Kafka freelance projects in Germany: 104 new listings

Of the 5,166 IT projects posted on freelance.de, gulp.de, freelancermap.de, projekt-pool.de and solcom.de in the last 14 days, 104 require Kafka. The 30 newest listings for IT freelancers are here; all 104 on the projects page.

As of 2 Nov 2026, 17:12 (German time). The page is updated hourly between 6:00 and 18:00.

Remote: 23 fully, 61 hybrid, 0 on site53 as a freelance contractMost frequent city: Cologne (26)Most frequent role: Java Fullstack Developer (27)Boards: freelancermap.de 77 · freelance.de 274 of them since yesterday

Often asked for together: Kubernetes, Java, Git, Spring Boot, Docker

The 30 newest Kafka freelance projects

1. DevOps Engineer (m/w/d) - Homeoffice - Deutsch und Englisch-sprachig

   freelancermap.de · 2 Nov 2026 · Munich · Freelance contract · 100% remote

   • Kubernetes
   • Go
   • Python
   • Bash
   • Ansible
   • SaltStack

2. Backend Entwickler (Java / Spring Boot) für langfristige Festanstellung (m/w/d)

   freelancermap.de · 2 Nov 2026 · Remote · Fixed-term employment · 100% remote

   • Java
   • Spring Boot
   • Kafka
   • Docker
   • Kubernetes
   • Cloud Architecture

3. Senior Integration Engineer MES/ERP, SAP PP/PM, ISA-95, OPC UA, Manufacturing, Remote

   freelancermap.de · 2 Nov 2026 · BerlinBrandenburg · Freelance contract · 100% remote

   • MES
   • SAP PP
   • SAP PM
   • SAP S/4HANA
   • OData
   • BAPI

4. Senior Integration Engineer MES/ERP, SAP PP/PM, ISA-95, OPC UA, Produktion, Agentic AI

   freelancermap.de · 2 Nov 2026 · BerlinBrandenburg · Freelance contract · 80% remote

   • MES
   • Maintenance
   • SAP PP
   • SAP PM
   • SAP S/4HANA
   • OData

5. Java Software Architekt (m/w/d) | Defence | Freelance

   freelancermap.de · 30 Oct 2026 · Freelance contract · 100% remote

   • Java
   • Spring Boot
   • Software Architecture
   • Distributed Systems
   • Microservices
   • Interfaces

6. Software Engineer (m/w/d) 88-85870-K-CO

   freelancermap.de · 30 Oct 2026 · Cologne · Employee leasing (ANÜ) · 40% remote

   • Java
   • Spring Framework
   • REST APIs
   • Asynchronous Integration Patterns
   • Git
   • GitLab CI/CD

7. 100% Remote: Java Developer (m/w/d) Schwerpunkt Testautomatisierung - Kostenfreie Einarbeitung

   freelance.de · 30 Oct 2026 · Nuremberg · Freelance contract · 100% remote

   • Java
   • Test Automation
   • SonarQube
   • Jira
   • Confluence
   • Bitbucket

8. Senior Salesforce Solution Architect / Integration Lead (m/w/d)

   freelance.de · 30 Oct 2026 · Frankfurt

   • Salesforce
   • Solution Architecture
   • Software Architecture
   • Salesforce Sales Cloud
   • Salesforce Service Cloud
   • Data Modeling

9. Senior System & Integration Architect (m/w/d)

   freelance.de · 30 Oct 2026 · Frankfurt

   • Enterprise Architecture
   • System Architecture
   • Integration Management
   • API-first
   • Software Architecture
   • REST APIs

10. ITSM-Spezialisten ServiceNow – KI & Portal-Analyse (m/w/d) auf freiberuflicher Basis.

    freelancermap.de · 29 Oct 2026 · Nuremberg · Freelance contract · 80% remote

    • ServiceNow
    • Generative AI
    • AI
    • Automation
    • Knowledge Management
    • SAP HCM

11. Senior Expert Avaloq Parametrierer / DevOps Engineer (m/w/d) - Anlagen und Vorsorge (50%)

    freelance.de · 29 Oct 2026 · CH-Großraum Zürich

    • Avaloq
    • Parametrierung
    • Portfolio Management
    • Retirement Provision
    • Event Streaming
    • Kafka

12. Senior DevOps Engineer (m/w/d) - Avaloq / Java / Kafka (100%)

    freelance.de · 29 Oct 2026 · CH-Großraum Zürich · Freelance contract · 40% remote

    • Avaloq
    • Parametrierung
    • Java
    • DevOps
    • Agile Methods
    • Retirement Provision

13. Senior Avaloq Engineer – Wertschriftenabwicklung

    freelance.de · 29 Oct 2026 · CH-Zürich

    • Avaloq
    • Parametrierung
    • DevOps
    • Agile Methods
    • German
    • English

14. Senior Avaloq / Java DevOps Engineer

    freelance.de · 29 Oct 2026 · CH-Zürich

    • Avaloq
    • Parametrierung
    • Java
    • Agile Methods
    • DevOps
    • German

15. 100% Remote: Java Entwickler (m/w/d) mit aktiver SÜ2 (BA) + Kostenlose Einarbeitung

    freelancermap.de · 29 Oct 2026 · Nuremberg · Freelance contract · 100% remote

    • Java EE
    • EJB
    • Multi-Tier Applications
    • Object-Oriented Analysis
    • Object-Oriented Design
    • UML

16. Senior Java Entwickle (m/w/d) & Junior Entwickler

    freelancermap.de · 29 Oct 2026 · Frankfurt · Freelance contract · 100% remote

    • Java
    • CI/CD
    • GitLab
    • OpenShift
    • Kubernetes
    • Quarkus

17. Software Engineer (m/w/d) 62-03907-DO-CO

    freelancermap.de · 29 Oct 2026 · Cologne · Employee leasing (ANÜ) · 40% remote

    • Java
    • Angular
    • Microservices
    • Kubernetes
    • Docker
    • Git

18. DevOps Engineer (Expert / Senior)

    freelancermap.de · 29 Oct 2026 · Munich · Freelance contract · 100% remote

    • Kubernetes
    • Containerization
    • Go
    • Python
    • Bash
    • Ansible

19. Senior Java Software Developer / Mass Data Backend Engineer (m/w/d)

    freelancermap.de · 29 Oct 2026 · Frankfurt · Freelance contract · 90% remote

    • Java
    • High Performance Computing
    • Batch Processing
    • Kafka
    • REST APIs
    • Spring Boot

20. Senior Big Data Developer / Distributed Data Engineer (m/w/d)

    freelancermap.de · 29 Oct 2026 · Frankfurt · Freelance contract · 90% remote

    • Apache Spark
    • Apache Flink
    • Java
    • Scala
    • SQL
    • Kafka

21. Senior IT-Auslagerungs- / Providermanager (m/w/d) | Avaloq & IT-Operations | Frankfurt

    freelance.de · 29 Oct 2026 · Frankfurt · Freelance contract

    • Outsourcing Management
    • Provider Management
    • IT Service Management
    • Avaloq
    • Application Management
    • Incident Management

22. Fullstack Java & Android Entwickler (m/w/d) für Köln / Remote

    freelancermap.de · 28 Oct 2026 · Cologne · Employee leasing (ANÜ)

    • Java
    • Android
    • Relational Databases
    • API Design
    • Data Structures
    • OAuth2

23. BSI Customer Suite Solution / Integration Architect (m/w/d)

    freelance.de · 28 Oct 2026 · A-8016 Graz

    • BSI CRM
    • Solution Architecture
    • Integration Architecture
    • REST APIs
    • JSON
    • SOAP

24. DevOps Entwickler (Fokus auf Kubernetes)

    freelance.de · 28 Oct 2026 · A-Großraum Graz · Freelance contract · 95% remote

    • Java
    • Kubernetes
    • Containerization
    • Helm
    • PostgreSQL
    • Linux

25. Java Backend mit Fokus auf Integration | In Festanstellung 38,5h

    freelancermap.de · 28 Oct 2026 · Kiel · Permanent employment · 80% remote

    • Java
    • System Integration
    • SOA
    • REST APIs
    • JMS
    • SOAP

26. Senior Cloudera Architect für IT-Projekt im öffentlichen Sektor gesucht (m/w/d)

    freelancermap.de · 28 Oct 2026 · Wiesbaden · Freelance contract · 80% remote

    • Cloudera
    • Hadoop
    • Kubernetes
    • Apache Spark
    • PySpark
    • Python

27. Java & Spring Entwicklung für eine Datenverteilungsplattform mit KI

    freelance.de · 27 Oct 2026 · CH-59969 Aarau · Employee leasing (ANÜ) · 40% remote

    • Java
    • Spring Boot
    • REST APIs
    • Asynchronous Integration Patterns
    • Git
    • GitLab CI/CD

28. Java Fullstack Entwicklung (+ Mobile Android)

    freelance.de · 27 Oct 2026 · A-Berg · Employee leasing (ANÜ) · 80% remote

    • Java
    • Backend Development
    • Android
    • Mobile App Development
    • Relational Databases
    • API Design

29. Senior Fullstack Developer – Java / Android (m/w/d) | D5 Einzugsgebiet Köln | 80% remote | MMA15173

    freelance.de · 27 Oct 2026 · Cologne · Fixed-term employment · 80% remote

    • Java
    • Spring Boot
    • Spring Batch
    • JPA
    • Hibernate
    • Android

30. #4047 ANÜ – IT Software Engineer für Datenverteilungsplattform (m/w/d) / Einzelhandel / Köln/remote

    freelancermap.de · 27 Oct 2026 · Cologne · Employee leasing (ANÜ) · 40% remote

    • Java
    • Spring Boot
    • REST APIs
    • Asynchronous Integration Patterns
    • Git
    • GitLab CI/CD

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Current projects with other skills

• Cloud Computing127
• Microservices125
• Active Directory122
• SAP BTP119
• Microsoft 365113
• Windows105
• SAP SD103
• GitLab102
• Angular99
• Infrastructure as Code96
• Terraform96
• Ansible88

How the demand develops over the months: see the analysis Kafka. All pages: current projects by skill, role and city.

Source: the listings of the five project boards from the last 14 days, without projects closed there in the meantime. An AI model reads the skills a project requires from its listing; location, contract type and remote share are stated in the listing itself. We do not show the description – the title links to the listing on its board.