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Carlos M.

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Implementation in Pimcore/Shopware

Stuttgart
Carlos M.

Last position:

Implementation in Pimcore/Shopware

  • Consulting, design, analysis, software architecture and development
  • Design, development and implementation of a Pimcore environment and connection of several external API systems in a Kubernetes environment, as well as various PIM and ERP systems
  • Technologies: Unix environment, design, Symfony development, design, PHP 8+, software architecture, MySQL/SQL, Shell Script, Git Dev Ops tasks, AI coding assistance, Pimcore 12, Shopware 6
  • Team size: >10 people
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Will O.

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Solution Architect

Esslingen
Will O.

Last position:

Solution Architect at Polizei Behörde Stuttgart

  • Designed a migration strategy for WLS applications to BKA Cloud and Stack IT

  • Created a hybrid cloud for internal testing and development with Kubernetes

  • Transformed the IT landscape from an outdated monolithic architecture to a cloud-based architecture

  • Integrated new CI/CD processes using Azure Pipelines

  • Quadrupled the processing throughput for personnel security checks

  • Migrated personnel security screening applications to Docker-based applications

  • Implemented CI/deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps

  • Environment: Java Springboot, Kubernetes, Oracle Weblogic, OpenID, Camunda, JUnit, TOGAF

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Matthias S.

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Software Developer and Consultant

Böblingen
Matthias S.

Last position:

Software Developer and Consultant at CLADE GmbH

  • Analysis of the existing CAN communication between microcontrollers
  • Analysis of the sensors used and the measured values collected
  • Planning the CAN messages for transmitting the measured values
  • Iterative adjustment of the microcontroller code to the new CAN messages
  • Cross-compilation from x64 to arm64
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Pierre-Jean A.

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BI Expert | ETL & Data Architecture | ERP Integration | Reporting

Stuttgart
Pierre-Jean A.

Last position:

Verification Engineer – Aviation at Tri.Merge GmbH

  • Automated analysis of test script repositories using Python
  • Set up a SQLite database for signal and value tracking
  • Identified critical inconsistencies through ad hoc SQL queries
  • Technologies: Python, SQLite, Excel/ODBC
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Ronald F.

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Senior IT Consultant

Stuttgart
Ronald F.

Last position:

Senior IT Consultant – Requirement Engineer at Deutsche Bank - Strivion

Methodology: Agile project management

Goal: Digitization and implementation of CCD2 requirements within the Consumer Finance systems.

Analysis, identification, and assessment of business requirements, as well as their transfer into technical implementation requirements. Coordination and status reporting of the various requirements. Documentation and process management using UML and BMPN. Cross-functional stakeholder management, UAT testing, data management, API architecture management.

Tools: Jira, Confluence, Visual Code, Sql Developer, Enterprise Architect, MsOffice, Bruno, ALM, Camunda, Figma

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Salim C.

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Cloud / Systems Architect

Stuttgart
Salim C.

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Cloud / Systems Architect

  • Development and introduction of operations processes
  • Preparation of complete documentation packages (including incident management and operations support) to meet compliance requirements
  • Introduction of a workshop on IaC (Infrastructure as Code)
  • Technical consulting for the project security concept (ISMS)
  • Installation and operation of Kubernetes clusters on AWS, on-prem, and Azure
  • Hybrid cloud architecture design (on-prem, Hetzner, AWS)
  • Analysis and troubleshooting of incidents and system outages
  • Network adjustments for firewall rules, gateways, OpenVPN settings, and IPsec tunnels (pfSense)
  • Technical consulting on Bitbucket, Jenkins, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines
  • Consulting on Ansible deployments and infrastructure automation
  • Consulting on building a scalable system in the cloud (AWS / Azure)
  • Technologies / Tools: Ansible, Terraform, AWS, Azure, VPN, pfSense, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Kubernetes, GitLab Runner, ISMS, Golang, Prometheus, Grafana, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS, Cognito, OIDC, Harbor, MinIO, Postgres, Redis, Keycloak, Ceph, Proxmox, CloudFormation, PostgreSQL, Flux CD, Hetzner, IONOS, Sonatype Nexus Repository, Entra ID, Dex IdP, Pulumi
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Artyom N.

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Senior Software & Cloud Consultant

Ludwigsburg
Artyom N.

Last position:

AI Automation Engineer & Solution Architect at Technology Research Project

Designed and developed an AI-powered automation platform using n8n to analyze social media niches, identify target audiences, and automate marketing strategy generation. The solution combined AI agents, workflow orchestration, and data analysis to automate research processes and generate data-driven insights.

  • Designed and implemented complex automation workflows using n8n
  • Developed AI-powered analysis agents for market and audience research
  • Integrated multiple APIs and AI services into automated workflows
  • Built automated market, competitor, and target audience analysis pipelines
  • Leveraged Large Language Models (LLMs) for information summarization, classification, and prioritization
  • Containerized and deployed the platform using Docker

Technologies: n8n, AI Agents, OpenAI APIs, Prompt Engineering, LLMs, Docker, Linux, REST APIs, Webhooks

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Lothar H.

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Solution Manager for the investigation PoC and exchange and refinement of an existing cloud and IoT power plant control system

Ditzingen
Lothar H.

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Solution Manager for the investigation PoC and exchange and refinement of an existing cloud and IoT power plant control system at Shell AG and NEXT Kraftwerke GmbH

  • Investigation PoC and exchange and refinement of an existing cloud and IoT power plant control solution for certificate management of renewable energy power plants (solar, wind, biomass and others) of the largest European renewable energy power plant operator in this field, including investigation of the IoT devices used in the field and their integration and network connection with the aim of automated PKI key management.
  • Messaging with Kubernetes for large API-connected enterprise applications
  • Risk and Attack Vector Analysis, Software Quality & Bug Assessments
  • Agile Workload Scheduling via Jira & ConJluence
  • Evaluation of message streams Pub/Sub for MQ and KaJka.
  • Various tests with “best design approaches” regarding resilience patterns such as Circuit Breaker Designs, Throughput Measurement and Monitoring, Bulkhead Governors - for robust EA design
  • Integration of API Management with IBMs API Connect to Kubernetes - for agnostic Microservices API Management Designs. Google Apigee
  • Solution Health Check Approaches for Load Burst Situations + Remedy
  • Research and investigation of available potential subcontractors in the coordinating role as Solution Manager. CIS20 Controls.
  • Dread and Stride Security Assessments.
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Alexander Z.

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Fullstack Developer and DevOps Engineer

Stuttgart
Alexander Z.

Last position:

Fullstack Developer and DevOps Engineer at Freelancer

  • Developing the infrastructure and improving existing infrastructure: Jenkins, Gitlab Pipeline, OpenShift, Docker, Helm Chart, Kubernetes, Artifactory, CodePipeline, CodeArtifact, Python
  • Documenting solutions in Jira/Confluence
  • Supporting other colleagues in different technical areas
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Emmanuel L.

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Fullstack Developer · PHP/Laravel, React/Next.js and Java

Stuttgart
Emmanuel L.

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Founder and sole developer

  • Development of a SaaS platform for esports teams with roles, planning, statistics and billing
  • Design and implementation of the architecture, external API integrations and operations
  • Stack: Laravel 13, React 19, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis and Stripe
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German R.

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Freelance Technical Product Owner & AI Product Builder

Stuttgart
German R.

Last position:

Freelance Technical Product Owner & AI Product Builder at Neckarshore AI / Freelance

Two complementary tracks: (a) building my own AI products and open-source tools under the Neckarshore AI brand, with a focus on AI-supported multi-agent development processes and documentation automation; (b) freelance support for industrial, logistics, and financial companies in IT-related transformation projects.

Current product portfolio under the Neckarshore AI brand:

  • Omnopsis Documenter — AI-powered documentation engine: generates compliance, technical, and release documentation from Git, Jira, and Confluence. 500+ automated tests, 100+ API endpoints, RBAC, monitoring stack.
  • TrustScope — trust analysis for public GitHub repos: deterministic three-pillar report (Security & Supply Chain, Governance, Community) based on OpenSSF Scorecard, with constructive fix suggestions instead of a single misleading score.
  • md-viewer — dependency-free Markdown viewer for macOS (Finder Quick Action) and web, split view of rendered document and raw text.
  • Obsidian Vault Autopilot — AI-supported vault automation for Obsidian × Claude Code: sorts the inbox, renames notes, enriches frontmatter.
  • Phonesis Voice Bank — voice archive for families, hospices, and cultural archives (guided recordings, inheritable archive, optional voice cloning); currently in the GDPR compliance phase (Art. 9, biometric data).
  • Multi-Agent Development Process — 12+ specialized agents (architecture, implementation, security, refactoring, marketing) with structured handoff protocol, parallel execution, and automated quality assurance — powers the entire product development.
  • Freelance consulting: Technical Product Ownership for production, logistics, and compliance/AML systems; steering international rollouts including test, cutover, and change management.

Stack: NestJS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis/BullMQ, Next.js, Claude Code (Opus), Docker, GitHub Actions, Vercel

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Deepak N.

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Consultant

Asperg
Deepak N.

Last position:

Consultant at Advantest Europe Gmbh

  • Develop hardware drivers and middleware using C++11, Java and Python
  • Design of various RF features such as deembedding based on stakeholder requests
  • Work with multiple teams to design drivers for multiple RF products
  • Perform HW control to deliver RF signals and measure modulated response
  • Develop RF drivers for generation of low noise signals to test WiFi7 products
  • Use digital modulation techniques such as QAM for low level driver development
  • Develop low level USB drivers for device enumeration
  • Develop drivers for HW relay control of control boards for device testing
  • Perform JTAG operations on devices under test
  • Use network-based protocols (SFTP, UFTP, FTP, SSH) for control board communication
  • Manage HW devices such as BADC and EEPROM for control board maintenance
  • Utilize C++11/14/17 features, template metaprogramming and STL
  • Employ multithreading for testing and control of multiple HW devices
  • Develop tools for deployment of customer OS on control boards
  • Perform component and integration tests using CxxTest
  • Follow Scaled Agile Framework for software development
  • Create detailed design documents using PlantUML
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Wael M.

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Test Manager

Waiblingen
Wael M.

Last position:

Test Manager at Schwarz IT

  • Design, planning, and test case analysis
  • Integration testing
  • Coordination of UAT in the lab and on site
  • Creation of HW and SW test catalogs
  • Communication of test results from REST services with the SAP team
  • Support for branches in the EU until rollout
  • Coordination of defect management and SW updates with the involved vendors
  • Checking the configuration of the charging stations in the backend software for different countries
  • Continuous reporting of the quality status to project management
  • Documentation of the user manual in English and German
  • Tools: Confluence, be.Energised, OCPP Postman, OPI, CCV (payone.elavon), Excel, it4you
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Chaima D.

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Data Scientist Intern

Stuttgart
Chaima D.

Last position:

Data Scientist Intern at Marelli Automotive Lighting

  • Developed and deployed a deep learning model for automated keypoint detection in headlamp light distributions.
  • Prepared and processed datasets, and selected VGG16 after benchmarking CNN architectures for the best accuracy efficiency trade-off.
  • Delivered a Flask REST API, containerized with Docker, and integrated the solution into an existing internal system, enabling automated and efficient evaluation of headlamp designs.

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Statistics of experts using REST API

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

18 years (Germany: 17 years)

REST API experts in Stuttgart have 18 years of professional experience on average. It is 1 year more than in Germany, where the average stands at 17 years.

Position duration

2 years (Germany: 2.9 years)

REST API experts in Stuttgart stay in a single position for 2 years on average. It is 0.9 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 2.9 years.

Positions per freelancer

15 (Germany: 12)

REST API experts in Stuttgart have completed 15 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 3 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 12.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

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

Top industries

Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance

REST API experts in Stuttgart are most in demand in Information Technology, Automotive, and Banking and Finance.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

REST API experts in Stuttgart earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Bachelor's degree or higher

95% (Germany: 92%)

95% of REST API experts in Stuttgart hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 3% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 92%.

Master's degree or higher

41% (Germany: 55%)

41% of REST API experts in Stuttgart hold at least a Master's degree. It is 14% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 55%.

Certifications per freelancer

2 (Germany: 3)

REST API experts in Stuttgart hold 2 professional certifications on average. It is 1 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.

Most common languages

English, German, French

REST API experts in Stuttgart most often speak English, German, and French.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 97%)

100% of REST API experts in Stuttgart speak two or more languages. It is 3% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 97%.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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48% of REST API experts in Stuttgart charge less than €800 per day.
44% of REST API experts in Stuttgart charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
4% of REST API experts in Stuttgart charge between €1200 and €1600 per day.
4% of REST API experts in Stuttgart charge €1600 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Stuttgart 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 Stuttgart using REST API

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

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Daily rate avg. 793 €
Germany avg. 737 €

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 €
Germany median 752 €

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.

REST API 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 (92%)
  • Automotive (76%)
  • Banking and Finance (52%)
  • Manufacturing (52%)
  • Government and Administration (48%)
  • Healthcare (36%)
  • Insurance (36%)
  • Transportation (36%)

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

About the technology

What REST APIs do

REST API is a web-based approach for letting software systems exchange data and actions through HTTP. It commonly uses resources, URLs, standard methods such as GET, POST, PUT and DELETE, and JSON responses. Companies use REST APIs to connect applications, expose business functions and support partner integrations.

Where they are used

REST APIs sit behind digital products and internal workflows across many industries. Typical deliverables include:

  • APIs for web and mobile applications
  • Connections between ERP, CRM and commerce systems
  • Partner, payment and identity integrations
  • Microservice communication and backend services
  • Public APIs with documentation and access controls

Ecosystem and tooling

Strong work with REST API includes HTTP semantics, JSON, authentication and clear resource design. Professionals often use OpenAPI or Swagger for contracts and documentation, Postman for exploration, and tools such as Node.js, Java, .NET, Python or Go for implementation. Testing, logging and API gateways complete the delivery environment.

When companies need specialists

Freelance expertise helps when an existing interface is unreliable, a product needs a new integration, or several teams need a stable contract. It is also valuable during migrations from legacy services, the introduction of microservices, or a security review. In Stuttgart, specialists may support automotive, manufacturing, software and business-service systems while working on site, remotely or in a hybrid setup.

What good delivery includes

A reliable REST API has predictable resources, consistent status codes, useful error messages and versioning rules. Strong professionals define schemas before implementation, validate inputs, protect credentials, handle retries and test failure paths. They also make decisions visible through OpenAPI documentation and practical examples for consuming teams.

How to assess expertise

Look for evidence of APIs that are used by real clients, not only isolated endpoints. Ask how the professional handles authentication, pagination, backward compatibility, rate limits and observability. A sound review covers automated tests, contract changes, deployment pipelines and operational ownership. Clear communication in English or German can make collaboration easier for Stuttgart-based teams.

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Frequently asked questions

What clients ask us most about REST API — answered in short.

A REST API lets separate software systems communicate over HTTP using resources and standard operations. Companies use it to connect frontends, mobile apps, internal services, databases and external partners.

REST API uses resource-oriented HTTP interactions and is widely understood across web tooling. GraphQL lets clients request tailored data, while SOAP relies on stricter message standards; the right choice depends on contract needs, existing systems and integration complexity.

A strong REST API specialist should understand HTTP, JSON, OpenAPI, authentication and automated testing. Useful adjacent skills include API gateways, cloud deployment, databases, message queues, observability and one or more backend languages.

The answer depends on scope rather than a fixed number of years. A simple internal interface may need focused API experience, while public or regulated services require proven skill in security, versioning, resilience, documentation and production operations.

Yes. REST API work is well suited to remote collaboration through repositories, API contracts, test environments and video reviews. On-site workshops in Stuttgart can still help when domain discovery, legacy integration or close coordination with hardware and operations teams is important.

Review the contract, resource model, status codes, error handling and documentation before focusing on code volume. A dependable REST API also has automated tests, secure authentication, observability, backward-compatibility rules and clear ownership after release.

REST API versioning defines how existing consumers keep working as an interface changes. Professionals may use URL, header or media-type strategies, but the important parts are a documented compatibility policy, controlled deprecation and tests for supported consumers.

Before starting, a REST API freelancer should clarify consumers, resources, data ownership, authentication, performance expectations and deployment constraints. They should also ask about existing documentation, error conventions, monitoring, release processes and the people who approve contract changes.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Stuttgart, Germany who have used REST API in their recent projects is 99 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 793 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Stuttgart, Germany who have used REST API in their recent projects, 95% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 41% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Stuttgart, Germany who have used REST API in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Stuttgart, Germany who have used REST API in their recent projects are English (100%), German (96%), and French (36%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Stuttgart, Germany who have used REST API in their recent projects are Information Technology (92%), Automotive (76%), and Banking and Finance (52%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Stuttgart, Germany who have used REST API in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (92%), and Quality Assurance (68%).

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