Microservices Experts in Germany
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Marco Steidel
Last position:
IT Interim Manager & Digitalization Consultant at paarprojekt GmbH
- Project management and consulting services with a focus on IT interim management: digitalization of corporate management, including processes and applications
- Assessment of the entire IT infrastructure, including applications, core processes, and contracts, including cost optimization
- Evaluation and introduction of solutions to support digitalization in the company in the areas of property management, CRM, invoice review and approval processes, smart metering, DMS, and time tracking
- Digitization of file folders and introduction of SharePoint and Microsoft Teams as the central document and communication platform
- Design and delivery of an AI workshop, including rollout of AI tools to increase efficiency and transparency in key business processes
- Creation of training materials and delivery of user training for newly introduced digital processes and solutions
Khalid El Mansouri
Last position:
Lead Architect & Developer at kem-consulting
Development of an agent-based governance platform for the automated assurance of EU AI Act compliance and ODA-compliant orchestration of AI services in complex enterprise environments.
Design and implementation of an agent-based "Mission Control" framework (Aletheia Conductor) for autonomous state monitoring and process control.
Development of "Compliance-as-Code" (CaC) solutions based on OPA/Rego for system-wide enforcement of regulatory guardrails.
Integration of TM Forum ODA standards (TMF630, TMF622, TMF642) to ensure interoperability and standardization.
Building a highly available event-driven architecture using Redpanda and CloudEvents v1.0 for near-real-time event processing.
Implementation of an audit-proof "Evidence Chain" through cryptographic linking of trace logs in preparation for automated audits.
Tech Stack: Java 21 (Quarkus Native), TypeScript (Next.js), Redpanda (Kafka API), CloudEvents v1.0, OPA (Open Policy Agent) & Rego, TimescaleDB, ZincSearch, Redis, TM Forum ODA, Git, GitHub, Clean Code Development, Like-C4.
Chris Wolf
Last position:
Senior Strategy Advisor, Transformation Lead – program realignment with target picture, governance, and priority steering at Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe | S-Communication Services
In-house consulting provider and driver of transformation within the group, multi-stakeholder environment and C-level.
Realignment and stabilization of a cross-functional transformation and scaling program within the group. Sharpening the target picture, priorities, and set of measures, as well as building reliable governance, planning, and steering structures. Structuring roles, responsibilities, and strategic initiatives while including AI and IT automation ideas.
Designed program realignment and project portfolio management
Developed strategy model and target picture for IT projects
Structured portfolio, roadmap, and priorities
Established governance and regular meetings
Worked out operating model for flagship projects
Assessed AI and automation ideas
Clarified roles and responsibilities
Implemented change measures
Developed, moderated, and evaluated workshops
Transformed 17 initiatives into a steering model
Increased transparency and decision-making ability
Strengthened commitment in steering
Sharpened the operating model structurally
Integrated three top-5 institutes
Involved over 80% of stakeholders
Governance
Portfolio steering (PPM)
Change management
Artificial intelligence
Workflow automation
AI use case assessment
Confluence
Jira
Stakeholder management
Jens Henneberg
Last position:
Interim CTO (occasional assignments) at Fujitsu / FSAS
Stabilizing an Azure/.NET landscape in live operation.
- Architecture, DevOps, and operational readiness; technical decisions under time pressure
- Azure DevOps, monitoring, ETL/ELT, cloud security, FinOps, and data-mesh-related topics
Technologies: Azure DevOps, .NET, CI/CD, monitoring, FinOps
Onur Kayir
Last position:
Project Manager & Outsourcing Manager at SENEC GmbH (EnBW Group)
- Building a scalable nearshore IT developer hub (Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland) as an independent company using a BOT model (Build – Operate – Transfer)
- Identifying, selecting, and managing full-service agencies; introducing governance and control mechanisms including KPIs, SLAs, and regular service reviews
- Creating and reviewing data processing agreements and framework contracts in coordination with Legal & Compliance; integrating regulatory requirements (including KRITIS) into process design
- Advising on cloud-vs.-on-premise strategies, data storage, and authorization concepts; supporting procurement with tendering and vendor evaluations
- Change management and process harmonization between internal teams and nearshore partners; reporting to management board, CFO, and CIO
Result: Scalable IT developer hub with an audit-proof governance model, lower operating costs, and faster product development.
Collin Kempkes
Last position:
Lead Fullstack Developer at Freelance
- Development of cloud native applications to provide a multi-vendor marketplace for different digital assets (e.g. NFTs)
- Design and operation of a microservice architecture using Nest.js, MySQL, Redis, Hasura, Algolia, Docker and Serverless
- Design and operation of a streaming data architecture using Kafka (with JSON Schemas)
- Creation of CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions for automated deployment of applications
- Testing and evaluating new technologies for more stable, faster, safer and more sustainable application development
- Building the full infrastructure with Terraform in AWS
- Integration of Stripe to handle international payments
- Use of Algolia for real-time search of digital assets on the platform
- Presenting results to stakeholders and running internal meetups
- Federation of services with GraphQL and Hasura
- Discussions about architecture decisions in the IT landscape and their impact
- Use of message queues for app-internal communication and component encapsulation
- Advising internal staff on the implementation of business and technical requirements
- Test Driven Development: unit, integration and E2E testing using JUnit
- Use of Next.js/React with SASS/SCSS for frontend applications
- Use of Vue.js with SASS/SCSS for frontend applications
- Integration of security-related mechanisms (JWT tokens with Auth0, OAuth, OIDC, IP guards, BOLA, secret vaults)
- Creation of microfrontends using Retool for fast prototyping and testing of functionality
- Use of nx monorepo with nrwl
Michael Hohlfeld
Last position:
Project Coordinator (Product Development + SaaS) at Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA
As a project coordinator in development projects (consisting of software and hardware), I was responsible in an advisory capacity for creating recommendations and organizational framework conditions in the areas of reporting, project scheduling, progress tracking, resource allocation, and presentation of results.
- Technology stack: Teams, Azure DevOps, Android
- Keywords: software, hardware, AI, MDM, Kanban, requirements specification, functional specification, SaaS, ergonomics, health, medical device
Karen Manukyan
Last position:
Personal AI Engineering Project — Croky AI at Crocky AI
Product:
- Built a production-ready AI platform for generating brand-aware marketing images and videos from product data, user requirements, and uploaded media.
- Own the platform architecture, technical roadmap, API design, security, deployment workflow, operational reliability, and model-provider strategy.
- Developed the core platform in .NET and built supporting AI and workflow prototypes in Python, applying language-independent API contracts and structured interfaces between services and model providers.
- Implemented reliable background processing with RabbitMQ, persisted workflow state, idempotent handling, retries, failure recovery, logging, secure storage, authorization, and credit accounting.
- Made pragmatic build-versus-buy and model-routing decisions based on reliability, latency, cost, and maintainability rather than novelty.
Agent Orchestration & RAG Systems
- Built and compared agent workflows using Microsoft Agent Framework, LangGraph, and LangChain, including tool use, conditional routing, clarification steps, state management, and hand-offs between agents.
- Implemented reusable .NET components for agents, prompts, tools, model providers, structured responses, and retrieval with pyvector, making it easier to change AI providers without rewriting the core workflow.
Harold Tela
Last position:
CPU Watcher — Cloud-Native Monitoring Application at SEUYTEL
Developed a CPU monitoring application using Spring Boot and React, containerized with Docker Compose, with automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform on AWS.
Stack: Spring Boot, React, PostgreSQL, REST API, Docker Compose, Terraform, AWS
Thorsten Huber
Last position:
Product Owner, AI Manager at crazyALEX.de GmbH
Digitizing real-world places with 3D/LiDAR scans to make spatial data usable for AI applications and to derive concrete use cases and prototypes from it.
- Digital capture of real-world places as a basis for faster planning and analysis
- Browser-based access to 3D data for easier use and coordination
- Turning spatial data into concrete use cases, prototypes, and AI training scenarios
- Planning basis for urban development and other digital future applications
Keywords: LiDAR, 3D scan, AI, use cases, AI training, prototyping, Python, web development, data models, architecture
Waseem Sattar
Last position:
Solution Architect / Subject Matter Expert at FRMCS terminal device manufacturer
Participation in the EU-funded MORANE-2 project to validate the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) in real-life use cases: creation of the requirement specifications for TOBA as well as the associated test specifications.
Technologies: 5GS (Radio & Core), FRMCS, MCx (MCPTT, MCData, MCVideo), MC Gateway UE, MCx Priority/Security/QoS Management, ETCS, SIP, IMS
Marijn Scholtens
Last position:
Senior Software Engineer at Puls Security GmbH
Optimizing and acceleration of our Gitlab CI pipeline
Conceptual work for the PoC of the Zero Trust system
Extension of the policy-engine backend in Go
Extension of the policy-testing mechanism in Python
Architectural design of the PEP component of Zero Trust
Documentation of the product
Technologies: Zero Trust, Go, Python, Gitlab CI, Docker, JWT, Domain-Driven Design
Martin Petermann
Last position:
Business Analyst and Test Manager at ProSiebenSat.1 Tech & Services GmbH
- Analysis of affected business processes taking numerous stakeholders into account
- Interface analysis, architecture and system design
- Communicating and coordinating various subprojects and interface partners
- Creating epics and user stories, maintaining the backlog, workshops and review presentations
- Support during implementation between business departments and development
- Test management including strategy and approach definition
- Test case definition, execution and approval
- Cross-team organization of integration and acceptance tests
- Support of test environments
- Technologies and tools: Java, Angular, Kubectl, REST, AWS SNS/SQS, Kafka, S4/HANA, Bruno
Niko Schmuck
Last position:
Developing Architect, Technical Lead "gridlytics" at HH Energienetze
- Building a data integration platform for high, medium, and low voltage assets for contextual analysis of time series with master data from the SCADA control system (IEC 60870 104), INIS, and SAP.
- Responsibility for the architecture and implementation of the solution, as well as sparring partner for the Product Owner.
- Use of Kotlin, Spring Boot, Maven, TimescaleDB, PostgreSQL, liquibase, Elements IoT, Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana, Python, jupyter, and various API gateways.
Priyanka Sarang
Last position:
Business Consultant (Software Engineering) at Boehringer Ingelheim
- Developed cloud-native enterprise applications on SAP Business Technology Platform using Node.js, SAP UI5, and RESTful APIs, delivering solutions across training management, procurement, employee information, and logistics domains
- Served as the primary developer for the maintenance, enhancement, and production support of three enterprise applications, delivering new features, resolving production issues, and coordinating releases with business stakeholders
- Experienced in leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as Microsoft Copilot to accelerate feature development, generate code, prototype solutions, and support application migration and modernization
- Designed backend services, domain models, and SAP Fiori/UI5 interfaces, implementing business workflows, role-based access control, validations, scheduling, reporting, and data import/export capabilities
- Designed and integrated enterprise services with SAP SuccessFactors, SailPoint, ERP systems, and external Learning Management APIs, including automated synchronization for 11,000+ user data
- Designed and implemented AMQP-based event-driven services processing up to 500 RFID parcel scan events per day for a logistics application
- Managed deployments and application operations using CI/CD pipelines, SAP Solution Manager, SAP BTP Cockpit, Kibana, and cloud monitoring tools, performing root-cause analysis and resolving production incidents
- Managed application dependencies by resolving npm package version conflicts and remediating critical and high-severity security vulnerabilities, ensuring production compliance and application stability
- Collaborated with architects, business users, SAP governance teams, and distributed Agile teams throughout technical design, code reviews, sprint planning, documentation, and software delivery
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Statistics of experts using Microservices
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years
Position duration
2.7 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
91%
Master's degree or higher
53%
Doctorate
7%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Microservices
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
Service design
Microservices split a system into small services with clear responsibilities. Each service can be built, deployed, and scaled on its own. That helps teams move faster when the product has many parts and changing demands.
Typical use cases
- Break a monolith into smaller services
- Build APIs for web and mobile products
- Add event-driven workflows between systems
- Isolate payments, search, identity, or billing
- Support separate release cycles for teams
Tooling stack
Strong microservices work depends on the right ecosystem: REST or gRPC, message brokers, containers, and observability tools. Common choices include Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, and OpenTelemetry. Good specialists know how these pieces fit together without adding unnecessary complexity.
When companies need help
Companies bring in freelance expertise when a monolith slows delivery, service ownership is unclear, or production issues are hard to trace. They also need help during platform changes, cloud migration, or when multiple teams must align on service contracts. In Germany, this often matters for product groups that need English working docs and clean handover across distributed teams.
What strong experts do
Strong professionals do more than split code. They define boundaries, manage data consistency, handle retries and timeouts, and design safe deployment paths. They also document APIs, reduce coupling, and make sure failure in one service does not cascade through the system.
Working style
Microservices projects need clear communication and disciplined delivery. Remote work fits well when contracts, interfaces, and testing are well defined. On-site or hybrid collaboration can help when teams are still shaping domain boundaries or coordinating with local stakeholders in Germany.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with Microservices? These answers cover the essentials.
Microservices are used to build systems made of separate services that handle specific business functions. They are common in products with independent domains such as checkout, search, user profiles, and notifications. This setup makes it easier to release parts of the system without changing everything at once.
A microservices approach gives teams more independence, but it also adds coordination, testing, and operational work. A monolith is simpler at the start and can be the better choice for smaller products or early-stage work. Companies usually move to microservices when the codebase, team structure, or deployment needs make the monolith hard to manage.
A strong microservices specialist usually knows API design, data modeling, distributed tracing, and container-based delivery. Experience with REST, gRPC, Kafka, Docker, and Kubernetes is often useful. They should also understand failure handling, versioning, and how to keep service contracts stable.
A microservices project needs someone who has already worked on distributed systems in production. For a simple service split, one experienced specialist may be enough. For a larger platform, you usually need someone who can guide architecture, delivery, and operational practices together.
A microservices freelancer is useful when a monolith is slowing delivery, services are tightly coupled, or production incidents are hard to diagnose. They also help during cloud migration, platform redesign, or a move toward event-driven systems. External support can add focus without waiting for long internal hiring cycles.
Yes. Microservices work well with remote collaboration when service boundaries, API contracts, and testing practices are documented clearly. For Germany-based teams, remote work is often practical, but some projects benefit from occasional on-site sessions to align domain decisions and delivery plans.
Microservices are a modern style of service-based architecture with smaller, more independently deployable units. SOA is broader and often associated with heavier integration layers and shared enterprise infrastructure. In practice, people may compare the terms, but microservices usually imply finer-grained services and more automation.
A good microservices specialist can explain trade-offs, not just tools. Look for clear service boundaries, sensible data ownership, solid monitoring, and a plan for retries, failures, and deployments. Good work should reduce coupling and make the system easier to change, not just break it into more pieces.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Microservices in their recent projects is 97 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 774 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Microservices in their recent projects, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 53% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Microservices 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 Germany who have used Microservices in their recent projects are English (97%), German (97%), and French (14%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Microservices in their recent projects are Information Technology (96%), Banking and Finance (51%), and Automotive (40%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Microservices in their recent projects are Information Technology (99%), Product Development (93%), and Quality Assurance (56%).
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