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Roland C.

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Interim AI Manager and AI Advisor for SMEs

Munich
Roland C.

Last position:

Founder, Agents in Everyday Business at CXO AI OS

CXO AI OS is an agent system made up of six building blocks. Instead of using AI as a chat window, it creates a system that knows a company's context, makes decisions according to its rules, and acts on its behalf.

  • For SMEs: guided sprint followed by ongoing operation for a team, department or prioritized cluster, based on an AI assessment
  • For self-employed people: program in which participants build their own agent system
  • Sequence in the company: assessment, prioritization, sprint, operation
  • Implementation in Claude Cowork or ChatGPT Work, without programming
  • Architecture: Chief of Staff, Goals, Advisors, Agents, Context, Catalog
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Fadi S.

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Operational AI & Data Engineering Consultant

Oberhausen
Fadi S.

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AI-Engineer at Recruitment Agency

  • Design, development, and productive rollout of an Enterprise HR Copilot based on Microsoft Copilot Studio to automate internal HR processes
  • Development of an AI-supported assistant for answering employee inquiries based on a SharePoint knowledge base and internal company HR documentation
  • Integration of the Copilot into Microsoft Teams, including welcome logic, user guidance, and role-based routing
  • Automation of HR processes and approval workflows with Microsoft Power Automate to reduce manual processing steps
  • Development of realistic HR documents and response templates with Azure OpenAI, taking business requirements and consistent company policies into account
  • Implementation of prompt strategies, knowledge management, and response optimization to improve response quality and user acceptance
  • Close collaboration with business departments to analyze requirements and integrate the AI solution into existing company processes

Technologies:

Microsoft Copilot Studio, Microsoft Teams, Azure OpenAI, SharePoint, Power Automate, Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Prompt Engineering, Workflow Automation

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Hannah K.

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Project Manager AI Projects and AI Implementation

Menden
Hannah K.

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Lecturer in AI Fundamentals for the Digital Workplace at grandedu

  • Lecturer in AZAV-certified, one-month training programs on AI fundamentals and practical applications, with several cohorts since February 2026
  • Design and delivery of all modules for participants from different professional fields
  • Teaching how generative AI works, its areas of application and limitations, as well as prompting and evaluation practices
  • Created all teaching materials and exercise formats independently
  • Supporting participants throughout the entire course period
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Martin L.

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Senior Consultant

Berlin
Martin L.

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Senior Consultant at Aucoteam GmbH

  • Development of a system for capturing, storing, and using knowledge
  • Assessment of the current status and requirements for capturing employees’ tacit knowledge
  • Creation of the appropriate taxonomy for the individual specialist areas
  • Establishment of a suitable technical architecture
  • Conducting expert interviews with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Concept for data backup
  • Analysis and evaluation of the approach and results
  • Incorporation of organizational changes
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Ole H.

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Manager Post Merger Integration, AI & IT Transformation

Leipzig
Ole H.

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Senior IT Project Manager at Rail-Flow GmbH

The client operates a SaaS platform for managing rail and intermodal transport (Rail-Flow Transport Management Platform).

For two of its customers, it was looking for a 3-month project management replacement. Both customers offer rail and intermodal transport services. Implementation progress differs: one customer is already live and wanted its Phase 2 enhancements implemented; the other customer is implementing its MVP and entering an intensive testing phase.

As part of the assignment, project management was taken over, including management of the internal development team (offshore Turkey).

  • Took over complete project management for 2 customer projects, including the roles of Product Owner and Co-Scrum Master
  • Managed agile implementation teams consisting of business analysts, implementation consultants, developers (offshore) and QA staff
  • Ensured compliance with and further development of project governance
  • Planning and rollout management: creation and maintenance of project and rollout plans as well as coordination of role assignments with the client’s management
  • Requirements and change management: management of contractual requirements, bugs and changes
  • Customer and project communication: organization and moderation of status meetings and steering committees
  • Identification of project risks, initiation of countermeasures and escalation
  • Ensured correct and timely invoicing for project services together with Finance

Methods: Scheduling (forward- and backward-based), including milestone planning, structured interviews, multi-project management (in English)

Tools / Technologies: Jira, Confluence / Atlas, Claude (Skills, Artifacts), MS Outlook

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Falko M.

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Senior Product & Delivery Lead

Heusenstamm
Falko M.

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Requirements Manager at Private company - for Umweltbundesamt

  • Functional requirements management for DIVID, the Umweltbundesamt platform for administering the single-use plastics fund. Focus: entitled parties, sub-entitled parties, and benefit reports.
  • Consolidation and analysis of specifications, Jira, Confluence, functional concepts, and UX designs. Independent structuring and delimitation of requirements, as well as identification of contradictions, gaps, and dependencies.
  • Creation and quality assurance of implementable user stories with clear, testable acceptance criteria. Preparation of decision alternatives and coordination with business, development, UX, and QA through team refinement.
  • Conducting manual and technically assisted accessibility tests. Coordinating findings with QA and the Product Owner for further planning and implementation.
  • Result: more consistent requirements, clearly defined processes and stories, and transparent open decisions. Separation of assumptions from confirmed requirements; better basis for implementation, refinements, and QA test cases.

Tools used: Jira, Confluence

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Kareem S.

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Business Lawyer | Business Analyst & Requirements Engineer | GenAI & Agile IT Transformation (PSPO I)

Alzenau
Kareem S.

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Business Analyst & Consulting Manager at S&M Unternehmensberatung PartG

  • I support medium-sized clients with their funding needs.
  • I evaluate operational business processes and translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into business requirements, target models and actionable roadmap epics.
  • I use Generative AI tools and automation in a targeted way to efficiently create requirements documentation, process analyses, evaluations, meeting preparation materials, customer analyses and decision papers.
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Gabin Maxime N.

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AI/ML Engineer · Agentic AI

Freising
Gabin Maxime N.

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Multi-Agent R&D Pipeline (3 Custom Agents) at Independent Project

  • Claude Code subagents, MCP, Pydantic V2, pytest, bandit

  • Designed and shipped 3 specialized agents that hand work down a line: a research agent writes a cited implementation spec, a coding agent builds the modular code and its tests, a review agent ranks findings by severity and applies the fixes. Each handoff is a structured document, so no stage depends on another agent's context window.

  • Connected the research agent to an academic-research MCP server (Semantic Scholar, ArXiv, Hugging Face Hub, citation snowballing) so every reference traces to a tool result rather than the model. Gated commits behind ruff, mypy, pytest and bandit, required human sign-off before installs and commits, and persisted session state on disk so long runs survive a context reset.

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Henok M.

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Expert Product Manager - Training & Education

Frankfurt am Main
Henok M.

Last position:

Electrician Specialist for Predefined Work (Dt: EFfT) at WBS Trainings

  • Fundamentals of electronics measurement, electropneumatic circuits & protective measures according to DIN-VDE
  • Installation, wiring and commissioning of PLC-controlled Systems
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Peer W.

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Co-Founder

München
Peer W.

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Co-Founder at shopconsulting.ai

  • Set up backend assistants, prompt engineering, customer communication, growth strategy

  • Successful implementation of AI shopping assistants e.g. Thalgo.de

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Ebru A.

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Business Analyst | Project & Product Manager | PMO | CRM & Salesforce | MarTech | SaaS & Rollout Management | Digital

Darmstadt
Ebru A.

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Product Analytics & App Tracking Consultant at EnBW mobility+ AG & Co. KG

  • Product Analytics, Mobile App Tracking & Tracking Governance (B2C Mobility App) – agile project management (Scrum/Kanban)
  • Product Ownership for Product Analytics and Mobile App Tracking of the EnBW mobility+ app; gathering, prioritizing, and translating business requirements into actionable concepts and Azure DevOps user stories with acceptance criteria.
  • Derivation of tracking requirements when introducing new app features (including Resilient Map), definition of tracking parameters (screens, events, custom definitions), and ensuring privacy-compliant tracking (Firebase, GA4, Adjust) based on the tracking concept.
  • Design and adaptation of dashboards and funnel reporting for campaigns (GA4 validation, onboarding and order flow analyses, conversion funnels, charging start flow) to identify drop-off points and optimization potential.
  • Management of the technical raw data export (Adjust to BigQuery) and connection to the data warehouse/data lakehouse, including data mapping; collaboration with international development teams, Data Engineering, Marketing/Sales, and Product Management.
  • Establishment of standardized tracking architecture, naming conventions, and governance; analysis and expansion of tracking (new features and “blind spots”), test design, handover to testers, and quality assurance and approval before releases; documentation in Conceptboard.
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Sascha B.

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Frontend / UX Engineer

Berlin
Sascha B.

Last position:

Web Developer at GxPlex

  • Built a customized MediaWiki instance, including installation, MySQL database, SSL, and automatic backups
  • Set up user roles (Admin, Mod, Verified, User) and a permissions system
  • FlaggedRevisions for editorial review workflows · Commenting and rating extensions
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Luca B.

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Founder & CEO

Biblis
Luca B.

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
Verified expert

Jens H.

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Interim CTO / CDO & Enterprise Architect | AI Compliance & EU AI Act, Azure AI Foundry | Lawyer & Computer Scientist

Wathlingen
Jens H.

Last position:

Interim CTO (occasional assignments) at Fujitsu / FSAS

Stabilization of an Azure/.NET landscape in live operation.

  • Architecture, DevOps, and operational readiness; technical decisions under time pressure
  • Azure DevOps, monitoring, ETL/ELT, cloud security, FinOps, and data-mesh-related topics

Technologies: Azure DevOps, .NET, CI/CD, monitoring, FinOps

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Statistics of experts using Prompt Engineering

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

15 years

Prompt Engineering experts have 15 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

3 years

Prompt Engineering experts stay in a single position for 3 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

9

Prompt Engineering experts have completed 9 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Prompt Engineering experts have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Top industries

Information Technology, Professional Services, Education

Prompt Engineering experts are most in demand in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Education.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Prompt Engineering experts earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

95%

95% of Prompt Engineering experts hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

67%

67% of Prompt Engineering experts hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

12%

12% of Prompt Engineering experts have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

3

Prompt Engineering experts hold 3 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

Prompt Engineering experts most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

98%

98% of Prompt Engineering experts speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 16 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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9% of Prompt Engineering experts charge less than €400 per day.
41% of Prompt Engineering experts charge between €400 and €800 per day.
40% of Prompt Engineering experts charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
6% of Prompt Engineering experts charge between €1200 and €1600 per day.
4% of Prompt Engineering experts charge €1600 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology 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 using Prompt Engineering

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 800 €

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

Prompt Engineering 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 (86%)
  • Professional Services (46%)
  • Education (39%)
  • Automotive (37%)
  • Banking and Finance (36%)
  • Manufacturing (33%)
  • Retail (32%)
  • Healthcare (29%)

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

About the technology

What It Does

Prompt Engineering is the practice of designing instructions that guide large language models toward useful, consistent and safe results. It covers prompt structure, context, examples, constraints, output formats and interaction logic. Companies use it to turn generative AI capabilities into repeatable workflows rather than one-off experiments.

Where It Fits

Prompt engineering supports customer service assistants, internal knowledge tools, content workflows, research systems and document automation. It can improve how models classify, summarize, extract, transform and generate information. The work may involve a single model interaction or a broader chain of prompts connected to business data and software.

  • Create prompts for structured extraction and classification
  • Design retrieval-augmented generation workflows
  • Build reusable prompt templates and evaluation sets
  • Shape conversational behavior for assistants

Methods And Tools

Strong specialists understand zero-shot and few-shot prompting, role and context design, chain-of-thought alternatives, tool calling and structured outputs. They work with model APIs, token limits, embeddings, vector databases and orchestration frameworks such as LangChain or LlamaIndex. They also use version control, test datasets and observability tools to track changes.

When To Hire

Freelance expertise helps when model responses are inconsistent, a prototype must become a dependable product, or teams need a clear evaluation process. It is also useful when prompts must work across models, languages, departments or changing source documents. Specialists can review existing instructions, identify failure patterns and document a maintainable approach.

Quality Signals

A capable professional starts with the business outcome and defines what a good response means before editing prompts. They test edge cases, ambiguous inputs, refusals, hallucinations and sensitive data handling. They separate prompt changes from model changes, record assumptions and explain trade-offs in language that product and technical teams can use.

Beyond The Prompt

Prompt work often overlaps with conversation design, information retrieval, data preparation, API integration and software testing. Familiarity with Python or JavaScript can help when prompts are embedded in production services, while domain knowledge matters for regulated or specialized use cases. The best solution may combine prompt design with fine-tuning, workflow rules or human review instead of relying on instructions alone.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything clients usually want to know about Prompt Engineering, in one place.

Prompt Engineering is used to guide large language models through clear instructions, relevant context and defined output formats. Companies apply it to assistants, document processing, search, classification, content generation and workflow automation.

Prompt Engineering changes the instructions and context given to an existing model, while fine-tuning changes the model through additional training data. Prompt work is often faster to adapt, whereas fine-tuning can be useful when a stable behavior must be learned across many similar requests.

A strong Prompt Engineering specialist may also understand retrieval-augmented generation, embeddings, vector databases, model APIs and evaluation design. Conversation design, data preparation, software testing and domain knowledge are valuable for production workflows.

The right level of Prompt Engineering experience depends on the risk and scope of the work. A simple internal prototype may need focused prompt design, while a customer-facing or regulated workflow requires systematic testing, monitoring, data handling and failure analysis.

Prompt Engineering is often well suited to remote collaboration because prompts, test cases and evaluation results can be reviewed digitally. On-site work may help when specialists need direct access to sensitive processes, workshops with subject experts or restricted systems.

Assess Prompt Engineering through representative test cases, not polished demonstrations alone. Ask for clear success criteria, edge-case coverage, version tracking, handling of unsupported requests and evidence that outputs remain consistent when inputs or source documents change.

Prompt Engineering can transfer across models, but wording, context limits, tool support and structured-output behavior vary. A specialist should test prompts on the models used in the product and document any model-specific assumptions before recommending a final workflow.

A Prompt Engineering engagement may produce prompt templates, system instructions, evaluation datasets, test reports, workflow diagrams and implementation guidance. It can also include retrieval setup, tool definitions, safety rules and documentation for the team maintaining the solution.

The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used Prompt Engineering 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 who have used Prompt Engineering in their recent projects, 95% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 67% hold at least a Master's degree, and 12% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers who have used Prompt Engineering in their recent projects have 15 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.

The most common languages among freelancers who have used Prompt Engineering in their recent projects are German (98%), English (98%), and French (14%).

The most common industries among freelancers who have used Prompt Engineering in their recent projects are Information Technology (86%), Professional Services (46%), and Education (39%).

The most common business areas among freelancers who have used Prompt Engineering in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Product Development (84%), and Project Management (59%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Prompt Engineering

Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

In Austria our freelancers and interim experts support companies from Vienna to Graz — on-site where your project needs them, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

Across Switzerland our specialists are active in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern — working on-site or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

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