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Onur Kayir

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AI & Automation Consultant · Project Manager for AI Projects

Braunschweig
Onur Kayir

Last position:

Project Manager & Outsourcing Manager at SENEC GmbH (EnBW Group)

  • Building a scalable nearshore IT developer hub (Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland) as an independent company using a BOT model (Build – Operate – Transfer)
  • Identifying, selecting, and managing full-service agencies; introducing governance and control mechanisms including KPIs, SLAs, and regular service reviews
  • Creating and reviewing data processing agreements and framework contracts in coordination with Legal & Compliance; integrating regulatory requirements (including KRITIS) into process design
  • Advising on cloud-vs.-on-premise strategies, data storage, and authorization concepts; supporting procurement with tendering and vendor evaluations
  • Change management and process harmonization between internal teams and nearshore partners; reporting to management board, CFO, and CIO

Result: Scalable IT developer hub with an audit-proof governance model, lower operating costs, and faster product development.

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Fadi Shoaa

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AI Engineer | Microsoft Fabric | Data Engineering | Enterprise AI | Document AI

Oberhausen
Fadi Shoaa

Last position:

Development of a production-ready Enterprise Document AI & Recommendation Platform at Freelancer

  • Development of a production-ready Enterprise AI solution for the automated processing of invoices and business documents
  • Integration of Azure AI Document Intelligence and LLM technologies into existing business processes
  • Development of robust REST APIs for automated document processing and system integration
  • Extraction, validation, and storage of structured invoice data in Azure SQL as a base for analytics and machine learning models
  • Development of an AI-based recommendation engine with machine learning and deep learning to generate personalized product recommendations based on historical purchase data
  • Implementation of logging, monitoring, error handling, and validation mechanisms for stable production use
  • Collaboration with business teams to define business rules and integrate the solution into existing enterprise processes

Technologies: Python, Azure AI Document Intelligence, Azure OpenAI, Azure SQL Database, REST APIs, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, OCR, Pandas, JSON, Workflow Automation

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Fred Hauschel

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Senior Java Architect and Developer | Domain Architect (DDD, Knowledge Systems)

Munich
Fred Hauschel

Last position:

Software Architect and Developer at Personal project

  • A recurring problem in my own AI-supported projects: requirements analysis, use cases, and architecture decisions can be created quickly with AI support, but they remain hard to trace and scattered across Markdown files – knowledge is lost as soon as it is no longer in the context window. arknet turns requirements engineering and architecture knowledge into structured, verifiable data instead of plain text: requirements, use cases, and architecture decisions as a continuously linked knowledge graph, traceable from the requirement to the architecture decision – queryable for both people and AI agents alike. Technically based on RDF/OWL and its own MCP server.

  • Result: MCP daemon running, Docker image automatically published on GHCR, nine hexagonal modules, eleven ADRs (including an open-core licensing model). Requirements engineering and ubiquitous language hexagon active. Publicly available since 07/2026 as a Community Edition under Apache-2.0 (github.com/kogn-io/arknet), together with the Claude Code plugin and the GHCR image; open-core model.

  • Label: Java, Maven, RDF, RDF4J, OWL, SPARQL, Model Context Protocol, Spring AI, Docker, GitHub, Git, Claude Code, Obsidian, DDD, Hexagonal Architecture, ArchUnit, JUnit, AssertJ

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Shamaila Mahmood

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Senior Software Architect

Heilbronn
Shamaila Mahmood

Last position:

MCP, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Terraform, Typescript, Java, SpringBoot, Go Lang, React at Kubekanvas

  • Development of a browser-based platform for no-code deployment and cluster management in Kubernetes
  • Implementation of a CLI tool in TypeScript to provision resources directly from the browser interface into the cluster
  • Development of a expression parser in Go and delivery as a microservice to extract Helm expressions from values files
  • Use of LLMs to turn user intent into Kubernetes diagrams
  • Technology stack: Java, Go, OpenAI API, React, Azure, Next.js, Strapi, Stripe Connect
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Luca Beck

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Founder & CEO

Biblis
Luca Beck

Last position:

Founder & CEO at Lube AI

  • Develop custom AI agents delivering 90%+ reduction in manual workload and significant efficiency gains
  • Provide end-to-end AI strategy consulting: from digital assessment to implementation and change management
  • Design and deliver tailored training programs and workshops on AI adoption, prompt engineering, and automation
  • Support clients in implementing scalable AI solutions integrated with existing technology stacks
  • Focus areas: AI strategy, automation, workflow optimization, and capability building
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David Schindler

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Senior Marketing & Communications Manager with an AI focus. Strategy, content and execution all from one source.

Much
David Schindler

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Senior Marketing and Communications Consultant at NetCologne Gesellschaft fĂĽr Telekommunikation mbH

  • Managed marketing, content and communications projects with six-figure budgets for a regional telecommunications and IT service provider
  • Developed and managed content and video formats from concept to production, including shoot planning
  • Led and coordinated social media managers, creative teams as well as external agencies and service providers
  • Conceptualized, developed and optimized campaign landing pages throughout the entire lifecycle
  • Managed collaboration between departments, management and external partners
  • Ensured consistent brand communication as well as timely and high-quality delivery of all projects
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Michael Nelz

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Senior ML Engineer | AI Engineer | Problem Solver

Eichenau
Michael Nelz

Last position:

Senior ML Engineer, AI Engineer at Lanxess AG

  • Deployment and scaling of existing ML initiatives, including demand and cash flow forecasts.
  • Building robust monitoring with mlflow for data stability, model performance, and drift detection, as well as implementing additional ML use cases.
  • Further development of an Agentic AI chatbot for transparent and easy-to-understand model explanations.
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Niklas Witzel

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Senior IT Consultant

Eichenzell
Niklas Witzel

Last position:

AI Engineer at Tensora GmbH

  • Designed and developed a multi-tenant SaaS platform enabling organizations to build their own knowledge bases and chat with brand-customized AI assistants (white-label approach with dynamic branding per organization).
  • Implemented a scalable RAG architecture with a GPT-4o tool-use loop, hybrid semantic search, and strict tenant isolation at database and search index level.
  • Built persistent, project-like chat sessions including a streaming API (SSE), multilingual support, and speech input/output (STT/TTS).
  • Delivered the cloud infrastructure as Infrastructure-as-Code, fully automated per-customer CI/CD pipelines, and an onboarding process for new tenants.

Technologies used: Python, FastAPI, Pydantic (v2 noted), Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, OpenAI / LLMs (GPT-4o), Azure AI Search, Cosmos DB, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Cognitive Services Speech, Azure App Service, Azure Container Registry, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Server-Sent Events (SSE), Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions, REST, OpenID Connect (OIDC), Multi-Tenancy

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Boris Solos

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Senior Software Developer

Ratingen
Boris Solos

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Generalist expert for software development at Mercor

  • Training the AI models, evaluating images and texts for UI/UX, turning the provided data into insights via OpenAI Feather as part of the machine learning workflow

Technologies: OpenAI Feather

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Oliver Kierepka

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Senior Product Designer | AI-Native UX/UI Designer | Design Systems | Human-Centered AI

Dortmund
Oliver Kierepka

Last position:

Founder & Manager at ThinkForm Studio – AI Product Design & Innovation

Designing AI-native digital products by combining product strategy, UX research, interaction design, software engineering, and modern AI workflows. Leading projects from discovery to implementation while integrating AI throughout the entire product development lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

  • → Product discovery, stakeholder workshops, Jobs-to-be-Done and user research
  • → User journey mapping, information architecture and interaction design
  • → Wireframes, high-fidelity UI, prototypes and scalable design systems in Figma and Penpot
  • → AI-assisted interface generation and rapid concept exploration using Figma AI, Figma Make and generative design workflows
  • → Design-to-code workflows with AI-supported frontend generation and engineering collaboration
  • → Building accessible interfaces following WCAG 2.2 and enterprise design standards
  • → Usability testing, iterative validation and KPI-driven product optimization
  • → Development of AI knowledge systems, MCP-powered design workflows and human-in-the-loop review processes
  • → Close collaboration with engineering teams to ensure production-ready implementation
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Sercan Tatar

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Certified Professional for Software Architecture Foundation Level

Esslingen am Neckar
Sercan Tatar

Last position:

Co-Founder & Lead Software Architect at Pflege-Pfad

  • Focus: system architecture, cloud-native platforms, microservices, API design
  • Product: Pflege-Pfad is a digital matchmaking platform that connects relatives of people in need of care directly with verified care services and caregivers - without an agency and without ongoing fees.
  • Business analysis & process design:
  • Analysis of the German care market and identification of the key pain points of both target groups.
  • Modeling of the core business processes: registration, verification, care request, application, placement, and rating.
  • Definition of the business model as a freemium/premium model with optional contact unlocking.
  • Creation of user stories and requirements documentation for relatives, care services, and administrators.
  • Design of trust and quality assurance mechanisms with document upload, admin review process, and rating system.
  • Coordination with stakeholders and validation of product decisions with potential users.
  • Technical implementation:
  • Design and implementation of the entire platform architecture as a solo developer.
  • Design and implementation of a REST API with Spring Boot and Kotlin, including JWT-based authentication.
  • Development of the frontend as a single-page application with Angular 17.
  • Implementation of the AWS infrastructure with EC2, RDS PostgreSQL, S3, CloudFront, and IAM.
  • Document upload with AWS S3 via presigned URLs for verification of care services.
  • Email notifications via Resend API.
  • AI-supported care service search via OpenAI API.
  • Implementation of complete user flows such as registration, login, password reset, and placement process.
  • Building an admin panel for user and care service management as well as analytics.
  • CI/CD with GitHub Actions and containerized deployments with Docker.
  • End-to-end tests with Playwright.

Technologies: Kotlin, Spring Boot 3, Spring Security, JWT, JPA/Hibernate, PostgreSQL, Angular 17, TypeScript, RxJS, AWS (EC2, ECS, S3, CloudFront CDN, RDS PostgreSQL, IAM), nginx, GitHub Actions, Playwright, Maven, Git, OpenAI API, Resend API, Docker, Scrum, i18n (DE/EN/TR), Kiro, feature-flag architecture.

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Hervé Teguim

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Data Engineer & MS Fabric Expert

Oberhausen
Hervé Teguim

Last position:

Senior Data Engineer at Schweizerische Post AG

Tools: Fabric, AWS, dbt, Power BI, SQL, DWH, R, Python

  • Supported customers in implementing an architecture design for extracting and preparing data
  • Planned the design and implementation of the BI and DWH platform
  • Ensured the scalability and performance of the data platform
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Enrique Carrillo

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Senior AI & Automation / Transformation Lead

Isernhagen
Enrique Carrillo

Last position:

AI – Automation Senior Analyst/ Developer at Heinz & DF

  • Designed and implemented comprehensive business processes, leading cross-functional teams to increase customer satisfaction and reduce costs
  • Provided training and ensured benefits realization through end-to-end workflow development
  • Contributed to the “Generate Insights from Hidden Knowledge” initiative by developing and deploying AI-driven workflow automation solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs) and low-code/no-code platforms
  • Designed multi-agentic workflows integrating OpenAI, LangChain, Haystack, and n8n to automate document review, data extraction, and knowledge summarization processes
  • Led the orchestration of AI and automation frameworks to enhance medical and business review processes, ensuring compliance, explainability, and transparency
  • Collaborated cross-functionally to translate complex business requirements into AI-enabled automation prototypes aligned with enterprise compliance and data privacy standards
  • Applied Power Automate, UiPath, Nintex, and ServiceNow to deliver rapid, scalable, and secure automation solutions within validated operational environments
  • Leveraged Lean Six Sigma, Agile/SAFe, and ITIL principles to structure AI development pipelines ensuring measurable impact, auditability, and sustainable governance
  • Managed cross-departmental collaboration to standardize workflows, reducing errors and enhancing task management. Established governance frameworks to ensure the sustainability of automation solutions
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Saqib Javed

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Senior Solution & Software Architect · Interim IT Lead · AI/Agentic AI, Cloud, .NET

Erlensee
Saqib Javed

Last position:

AI Developer / AI Engineer (Lead) at KOM4TEC GmbH

  • Conceptual design and implementation of modular AI assistants for sales and business processes in the Microsoft ecosystem (Agentic AI, Copilot extensions)
  • Frontend architecture and development with React + TypeScript for embedded chat and assistant surfaces (streaming UI, hooks, React Query, OpenAPI clients)
  • Enterprise-level agent development: reusable skill/agent library, MCP server, review and compliance gates
  • LLM integration into the user experience: Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI, tool use, RAG pipelines, prompt engineering, guardrails
  • Architecture and code review consulting as well as mentoring in the AI development team
  • Integration with Microsoft Graph, Power Platform, and Azure services
  • Technologies: React, TypeScript, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, MCP, RAG, Microsoft Graph, Power Platform, Azure

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Statistics of experts using OpenAI

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

16 years

Position duration

2.8 years

Positions per freelancer

12

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Bachelor's degree or higher

89%

Master's degree or higher

61%

Doctorate

10%

Certifications per freelancer

3

Most common languages

German, English, French

Speak two or more languages

98%

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 Germany 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 Germany using OpenAI

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

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Daily rate avg. 758 €

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 768 €

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

OpenAI work

OpenAI is used to add language, reasoning, and automation to products and internal tools. Specialists use the OpenAI API, ChatGPT, and GPT models to build assistants, search helpers, content flows, and decision support. The result must fit real business tasks, not just demos.

Typical projects

  • Customer support assistants and ticket drafting
  • Knowledge search over company documents
  • Content generation and review workflows
  • Internal copilots for sales, ops, or HR
  • Classification, extraction, and summarization pipelines

Ecosystem skills

Strong professionals know prompts, function calling, structured outputs, embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation. They also work with APIs, Python, JavaScript, vector databases, and cloud services. Good work includes clean evaluation, logging, and fallback behavior.

When to bring in help

Companies often bring in freelance expertise when an OpenAI proof of concept needs to become a stable product. That includes prompt hardening, cost control, model choice, safety rules, and integration with existing systems. In Germany, this often means working well with English source material and German user-facing text.

What strong specialists deliver

A good OpenAI specialist does more than connect an endpoint. They shape reliable prompts, handle context limits, reduce hallucinations, and design flows that stay useful when input quality varies. They also document choices so product teams can maintain the solution.

Quality signals

Look for specialists who can explain model selection, error handling, evaluation, and data handling in plain words. They should show examples with OpenAI, ChatGPT, or the OpenAI API that match your use case. For regulated or sensitive work, ask how they separate public model use from private data paths.

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Frequently asked questions

Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about OpenAI.

OpenAI is used to add text generation, search, summarization, classification, and assistant flows to products and internal tools. Companies use it for support automation, document processing, sales enablement, and knowledge access. The best freelancers turn these ideas into systems that fit real workflows.

OpenAI is the provider and platform behind products such as ChatGPT and the GPT model family. ChatGPT is often the user-facing experience, while the API is what teams use to build custom solutions. A strong specialist knows when a direct API integration is better than a simple ChatGPT workflow.

A good OpenAI specialist usually brings prompt design, API integration, Python or JavaScript, and knowledge of retrieval-augmented generation. For production work, logging, evaluation, security handling, and data cleanup matter just as much. If the project touches search, vector databases are often part of the stack.

The right OpenAI expert depends on scope. A small internal assistant may need a focused specialist who can ship fast, while a customer-facing product needs deeper experience with reliability, guardrails, and testing. For anything sensitive, look for someone who has handled production systems before.

Yes, most OpenAI work can be done remotely because the core tasks are design, integration, and testing. For German teams, remote collaboration works well when the specialist can handle English technical material and German user-facing content. On-site sessions can still help for workshops or stakeholder reviews.

A strong OpenAI freelancer can explain model choices, prompt strategy, and failure handling without vague language. Look for concrete examples of assistants, extraction flows, or retrieval setups, plus clear thinking about evaluation and data protection. Good specialists also know where not to use a model.

OpenAI API work is specific to OpenAI models, tools, and limits, so the details matter. Generic AI talk can stay abstract, but real delivery needs knowledge of prompts, context windows, structured outputs, and cost control. That is why proven project work is more useful than broad claims.

Before you hire a OpenAI specialist, prepare a clear use case, sample data, success criteria, and any rules about sensitive information. It also helps to list the systems that need to connect to the model, such as CRM, ticketing, or search. The clearer the input, the faster the specialist can shape a useful solution.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used OpenAI in their recent projects is 95 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 758 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Germany who have used OpenAI in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 61% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Germany who have used OpenAI in their recent projects have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used OpenAI in their recent projects are German (98%), English (98%), and French (15%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used OpenAI in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Banking and Finance (46%), and Professional Services (43%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used OpenAI in their recent projects are Information Technology (96%), Product Development (89%), and Project Management (57%).

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