Insomnia Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Insomnia
Reinhold M.
Last position:
Business Requirements Engineer, Proxy Product Owner, Tester at AXA Konzern AG
Working Environment
- Insurance / Claims Management (Property, Liability, Automotive)
- REST-based ClaimAPI with Guidewire ClaimCenter
Scope
- Further development of the internal REST-based ClaimAPI with Guidewire ClaimCenter as the backend and various portals/front-end offices as clients, and with the following objectives: + increased AI-supported claims processing outside of Guidewire ClaimCenter + and support for all lines (property, liability, automotive).
- Further development of automated claims processing
Activities
- Interfacing IT & Business
- Design activities with documentation in Confluence, Jira: + Requirements engineering (functional and non-functional) + Design of REST endpoints and coordination with interface partners (esp. AI-colleagues) + Identification, design and evaluation of alternative solutions (moving away from a monolithic approach toward fine-grained endpoints, with code reuse across all lines if possible) + Creation / refinement of product backlog items in Jira, i.e. epics, user stories and tasks, incl. alignment with developers & POs during (pre-)refinement sessions + Using AXA Secure GPT when creating / refining user stories (description, acceptance criteria) and designing REST endpoints + Estimation and prioritization of user stories and tasks during Sprint Planning sessions + Coordination and support during the implementation of Product Backlog items + Driving decision making with preparation and presentation of decision-making documents
- Quality assurance: + Test management, including test case creation using Xray in Jira + Test execution using Bruno as REST client and in Guidewire ClaimCenter + Submission of test artifacts for PO approval + Analysis of production bugs
Methods Big Room Planning (aka PI-Planning in SAFe), Scrum, BPMN, EPK, UML, ERM, DDD
Tools / Tech Stack Teams, Confluence, Jira with Xray, OpenAPI/Swagger, REST, JSON, XML, MS Office, Bruno, GitHub repository (reading), Guidewire ClaimCenter, AXA Secure GPT (AXA's in-house GenAI solution based on Azure OpenAI)
Minh D.
Last position:
Project Manager / Business Analyst / Application Manager at Finance and Insurance
Introduction of 5 different process applications for different teams
Release planning: scope and time management
Resource/capacity planning
Conducting Sprint Planning / retrospectives
Increment planning (several sprints)
Preparation of Steering Committee meetings / reporting to the Board
Coordination / alignment with external suppliers / deliveries
Resource planning for multiple projects
Coordination with business department and development team
Identification of best practices with IBM BAW
Cost control and planning for the project team and external service providers
Collection of KPIs using LogScale
Analysis of application errors with LogScale / Queries
User Story definitions / coordination of requirements with the business department and development team
Testing and defect tracking
UI/UX design of applications
Preparation and moderation of Brown-Paper workshops
Test concept, test data, test organization, test execution
Collection of team velocity / metrics
Test execution
Script for automated testing
Test organization with business department and IT
Recording and prioritization of defects
Establishment and operation of the application
Establishment of application monitoring with LogScale Dashboards
Checking health endpoints with PowerShell
Post Mortem analysis
Establishment of Incident Management
Establishment of Problem Management
Analysis of errors using LogScale Queries and Dashboard
Pre-processing of data for AI
Evaluation using AI language models (Meta Llama 3.3 LLM and deepset Haystack) and RAG
Installation of runtime environments for LLMs (Large Language Model)
Evaluation of various LLMs
Installation of RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) and integration with LLM
Extraction of unstructured data with LLM and RAG
Project based on IBM BAW (Business Automation Workflow), Websphere Liberty, Domea, d.3, REST, LogScale (formerly Humio), Swagger, Powershell, JIRA, Confluence, Lucom Interaction Platform (LIP), Mattermost, Jabber
Birgit S.
Last position:
Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer / Tester at BMW
Topics:
- Further development of the CRM system NKAM and technical separation of “direct” and “indirect” sales
- Redesign of the discount management area and outsourcing to another system.
- Designing numerous improvements on the wholesale side to reduce manual effort down to the level of user stories.
Predrag P.
Last position:
Test Developer | Test Automation Engineer at CreditReform
Technologies: Java 25, Selenium, Insomnia, SSO, Gitlab, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Jira, IntelliJ, Nexus, Oracle, MariaDB, SpringBoot, Grafana, Concept Board, Vue.js, OpenApi, Kotlin. Implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of automated end-to-end regression tests for UI and API interfaces. Appropriate and targeted test automation involving multiple software products, including Java-based Windows applications. Automation of business processes with Selenium, reset jobs, and DB import jobs, as well as creation of test concepts, test case descriptions, and structured defect reporting.
Silke D.
Last position:
Business Analyst at Rentenservice
Developed a digitalization strategy Analyzed legacy systems and designed a new IT landscape
- Gathered current work structures and processes
- Identified optimization opportunities
- Developed a tool landscape to support business processes
- Created a request for proposal
- Defined epics and user stories
- Modeled processes
Technologies/Methods: Confluence, MSTeams, MindManager, PlantUML, JIRA
Hüseyin K.
Last position:
Senior Full-Stack Engineer at DVAG
Architecture and implementation of a fully digitalized closing flow for managing securities contracts within the DVAG infrastructure. The platform aims for maximum user-friendliness, modular extensibility and compliant handling of sensitive data.
Implementation of a reactive UI structure with a focus on user guidance & accessibility.
Dynamic control of form and closing processes including validation logic.
Reactive state management via SignalStore (signals + selective effects).
UX optimization through adaptive components and Playwright-based UI tests.
Backend modularization to connect existing sales and contract logic.
API stability and DTO design according to Clean Architecture principles.
Collaboration with domain teams to define technical contracts and service boundaries.
Management with GitHub.
Unit tests with Jest, E2E tests with Playwright.
Code reviews, CI-integrated test execution, iterative refactorings.
Ensuring high coverage and UI stability in the closing flow.
Technologies: Angular 18, RxJS, SignalStore, HTML5, SCSS, Spring Boot, Kotlin, REST, OAuth2, Jest, Playwright, Clean Architecture.
Werner K.
Last position:
Test Coordinator, Designer and Engineer at IBM
- Testing the SekIDP and related components
- Test design, execution and automation, microservices, GitHub Enterprise, Eclipse, Katalon Test Platform, API Testing, Confluence 8, JIRA/Xray, Draw.io, Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman, Docker, Kubernetes, Podman, PuTTY, E-Health, Telematik, Gematik standards, EPA, E-Rezept, sektoraler IDP, encryption, XaDES, PaDES, DICOM, HL7, FHIR, IHE, ICD, SSO, SAML/Shibboleth, OAuth, smartcards, JWT, two factor authentication Android and iOS, Wireshark, BrowserStack, Cypress, gRPC, REST, SOAP, WS-Security, Linux Shell, PowerShell, SSH/SSL, Java, Kotlin, Cordova, Gradle, Groovy, Python, TypeScript
Walid H.
Last position:
Senior Tester within the IT & Digital Roadmap at VTG-Aktiengesellschaft
- Consulting, planning, and adapting (extension and rebuild) of the existing test framework to cover necessary test cases as part of quality assurance for initiative implementations
- Executing cross-team manual test cases during regular sprint cycles
- Setting up test automation
- Advising front-end and back-end development on quality assurance aspects
- Building a framework for end-to-end test cases
- Performing software quality assurance across various projects within a program
- Supporting the creation of test cases
- Coordinating within the team with all relevant stakeholders
Isa G.
Last position:
SAP Test Lead Europe at Daiichi Sankyo
- Transformation project to S/4HANA
- Test management and coordination of functional tests for SAP
- Preparation and support of tests (SIT 1+2, MOCK 1+2, UAT) as part of the SAP S/4HANA rollout (SD, MM, FI/CO, MD)
- Creation of test strategies, test plans, and test cases to ensure system quality
- Monitoring and compliance with service level agreements (SLAs) as well as ensuring the timely delivery of agreed performance indicators
- Coordination of the approach with test managers from other regions (US, JP)
- Planning of European test activities in the SAP implementation project in cooperation with test managers from the supplier
- Coordination of interdisciplinary business and technical test teams in Europe
- Business collaboration with global implementation partners
- Use of Tricentis qTest and ValGenesis as test management tools (for validation-relevant processes)
- Training functional consultants in testing and test tools
- Creation and evaluation of change requests, including effort estimation, prioritization, and tracking
- Reporting on test progress
Andreas S.
Last position:
Lead Developer at Software
- Extended the document management system with a standard CMIS (Content Management Interoperability Services) interface
- Implemented CMIS core services like navigation, access rights, search, CRUD operations, and versioning in Java
- Implemented based on RESTful / OpenAPI services
- Delivered as a fat-jar and native container image
- Deployed on-premises and serverlessly as an Azure Container Application using Terraform
- Improved team autonomy through infrastructure engineering and short feedback loops
- Established observability with OpenTelemetry, Azure Monitor, and Azure Logic Apps
- Introduced Terraform and trunk-based development processes
- Ensured quality with BDD tests in C# using SpecFlow and Testcontainers
- Created Azure DevOps pipeline integration tests
- Introduced cloud deployment processes
- Trained staff in cloud and Terraform
Alexander B.
Last position:
Test Manager, Test Analyst, Test Automation Engineer at Alexander Bulgakov IT-Consulting
- Managing two teams as a test manager
- Designing and conducting manual tests
- Designing, implementing, and running automated Cucumber and Tavern tests
- Creating and maintaining test plans
- Preparing and presenting execution results at iteration transitions
- Reviewing requirement tickets and related documentation
- Regular reporting and creating bug tickets
- Participating in Scrum meetings for both teams
- Supporting QA and representing QA in cross-team end-to-end test phases, meetings, and presentations
Methods & Tools:
- Tavern testing with Python
- IntelliJ with Cucumber
- Gherkin in JIRA
- various tools for handling JSON, XML, CSV, and HTML
- Insomnia for API requests
Daniel C.
Last position:
Founder & Managing Director at BotCraft GmbH
- Building the company with a focus on connectivity for IIoT and Industry 4.0, iRPA/process automation, advanced robotics and smart systems, sensors and services
- Project management and software architecture for IoT gateway development (since 2020) with protocol translation, IT/OT convergence and GRC
- Developing RPA bots for automating and monitoring industrial processes with an agent-based AI approach (since 2020)
- Implementing unsupervised clustering and anomaly detection for time series data in big data streaming pipelines (since 2021)
- Introducing a Docker-based release train for OTA updates with DevSecOps and CI/CD (since 2018)
Dragos Andrei S.
Last position:
QA Tech Lead at Thinksurance
- Establishing and enforcing strong technical standards within and across teams
- Define the required standard in line with overall strategy and communicate across respective technology teams
- Understanding business and technical requirements and implemented (across teams) in an effective and timely manner
- Mentoring (Junior/Mid) Quality Assurance engineers on their path towards seniority
- Providing regular feedbacks and participate in technical interviews
- Contribute to solution architecture proactively
- Design, align, and create solutions for future features according to overall architecture concept and business requirements
- Clarify and communicate decisions from system architects into respective teams
- Challenge business requirements in workshops, refinements, and planning to come to the best possible solution
- Drive QA solution delivery in and across the team
- Support and drive the full QA process
- Execute code reviews for critical tests and accompany their execution into CI/CD
- Participate in running/monitoring and maintaining the application in production
- Follow-up on critical bugs in production system
- Help to debug and solve problems in a timely manner
Jacqueline K.
Last position:
OTTO
- Design, development, and monitoring of microservices
- Migrating functions from a monolithic system into separate microservices
- Designing and implementing new microservices (backend and frontend)
- Setting up and maintaining a CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions)
- Configuring cloud infrastructure with AWS CDK and Terraform
- Designing and implementing event-driven communication with AWS SNS/SQS and Apache Kafka
- Ensuring code quality through Test Driven Development (TDD), static code analysis, and Clean Code
Guido S.
Last position:
Freelancer at IT Consulting GS
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Statistics of experts using Insomnia
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years
Position duration
2.2 years
Positions per freelancer
14
Top business areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Insurance, Transportation
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
90%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Doctorate
10%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany 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 Germany using Insomnia
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
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.
Insomnia 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 (93%)
- Insurance (73%)
- Transportation (67%)
- Banking and Finance (60%)
- Manufacturing (53%)
- Telecommunication (47%)
- Automotive (40%)
- Professional Services (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
API Workbench
Insomnia is a desktop application for designing, sending and testing API requests. It supports REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket workflows, giving teams one place to inspect responses, manage request data and document service behavior. The product is also known as the Insomnia REST client and is maintained by Kong.
Requests and Environments
Professionals use request collections, environment variables and reusable templates to keep API work consistent across local, test and production systems. They configure headers, query parameters, request bodies, cookies and authentication schemes such as OAuth 2.0, API keys and bearer tokens. Response history helps teams reproduce failures and verify changes.
Ecosystem and Tooling
Insomnia fits into a wider API delivery process rather than replacing it. Strong specialists connect it with:
- OpenAPI specifications and API documentation
- GraphQL schemas and gRPC definitions
- Git-based collaboration and versioned collections
- Mock servers, contract checks and CI workflows
- Node.js, Java, Python and other service stacks
When Companies Need Help
Companies often bring in freelance expertise when an API landscape is growing, several services need coordinated testing or existing collections have become difficult to maintain. Support can include importing OpenAPI files, structuring workspaces, checking authentication, creating regression requests and preparing collections for team use. In Germany, this work commonly supports product, logistics, finance and industrial systems that must integrate reliably.
Delivery and Collaboration
A capable professional can work from an API contract through repeatable verification of real endpoints. They clarify data dependencies, separate secrets from shared configuration and record expected status codes, schemas and error behavior. Remote collaboration works well when repositories, access rules and test environments are documented; on-site sessions can help when API work is tied to internal systems or hardware.
Signs of Quality
Look for specialists who can explain why a request fails, not only how to resend it. Good work shows disciplined naming, safe environment handling and coverage of successful, invalid and boundary cases. Useful signals include:
- Clear OpenAPI or schema alignment
- Reproducible authentication and setup steps
- Collections that another team can understand
- Checks for errors, permissions and response structure
- Practical handover notes for future maintenance
Frequently asked questions
Key details about Insomnia, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
Insomnia is used to create, send and inspect requests to APIs and services. Teams use the Insomnia REST client for exploratory checks, repeatable test collections, authentication testing and collaboration around REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket interfaces.
Insomnia and Postman both support API requests, environments and collections, but they differ in workflow, interface and collaboration features. Insomnia is often chosen by teams that prefer an open-source-oriented desktop experience and close alignment with OpenAPI, GraphQL or gRPC work.
A strong Insomnia specialist should understand HTTP, JSON, OpenAPI, authentication and API error handling. Experience with Git, CI pipelines, GraphQL schemas, service logs and backend stacks makes the resulting collections more useful beyond local testing.
The right level depends on the scope, not on the tool alone. Insomnia work for a few documented endpoints may need focused API testing experience, while a distributed service landscape calls for someone who can manage schemas, secrets, environments and team handover.
Yes, Insomnia projects are usually suitable for remote collaboration when API specifications, credentials and test environments can be shared securely. German teams may also value on-site workshops for access-heavy internal systems, with clear communication in English or German agreed in advance.
Insomnia complements automated testing rather than replacing it. Specialists can use collections to explore endpoints and reproduce defects, then connect relevant checks with CI or transfer the scenarios into dedicated automated test suites.
Review whether Insomnia collections are readable, reproducible and aligned with the current API contract. Check for safe secret handling, meaningful environment separation, coverage of failure paths and handover notes that let another professional run the work without guesswork.
An Insomnia professional can deliver organized request collections, environment templates, imported or corrected OpenAPI definitions and documented authentication flows. They may also provide defect reproductions, API review notes, mock-service setup or guidance for connecting collections to a wider delivery process.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Insomnia in their recent projects is 93 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 745 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Insomnia in their recent projects, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 60% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Insomnia in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Insomnia in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (13%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Insomnia in their recent projects are Information Technology (93%), Insurance (73%), and Transportation (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Insomnia in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Quality Assurance (93%), and Project Management (80%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Insomnia
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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