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Lucas J.

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Full-Stack Developer (WordPress, React.js)

Leipzig
Lucas J.

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Full-Stack Developer (WordPress, React.js) at Rabot Energy

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Julian H.

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Working Student / Master's Thesis Student in Software Development

Leipzig
Julian H.

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Working Student / Master's Thesis Student in Software Development at Scale GmbH

  • Tech stack: Python, Qt, tensorflow.js, plotly, Angular, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Git
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Jens O.

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Freelance Java Developer / DevOps Engineer

Leipzig
Jens O.

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Freelance Java Developer / DevOps Engineer at Unpublished defense company

  • Extension of OSGi modules in a complex communication solution
  • Debugging communication with Wireshark and remotely in the JENS test environment
  • Migration of tests from TestNG to JUnit 5 with Mockito and AssertJ
  • Updating vulnerable dependencies and improving code quality
  • Changes to the Vaadin frontend
  • Increasing test coverage
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Michael L.

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Development of B2B shop for curtain fabrics

Leipzig
Michael L.

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Development of B2B shop for curtain fabrics

  • Development of a B2B shop based on Magento 2
  • Plugin research and implementation, e.g. individual prices per customer
  • Implementation of custom adjustments
  • Quality assurance
  • Release management
  • Collaboration with the marketing team
  • Technologies: Magento 2, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Docker, Git
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Luis Z.

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Forward-Deployed Engineer · AI Deployment & Integration

Leipzig
Luis Z.

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Talent Partner + internal AI builder (GTM, DACH/EMEA) at Lucanet AG

  • Built an internal AI recruitment assistant (Python, LangChain, Claude API) and deployed it into the team's Greenhouse workflow: automated candidate screening, structured interview-feedback extraction from transcriptions, and comms across high-volume DACH/EMEA GTM pipelines. Scoped the need with TA/GTM leadership, shipped the tool, and drove day-to-day adoption, the same loop a forward-deployed engineer runs at a customer site.
  • Led ATS migration from Personio to Greenhouse across the whole team: data model, migration, and team adoption.
  • Ran discovery-style intake calls translating vague requests ("we need someone senior for Italy") into structured requirements, the muscle a forward-deployed engineer uses to scope a customer deployment. 80%+ offer acceptance, ~120% of quarterly targets. Discovery and delivery in EN, DE, ES, FR.
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Andreas F.

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Project Manager & Portfolio Owner for Infrastructure (Automotive)

Borsdorf
Andreas F.

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Project Manager & Portfolio Owner for Infrastructure (Automotive) at MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH

  • Overall coordination of service providers for all infrastructure topics at a production site being set up in Baden-Württemberg
  • Design and finding solutions for internet connectivity, building office communication networks, setting up WLAN in production and administration buildings, IP address management, password policies, time tracking, access control systems, backup strategies, emergency power planning, operating concepts, cost planning, event management, workplace setup including laptop/mobile phones/telephony, remote support, print servers
  • Selecting suitable external service providers and planning to meet needs for spare parts, repairs, on-site service, network and workplace support including on-site system replacement by providers
  • Choosing suitable external service providers for facility management and building technology (fiber optic connections, data center infrastructure, cable ducts etc.)
  • Coordination with clients and service providers
  • Escalation management, schedule control
  • On-site presence for service meetings and managing service providers
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Hannes W.

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Self-employed Developer

Leipzig
Hannes W.

Last position:

intermedix GmbH / CGM Deutschland AG

  • Rule-based software for managing, planning, and providing promotional materials in the pharmaceutical industry

  • High performance, high availability

  • Fullstack, DevOps (CI/CD)

  • Python, PostgreSQL, Vue.js, Typescript, Docker, Docker-Compose, Nginx

  • Successfully transformed old Excel-based processes into an optimized product that has been in production since 2024

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Norbert S.

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Technical training & open-source work

Leipzig
Norbert S.

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Technical training & open-source work at Personal Project

  • training and official certification as Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
  • open-source development and documentation in a personal project
  • keeping updated about cloud native and AI technologies through courses and books
  • Tech: Kubernetes, Docker, Typescript, Node.js
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Mostafa S.

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Freelance Senior Software Engineer & AI Consultant

Leipzig
Mostafa S.

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Freelance Senior Software Engineer & AI Consultant at Self-employed

  • Led the development of a complex geospatial data platform, engineering an end-to-end system for processing and analyzing high-resolution aerial imagery.
  • Engineered a scalable backend responsible for on-the-fly map tile serving and running complex data analysis queries using PostGIS and Python.
  • Developed and trained custom computer vision models using Python, PyTorch, and YOLOv8 to perform object detection and segmentation on large-scale datasets.
  • Built modern, responsive user interfaces and data visualization dashboards using Next.js, TypeScript, and React.
  • Gained practical expertise in geospatial libraries such as GDAL and Rasterio for processing and manipulating raster and vector data.
  • Managed the entire project lifecycle, from initial technical architecture and database design to final deployment using Docker.
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Peter T.

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Freelance Go Developer/DevOps Engineer

Leipzig
Peter T.

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Freelance Go Developer/DevOps Engineer at IONOS SE

  • Developed an API for customers to provide NFS shares in the cloud
  • Created Kubernetes operators and services with REST APIs in Go
  • Used LinuxKit to provision VMs
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Jens F.

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Strategic Business Consultant

Leipzig
Jens F.

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Strategic Business Consultant at EURO Kartensysteme

  • Analysis, redesign and functional specification for a software system to record, process and reimburse all claims in the girocard scheme
  • Analysis, conception and execution for a bidding for the introduction and implementation of Identity & Access Management, Masterdata Management and Document Management Systems
  • Project management for the software development project for the EKS-Net platform for the recording, processing and reimbursement of all claims in the girocard scheme
  • Project management for the introduction of Identity and Access Management System, Master Data Management System and Document Management System
  • Strategy consulting for digitalization of business processes
  • Advice on payment transactions, compliance (PEP and sanction list checks) and risk analysis
  • Design of data models and APIs
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Sebastián K.

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Smart Charging

Leipzig
Sebastián K.

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Smart Charging at Mercedes-Benz, MBTI

  • Agile software development in an interdisciplinary environment

  • Cross-team collaboration to achieve important milestones

  • Independently developing new and improving existing features

  • Estimation, refinement, implementation, and presentation

  • Finding solution ideas, analyzing problems, rolling out bug fixes

  • Writing automated tests, manual testing, log and error analysis

  • Ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability of the production environment

  • Rolling out releases and multi-stage infrastructure

  • Setting up alerts and monitoring

  • Pair programming, code reviews, documentation

  • On-call duty, 3rd level support

  • Event-Driven Architecture, Clean Code, Hexagonal Architecture

  • Microservices based on Go (Gin), Java 21 (Spring Boot 3), Python (FastAPI)

  • Terraform/OpenTofu, KQL, SQL, JSON, REST, Helm, ArgoCD, AzureCLI, K9s, OAuth2

  • Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Azure EventHub, Kubernetes, nginx, Ingress

  • AppInsights, LogAnalytics, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, OpenAPI 3, Swagger

  • Azure DataExplorer, Storage, KeyVault, Container Registry, Azure Functions,…

  • Junit5/Jupiter, testify, RestAssured, Docker Compose, Wiremock

  • IntelliJ, Scrum, Kanban, Teams, Confluence, OpsGenie, Arc42

  • GitHub CI/CD, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps

  • EV charging protocols (EVSE, OCPP, V1G, V2G)

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Statistics of experts using PostgreSQL

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

21 years (Germany: 17 years)

PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig have 21 years of professional experience on average. It is 4 years more than in Germany, where the average stands at 17 years.

Position duration

1.9 years (Germany: 5.1 years)

PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig stay in a single position for 1.9 years on average. It is 3.2 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 5.1 years.

Positions per freelancer

15 (Germany: 12)

PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig have completed 15 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 3 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 12.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Tourism

PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Tourism.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Audit

PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Product Development, and Audit.

Bachelor's degree or higher

92% (Germany: 91%)

92% of PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 1% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 91%.

Master's degree or higher

50% (Germany: 59%)

50% of PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig hold at least a Master's degree. It is 9% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 59%.

Doctorate

8% (Germany: 7%)

8% of PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig have a doctorate (PhD). It is 1% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 7%.

Certifications per freelancer

1 (Germany: 2)

PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig hold 1 professional certification on average. It is 1 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 2.

Most common languages

English, German, Spanish

PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig most often speak English, German, and Spanish.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 97%)

100% of PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig speak two or more languages. It is 3% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 97%.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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8% of PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig charge less than €640 per day.
15% of PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig charge between €640 and €720 per day.
38% of PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig charge between €720 and €800 per day.
23% of PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig charge between €800 and €880 per day.
15% of PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig charge €960 or more per day.
<€640 €640-​720 €720-​800 €800-​880 €960+

The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Leipzig are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.

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Average rates of experts in Leipzig using PostgreSQL

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

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Daily rate avg. 762 €
Germany avg. 757 €

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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

PostgreSQL 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%)
  • Banking and Finance (50%)
  • Tourism (50%)
  • Energy (43%)
  • Manufacturing (43%)
  • Retail (43%)
  • Automotive (36%)
  • Education (36%)

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

About the technology

Relational foundation

PostgreSQL is an open-source object-relational database used for transactional applications, analytics and systems that require dependable data integrity. It supports SQL, transactions, constraints, indexing and extensible data types, making it suitable for everything from business software to data-heavy web products.

Core capabilities

PostgreSQL specialists work across database design, application integration and operational reliability. Their work often includes:

  • Designing normalized schemas, relationships and migration paths
  • Writing and tuning complex SQL queries, views and stored procedures
  • Using JSONB, full-text search, geospatial data and custom types
  • Building backup, recovery, replication and high-availability strategies

Ecosystem and tooling

The PostgreSQL ecosystem includes drivers and libraries for Python, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Go and .NET. Experts may also use PostGIS, pgAdmin, psql, connection pools, migration tools and monitoring systems. They connect PostgreSQL with containers, Kubernetes, cloud storage, message brokers and business intelligence workflows.

Where it runs

Companies use PostgreSQL for SaaS products, marketplaces, finance systems, logistics software, content platforms and internal applications. It can serve as the primary operational database or support reporting and analytical workloads alongside a data warehouse. In Leipzig, local teams may need specialists who can collaborate on-site, remotely or in a hybrid setup.

When to bring in expertise

Freelance PostgreSQL expertise is valuable when a schema must support a growing product, slow queries affect users or a database needs to move safely to managed cloud infrastructure. It also helps when teams need stronger observability, reliable migrations or a clear recovery plan.

  • Assessing query plans, indexes and workload bottlenecks
  • Migrating data without avoidable service disruption
  • Reviewing security, permissions and operational procedures

What strong professionals deliver

Strong PostgreSQL professionals explain trade-offs clearly and connect database decisions to application behavior. They test migrations, measure performance with realistic workloads and document recovery procedures. Look for experience with data modeling, SQL, automation and the application stack around the database, plus a disciplined approach to backups and production changes.

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Frequently asked questions

Not sure where to start with PostgreSQL? These answers cover the essentials.

PostgreSQL is used to store and manage structured application data with strong consistency and rich querying capabilities. Companies use it for transactional software, APIs, SaaS products, reporting systems and applications that combine relational data with JSON or geospatial information.

PostgreSQL generally offers broader SQL support, deeper extensibility and advanced features for complex data models. MySQL may be a practical choice for simpler workloads or an existing ecosystem, so the right decision depends on query patterns, application requirements and the team's operating experience.

PostgreSQL work often requires strong SQL, data modeling and performance analysis. Useful adjacent skills include Python, Java, JavaScript or Go, database migration tools, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud services, monitoring, backup automation and infrastructure security.

PostgreSQL expertise should match the risk and complexity of the assignment rather than a fixed career length. A schema review may need focused database knowledge, while a production migration or high-availability design calls for a professional who has handled similar operational conditions.

PostgreSQL projects are often well suited to remote collaboration because access, reviews and changes can be managed through secure development workflows. Teams in Leipzig should define communication practices, access controls and on-site needs clearly, especially when the database supports sensitive or operationally critical systems.

PostgreSQL specialists should be able to explain schema choices, query plans, indexing decisions and failure recovery in clear terms. Ask for relevant examples, review how they test changes and confirm that they document backups, migrations, permissions and monitoring.

PostgreSQL is often the stronger fit when relationships, transactions, constraints and reliable reporting are central to the application. A NoSQL database may suit highly variable document structures or specific distribution needs, but the choice should follow the access patterns and consistency requirements.

PostgreSQL professionals stand out through careful data modeling, measurable performance work and safe operational habits. They understand how application code affects database load, use evidence from monitoring and query plans, and communicate risks before changing production systems.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used PostgreSQL in their recent projects is 95 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 762 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used PostgreSQL in their recent projects, 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 50% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used PostgreSQL in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used PostgreSQL in their recent projects are English (100%), German (93%), and Spanish (29%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used PostgreSQL in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (50%), and Tourism (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used PostgreSQL in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (93%), and Project Management (71%).

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