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Ankit Handa

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Project & Product Manager | Global MBA (Berlin) | SAFe® 6 Certified | Driving Agile Digital Transformation Across SaaS & ERP

Berlin
Ankit Handa

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AI Evaluation Analyst at Turing

Driving AI model quality at scale — evaluating prompt-response accuracy, flagging edge cases, and maintaining SLA-compliant workflows across distributed global teams.

  • Analyse AI prompts and side-by-side model outputs to assess response quality, factual accuracy, relevance, consistency, and compliance with project evaluation guidelines.
  • Perform fact-checking, data validation, troubleshooting, issue identification, and edge-case review to improve quality standards across AI training support workflows.
  • Use Google Sheets, Google Docs, and browser-based tools to document findings, maintain evaluation logs, track issue patterns, and support workflow optimisation in a remote environment.
  • Create clear written justifications, review summaries, and KPI-oriented reporting focused on accuracy, turnaround time, documentation completeness, defect identification rate, and SLA adherence.
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Alexander Zhirov

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Senior Data Architect & Data Engineer

Berlin
Alexander Zhirov

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Senior Data Solutions Engineer at VMware Inc.

  • Architected and deployed private cloud data platform on VMware vSphere, integrating Greenplum MPP, Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, and Apache Solr, and developed real-time ingestion pipelines with Kafka Connect and Schema Registry.
  • Led Oracle Exadata to Greenplum migration, rearchitected data models, optimized storage, implemented RabbitMQ with Debezium for CDC, and deployed VectorDB for Generative AI.
  • Designed and executed multi-cloud migration PoC across AWS, Azure, and GCP, defined KPIs for throughput, latency, and cost efficiency, executed bulk data transfers, validated analytics and streaming workloads, and delivered full-scale architecture recommendations.
  • Assessed legacy on-premises infrastructure and designed modern cloud-native data platforms using Greenplum and containerized microservices, advising on scalability, disaster recovery, and high-availability.
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Rüdiger Schulz

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Full-Stack Software Engineer / Consultant for Digitalization

Berlin
Rüdiger Schulz

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Full-Stack Software Engineer / Consultant for Digitalization at ARTEVENT

  • Designed, built, and launched an internal event planning web application used by over 100 department leads for a large event, despite having no dedicated testing phase.

  • Ensured smooth, failure-free operation during first production use, leading to the tool being adopted for future events.

  • Automated catering calculations and related workflows, significantly reducing email communication and manual computation effort for meal planning.

  • Managed deployment and hosting on a Linux server using Coolify, including application setup and runtime operations.

  • Hired and guided a communication designer on UX while independently owning all technical decisions and implementation.

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Aruldass Arulanandu

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Full-stack AI Engineer

Berlin
Aruldass Arulanandu

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Web Module Lead at Mphasis Limited

  • Led the end-to-end delivery of enterprise full-stack web applications by driving requirement analysis, solution design, frontend and backend development, database design, API integration, code reviews, team coordination, Agile execution, CI/CD deployments, production support, performance optimization, security implementation, and stakeholder collaboration to deliver scalable, high-quality software solutions.
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Syed Abdul

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Senior Software Engineer

Berlin
Syed Abdul

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Senior Software Engineer at Giant Eagle

  • Designed and developed AI-powered document processing solutions using Python, OCR, NLP, and Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate extraction, validation, and classification of financial documents, reducing processing time by 75%.
  • Built intelligent multi-stage workflow automation pipelines integrating AI services, machine learning models, and enterprise systems to streamline financial operations and improve data quality.
  • Developed reusable AI-driven transformation frameworks capable of processing structured and unstructured document formats (XML, CSV, JSON, TXT, DAT) and normalizing them into unified business schemas.
  • Designed and developed Python-based REST APIs and backend services supporting enterprise finance applications and high-volume data processing workloads.
  • Built scalable data synchronization pipelines between Oracle CFIN and SQL databases, incorporating machine learning models for cash-flow forecasting and AP/AR anomaly detection.
  • Architected and deployed Apache Airflow workflows to orchestrate AI-powered data pipelines, automating end-to-end processing from document ingestion through financial system integration.
  • Led the migration of critical enterprise integrations from MuleSoft to Python-based services, improving maintainability, performance, and operational flexibility while preserving complete data integrity.
  • Managed the full API lifecycle including solution design, implementation, documentation, deployment, monitoring, and production support for mission-critical financial systems.
  • Collaborated directly with finance stakeholders to identify business challenges, define solution requirements, and deliver measurable operational improvements through automation and AI-driven workflows.
  • Worked closely with cross-functional engineering and business teams to rapidly iterate on features, improve processes, and drive successful adoption of AI-enabled solutions.
  • Provided technical leadership through architecture reviews, technology decisions, code reviews, and engineering best practices across integration and automation initiatives.
  • Mentored developers, established coding standards, and contributed to improving software quality, maintainability, and delivery effectiveness across projects.
  • Provided production support during critical month-end and quarter-close financial processes, performing root-cause analysis and implementing rapid fixes to ensure system reliability and data accuracy.
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Jorge Nuricumbo

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Senior AI Engineer | Backend Developer C#/.NET | RAG, LLM Integration, Semantic Kernel | Azure, GCP, AWS

Berlin
Jorge Nuricumbo

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Senior Developer at SafeXSmart KI Solutions UG

AI Platform Backend – Senior Developer

Brought in to design and build a backend for an AI platform from scratch, including multi-provider LLM orchestration and real-time infrastructure for AI influencer personas at scale.

Tasks and responsibilities

  • Architected and implemented a multi-LLM orchestration layer with Semantic Kernel to integrate GPT-4 and other providers for core platform logic and AI influencer personas, reducing model-switching overhead by abstracting provider APIs behind a single interface.
  • Designed and developed a backend from scratch in C# / .NET 10, including domain modeling with DDD, a versioned RESTful API layer, and cloud infrastructure setup on Azure.
  • Built a real-time chat infrastructure with Server-Sent Events (SSE), message persistence, and delivery guarantees for live operation of AI influencer personas at scale.
  • Developed a media management service with integration of cloud object storage for upload and retrieval of influencer-generated content.
  • Created an integration and unit test suite with data seeding for reliable regression testing across all core platform flows, significantly reducing the production error rate.

Tools and technologies: C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, Python, TypeScript, MySQL, Semantic Kernel, EF Core, Minimal APIs, LLM Orchestration, Prompt Engineering, Agentic AI, Generative AI, AI-Assisted Engineering, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Google Gemini, OpenAI API, Ollama, Redis, Azure, Azure Container Apps, Azure Database for MySQL, Docker, GitHub Actions, Clean Architecture, Vertical Slice Architecture, CQRS, Domain-Driven Design, REST API, xUnit, Integration Testing, Unit Testing, Jira, Confluence, Scrum

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Julius Herrera Glomm

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Freelancer

Berlin
Julius Herrera Glomm

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Freelancer at Freelancer — Pharma Industry

  • Led migration to GCP using Terraform, GKE, and GitOps, improving deployment consistency and scalability
  • Implemented Datadog observability stack via Terraform and datadog-operator
  • Established automated end-to-end tests and on-call processes, improving incident response and service reliability
  • Migrated from NGINX Ingress Controller to Kubernetes Gateway API (NGINX Gateway Fabric)
  • Migrated stateful services (PostgreSQL and Redis) to GCP, improving scalability and operational reliability
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Santhosh Kannan

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Freelance Software Engineer

Berlin
Santhosh Kannan

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Freelance Software Engineer at Zalando SE

  • Support Authorization as a Service initiative for enterprise-scale authorization platform
  • Incorporate comprehensive observability solutions into authorization infrastructure
  • Provision and manage AWS infrastructure for authorization services
  • Mentor development team on AWS and Kubernetes best practices
  • Tech Stack: Java/Kotlin, Golang, Python, OPA, Spring Boot, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana
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Oleg Abrazhaev

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Staff Software Engineer

Berlin
Oleg Abrazhaev

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Staff Software Engineer at Kpler Germany GmbH

  • Delivered a new notifications platform implementation built from scratch to replace existing and upcoming services
  • Collaborating with other teams to integrate more domains

Tech stack:

  • Data: Scala 3, Apache Kafka, Python, Airflow, Astronomer
  • BE-FE: TypeScript, NestJS, Java, Spring Boot, Vue
  • Dev-ops: AWS, PostgreSQL, Docker, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD
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Maciej Rosiek

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Full Stack Developer

Berlin
Maciej Rosiek

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Full Stack Developer (Freelancer) at Runbuggy

  • Led development of RunBot AI assistant autonomously using LLM-powered workflow automation (React, TypeScript, Java, MongoDB, NATS)
  • Architected TMS platform providing unified transportation management and real-time logistics visibility with AI processing pipelines
  • Designed event-driven microservices architecture supporting marketplace
  • Drove architectural decisions and technical leadership across full-stack platform development
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Abed Davarpanah

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Product Manager-Freelance

Berlin
Abed Davarpanah

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Co-Founder, Product Manager at HODL It!

  • Cut first-30-day post-subscription churn 45% to 20% by revamping onboarding and optimizing time-to-value.
  • Drove 3x LTV in 6 months through retention and monetization experiments across the customer lifecycle.
  • Owned app redesign and feature delivery leading to lifting active-user NPS from 6.3 to 8.5.
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Imran Ali

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Software Engineer II

Berlin
Imran Ali

Last position:

Software Engineer II at LivePerson Germany GmbH

  • Led development of 15+ microservices (Java 17, Spring Boot) driving customer interactions; migrated from on-prem to GCP Kubernetes, improving scalability and reducing infra cost by 20%.
  • Optimized user services with CouchDB caching and API refactoring, cutting response times by 35% and enhancing customer experience.
  • Implemented canary deployments, FluxCD GitOps, and CI/CD optimizations in GitLab, reducing release lead time by 25% and enabling zero-downtime rollouts.
  • Set up Grafana health checks and Anodot alerts for latency, error, and throughput monitoring, reducing MTTR by 40%.
  • Built secure APIs using OAuth2, DPoP, and Gatekeeper, integrated REST and GraphQL, and achieved 90%+ test coverage with unit and E2E tests.
  • Mentored junior developers, promoted Agile best practices, and collaborated cross-functionally to deliver high-impact, reliable customer-facing features.
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Nada Sadek

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Senior Frontend Engineer (React & TypeScript)

Berlin
Nada Sadek

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Freelance Senior Frontend Engineer at Self-Employed

  • Senior software engineer focused on React, TypeScript and AI-assisted product workflows
  • Build frontend systems for complex SaaS products, internal tools and operational workflows
  • Recent work includes AI evaluation tooling, support reliability analysis and developer-focused QA systems
  • Available for freelance and contract engagements, especially remote-first projects
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Hendrik Wagner

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Software Test and Maintenance Support

Berlin
Hendrik Wagner

Last position:

Software Test and Maintenance Support at Anton Paar ProveTec GmbH

  • Add/create test specifications
  • Conduct regression tests
  • Conduct release tests
  • Analyze Jira tickets
  • Identify software defects and fix them with C#

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Statistics of experts using MySQL

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

17 years (Germany: 20 years)

Position duration

3.1 years (Germany: 5.2 years)

Positions per freelancer

11 (Germany: 13)

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Top industries

Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Banking and Finance

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Bachelor's degree or higher

90% (Germany: 87%)

Master's degree or higher

50% (Germany: 53%)

Doctorate

9% (Germany: 8%)

Certifications per freelancer

2

Most common languages

English, German, Spanish

Speak two or more languages

95% (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 MySQL

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

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Daily rate avg. 740 €
Germany avg. 760 €

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 760 €
Germany median 760 €

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

MySQL is a relational database used for web apps, internal tools, reporting, and transactional systems. It stores structured data, enforces relationships, and keeps reads and writes predictable. Teams often bring in MySQL specialists when the database is central to product performance or data integrity.

What good work looks like

A strong MySQL professional thinks in tables, keys, indexes, transactions, and query plans. They shape schemas that fit real usage, not just the current release. They also know when to use views, constraints, stored routines, or read replicas to keep systems stable.

Typical tasks

  • Design schemas for new products and data migrations
  • Review slow queries and index usage
  • Set up replication, backups, and restore tests
  • Support upgrades, failovers, and incident fixes
  • Work with application teams on data access patterns

Ecosystem and tooling

MySQL work often includes the MySQL Shell, Workbench, client libraries, and monitoring tools. In larger stacks, specialists also work with MariaDB compatibility, Percona Server for MySQL, Docker, cloud-managed database services, and orchestration around backup or failover. Good experts know how these pieces affect latency, maintenance, and recovery.

When companies hire help

Companies usually look for outside MySQL expertise when queries slow down, data grows unevenly, or a migration is risky. Berlin teams also bring in specialists for product launches, platform consolidation, and support across mixed remote and on-site groups. The right person can quickly join backend, DevOps, and analytics work without long ramp-up.

What to expect from specialists

Strong MySQL specialists are precise, calm, and hands-on. They read execution plans, spot locking issues, and explain trade-offs in plain language. They also document changes well, test restore paths, and leave the database easier to run than they found it.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything clients usually want to know about MySQL, in one place.

MySQL is used to store and query structured data for websites, SaaS products, internal systems, reporting, and transactional workflows. It is a common choice when teams need reliable reads and writes, clear relationships, and a familiar SQL model. Many projects use it as the main system of record behind application services.

Bring in a MySQL specialist when performance drops, migrations are risky, replication needs attention, or the schema has grown harder to maintain. Outside help is also useful for one-off work such as upgrades, incident recovery, or redesigning a database that has outgrown its first version. That lets your internal team stay focused on product work.

MySQL is often chosen for straightforward relational workloads, broad hosting support, and teams that already know its patterns. PostgreSQL is usually preferred when advanced SQL features or richer data types matter more, while MariaDB is commonly considered when compatibility with the MySQL ecosystem is important. The right choice depends on workload, team habits, and operational needs.

A strong MySQL professional usually also knows SQL tuning, schema design, indexing, backup and restore planning, and replication concepts. Helpful adjacent skills include Linux, Docker, cloud database services, and application-side data access in languages such as PHP, Java, Python, or Node.js. Those skills make collaboration with backend and operations teams smoother.

A simple MySQL setup may only need help for schema review or query tuning, while a migration, failover design, or production incident calls for deeper operational experience. The harder the uptime, data volume, or compatibility requirements, the more valuable a specialist becomes. Good experts can usually tell you early whether the work is routine or risky.

Yes, most MySQL work can be done remotely because schema reviews, query analysis, and backup planning do not need a desk in the same room. On-site time in Berlin can still help during incident response, workshops, or handover sessions with local stakeholders. Many teams use a hybrid approach.

Look for clear reasoning about indexes, joins, transactions, and recovery, not just broad claims about MySQL. Good specialists can explain why a query is slow, how a schema change affects writes, and how they would test a restore. Ask for examples of production work, incident handling, and documentation.

A MySQL freelancer may deliver a schema review, a migration plan, a query tuning report, backup and recovery procedures, or support during an upgrade. For larger engagements, they may also hand over monitoring advice and operational runbooks. The best deliverables are specific enough for your team to keep using after the engagement ends.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used MySQL in their recent projects is 92 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 740 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used MySQL in their recent projects, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 50% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used MySQL in their recent projects have 17 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.1 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used MySQL in their recent projects are English (97%), German (92%), and Spanish (11%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used MySQL in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Media and Entertainment (42%), and Banking and Finance (40%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used MySQL in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Product Development (86%), and Quality Assurance (49%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used MySQL

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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