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Leonard Hußke

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Freelance Software Engineer & Cloud Architect

Frankfurt
Leonard Hußke

Last position:

Freelance Software Engineer & Cloud Architect at Leonard Hußke - IT Solutions

  • Evaluation of potential providers (Snowflake vs Databricks) and design of the analytics data platform using Databricks
  • Data storage and ingestion layer with Amazon S3
  • Creation of ETL processes and data transformations with AWS Glue and Databricks Notebooks
  • Orchestration with AWS Glue Workflow, Databricks Workflow and Databricks DLT
  • Processing of unstructured data including text, image and video
  • Databricks workspace setup and administration
  • Setting up a medallion architecture to ensure data quality
  • Evaluation of possible BI tools (Power BI, AWS QuickSight, Tableau)
  • Establishing MLOps using MLflow
  • Introducing data governance and data lineage using Unity Catalog
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Axel Bock

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Project lead for introducing Okta as an IAM system

Frankfurt
Axel Bock

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Project lead for introducing Okta as an IAM system at Fritz Schäger GmbH & Co KG

  • Project management
  • Building an internal IAM team
  • Okta
  • Project management
  • IAM processes
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Delly Fofie

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Dad of 2 daughters

Dreieich
Delly Fofie

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Dad of 2 daughters at Family

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Jens Daube

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Product Owner & Senior Data Scientist

Frankfurt
Jens Daube

Last position:

Product Owner & Senior Data Scientist at Legal Tech

  • Led an international team of six developers in a Scrum environment
  • Defined strategic goals for the project in coordination with stakeholders and the development team
  • Prompt engineering for language models to improve the accuracy and relevance of generated responses
  • Implemented LangChain components for a RAG chatbot to answer legal questions
  • Technologies: GPT-4, LangChain, Python (Pandas, sklearn, streamlit), Docker, GitLab, ChromaDB

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Statistics of experts using FastAPI

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

10 years (Germany: 12 years)

Position duration

1.5 years (Germany: 1.8 years)

Positions per freelancer

9 (Germany: 8)

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence

Top industries

Information Technology, Government and Administration, Education

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Bachelor's degree or higher

100% (Germany: 96%)

Master's degree or higher

60% (Germany: 72%)

Certifications per freelancer

2

Most common languages

German, English, French

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 97%)

Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Frankfurt are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.

Average rates of experts in Frankfurt using FastAPI

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

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Daily rate avg. 780 €
Germany avg. 719 €

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 740 €
Germany median 760 €

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

FastAPI for APIs

FastAPI is a Python framework for building APIs that are fast to ship and easy to document. It is used for REST services, internal tools, and backend layers that need clean request handling and predictable validation. Teams choose it when they want Python speed with a modern developer experience.

Typical work

  • Design API routes and request models
  • Add validation with Pydantic
  • Produce OpenAPI docs from code
  • Build async services and background tasks

FastAPI specialists also help connect services to databases, auth layers, and messaging systems. In Frankfurt, that often matters for finance, logistics, and enterprise software teams that need reliable interfaces between internal systems.

Ecosystem skills

Strong professionals working with FastAPI usually know Python well and understand asyncio, type hints, and dependency injection. They often use Uvicorn or Hypercorn for serving, Pydantic for schemas, and pytest for testing. Good API design and clear error handling matter as much as framework knowledge.

When to bring one in

Bring in freelance expertise when an API needs to be built quickly, when an existing Python service needs structure, or when validation and documentation have become messy. FastAPI specialists are also useful for refactors, integration work, and performance fixes in services that handle many requests or complex payloads.

What good looks like

A strong FastAPI professional writes small, readable endpoints and keeps business logic separate from transport code. They think about versioning, security, observability, and test coverage from the start. They also document edge cases clearly so other specialists can extend the service without guesswork.

Working in Frankfurt

FastAPI work in Frankfurt is often remote, but on-site collaboration can help during discovery or handover. Local teams may expect clear communication in English, and sometimes German, especially in regulated or cross-functional settings. A good specialist adapts to the team’s review process and release cadence without slowing delivery.

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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to the questions that come up most around FastAPI.

FastAPI is used to build APIs, service layers, and backend endpoints in Python. Teams use it for customer-facing services, internal integrations, data access APIs, and automation tools that need strong validation and clear docs. It fits well when speed of delivery and code clarity both matter.

FastAPI is usually chosen when API development, type hints, and automatic OpenAPI docs are the priority. Flask is lighter and more flexible, while Django brings a fuller web framework with more built-in pieces. If the project is API-first and Python-based, FastAPI often feels more direct.

A strong FastAPI specialist usually brings Python, Pydantic, SQL or ORM work, testing, and basic security knowledge. For modern services, asyncio, background jobs, Docker, and deployment tooling are also useful. For Frankfurt teams, experience working cleanly with internal stakeholders and other specialists can be just as important.

A small FastAPI service may only need one capable specialist, but systems with auth, databases, and external integrations need broader experience. The important part is not just writing endpoints, but designing maintainable structure and handling edge cases. If the API will be part of a core product, senior review helps early.

Yes, FastAPI works well for async I/O, especially when the service calls other APIs, databases, or queues. It is built on modern Python patterns, so it suits workloads where concurrency matters more than heavy CPU work. For CPU-heavy tasks, you usually pair it with workers or separate services.

Yes, FastAPI work is often done remotely, including for teams based in Frankfurt. It helps when the specialist can review code, join standups, and document decisions clearly across time and language differences. On-site time is most useful for planning, workshops, or sensitive integration work.

Look for clean separation between routes, validation, and business logic in FastAPI code. Good work includes consistent schema design, sensible errors, tests, and readable documentation. A careful specialist also thinks about security, versioning, and how the API will evolve.

Yes, FastAPI usually refers to the Python web framework itself. In hiring conversations, people may say FastAPI, the FastAPI framework, or simply FastAPI services. The key is that the specialist has worked on real Python APIs, not just read the docs.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used FastAPI in their recent projects is 97 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 780 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used FastAPI in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 60% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used FastAPI in their recent projects have 10 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.5 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used FastAPI in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (33%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used FastAPI in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Government and Administration (50%), and Education (33%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used FastAPI in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Business Intelligence (83%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used FastAPI

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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