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Nikolai G.

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Freelance AI & Data Science Lead | Healthcare, Life Sciences, Finance | Team Leadership, R/Python, LLM Systems

Berlin
Nikolai G.

Last position:

Clinical Data Manager at Dr. Falk Pharma

  • Used OpenCode and AI-assisted software engineering to design, implement, refactor, test, and document an end-to-end RAW/SDTM/ADaM pipeline in R for Dr. Falk Pharma (07/2026), including metadata-driven transformations, automated validation rules and QC, traceability, and reproducible clinical outputs.
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Hamza K.

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Academic Research Contributor in Health Sector (Volunteer)

Berlin
Hamza K.

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Academic Research Contributor in Health Sector (Volunteer) at n/a

  • Acted as technical consultant to optimize multi-layer ensemble models combining ResNet, CNN-BiGRU-Attention, and XGBoost.
  • Guided implementation of a Logistic Regression meta-learner to solve class imbalance problems, achieving 92.86% accuracy and 0.9644 AUC on PTB-XL and Chapman-Shaoxing datasets.
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Victor O.

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Senior Software & Security Engineer · Systems Analysis · Automation Architecture

Berlin
Victor O.

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AI Training Engineer at Confidential AI Research Client

  • Codebase Evaluation & Problem Design: Designed and stress-tested complex software engineering problems against large open-source Python codebases (including pandas), requiring deep context acquisition and architectural understanding to produce well-scoped, realistic problem statements aligned to strict correctness guidelines.
  • Agent Failure Analysis: Assessed LLM coding agent solutions for correctness and completeness, identifying meaningful failures across edge case handling, dtype behaviour, and multi-column NaN propagation logic; documented findings with precision for downstream evaluation use.
  • Programmatic Test Suite Development: Authored comprehensive pytest suites to programmatically verify agent-generated solutions against defined requirements, with deliberate coverage of boundary conditions and failure modes not caught by naive implementations.
  • Containerised Environment Engineering: Built and debugged Docker environments for reproducible agent execution, including git-based repository provisioning, dependency pinning with npm ci, and multi-stage Dockerfile authoring across Linux-based containers.
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Sunish B.

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Technical Program Manager . Engineering Delivery & AI Systems

Teltow
Sunish B.

Last position:

AtlasMind - Production AI assistant for Jira at Mercedes Benz Innovation Labs Gmbh

  • Converts natural language into JQL using RAG and pgvector. Returns structured JSON with a query, chart spec, and plain-text answer. A two-stage router answers general questions without touching the JQL pipeline at all.
  • Interchangeable LLM backends: Ollama, vLLM, Groq, Anthropic Claude, AWS Bedrock - switchable at runtime, no code changes. Self-healing JQL: on Jira validation failure, feeds error back to LLM, retries up to 4 times. OCI Vault for secrets. Deployed on Oracle Cloud A1 with GPU inference over Tailscale private network. Open source.
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Abhishek N.

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Hands-on Engineering Lead

Berlin
Abhishek N.

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Fullstack Developer at DAMALO GmbH

  • Own full-stack development of an AI-native enterprise platform built on TypeScript, React, Vite, tRPC, Hono, and PostgreSQL, delivering AI-powered consulting workflows to B2B clients.
  • Designed and shipped a multi-agent AI system using ReAct framework and Claude skills-style workflow patterns, including an intelligent PM assistant with rich system prompts, slash commands, tool integrations, and streaming chat UI.
  • Architected an LLM evaluation framework: rubric-based LLM-as-judge, golden datasets, regression testing, and automated quality gating — ensuring consistent AI output quality at scale.
  • Integrated LangFuse for end-to-end LLM tracing, conversation replays, and evaluation pipelines, enabling data-driven prompt optimisation that reduced token costs and response variance.
  • Built with Drizzle ORM, pgvector, and knowledge graphs for structured data access, semantic search, and relationship-aware AI reasoning across the platform.
  • Led TanStack React Query migration across the application — replacing manual state management with centralised caching and automatic refetching, reducing data-fetching boilerplate significantly.
  • Practiced AI-native development throughout: Claude Code, Codex, Perplexity SDK, and LLM-assisted testing across the full development lifecycle. Deployed on Vercel + Azure ACA with Biome for linting/formatting.
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Daniel S.

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Engineering Leader & AI-Assisted Developer

Berlin
Daniel S.

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Engineering Leader & AI-Assisted Developer at Independent · Building with AI

  • Building a full-stack e-commerce product using AI-assisted development, deliberately returning to hands-on engineering to validate how AI changes software development workflows and team dynamics.
  • Exploring VP Technology, Head of Engineering, and Director of Engineering opportunities where hands-on AI experience meets organisational scaling expertise.
  • Open to advisory conversations on AI-augmented engineering teams, technology strategy, platform architecture, and organizational design.
  • No registered business. No commercial activity.
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Julien L.

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MLOps Engineer

Berlin
Julien L.

Last position:

MLOps Engineer at SAMGEN

  • Building and scaling cloud infrastructure on GCP to support a SaaS platform for industrial clients
  • Designing and implementing a data-driven DevOps pipeline for streamlined deployment and CI/CD workflows
  • Collaborating with Data Science team on MLOps workflow to automate integrated retraining
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Jad N.

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Engineering Director (Hands-on)

Berlin
Jad N.

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Software Developer at Side Project

  • Vram.run: Rust, TypeScript, HF Inference API with 19 providers, 220+ HW configs, and 30+ cloud GPUs. Search a model to see which API providers serve it, which GPUs can run it locally (and how fast), and what cloud rental would cost. Or search your hardware and see what fits. Also includes a Rust CLI.
  • Psychotron: JavaScript, Web Audio API, AudioWorklet, Canvas 2D. Front-end for flash fiction audiobook with Web Audio DSP chain featuring pitch-shifting, 12-voice chorus, flanger, 13-band EQ, and convolver reverb. Includes a 2D canvas effect morphing engine and synchronized teleprompter.
  • RecentWork: Swift, macOS, FSEvents, launchd. macOS daemon that watches project directories and maintains a flat folder of symlinks to recently modified files. Homebrew installable.
  • Mini-llm: Bash, macOS, launchd, Ollama, llama.cpp, MLX, Open WebUI. Single command that turns a Mac Mini into a headless AI server.
  • ThatSlop: JavaScript. Chrome/Firefox extension for AI content detection on LinkedIn and Twitter.
  • Smux: Bash, tmux. Human-friendly tmux wrapper that is Homebrew installable.
  • Learn Rust Course: Rust. Course on Rust’s memory model for C++ programmers, written from experience of transitioning from C++ to Rust at Irreducible.
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Ignacio M.

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Co-Founder

Berlin
Ignacio M.

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Software Engineer at Konvo GmbH

  • Development and maintenance of backend services for channel integrations, including email, WhatsApp, and helpdesk connections
  • Further development of the broadcast and list creation system
  • Bug fixing and optimization of existing features in conversation and inbox management
  • Maintenance of database infrastructure and development environment
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Robert H.

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Senior Software Engineer

Berlin
Robert H.

Last position:

Senior Software Engineer at Zalando SE

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Statistics of experts using Ollama

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

15 years (Germany: 20 years)

Ollama experts in Berlin have 15 years of professional experience on average. It is 5 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 20 years.

Position duration

1.8 years (Germany: 2.9 years)

Ollama experts in Berlin stay in a single position for 1.8 years on average. It is 1.1 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 2.9 years.

Positions per freelancer

11 (Germany: 14)

Ollama experts in Berlin have completed 11 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 3 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 14.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Ollama experts in Berlin have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing

Ollama experts in Berlin are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Manufacturing.

Certification focus areas

Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Legal

Ollama experts in Berlin earn their certifications most often in Business Intelligence, Information Technology, and Legal.

Bachelor's degree or higher

100% (Germany: 95%)

100% of Ollama experts in Berlin hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 5% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 95%.

Master's degree or higher

60% (Germany: 68%)

60% of Ollama experts in Berlin hold at least a Master's degree. It is 8% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 68%.

Doctorate

10% (Germany: 14%)

10% of Ollama experts in Berlin have a doctorate (PhD). It is 4% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 14%.

Certifications per freelancer

1 (Germany: 3)

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

Most common languages

German, English, Spanish

Ollama experts in Berlin most often speak German, English, and Spanish.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 99%)

100% of Ollama experts in Berlin speak two or more languages. It is 1% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 99%.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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27% of Ollama experts in Berlin charge less than €640 per day.
45% of Ollama experts in Berlin charge between €640 and €800 per day.
9% of Ollama experts in Berlin charge between €800 and €960 per day.
9% of Ollama experts in Berlin charge between €960 and €1120 per day.
9% of Ollama experts in Berlin charge €1120 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Berlin 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 Berlin using Ollama

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

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Daily rate avg. 690 €
Germany avg. 771 €

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 640 €
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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Ollama 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%)
  • Banking and Finance (45%)
  • Manufacturing (45%)
  • Automotive (36%)
  • Education (36%)
  • Energy (36%)
  • Healthcare (36%)
  • Retail (36%)

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

About the technology

Local model runtime

Ollama is a local runtime for downloading, serving and interacting with open-weight language models. It provides a straightforward command-line interface and local API, making model access practical for prototypes, internal tools and privacy-sensitive applications. Teams use it to keep inference close to their data and infrastructure.

Models and APIs

Ollama supports models such as Llama, Mistral, Gemma and other community-published variants through a simple model workflow. Its API lets applications send prompts, manage conversations and stream responses. Strong specialists understand model files, quantization, context windows, structured output and the trade-offs between local hardware and hosted inference.

Applications and workflows

  • Build internal assistants over company documents
  • Add local text generation or extraction to existing software
  • Create retrieval-augmented generation pipelines
  • Prototype chat interfaces and AI agents
  • Run evaluation workflows across multiple models

Ollama commonly appears in Python and TypeScript services, notebooks, desktop tools and containerized backends. It can serve as a development runtime or as one component in a controlled production setup.

Connected ecosystem

Ollama projects often connect with LangChain, LlamaIndex, Open WebUI, vector databases and embedding models. Professionals may also work with Docker, REST APIs, Python, TypeScript, GPU configuration and observability tools. Experience with llama.cpp is useful when teams need lower-level control or a different deployment path.

When expertise matters

Companies bring in freelance specialists when a proof of concept must become a reliable service, when sensitive data should stay on local infrastructure, or when model quality and operating cost need careful evaluation. In Berlin, teams may value on-site workshops alongside remote implementation, especially for product, research and industrial use cases.

  • Select models against real business tasks
  • Design secure prompt and document flows
  • Tune response quality and latency
  • Package local inference for team use

Quality signals

A strong Ollama professional explains why a local model fits the use case instead of treating it as a universal substitute for hosted APIs. They test hallucination risk, prompt injection, privacy boundaries, resource use and failure handling. They also document model versions, configuration, evaluation data and a clear path from experiment to maintainable service.

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Frequently asked questions

The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Ollama.

Ollama is used to run and interact with open-weight language models on a local computer or private server. Companies use it for internal assistants, document search, text extraction, prototyping and applications that should limit external data transfer.

Ollama keeps inference on infrastructure controlled by the team, which can support privacy, offline use and predictable access to a selected model. Hosted APIs may offer simpler scaling and access to larger models, so the right choice depends on data sensitivity, hardware, response quality and operational needs.

A capable Ollama specialist often also understands Python or TypeScript, REST APIs, embeddings, vector databases and retrieval-augmented generation. Docker, GPU setup, LangChain, LlamaIndex and evaluation methods are useful when the work extends beyond a local prototype.

The required depth depends on the deliverable. A simple local proof of concept needs model selection and API skills, while a production service calls for stronger knowledge of security, evaluation, deployment, monitoring and resource planning. Ollama experience should be judged against the actual workflow, not only tool familiarity.

Yes. Ollama projects can be delivered remotely, with on-site workshops in Berlin when teams need close collaboration on data handling, product requirements or infrastructure. Clear documentation and secure access make distributed work practical.

Ollama can support production use in controlled scenarios, particularly for internal services and private inference. A specialist should assess concurrency, hardware, model licensing, upgrades, observability and fallback behavior before recommending it as a production runtime.

Ask for a working evaluation using representative prompts and documents rather than a generic demonstration. A strong Ollama professional measures answer quality, latency, resource use and failure cases, then records the selected model and configuration so results can be reproduced.

A freelancer should clarify the target models, data boundaries, available CPU or GPU resources, expected workload and integration points. Ollama work also requires attention to model licenses, prompt injection, sensitive logs and the difference between a development setup and a supported service.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Ollama in their recent projects is 86 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 690 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Ollama in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 60% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Ollama in their recent projects have 15 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.8 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Ollama in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (18%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Ollama in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (45%), and Manufacturing (45%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Ollama in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (91%), and Quality Assurance (73%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Ollama

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.

Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg

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