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Patrick D.

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Senior AI Software Engineer · Full-Stack · Agentic AI · MCP · LLM

Köln
Patrick D.

Last position:

Fullstack Developer

  • SPA for automated communication of medical findings with role-based access (Sanctum)
  • Server-side LLM integration (OpenRouter) with structured processing
  • Automated sending via SMS/voice call (Twilio, ElevenLabs) with queue + status retry
  • Full test coverage with 80+ documented test cases

Technologies: PHP, Laravel, LLM API (OpenRouter), Twilio, ElevenLabs, Laravel Sanctum, PHPUnit, Playwright, Docker, REST

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Hans R.

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Engineering and Leadership Consultant

Köln
Hans R.

Last position:

Founder at N+One

  • Building an AI-native coaching platform for cyclists: a conversational Dynamic Coach that turns training and recovery data into the next session decision, available daily instead of a static calendar.

  • Designed and shipped a full-stack, chat-first coaching experience on Next.js and the Vercel Edge Network, with agentic workflows that adapt plans in real time to readiness, load, and life constraints.

  • Built integrations with Garmin, Strava, Whoop, and intervals.icu so sleep, HRV, and ride data feed coaching recommendations without manual data entry.

  • Product thesis: make high-quality coaching principles accessible at scale by combining adaptive training logic with plain-language conversation, not another metrics dashboard.

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Thomas P.

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Conversation Design · AI Content Systems

Wesseling
Thomas P.

Last position:

GenAI Customer Experience Lead at Samsung Electronics

  • Leading initiatives to improve the retrieval and representation of Samsung support content in AI-generated answers, including authoring editorial standards and educating stakeholders on representation risk.
  • Developing initial frameworks to measure and evaluate brand representation in AI-generated answers (LLMs, Google AI environments), including prompt baselines and scoring models.
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Phil H.

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HR & HR-IT Consultant · AI-supported HR transformation

Dormagen
Phil H.

Last position:

Lead Consultant HRIS Transformation & AI in HR (Freelance) at International management and technology consulting firm (name confidential) · via Hauser Enablement Solutions

  • Led the global HRIS transformation program (16 country units): program setup, PMO, phase planning, status reporting, and steering up to partner/SteerCo level
  • Built an HR readiness assessment framework (6 dimensions, weighted scoring) as a decision basis for implementation and AI maturity — mandated by the board as the project outcome
  • HR process architecture: analysis of 80+ level-3 processes and 87 ISO process documentations across 13 country clusters; gap analysis and harmonization roadmap
  • Designed agentic AI HR processes (hiring, onboarding, probation period management) on SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud and ServiceNow — human-in-the-loop design, process screening for agentic potential, decision paper at partner level
  • HRIS market analysis: vendor screening, criteria framework, and evaluation logic for system selection
  • HR target operating model: organizational analysis, archetype framework (9 dimensions), governance design for a global HR function
  • Self-assessment tools and workshop formats for 16 country HR teams incl. nomination and stakeholder management; SharePoint project hub and communication architecture
  • AI-supported consulting delivery: my own Claude-based working model for analysis, document creation, and project management — one consultant delivering program output
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Marc S.

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Fullstack Engineer | Java & Spring Boot | Angular | System Integration

Leverkusen
Marc S.

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Fullstack Developer at PLANT-MY-TREE

PLANT-MY-TREE®-per-order

The application enables Shopify merchants to automatically place tree-planting orders for every incoming order. By integrating ecological contributions directly into the purchase process, the manual effort for tracking and billing reforestation initiatives is eliminated. The system increases transparency for end customers through real-time visualizations of the ecological impact directly in the storefront. The architecture is based on a modular monolith with Spring Boot in the backend and an integrated React app inside the Shopify admin area. The solution uses webhooks to capture order data in an event-driven way and integrates the weclapp ERP system for automated monthly invoicing. An app proxy mechanism provides dynamic statistics such as CO2 compensation and planted trees without any performance loss for the merchant shop.

Tasks:

  • Design of the modular software architecture based on Spring Modulith to ensure high maintainability
  • Development of the event-driven business logic for evaluating Shopify orders via webhooks
  • Implementation of automated invoicing by connecting the weclapp REST API
  • Building the frontend using React Router and Shopify App Bridge for native integration
  • Design of the database model and implementation of the persistence layer with JPA/Hibernate and Prisma
  • Integration of internationalization processes for global use in the frontend and email communication
  • Automation of deployment processes using Docker and GitLab CI/CD

Project skills: Java 25, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Modulith, Hibernate, JPA, REST API, PostgreSQL, Maven, Liquibase, React, TypeScript, React Router, Vite, Node.js, Prisma, Zod, Docker, Docker Compose, GitLab CI/CD, Shopify CLI, Shopify App Bridge, Polaris, weclapp, i18next, Lombok, Vitest

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Hamdi R.

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Lead Full-Stack Developer & Solution Architect

Bonn
Hamdi R.

Last position:

Full-Stack AI Developer at Karray-Pflege GmbH

PFS-Matching-App

  • Integrated an intelligent LLM chatbot using LangChain4j, enabling conversational AI, context-aware question answering, document summarization, and autonomous tool execution.
  • Implemented Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, and AI agent workflows to connect large language models with enterprise data and backend services.
  • Developed RESTful APIs and secure backend services to support AI-driven interactions and business processes
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Beshr A.

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Data & Business Analyst | Business Intelligence | AI & Automation

Bonn
Beshr A.

Last position:

System Administrator – HealthCare IT & Data Infrastructure at Cellitinnen Hospital Association

  • Integration of medical modalities (including ultrasound) into the existing IT infrastructure (DICOM, HL7) – put into operation within the planned timeframe.
  • Administration and optimization of PACS systems for efficient archiving and distribution of radiology image data across multiple locations.
  • Ensuring consistent data quality and seamless interoperability in data exchange between HIS, RIS, and PACS.
  • Close collaboration with medical staff to analyze and digitally optimize clinical workflows.
  • Requirements management and test coordination when implementing clinical requirements in complex IT structures.
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Rodion O.

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Founder, CTO & Managing Director

Bonn
Rodion O.

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Founder, CTO & Managing Director at MYNR Product Mining GmbH

  • Responsible for the architecture and development of an AI-native SaaS platform for industrial product portfolio management.
  • Designed the modern data platform architecture on Azure for scalable analytics and enterprise data integration.
  • Built enterprise data ingestion and transformation pipelines across complex industrial system landscapes.
  • Developed graph-based representations of product structures and dependencies for analytical reasoning.
  • Designed and implemented an agentic AI framework for AI-supported decision workflows.
  • Built scalable analytical microservices and integrated reporting through modern BI technologies.
  • Coordinated backend, AI, and frontend development across the MYNR platform stack.
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Sophia W.

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AI Engineer & Technical Consultant

Cologne
Sophia W.

Last position:

AI Engineer & Technical Consultant at Freelance

  • Delivered ML pipelines for OCR, semantic search, and computer vision
  • Integrated Azure AI Agents and GPT workflows for automation and QA
  • Deployed cloud-based FastAPI services with scalable architecture
  • Created integration docs and advised on LLM production readiness
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Sabrine K.

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Team Lead

Cologne
Sabrine K.

Last position:

Team Lead at InstaDeep

  • Led a team of junior Research Engineers, providing mentorship, technical guidance, and career development support to foster their growth in deep learning and machine learning engineering.
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Andre C.

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Co-Founder & Co-Lead Human-Centered Technology Community

Köln
Andre C.

Last position:

Co-Founder & Co-Lead Human-Centered Technology Community at Deutsche Telekom

  • Building a company-wide grassroots movement with over 500 employees around digital responsibility topics, tech ethics, and a human-centered focus
  • Connecting top-down initiatives from innovation, corporate responsibility, and compliance with engaged employees
  • Organizing flagship events like barcamps, dialogue formats, workshops, and discussion series
  • Promoting ethical reflection, diversity, and societal perspectives in innovation and decision-making processes
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Giovanni S.

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Technical Product Manager

Cologne
Giovanni S.

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Technical Product Manager at Logicc GmbH

  • Acted as the primary bridge between Legal, Engineering, and Business units to ensure zero compliance violations while maintaining product velocity.

  • Led the development of a GDPR-compliant AI aggregator platform, managing a roadmap that balances legal constraints with aggressive feature delivery.

  • Scaled the engineering team from 4 to 9 developers, establishing hiring protocols and technical onboarding processes to support rapid product iteration.

  • Boosted the development process by introducing structured sprint cycles and backlog refinement, resulting in a 20% reduction in feature delivery time.

  • Architected and prototyped agentic AI workflows with n8n and RAG pipelines on Langchain.

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Statistics of experts using AI Agents

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

12 years (Germany: 16 years)

AI Agents experts in Cologne have 12 years of professional experience on average. It is 4 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 16 years.

Position duration

2.1 years (Germany: 2.8 years)

AI Agents experts in Cologne stay in a single position for 2.1 years on average. It is 0.7 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 2.8 years.

Positions per freelancer

8 (Germany: 11)

AI Agents experts in Cologne have completed 8 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 3 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 11.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

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

Top industries

Information Technology, Professional Services, Retail

AI Agents experts in Cologne are most in demand in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Retail.

Certification focus areas

Project Management, Information Technology, Business Intelligence

AI Agents experts in Cologne earn their certifications most often in Project Management, Information Technology, and Business Intelligence.

Bachelor's degree or higher

90% (Germany: 96%)

90% of AI Agents experts in Cologne hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 6% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 96%.

Master's degree or higher

50% (Germany: 70%)

50% of AI Agents experts in Cologne hold at least a Master's degree. It is 20% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 70%.

Certifications per freelancer

1 (Germany: 3)

AI Agents experts in Cologne hold 1 professional certification on average. It is 2 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.

Most common languages

German, English, French

AI Agents experts in Cologne most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 97%)

100% of AI Agents experts in Cologne 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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69% of AI Agents experts in Cologne charge less than €800 per day.
15% of AI Agents experts in Cologne charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
8% of AI Agents experts in Cologne charge between €1200 and €1600 per day.
8% of AI Agents experts in Cologne charge €1600 or more per day.
<€800 €800-​1200 €1200-​1600 €1600+

The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Cologne 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.

Average rates of experts in Cologne using AI Agents

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

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Daily rate avg. 716 €
Germany avg. 795 €

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 720 €
Germany median 800 €

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.

AI Agents 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%)
  • Professional Services (54%)
  • Retail (54%)
  • Education (38%)
  • Transportation (38%)
  • Media and Entertainment (31%)
  • Tourism (31%)
  • Automotive (23%)

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

About the technology

What AI Agents are

AI Agents are software systems that interpret goals, plan actions and use tools to complete tasks. They often combine large language models with memory, retrieval, APIs and rules. Autonomous agents and agentic AI are common terms for systems that can respond to changing context rather than follow one fixed script.

What they build

Companies use AI Agents to automate work that involves language, decisions and several connected systems.

  • Customer service assistants that retrieve answers and take account actions
  • Research and document workflows with source-based summaries
  • Sales, support and operations copilots connected to internal data
  • Multi-step processes for intake, classification and approval
  • Task automation across CRM, ERP, ticketing and communication tools

Ecosystem and tooling

Strong specialists work across model providers, orchestration frameworks and production services. Typical components include OpenAI or Anthropic models, LangChain, LlamaIndex, vector databases, embedding services and structured tool calling. They also bring Python or TypeScript, API integration, cloud services, observability and evaluation practices.

When expertise matters

Freelance expertise helps when a prototype must become a dependable product, or when internal teams need focused support with agent design. It is especially useful for selecting models, preparing company data, controlling access and integrating agents into existing workflows. In Cologne, this can support local teams while keeping delivery remote, hybrid or on-site as the project requires.

  • A pilot gives inconsistent or unverifiable answers
  • Agents need secure access to private systems
  • Costs, latency or model choice are difficult to control
  • Several tools must work together under clear permissions

Reliable agent design

The best professionals separate reasoning from actions and define clear tool boundaries. They add fallbacks, approval steps, audit trails and tests for prompt injection, hallucination and sensitive data exposure. They measure task success with realistic cases instead of judging an agent only by fluent responses.

Choosing the right specialist

Look for evidence of production work involving retrieval, tool use, evaluations and monitoring, not only chatbot demos. Ask how the specialist handles failure, data privacy, model changes and human handover. Experience with your domain, language needs and existing systems matters as much as familiarity with a particular framework.

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Frequently asked questions

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

AI Agents are used for tasks that require interpretation, planning and action across connected tools. Common examples include support automation, research, document processing, internal knowledge assistants and operational workflows.

AI Agents can select tools, retrieve context and adapt their next action to the current task. A traditional chatbot usually follows a narrower conversation flow, while rule-based automation executes predefined steps without interpreting open-ended requests.

A strong AI Agents specialist often also understands Python or TypeScript, API design, cloud deployment, data pipelines and identity management. Retrieval-augmented generation, vector databases, prompt evaluation, observability and security are valuable related skills.

The right AI Agents experience depends on the risk and integration depth of the project. A simple internal assistant may need focused prototype experience, while customer-facing or regulated workflows require proven work with evaluations, permissions, monitoring and human approval.

AI Agents work can usually be delivered remotely when teams provide secure access to systems, clear documentation and regular review sessions. On-site collaboration in Cologne can help with sensitive processes, stakeholder workshops or complex integrations, while hybrid delivery is also common.

Professionals working with AI Agents may use OpenAI, Anthropic or open-weight models alongside LangChain, LlamaIndex and custom orchestration. The best choice depends on data controls, latency, tool support, hosting requirements and the quality of the target tasks.

Ask an AI Agents freelancer to explain a production workflow from input through tool calls, failure handling and monitoring. Review how they test factuality, permissions, prompt injection and human handover, and request examples with measurable acceptance criteria rather than only polished demos.

An AI Agents project should define its users, permitted actions, data sources, escalation rules and success tests before implementation. It should also document which decisions require human approval and how conversations, tool calls and sensitive data will be logged.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used AI Agents in their recent projects is 90 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 716 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used AI Agents in their recent projects, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 50% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used AI Agents in their recent projects have 12 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.1 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used AI Agents in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (38%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used AI Agents in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Professional Services (54%), and Retail (54%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used AI Agents in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (85%), and Project Management (54%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used AI Agents

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