MariaDB Experts in Frankfurt
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Frankfurt, who have recently used MariaDB
Vladimir Filatov
Last position:
IT Consultant at ITZBund
- ITSM consulting, analysis and optimization of IT capacity with BMC TSCO / BMC Helix
- Drafting "Governance guidelines for operational capacity management"
Illia S
Last position:
Front-End Developer at Tangram Internet Services GmbH
- IAUP (Interregional Academy of Personnel Management) commissioned the development of a distance learning system for its secondary school subdivision.
- Development of the website [link]
- Development of a billing system and integration with various payment systems
- Development of a distance learning system based on the open source Moodle solution
- Integration of the distance learning system into the user office on the [link] website
- Front-end: Vue.js v2, Nuxt.js, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SCSS
- Back-end: LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP), PHP Framework Laravel, Redis, Swagger, MySQL 8.x, PayPal API
- DevOps: Docker, CI/CD, GIT
Andreas Schenk
Last position:
Project Management, Development and Test- (Defect-) Management at safarica.com
- Creation and implementation of a multilingual, relational MariaDB database to reflect the requirements of a booking system designed for safaris in Africa
- Testing the front- and backend functionality, registration of clients and suppliers, the editorial system and the payment workflow
- Defect management and documentation via BugHerd
- Implementation of an automatic internal deployment of deliveries provided by an external company via bash scripts
- Coordination of external companies in the function of a project manager (Stakeholder Management)
Leonard Hußke
Last position:
Freelance Software Engineer & Cloud Architect at Leonard Hußke - IT Solutions
- Evaluation of potential providers (Snowflake vs Databricks) and design of the analytics data platform using Databricks
- Data storage and ingestion layer with Amazon S3
- Creation of ETL processes and data transformations with AWS Glue and Databricks Notebooks
- Orchestration with AWS Glue Workflow, Databricks Workflow and Databricks DLT
- Processing of unstructured data including text, image and video
- Databricks workspace setup and administration
- Setting up a medallion architecture to ensure data quality
- Evaluation of possible BI tools (Power BI, AWS QuickSight, Tableau)
- Establishing MLOps using MLflow
- Introducing data governance and data lineage using Unity Catalog
Puya Dogouri
Last position:
Quality Assurance Consultant at Federal Employment Agency
- Consulting and implementation of functional test requirements
- Responsibility for and validation of test automation solutions in an agile team
- Support for QA topics during weekly release tests
- Creating test cases using Gherkin
- Developing automated tests with Cucumber and Playwright
- Specifying and maintaining automated and manual tests
Technologies used:
- Confluence
- Jira
- Cucumber
- Playwright
- Typescript
- Java
- Git
Delly Fofie
Last position:
Dad of 2 daughters at Family
Michael Yaco
Last position:
Senior Consultant, Senior DevOps Engineer at DB Regio AG
- Supported implementation and operation of a portal used online and offline in customer-facing vehicles
- Automated processes by introducing CI/CD pipelines
- Provided enablement and methodological guidance for adopting software engineering best practices
- System environment: NestJS, Node.js, npm, AWS, Docker, Docker Swarm, GitLab CI, WhiteSource, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch, REST API
Pascal Schuster
Last position:
Full-Stack Engineer at Playbook Digital, Inc
- Work in a rapidly moving environment on scalable and performant organizational features for a growing SaaS creative storage & digital asset management startup
- Optimization of data storage and retrieval routines in hot code paths across a containerized microservice architecture
- Implementation of new feature packages in a largely independent and self-sufficient manner, down the stack; design of both backend architecture and frontend UIs in the absence of templates, mock-ups, or other guide rails
- Autodidactic onboarding, rapid learning and subsequent productive application of technologies I was previously fully unfamiliar with (Ruby/Rails)
Gregor Staab
Last position:
Backend Developer at Jurebus GmbH
- Updating the codebase (PHP and Symfony) with the help of Rector
- Building processes for quality assurance
- Deployment incl. test runner
- Using phpstan and php_cs to improve code quality
- Introducing unit tests and integration tests
- Further developing the software architecture while considering common design patterns to enable the iterative rollout of new features
- Implementing Symfony Messenger to handle the software's many background processes efficiently and reliably
- Optimizing and further developing a module for registering and processing incoming leads (via the API of a phone service provider)
- Developing a module that automates the management of individual Google Ads campaigns based on various parameters (via the Google Ads API)
- Technical planning and implementation of a new business model, taking into account the requirements of all involved company departments
- Developing a module for managing contracts and Google Ads budgets
- Developing a module for automatically controlling Google Ads campaigns based on the current budget status
- Developing a customer portal for retrieving statistics and contract information
- Modernizing the backend with Symfony UX Live Components
David Rihm
Last position:
Lead Developer/Technical Architect
- Design, extension, and implementation of interfaces (REST, GraphQL, Kafka)
- Architecture and implementation of cloud-native microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service
- Domain-Driven Design, Event-Driven Architecture with Kafka
- Development of an extensive query engine for REST endpoints based on business objects
- Design and implementation of master data classification using machine learning algorithms (Weka library, Spotify Voyager)
- Analysis and evaluation of complex load test scenarios and derivation of optimizations
- Increase in system resilience (Kafka error handling, circuit breaker, sidecar service mesh in Go)
- Integration with CIAM systems (asynchronous real-time synchronization and definition of data ownership, authorization, authentication)
- Connection to Azure ServiceBus (AMQP protocol)
- Design and implementation of complex authorization concepts (including delegated administration)
- Documentation of the results (Confluence, architecture descriptions, architecture decisions)
Jörg-Ulrich Hammerbacher
Last position:
Data flows for health insurance providers
- Further development and creation of data flows for health insurance providers
- Data management across various storage systems (DB2, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, S3, custom APIs, ...)
- Documentation and training
- Planning and deployment of NiFi 2.x (major upgrade)
- Integrating Grafana for visualization, monitoring, and alerting
- Extensive use of the NiFi API to continuously monitor the system and its components
Robert Barisic
Last position:
Lead Developer & Consultant at BIOCOM AG
Solo full-stack developer for upgrading a Rails 4 legacy application to Rails 7, including deployment setup via Capistrano and NGINX configuration
Delivered a custom admin dashboard with ChartJS reports, PDF generator and CSV batch importer via Administrate
Implemented new features for reporting, import, data management and GDPR compliance, redesigned core components
Daniel Schaaf
Last position:
Business and IT consulting at Business and IT Consulting (freelance)
- Process consulting
- Project management
- Creating and aligning functional and technical specifications
- Portfolio management
- Stakeholder management
- Data cleansing
- Test, quality, and requirements management
- Rollout management
- Financial planning
- Marketing and sales consulting
- IT architecture and strategy consulting
- Trainer for IT, project management, and eBusiness
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Statistics of experts using MariaDB
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
16 years (Germany: 20 years)
Position duration
2.7 years (Germany: 3.1 years)
Positions per freelancer
10 (Germany: 14)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Transportation
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
88% (Germany: 78%)
Master's degree or higher
25% (Germany: 43%)
Certifications per freelancer
1 (Germany: 2)
Most common languages
German, English, Russian
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 97%)
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 Frankfurt 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 Frankfurt using MariaDB
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
Core use
MariaDB is a relational database used for transactional systems, internal tools, reporting, and content-heavy web applications. It is common where teams need a MySQL-compatible database with open governance and flexible deployment options.
What specialists do
- Design tables, keys, and constraints for clean data models
- Tune queries, indexes, and execution plans
- Set up replication, backups, and restore routines
- Support migrations from MySQL or older MariaDB setups
- Harden access, permissions, and operational procedures
Ecosystem
Strong MariaDB professionals work with tools around backup, monitoring, and automation, plus SQL clients and migration utilities. They often handle Galera Cluster, stored routines, views, events, and integration with PHP, Java, Python, or Node.js applications.
When to bring in help
Companies usually bring in freelance MariaDB expertise when performance drops, schema changes become risky, or a release needs safer database work than the in-house team can absorb. In Frankfurt, this is common for finance, logistics, SaaS, and other data-heavy teams that need reliable systems and clear collaboration in English or German.
What good experts deliver
A strong MariaDB specialist does more than write SQL. They explain trade-offs, document changes, and keep production stable during maintenance windows, failovers, and data moves. They also know when MariaDB is the right fit and when another database should stay in place.
Signs you need one
- Slow queries or lock contention under load
- Fragile replication or backup processes
- Migration work from MySQL, Percona, or legacy stacks
- Schema changes that need careful review
- Production incidents tied to data consistency or permissions
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about MariaDB.
MariaDB is used for transactional applications, dashboards, content systems, and internal business tools that need reliable SQL storage. Teams choose it when they want a MySQL-compatible database with familiar tooling and flexible deployment options.
MariaDB began as a MySQL fork, so the two share much of the same SQL model and client ecosystem. In practice, the choice often comes down to compatibility needs, package support, replication setup, and the extensions a project already uses.
MariaDB freelance help makes sense when you need query tuning, replication fixes, a migration, or a safer database change than the team can cover alone. It is also useful before launch, after a slowdown, or when a production issue points to schema or storage design.
A strong MariaDB specialist should know SQL, indexing, backup and restore workflows, Linux operations, and basic security hardening. Familiarity with PHP, Java, Python, or Node.js can help when the database sits inside an application stack.
MariaDB projects vary a lot. A simple schema review may need only a focused specialist, while replication design, migrations, or performance incidents need someone who has handled similar production work before.
MariaDB work is often remote because most tasks happen through SQL, scripts, logs, and controlled change windows. On-site time in Frankfurt can still help for sensitive production cutovers, stakeholder workshops, or teams that prefer direct coordination during maintenance.
Look for clear examples of query tuning, schema design, backup strategy, and recovery work in MariaDB. Good specialists explain the cause of an issue, the change they made, and how they reduced risk for the next release.
MariaDB is often compared with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and sometimes managed cloud databases when a team is reviewing its data stack. The right choice depends on compatibility, operational control, extension needs, and how much database administration the team wants to own.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used MariaDB in their recent projects is 88 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 706 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used MariaDB in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 25% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used MariaDB in their recent projects have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.7 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used MariaDB in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Russian (23%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used MariaDB in their recent projects are Information Technology (92%), Banking and Finance (54%), and Transportation (46%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used MariaDB in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (85%), and Quality Assurance (54%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used MariaDB
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