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Nemanja Milenković

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Senior / Lead AI Engineer | Applied GenAI, RAG, AI Agents & AI Platform Engineering

Dortmund
Nemanja Milenković

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AI Engineer / Senior Backend Engineer at Intelycx

Manufacturing intelligence platform with enterprise workflows, RAG, real-time AI assistant features, and multi-repository backend architecture.

  • Built and extended production AI/backend services with Django, DRF, FastAPI, GraphQL, Celery, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and WebSockets across a modular multi-repository platform.
  • Contributed to ARIS V2, a real-time manufacturing AI assistant using LangChain, LangGraph, MCP tool orchestration, planning/execution flows, OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Qdrant, and Elasticsearch/OpenSearch-backed retrieval.
  • Supported rollout expansion from ARIS V1 in 4 of 17 client production plants to ARIS V2 currently active in 13 of 17 plants, increasing real-world deployment coverage to more than 50% of the client footprint.
  • Worked on document-grounded RAG functionality including ingestion, OCR, chunking, embeddings, indexing, retrieval, reranking, and grounded answer generation for industrial workflows.

Stack: Python, Django, DRF, FastAPI, LangChain, LangGraph, GraphQL, Celery, WebSockets, OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Qdrant, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Docker.

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Alfred Marx

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Senior Consultant | Digital Transformation & Strategy | Agentic AI | Expert Witness

Nürnberg
Alfred Marx

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Project Manager, System Architect, AI Implementation at Software

Development of an AI console for integration into different open source solutions (ERP, CRM..)

Development of the target architecture Integration of different AI platforms (ChatGPT, Anthropic, Perplexity) Workflow with cross-platform use of the AI platforms Voice input and voice output History Console-based project management Generation of custom agents (Crewai..) Integration of the agents into the AI workflow

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Mirza Klimenta

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Agentic AI for a DeepResearch project

München
Mirza Klimenta

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Agentic AI for a DeepResearch project at Freelance

  • Created a multi-agentic system supported by a knowledge graph to automate drafting of research papers
  • Used multiple experts (OpenAI models) collaborating during document drafting
  • Extracted useful information from the knowledge graph
  • Technologies: LangChain, LangGraph, Smolagents, LlamaIndex, dspy
  • Infrastructure: Terraform and GitHub Actions (CI/CD) on AWS
  • Deployed initial application as a Streamlit app
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Haseeb Zahid

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Senior AI Engineer | LLM Engineer | ML Engineer

Berlin
Haseeb Zahid

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Senior Data Scientist at WPP MEDIA

  • Designed and deployed enterprise Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) applications using LangChain, LangGraph, vector databases, embeddings, and open-source LLMs served through vLLM on GCP GPU infrastructure.
  • Built agentic AI workflows using LangGraph with planning, reasoning, tool execution, persistent memory, session management, and Human-in-the-Loop approval mechanisms.
  • Developed LLM-powered automation systems integrating BigQuery, SQL pipelines, and external advertising APIs including Meta, TikTok, Amazon, Snapchat, Google, and Pinterest, reducing manual operational workflows.
  • Architected multi-agent AI systems for enterprise analytics and decision-support workflows, enabling autonomous task execution and intelligent data interactions.
  • Implemented retrieval optimization strategies including multi-retriever architectures, semantic search, context optimization, and query improvement techniques, improving response relevance by approximately 40%.
  • Engineered structured prompting strategies, function-calling schemas, and validation workflows to improve reliability of multi-step LLM applications.
  • Designed scalable AI services using Python, FastAPI, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Docker, and cloud-native deployment architectures.
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Yogesh Malik

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GenAI Senior UX/UI Designer

Fürstenwalde/Spree
Yogesh Malik

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Principle Architect – User Experience Design at Intelliswift India PLC

Project: Neura Belden BHVA (Belden HI vision Virtual Assistance)

  • Translated AI agent concepts into 4 distinct user workflows (General, Redundancy, Network, VLAN agents).
  • Designed 6 game-changing features with technical specifications: Predictive Issue Resolution, Cost Optimization Engine, Compliance Automation, Cross-Agent Orchestration, Knowledge Transfer Mode, Root Cause Analysis 2.0.
  • Contributed reusable UX patterns and lightweight standards for experimentation-first AI environment: single-file HTML/CSS/JS prototypes, semantic accessibility, responsive grid layouts, and clear component structure enabling rapid future POC iterations.
  • Translated early AI concepts into intuitive user workflows and interaction models for 4 specialized agents, focusing on clarity, trust-building, and progressive disclosure to surface complex AI capabilities.
  • Documented design trade-offs in accessible language for non-designers.
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Mukund Biradar

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AI Engineer | Sr Python Backend Specialist | Agentic AI | LLM Systems & RAG Pipelines

Mukund Biradar

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Voice AI Chatbot - Real-Time Audio Assistant

  • ▶ Built real-time voice assistant (STT → LLM → TTS pipeline) benchmarking and evaluating multiple STT providers including faster-whisper and Azure Speech. achieved sub-3s latency, Groq API (Llama 3) with multi-turn memory - directly handling edge cases in dictation, names and passcode recognition.
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Viktor Shcherban

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AI Engineer & Full-Stack Developer

Berlin
Viktor Shcherban

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AI Engineer (Freelance) at Empion

Enterprise AI content categorization and AI-powered web research.

  • Built multi-LLM evaluation framework with annotated data
  • Iterated LLM error rates based on annotated datasets
  • Implemented AI-powered web research pipeline Stack: LLM, evals, OpenRouter, Python, Node.js, TypeScript, React
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Paul Webster

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Architecture Consultant (Freelance)

München
Paul Webster

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Agentic AI Solution Architect at Solvd GmbH

As the Solution Architect for Agentic AI in auto claims processing, I led global customer delivery implementations, encompassing solution design and detailing, multi-tenancy, process flows, integration with third-party solutions, and localization requirements.

  • Architectural Analysis: Conducted in-depth analysis of business requirements, managing requirements and creating detailed specifications.
  • Service Definition: Developed comprehensive technical definitions for services and integration contracts.
  • AI Process Management: Automated AI process management, focusing on analysis, optimization, and continuous improvement.
  • Requirements Gathering: Facilitated requirement-gathering sessions and analyzed business processes to identify optimization opportunities.
  • Agile Collaboration: Employed agile methodologies, working closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment and responsiveness.
  • Technical Support: Assisted senior management with technical analyses and deliverability assessments.
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Muhammed Alp

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Bridging Strategy & Engineering | Digital Transformation | Genereative AI

Duisburg
Muhammed Alp

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AI System & Product Lead at awRAG.io & Laiers.ai

Conception, planning, and production deployment of two AI platforms for industrial research and engineering workflows, from use-case identification and requirements analysis through architecture decisions and build-vs-buy trade-offs to go-live.

  • awRAG.io: Identification of the use case (fragmented knowledge base across distributed AI tools), definition of data requirements, architecture decision for a multi-tenant RAG-as-a-service platform with GDPR-compliant EU infrastructure and production-grade retrieval pipeline

  • LAIERS.ai: Use-case definition (context loss in linear AI workflows), strategic product decisions on UX, cost structure, and multi-LLM orchestration, rollout of a spatial AI conversation platform with proprietary context management system LAICS

  • LLMOps ownership: Quality assurance, pipeline optimization, security architecture (OAuth 2.0, SOC 2), and performance monitoring of both platforms in live production

  • Core topics: LLM, RAG, vector databases, LLMOps, AI architecture strategy, cloud infrastructure, data sovereignty

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Nima Nooshi

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Data and AI architect

Munich
Nima Nooshi

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Co founding LLM Engineer at LLM Ventures

  • Co-founded an AI venture focused on building production-grade LLM applications and agentic systems
  • Designed and implemented multi-agent AI workflows for financial and trading applications
  • Developed LLM-powered copilot architectures for portfolio analysis, trade management, and personalized user coaching
  • Built on-device and edge-deployed inference applications, optimizing models for low latency, privacy, and resource-constrained environments
  • Led system architecture decisions across model selection, orchestration, state management, and deployment
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Roland Judas

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Business Analyst Generative AI solutions

Gelnhausen
Roland Judas

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Business Analyst Generative AI solutions at Nextedge Technologies

  • Conducting market analyses for GenAI solutions
  • Developing the go-to-market strategy for an international GenAI/RAG solution
  • Supporting the recruitment of offshore specialists in India
  • Supporting the sales team
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Balázs Wittmann

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Team Lead Strategy + Program Manager NextGen Aircraft (interim)

Karlsruhe
Balázs Wittmann

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Team Lead Strategy + Program Manager NextGen Aircraft (interim) at Volocopter GmbH

  • Reshaped the company’s long-term strategic direction, crafting a purpose, vision and mission to create a purpose-driven performance culture
  • Completed the next critical milestone for the NextGen aircraft development by heading the program management, fostering collaboration of a cross-functional team and validating requirements through a customer advisory board
  • Led the M&A process for the divestment of a business unit, including due diligence, valuation, and negotiation with buyers
  • Boosted revenue growth potential by refining the core business model and identifying aftersales as a key growth stream
  • Led a high-performing team, mentoring five direct reports to deliver on strategic initiatives
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Farhan Haider

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AI Governance Consultant for Implementing a GenAI for Process Automation

Frankfurt am Main
Farhan Haider

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AI Governance Consultant for Implementing a GenAI for Process Automation at a bank

  • Ensuring the overall project goal with the Product Owner
  • Onboarding a new service provider, including sourcing and contract negotiations with relevant stakeholders (e.g., procurement, legal)
  • Implementing and executing the necessary governance processes
  • Integrating new extraction software/GenAI tools to improve data extraction and processing within a document management workflow
  • Ongoing agile management of deliverables, including building the project organization and controlling time, quality, and costs in the context of the overall project
  • Sub-project organization, especially requirements management, structuring, agile planning, and prioritization
  • Organizing and optimizing workstream communication for an end-to-end process
  • Facilitating and leading meetings and workshops
  • Change management consulting through targeted influence, coaching, and incentive systems
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Eduard Van Kleef

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Workshop Leader 'Introduction to AI Development Tools'

Frankfurt
Eduard Van Kleef

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Workshop Leader 'Introduction to AI Development Tools' at Software company in Wiesbaden

  • Presentation introducing generic AI and large language models
  • Explanation of legal frameworks (EU AI Act, US CLOUD Act, GDPR)
  • Systematic review of AI tools along the SDLC and holistic systems
  • Comparison of on-prem LLMs vs. cloud-based, as well as change management and works council
  • Facilitated the discussion and derived next steps for introducing AI development tools

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Generative AI Engineers statistics

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

15 years

Position duration

1.6 years

Positions per freelancer

12

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence

Top industries

Information Technology, Manufacturing, Automotive

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Bachelor's degree or higher

100%

Master's degree or higher

89%

Doctorate

16%

Certifications per freelancer

3

Most common languages

English, German, Spanish

Speak two or more languages

96%

Based on our profile pool as of 26 Aug 2026.

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Average rates for Generative AI Engineers in Germany

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Daily rate avg. 883 €

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Median rate 920 €

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

About the role

Technical Scope of Generative AI Engineering

Freelance Generative AI engineers design, build, and deploy intelligent systems leveraging advanced foundation models. They integrate proprietary company data with existing large language models to automate complex cognitive tasks, enhance search interfaces, and build custom agents. Their work directly translates into production-ready software architectures that respect data privacy and minimize operational API costs.

Core Technologies and Technical Skills

  • Deep understanding of LLM integration frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, and AutoGen.
  • Hands-on experience with vector databases such as Qdrant, Pinecone, or Milvus for efficient retrieval.
  • Fine-tuning and quantization of open-source models like Llama, Mistral, or Falcon.
  • Python development, API design, and cloud deployments on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Implementation of guardrails, evaluation frameworks, and prompt engineering techniques.

Deploying AI in the German Enterprise Landscape

Businesses in Germany face specific regulatory environments, particularly regarding GDPR, data sovereignty, and cloud storage localization. Freelance engineers in this region specialize in deploying private, self-hosted open-source models on local cloud infrastructure or on-premise servers. This ensures compliance with European privacy standards while enabling advanced AI capabilities in sectors like automotive, manufacturing, and finance.

Strategic Benefits of Freelance GenAI Specialists

Setting up an internal artificial intelligence lab is slow and expensive. Hiring a freelance specialist allows companies to rapidly validate proof-of-concept applications, set up secure Retrieval-Augmented Generation architectures, and train existing software teams. This flexible approach lets organizations capitalize on immediate technological shifts without committing to permanent overhead before the business value is fully proven.

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Frequently asked questions

The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Generative AI Engineers.

A Generative AI engineer designs and implements software systems that use foundation models to generate text, code, or media. They build pipelines to connect company databases with models, optimize model prompts, and manage retrieval-augmented generation architectures. Their primary goal is to make artificial intelligence models useful and secure for specific business applications.

While a traditional machine learning engineer focuses on training custom models from scratch using structured data, a Generative AI specialist works primarily with pre-trained foundation models. They spend less time on basic data preprocessing and more time on orchestration, fine-tuning, prompt engineering, and vector database integration.

For many technical roles in international teams, English is the primary language of development. However, a Generative AI developer working with local clients in Germany often benefits from German language skills, especially when developing customer-facing conversational agents or processing German-language corporate archives.

Companies hire a freelance AI specialist when they need to rapidly launch a proof of concept or solve a specific architectural bottleneck. Freelancers bring immediate hands-on experience from various industries, helping internal teams bypass the initial learning curve and deploy stable applications much faster.

Yes, almost all GenAI development tasks can be executed remotely using cloud environments and secure remote access tools. Some enterprises in Germany may require occasional on-site workshops for initial scoping, data privacy alignment, or final system integration.

A high-quality AI developer should be evaluated by their portfolio of running production applications rather than just theoretical knowledge. Look for experience in optimizing model latency, setting up reliable evaluation pipelines, and managing API costs efficiently.

A proficient Generative AI engineer must be highly skilled in Python and popular orchestration libraries such as LangChain or LlamaIndex. They should also demonstrate practical experience with vector databases and API integration.

A knowledgeable freelance AI engineer in Germany addresses strict data regulations by choosing self-hosted, open-source models over public cloud APIs. They configure secure local deployments using Docker and Kubernetes to ensure that sensitive company and customer data never leaves the local infrastructure.

The average hourly rate for Generative AI Engineers in Germany is 110 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 883 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers working as Generative AI Engineers in Germany, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 89% hold at least a Master's degree, and 16% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers working as Generative AI Engineers in Germany have 15 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.6 years.

The most common languages among freelancers working as Generative AI Engineers in Germany are English (100%), German (96%), and Spanish (20%).

The most common industries among freelancers working as Generative AI Engineers in Germany are Information Technology (92%), Manufacturing (52%), and Automotive (44%).

The most common business areas among freelancers working as Generative AI Engineers in Germany are Information Technology (96%), Product Development (92%), and Business Intelligence (68%).

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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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