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Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Frankfurt, Germany

Mid-level Release / DevOps Engineers in Frankfurt earn about €83k gross a year ($90k), with most offers between €68k and €100k. Frankfurt has about 650,000 residents and is the 5th largest of the 23 Germany cities we list. No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based here today; Germany has 1, and remote roles can be done from Frankfurt.

€83kmedian · mid-level · gross / year · $90k
p10 €68kp90 €100k
City factor 1.04×Rank 2 of 23
0Open Release / DevOps Engineer roles in Frankfurt
1Open in Germany
€63k–€130kJunior to lead median / yr
2 hDaily overlap with US East
Openings

Release / DevOps Engineer roles near Frankfurt

No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based in Frankfurt today, so these are the nearest in Germany, then the levels we place here. Placement pay starts at the higher of the city and national median.

All Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Germany

"Talent pipeline" cards are the levels we place, not an employer's vacancy. Real postings are labelled "Market listing". How pay is set.

Pay by level

Release / DevOps Engineer pay by level in Frankfurt

Gross annual pay in EUR. Frankfurt is 1.04× the Germany median (+4%), which is €80k at mid-level.

Levelp10Medianp90RangeMedian (USD)
Junior€52k€63k€77k$69k
Mid-level€68k€83k€100k$90k
Senior€88k€110k€130k$120k
Lead€110k€130k€160k$140k

Estimates from posted pay ranges, base pay only. Full Release / DevOps Engineer salary page for Frankfurt.

The role

What a Release / DevOps Engineer does in Frankfurt

Owns pipelines, environments and release trains that ship quality on schedule.

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
  • Run release trains, branching and rollbacks
  • Manage test environments and ephemeral stacks
  • Instrument deployments with quality signals
  • Cut pipeline run time and flake rate

Skills and stack employers ask for

CI/CDDocker and KubernetesScriptingObservabilityRelease management

Tools named most often

JenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CIDocker

Time zone

Frankfurt is on Europe/Berlin. A 09:00-17:00 day shares 2 h with US East, 7 h with London and 8 h with Central Europe.

FAQ

Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Frankfurt: FAQ

How much does a Release / DevOps Engineer earn in Frankfurt?

A mid-level Release / DevOps Engineer in Frankfurt earns a median of €83k a year ($90k), with a p10 to p90 range of €68k to €100k. Junior pay starts near €63k, senior pay is €110k and leads reach €130k.

Are there Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Frankfurt?

No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based in Frankfurt today, but Germany has 1 and Release / DevOps Engineer roles open to remote candidates in the same time zone are common. Tell us your city and we alert you when a local role opens.

How does Frankfurt pay compare with the rest of Germany?

Frankfurt ranks 2nd of 23 Germany cities we track for Release / DevOps Engineer pay, at 1.04x the national median (+4%). The national mid-level median is €80k, so Frankfurt is above it. Against the US it is 36% below the US median of $140k.

What skills do Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Frankfurt ask for?

Owns pipelines, environments and release trains that ship quality on schedule. Typical requirements: CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes, Scripting, Observability, Release management. The tools named most often are Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Docker.

Can a Release / DevOps Engineer work with US or European teams from Frankfurt?

Frankfurt is on Europe/Berlin. A 09:00-17:00 day shares about 2 h with US East, 7 h with London and 8 h with Central Europe. 80% of Release / DevOps Engineer roles are remote-friendly.

How do I get a Release / DevOps Engineer job in Frankfurt with PassRidge?

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