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Daniel S.

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Senior Software Engineer

Hamburg
Daniel S.

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Senior Software Engineer at energielenker solutions GmbH

  • Designed and implemented a Python-based ETL pipeline with the Dagster framework to transform raw energy data from heterogeneous sources using InfluxDB and visualizations in Grafana
  • Defined time-based and dependency-based jobs
  • Deployed to managed Kubernetes clusters using Helm
  • Integrated InfluxDB Cloud
  • Prepared data for use in Grafana, including cleaning, normalization, and time-based resampling in Python
  • Developed dashboards and visualizations in Grafana
  • Developed unit tests with mocking using pytest
  • Set up a CI/CD pipeline in GitLab

Technologies: Python, Dagster, InfluxDB, Grafana, pandas, pytest, REST, CI/CD, GitLab, Container, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Cloud

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Dominik P.

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Head of IT

Hamburg
Dominik P.

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Head of IT at Aarsleff Spezialtiefbau GmbH

  • Disciplinary and professional leadership of the IT and service team
  • Definition and documentation of the Current Mode of Operation (CMO) in Confluence: application landscape, infrastructure, networks, backup & storage
  • Development of the Future Mode of Operation (FMO) including process analysis & stakeholder interviews with all departments using BPMN and flowcharts
  • Optimization of license management: reduction of ongoing software costs by approx. 17% p.a.
  • Introduction and establishment of Jira as the central tool for project and service management
  • Introduction and rollout of the HR software MindKey to digitize HR processes
  • Introduction of a VoIP solution with Microsoft Teams incl. PSTN connection to replace classic telephony
  • Introduction of the production and planning software OptiControl to digitize operational processes
  • Rollout of Intune as a Mobile Device Management solution for Windows, iOS and Android
  • Build-up of Power BI dashboards for machine park monitoring and financial reporting
  • Planning and execution of the IT consolidation of two locations for 170 users
  • Introduction of automated penetration testing with Pentera
  • Coaching and mentoring the team in agile methods & project management
  • Operational support in day-to-day business: administration, incident & change management
  • Management of external service providers and assurance of the quality of outsourced IT services
  • Responsibility for the IT budget incl. planning and controlling
  • Direct reporting line to management with regular management reports on IT KPIs, budget and project status
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Dhruti C.

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Senior Software Developer

Hamburg
Dhruti C.

Last position:

Freelancer Developer

Expomate platform

  • Built a cross-platform exhibitor inquiry management app using React Native and RoR 8, leveraging RESTful APIs, Solid Queue for background job processing, and Devise for authentication on the backend, with Redux and AsyncStorage for state management and local data persistence.

TaskINT platform

  • Developed a unified platform for task execution, time tracking, invoicing, client relations, and staff management using RoR 8 and React.js, utilising RESTful APIs, Sidekiq for background jobs, and Zustand for state management and WebSockets for real-time data sync, with 300+ users onboarded across 5 clients.
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Alexander W.

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Freelance Head of Development / Strategy Consultant

Hamburg
Alexander W.

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Freelance Head of Development / Strategy Consultant at LabMaker GmbH

  • Consulting on a wide range of open science hardware projects in the fields of electronics, mechatronics, and optoelectronics
  • Comprehensive system analysis and DFM optimization of a novel open hardware miniaturized two-photon microscope
  • Exchange with scientists from renowned academic institutions to align the customer’s work in the best possible way
  • Production coordination with local and international partners for PCB assembly, CNC machining, and optics
  • Process analysis for product design, production planning/execution, product lifecycle, and product data management
  • Coaching employees from all departments on the requirements that complex technical products place on business processes
  • Development of a comprehensive PLM & PDM concept tailored to the needs of development and manufacturing
  • Initiating intensive and direct cross-departmental exchange to identify improvement potential
  • Planning shopfloor layout improvements with the production team and supporting the implementation process
  • Quick onboarding of two new English-speaking colleagues in technical product management and development
  • Ad-hoc and in-depth training of employees in the use of software tools such as KiCad or Autodesk Inventor
  • Consulting on long-term development into a scalable, even stronger partner for the open science hardware community

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Statistics of experts using MQTT

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

15 years (Germany: 20 years)

MQTT experts in Hamburg have 15 years of professional experience on average. It is 5 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 20 years.

Position duration

1.3 years (Germany: 3.2 years)

MQTT experts in Hamburg stay in a single position for 1.3 years on average. It is 1.9 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.2 years.

Positions per freelancer

9 (Germany: 13)

MQTT experts in Hamburg have completed 9 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 4 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 13.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

MQTT experts in Hamburg have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Top industries

Information Technology, Manufacturing, Construction

MQTT experts in Hamburg are most in demand in Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Construction.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence

MQTT experts in Hamburg earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.

Bachelor's degree or higher

80% (Germany: 88%)

80% of MQTT experts in Hamburg hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 8% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 88%.

Master's degree or higher

20% (Germany: 62%)

20% of MQTT experts in Hamburg hold at least a Master's degree. It is 42% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 62%.

Certifications per freelancer

2 (Germany: 3)

MQTT experts in Hamburg hold 2 professional certifications on average. It is 1 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.

Most common languages

German, English, Spanish

MQTT experts in Hamburg most often speak German, English, and Spanish.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 99%)

100% of MQTT experts in Hamburg speak two or more languages. It is 1% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 99%.

Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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One of the MQTT experts in Hamburg charges less than €640 per day.
One of the MQTT experts in Hamburg charges between €640 and €800 per day.
2 of the MQTT experts in Hamburg charge between €800 and €960 per day.
One of the MQTT experts in Hamburg charges €1120 or more per day.
<€640 €640-​800 €800-​960 €1120+

The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Hamburg 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 Hamburg using MQTT

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

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Daily rate avg. 786 €
Germany avg. 761 €

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 752 €

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.

MQTT 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 (100%)
  • Manufacturing (83%)
  • Construction (50%)
  • Education (50%)
  • Telecommunication (50%)
  • Energy (33%)
  • Banking and Finance (33%)
  • Healthcare (33%)

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

About the technology

MQTT basics

MQTT, short for Message Queuing Telemetry Transport, is a lightweight publish-subscribe protocol for devices and services that need efficient messaging. It is common in IoT, telemetry, remote monitoring, and systems where bandwidth is limited or connections are unstable.

Where it fits

  • Sensor data and telemetry pipelines
  • Device control and command delivery
  • Event-driven backend integration
  • Mobile or edge applications with weak networks

MQTT helps teams separate message producers from consumers. That makes it easier to connect devices, cloud services, and internal applications without tight coupling.

Core ecosystem

Strong specialists know brokers, topics, retained messages, QoS levels, TLS, and authentication. They also work with common broker software such as Mosquitto, EMQX, and HiveMQ, plus client libraries in Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, and C.

When to bring in help

  • Broker setup, clustering, and topic design
  • Security hardening and certificate handling
  • Troubleshooting message loss or duplicate delivery
  • Building integrations to cloud, APIs, or data platforms

Companies usually bring in freelance MQTT experts when a project must be stable in production, not just working in a lab. In Hamburg, that often matters for connected equipment, logistics systems, industrial monitoring, and distributed services that need clean messaging.

What strong experts do

Good professionals keep message flows simple and explicit. They plan topic trees, choose the right QoS, test reconnect behavior, and make sure clients handle offline periods, payload limits, and backpressure without breaking the system.

What to expect

A strong MQTT specialist can explain trade-offs between MQTT and alternatives like HTTP polling, WebSockets, or AMQP. They should also understand device identity, payload formats, observability, and how to keep operations maintainable as the number of connected endpoints grows.

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Frequently asked questions

Curious about MQTT? Here are the answers that come up again and again.

MQTT is used for lightweight messaging between devices, services, and cloud systems. It is a strong fit for telemetry, remote control, and event updates where connections may be slow or unstable. Teams often choose it for IoT, industrial monitoring, and distributed applications.

MQTT is usually the better choice when many clients need to publish and subscribe to small messages with low overhead. HTTP is simpler for request-response APIs, while WebSockets fit interactive sessions, but MQTT is built for continuous message exchange and broker-based routing. It is especially useful when devices need to reconnect cleanly after outages.

A strong MQTT freelancer should understand broker configuration, topic structure, QoS, authentication, and TLS. For production work, it also helps if they know the device side, the cloud side, and the data flow in between. The best specialists can explain how their choices affect reliability and maintenance.

A strong MQTT specialist often also knows Linux, networking, TLS certificates, and at least one client language such as Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, or C. Experience with brokers like Mosquitto, EMQX, or HiveMQ is useful too. For many projects, observability and cloud integration matter just as much as the protocol itself.

A good MQTT expert does more than connect a client to a broker. Look for clear topic design, sensible QoS choices, secure authentication, and tests for reconnects, offline periods, and duplicate delivery. Strong work usually comes with practical explanations, not just working code.

Yes, MQTT is common in industrial systems, connected equipment, logistics, and monitoring setups where reliable telemetry matters. For companies in Hamburg, that can include on-site work for hardware, networks, or plant access, while many messaging and integration tasks can still be done remotely. Clear communication in English is often enough, but local collaboration can help during rollout.

In MQTT, the broker routes messages between publishers and subscribers, and topics decide where each message goes. Good specialists design topic hierarchies that are easy to filter, secure, and maintain over time. They also make sure retained messages and subscriptions behave the way the system needs.

Yes, MQTT is the abbreviation for Message Queuing Telemetry Transport. Most searchers use the acronym, but some still use the full name, especially in older documentation. In practice, both refer to the same publish-subscribe protocol.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used MQTT in their recent projects is 98 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 786 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used MQTT in their recent projects, 80% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 20% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used MQTT in their recent projects have 15 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.3 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used MQTT in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (33%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used MQTT in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Manufacturing (83%), and Construction (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used MQTT in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Quality Assurance (83%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used MQTT

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.

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