.
  • Conducted 5G/O-RAN fuzzing, penetration testing, and vulnerability research (basebands, RAN, core).
  • Designed testbeds for protocol fuzzing (AFL++, LibAFL) on 5G stacks.
  • delivered client workshops on secure telecom with AI assisted workflows.
  • Researched AI-driven SOC and penetration testing (LLMs for log triage, anomaly detection, adversarial monitoring).

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Statistics of experts using Load Balancing

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

16 years (Germany: 22 years)

Position duration

1.4 years (Germany: 2.1 years)

Positions per freelancer

15 (Germany: 16)

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Automotive

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Human Resources

Bachelor's degree or higher

75% (Germany: 73%)

Master's degree or higher

50% (Germany: 39%)

Certifications per freelancer

4 (Germany: 5)

Most common languages

German, English, Bosnian

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 97%)

Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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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 Load Balancing

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

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Daily rate avg. 685 €
Germany avg. 816 €

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 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

Load balancing spreads incoming traffic across multiple servers, services, or zones so one system does not become a bottleneck. It is used for web apps, APIs, databases, and cloud services that need stable response times, failover, and steady throughput.

Where it fits

It appears in front of application stacks, inside cloud networks, and at the edge of container platforms.

  • HTTP and HTTPS traffic distribution
  • L4 and L7 routing
  • Health checks and failover
  • SSL/TLS termination
  • Kubernetes Ingress and service routing

Common stack

Load balancing work often touches NGINX, HAProxy, Envoy, F5 BIG-IP, AWS Elastic Load Balancing, Azure Load Balancer, and Google Cloud load balancers. Strong specialists know how these tools behave under real traffic patterns, not just in a lab.

Why companies hire

Teams bring in freelance expertise when traffic grows, failover is unstable, or an app needs better latency under peak demand. In Berlin, this often comes up in SaaS, media, logistics, fintech, and e-commerce teams that need support across cloud and hybrid setups.

What good experts do

A strong specialist reads request paths, tuning settings, and backend health with care. They can design sticky sessions, connection draining, retry logic, and blue-green or canary traffic shifts without breaking user flows.

  • Diagnose uneven traffic or hotspot servers
  • Tune rules for latency, resiliency, and scale
  • Align app teams, ops, and cloud settings
  • Document routing logic and rollback steps

Signs you need one

If users see timeouts, one node works harder than the rest, or deployments cause brief outages, load balancing needs review. The right professional can fix the routing layer, explain the trade-offs, and leave the system easier to operate.

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Frequently asked questions

What clients ask us most about Load Balancing — answered in short.

Load balancing is used to distribute requests across multiple backends so no single server takes all the pressure. It helps with uptime, smoother performance, and safer deployments. Teams use it for websites, APIs, microservices, and cloud workloads.

A load balancing setup may use a reverse proxy, but the goals are not identical. A reverse proxy sits in front of services and forwards traffic, while load balancing focuses on spreading that traffic across several targets. Many real systems combine both in one layer.

The best choice depends on traffic shape, operational control, and where the system runs. Load balancing with NGINX or HAProxy gives fine control, while cloud services such as AWS Elastic Load Balancing reduce ops work. A good specialist will map the trade-off to your stack, not force one tool.

A strong load balancing specialist usually understands HTTP, TCP, TLS, DNS, and basic networking. For modern stacks, Kubernetes, container ingress, observability, and incident handling also matter. Without those adjacent skills, routing fixes often stay fragile.

Simple load balancing changes can be handled by a specialist who has worked on similar production setups before. More complex work needs someone who can trace application behavior, backend health, retry rules, and failover under real load. The harder the routing logic, the more important proven hands-on work becomes.

Yes, load balancing work is often remote because it centers on configuration, logs, and traffic patterns. For Berlin teams, remote collaboration is usually enough if the specialist can join incident calls and coordinate with platform owners. On-site time only helps when access or stakeholder alignment is unusually complex.

Look for clear reasoning, not just tool names. A good load balancing specialist explains why a route, health check, timeout, or failover setting should change and how to test it safely. Strong delivery also includes rollback steps and monitoring signals that prove the fix works.

No, load balancing helps even smaller services once uptime or traffic spikes matter. It becomes especially valuable when one app instance is not enough, when releases need safer rollout, or when a cloud setup spans multiple zones. The right design can be simple and still very effective.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Load Balancing in their recent projects is 86 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 685 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Load Balancing in their recent projects, 75% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 50% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Load Balancing in their recent projects have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.4 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Load Balancing in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Bosnian (13%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Load Balancing in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Banking and Finance (63%), and Automotive (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Load Balancing in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (88%), and Business Intelligence (50%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Load Balancing

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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