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Jens O.

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Freelance Java Developer / DevOps Engineer

Leipzig
Jens O.

Last position:

Freelance Java Developer / DevOps Engineer at Unpublished defense company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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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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Michael L.

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B2B Shop Development for Curtain Fabrics

Leipzig
Michael L.

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B2B Shop Development for Curtain Fabrics

  • Development of a B2B shop based on Magento 2
  • Plugin research and implementation, e.g. custom prices per customer
  • Implementation of individual customizations
  • 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.

Last position:

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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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

  • Implementation of an API for customers to provide NFS shares in the cloud
  • Creating Kubernetes operators and services with REST APIs in Go
  • Using LinuxKit for provisioning VMs
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Gwen G.

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Senior Consultant

Leipzig
Gwen G.

Last position:

Senior Ruby on Rails & DevOps Developer at Sapiens

Further development of a software solution for managing test requests and test notifications according to §106d SGB V for the Hamburg Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.

  • Developed numerous features, performance optimizations, refactoring, error analysis
  • Refactored the dev container setup
  • Optimized the GitLab CI build pipeline
  • Contributed optimizations to the team workflow
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Julian H.

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Working Student / Master's Thesis Student Software Development

Leipzig
Julian H.

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

  • Tech-Stack: Python, Qt, tensorflow.js, plotly, Angular, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Git
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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.

Last position:

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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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.

Last position:

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 19 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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One of the PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig charges less than €640 per day.
2 of the PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig charge between €640 and €720 per day.
5 of the PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig charge between €720 and €800 per day.
3 of the PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig charge between €800 and €880 per day.
One of the PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig charges between €880 and €960 per day.
One of the PostgreSQL experts in Leipzig charges €960 or more per day.
<€640 €640-​720 €720-​800 €800-​880 €880-​960 €960+

The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Leipzig 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.

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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. 761 €
Germany avg. 759 €

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 19 Sep 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 to store, query and protect structured business data. It supports transactional applications, analytical workloads and geospatial use cases through a mature SQL engine and a broad extension system. Teams choose it when correctness, flexibility and long-term maintainability matter.

What it builds

PostgreSQL can support customer portals, commerce systems, financial workflows, content platforms and internal operations software. It also serves as a dependable source for reporting and data integration.

  • Design schemas for transactional applications
  • Build queries, views, functions and triggers
  • Store location data with PostGIS
  • Support reporting and operational analytics

Ecosystem and tooling

Strong PostgreSQL specialists work across SQL, indexing, transactions, replication and access control. Their toolkit may include PostGIS, logical replication, connection poolers, migration tools and backup systems. They commonly connect the database to Python, Java, Node.js, Ruby or .NET services and to cloud-managed database offerings.

When expertise matters

Companies bring in freelance PostgreSQL expertise when a new service needs a sound data model, when slow queries affect users or when a legacy database needs a safe transition. Specialists can also help prepare a setup for high availability, disaster recovery or a growing reporting workload. In Leipzig, remote collaboration can complement on-site work with product, infrastructure and data teams.

  • Review query plans and indexing strategy
  • Plan migrations with limited disruption
  • Harden roles, permissions and backups
  • Improve observability and operational runbooks

PostgreSQL and alternatives

PostgreSQL is often weighed against MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server and cloud-native NoSQL databases. The right choice depends on data relationships, SQL requirements, hosting constraints, operational skills and workload patterns. A specialist should explain these trade-offs instead of treating one database as universal.

Signs of quality

A capable professional asks about data consistency, transaction boundaries, growth, failure recovery and the way applications access the database. They can show clear migration plans, measurable query investigations and practical backup tests. They also document assumptions, explain risks to non-specialists and leave teams with maintainable schemas and reliable operating procedures.

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Frequently asked questions

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

PostgreSQL is used for applications that need reliable relational data, complex queries and strong transaction support. Common examples include commerce, finance, logistics, content management, SaaS products and operational reporting.

PostgreSQL offers extensive SQL features, strong data integrity controls and a flexible extension model. MySQL and MariaDB can be a good fit for simpler application workloads, so the decision should reflect the data model, team skills and operational requirements.

A strong PostgreSQL specialist should understand SQL, schema design, indexing, query plans, backups, replication and access control. Experience with APIs, application frameworks, containers, cloud infrastructure and monitoring is also useful.

The right level depends on the risk and scope of the work, not on a fixed career threshold. A schema review may need focused database expertise, while a migration or high-availability setup calls for proven work with PostgreSQL operations, recovery and performance.

PostgreSQL is well suited to remote collaboration when access, environments and documentation are managed carefully. Leipzig teams can work with remote or partly on-site specialists through shared repositories, migration reviews, monitored test environments and clear handovers.

Bring in a PostgreSQL freelancer when query performance is unclear, a migration carries business risk or the internal team lacks database capacity. External expertise can also help validate architecture before a new service goes live.

Look for a PostgreSQL professional who investigates execution plans, transaction behavior, data constraints and recovery procedures. Ask for concrete explanations, documented decisions and evidence that backups, migrations and performance changes were tested.

PostgreSQL supports both through extensions and carefully designed schemas, with PostGIS being the common choice for geospatial data. For demanding analytics, a specialist should assess indexing, partitioning, query patterns and whether a separate analytical system is appropriate.

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 761 € 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%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used PostgreSQL

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