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Nemanja Milenković
Last position:
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.
Khaled Teilab
Last position:
Consultant / DevOps Engineer at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
- Porsche ID is a unified digital identity platform providing secure authentication and seamless access across Porsche’s online services, mobile apps, and connected vehicle features
- Designed and implemented new authentication and authorization functionalities for both users and systems
- Ensured high availability, security, and performance to deliver a flawless digital experience for Porsche customers
- Technologies: Auth0, Angular, Tailwind, AWS, Terraform, Github
- Methodologies: Scrum and SAFe
Ashutosh Tripathi
Last position:
Consultant at Brillio Technologies
- Developed backend for Audit Management Tool using Node.js/Express with Workday API integration.
- Built secure file handling (PDF, PPT, CSV) with AWS S3 and database support via PostgreSQL, Prisma, and MongoDB.
- Implemented validation, role-based access, and audit trails for compliance and data integrity.
Can Savastürk
Last position:
Platform Engineer at ClimateChoice
In a lean, execution-focused environment, I took ownership beyond a narrow engineering lane, shaping and implementing systems across backend, data, and infrastructure. Partnered directly with the three founders in a fast-moving, high-stakes environment, turning strategic priorities into concrete technical decisions and production outcomes.
- Owned core platform development across backend (Django/Rest Framework/Postgres), ETL (Python/Dagster), infrastructure (Terraform/Kubernetes/AWS), and frontend (typescript/react) for a climate-tech SaaS product, driving continuous cross-stack development across five repositories from October 2021 to this day.
- Architected and owned a standalone internal Python scoring framework for CRC assessments, using YAML-driven rules and metaprogramming to enable non-technical users to define complex evaluation logic without hardcoded implementations.
- Built and stabilized ETL and scraping pipelines using Dagster and Scrapfly, improving document ingestion, tagging, retry behavior, deployment flow, and operational resilience.
- Contributed to platform modernization and reliability through Django/Python upgrades, Postgres/RDS and EKS changes, CDN/TLS updates, test and performance improvements, and observability hardening.
- Drove backend engineering for product features, translating requirements into technical specifications, API contracts, data structures, and scalable implementation plans.
Domenik Jones
Last position:
Python Engineer and Cloud Migration Consultant at Unknown
- Supported the company's transition from an on-premise architecture to AWS cloud services, modernizing infrastructure and optimizing operational efficiency.
- Leveraged expertise in automation and software implementation to enhance scalability, reliability and profitability.
- Implemented Poetry and Ruff to streamline Python dependency management and code quality checks, improving development efficiency and reducing errors.
- Implemented an automated CI/CD strategy with GitHub Actions, which decreased deployment times and minimized manual intervention.
- Enforced deployment automation for Kubernetes, enhancing the scalability and reliability of applications across the organization.
- Evaluated and implemented Apache Airflow for workflow management, leading to more efficient scheduling and monitoring of data pipelines.
- Created data interfaces for energy traders, enabling them to optimize profit margins through improved data analysis and decision-making tools.
Yevhen Chubchyk
Last position:
Python/Django Developer at Deuta Werke
- Expansion and maintenance of existing custom information systems based on Django
- Technologies used: Django, Django REST Framework, MySQL, Docker
Fabian Jonen
Last position:
System Integrator for Robotics and Web Development at SENPRO Sensortechnik GmbH
- Developed a collaborative robot cell for automated handling and silicone dispensing of sensor components.
- Responsible for mechanical design, electronics, software integration and final CE certification.
- A custom-designed tool-changing system enabled automated switching between handling and dispensing tools.
- Developed a Django-based control console for industrial robots for process monitoring, combining a real-time dashboard (WebSocket, Chart.js) and a RESTful API (DRF).
- It allows asynchronous program execution, live data and camera stream visualization, robot control, as well as statistical analysis and documentation of process data with an interactive Bootstrap interface.
- Technologies used: Universal Robots (URScript), Arduino, OpenCV, Python, Django/Django REST Framework (DRF), Channels, SQLite, Chart.js, Bootstrap, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, AutoCAD, Autodesk Fusion 360, design & fabrication with aluminum profiles, laser parts, specialized sheet metal, RoboDK simulation
Noushad Hossain
Last position:
Lead Engineer at Cogwheel Analytics
- Lead the software engineering team to develop scalable systems and infrastructure
- Provide architectural guidance, design efficient algorithms, and mentor team members
- Continue responsibilities of software and data engineering in hospitality analytics
- Communicate results and insights to a range of audiences utilizing statistics, machine learning
Suresh Kumar Paturi
Last position:
S/4 Hana & MDM Solution Architect at AGCO Corporation
- Create the Material Master Data Model and map the source system fields (non-SAP systems) to the target fields (S/4Hana)
- Closely work with clients from Denmark (Thisted), Austria (Stockerau), Czech Republic (Litomysl)
- Discuss with teams from Sales, Purchase, Classifications, MRP, BoM to identify existing processes and create business cases necessary for S/4 implementation
- Design workflow solutions (process flow diagrams) for creation/change processes of various materials based on material types
- Support the migration with all required Material Master configuration and customization synchronization
- Provide post go-live support
Philip Iske
Last position:
Frontend/E-Commerce at Burda Solutions
- Further development of the Cyberport/Computerunivserse online shop with React, Next.js and SAP Commerce.
Jiri Sostok
Last position:
Quality Manager/Test Management at Noriba GmbH
- Creation of test concepts
- Development of test processes
- Coordination of test case development: stress tests, functional tests, performance tests, high data rate tests, integration tests, etc.
- Hardware testing: FPGA, RF
- Test automation and regression testing
- Ensuring 24/7 operation of the test system
- Analysis & reporting
- Regular coordination of the test team, meetings with other stakeholders
- Communication and coordination with stakeholders and project managers
Frank Bohnsack
Last position:
Software Engineer at Freelancer
- Freelance software engineer focusing on backend (Python/Django) and frontend (VueJS).
Patrick Seelemeyer
Last position:
Senior Software Engineer at Delivery Hero
- Led a team of 6 software engineers to develop and maintain an AI-driven healthcare platform, enabling automated diagnostics and prescriptions based on real-time ECG data analysis
- Designed and developed a robust Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) system, integrating HL7 and FHIR APIs to enable seamless interoperability, real-time data exchange, and HIPAA-compliant data handling, improving billing efficiency, claim processing, and regulatory adherence in healthcare operations
- Migrated a legacy monolithic application to a scalable microservices architecture, enhancing system modularity, scalability and maintainability while implementing key design patterns such as Strangler, Database-per-Service, API Gateway, Saga and CQRS for efficient service communication and transaction management
- Architected and led a C# 9/.NET 6 microservices ecosystem handling hotel reservations, payments, and loyalty programs, enabling 99.99% uptime across 10+ services
- Defined OpenAPI/Swagger contracts and auto-generated client SDKs, reducing front-to-backend integration time by 50%
- Containerized each service with Docker and orchestrated deployments via Kubernetes, slashing release lead time from days to hours
- Designed PostgreSQL schemas optimized for high-volume transactional workloads and implemented Redis caching layers to accelerate read-heavy endpoints by 80%
- Built Kafka streaming pipelines for real-time availability updates and audit logs, processing 2 million+ events per hour with end-to-end delivery guarantees
- Implemented unit and integration tests for React applications using Jest and React Testing Library, ensuring 80%+ test coverage, improving component reliability, and preventing regressions
- Defined and deployed AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform, while containerizing and orchestrating microservices with Docker and Kubernetes, improving automation and system scalability
- Built a scalable full-stack booking application using React 18 and Django REST Framework, integrating Celery and Redis for asynchronous task processing, while deploying on GCP with Cloud Run and Firestore, enabling real-time scheduling, payment processing, and automated notifications
- Mentored junior developers through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing sessions, improving team efficiency by 30% while maintaining comprehensive API documentation using Swagger/OpenAPI
Frauke Kickmeier
Last position:
Strategic Marketing Specialist at DRF Luftrettung gAG
- Developed the brand architecture.
- Implemented and relaunched the umbrella brand, product group brands, and employer brand.
Christoph Beberweil
Last position:
Freelancer & Managing Director at Capsimity GmbH
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Statistics of experts using Django REST Framework
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
16 years
Position duration
3.1 years
Positions per freelancer
8
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Advertising
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
93%
Master's degree or higher
36%
Doctorate
7%
Certifications per freelancer
1
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
94%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Django REST Framework
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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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
REST APIs
Django REST Framework is the standard choice for building APIs on top of Django. It helps teams expose clean JSON endpoints for web apps, mobile apps, partner integrations, and internal services. Strong specialists keep the API predictable, secure, and easy to maintain.
Core tools
- Serializers for input and output shaping
- Viewsets and routers for structured endpoints
- Authentication and permission setup
- Pagination, filtering, and throttling
- Browsable API for quick testing
These pieces make it easier to ship consistent API behavior and keep contracts clear across teams.
Where it fits
Django REST Framework works well when a company already uses Django and needs an API layer on the same stack. It is common in SaaS products, admin-heavy systems, content services, and backend services for web and mobile clients. In Germany, teams often look for specialists who can collaborate in English and fit into mixed local and remote delivery.
When to bring in help
- You need a new API designed from scratch
- An existing API is hard to extend or test
- Authentication or permissions have become messy
- Response formats changed and broke clients
- You need help reviewing performance or structure
Freelance experts are useful when a release is blocked, when a legacy Django app needs an API layer, or when the team wants a clean handover.
What strong experts do
A strong specialist understands Django models, serializers, query optimization, and API versioning. They write maintainable code, add tests, and document endpoints clearly for other professionals. They also know when to keep logic in the service layer instead of putting everything into views.
Ecosystem and edge cases
Django REST Framework is often used with PostgreSQL, Celery, Redis, JWT, OpenAPI tooling, and Django testing tools. The best experts handle nested data, rate limits, file uploads, third-party integrations, and backwards-compatible changes. They also spot when a simpler Django view, GraphQL, or a separate service would be a better fit.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Django REST Framework.
Django REST Framework is used to build APIs on top of Django. Teams use it to serve data to web front ends, mobile apps, partner systems, and internal tools. It is a strong fit when you want Django’s backend speed with a clear API layer.
Django REST Framework adds serializers, permissions, authentication helpers, and API-focused routing that plain Django views do not give you out of the box. Compared with Flask, it offers more structure and a richer default stack for API work. Companies usually choose it when they want a Django-based API with less custom plumbing.
A good Django REST Framework specialist usually knows Django ORM, PostgreSQL, testing, and API design. For real projects, skills with JWT, OAuth, Celery, Redis, and OpenAPI documentation are often important too. If the API serves a front end, React, Vue, or mobile client experience is a plus.
A simple Django REST Framework API can be handled by a capable generalist, but more complex work needs someone who has shipped production APIs before. If you need versioning, permissions, background jobs, or heavy integration work, look for a specialist who has done that exact kind of delivery. The more client apps and business rules the API supports, the more valuable deep experience becomes.
Bring in a Django REST Framework freelancer when the team is stuck on API design, delivery speed, or cleanup of technical debt. Freelancers are also useful for short, focused work such as setting up authentication, reviewing endpoint structure, or adding a new service layer. This works well when you need expertise without long onboarding.
Yes. Django REST Framework work is usually well suited to remote collaboration because the main outputs are code, tests, and API documentation. For teams in Germany, it helps if the specialist can join review calls in a compatible time zone and communicate clearly in English or German as needed.
Look for a Django REST Framework expert who can explain serializer choices, permission rules, and trade-offs in simple terms. Good signs are clean endpoint design, strong test coverage, clear docs, and thoughtful handling of errors and edge cases. If they can also show how they improved maintainability, that is a strong signal.
Django REST Framework removes a lot of repetitive work around request parsing, serialization, authentication, and endpoint organization. That lets teams focus on business logic instead of rebuilding API basics. It is especially useful when a Django codebase needs a stable API layer without adding a separate backend stack.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Django REST Framework in their recent projects is 91 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 725 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Django REST Framework in their recent projects, 93% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 36% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Django REST Framework in their recent projects have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Django REST Framework in their recent projects are German (94%), English (88%), and French (12%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Django REST Framework in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Manufacturing (41%), and Advertising (35%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Django REST Framework in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Product Development (88%), and Project Management (47%).
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