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Matthias K.

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Freelance Technical Product Owner | Senior Requirements Engineer | Business Analyst

Vienna
Matthias K.

Last position:

Requirements Engineer & Business Analyst at Media Company

  • Analysis of existing work, information and decision-making processes.

  • Identification and prioritization of suitable use cases for AI agents.

  • Elicitation of functional and non-functional requirements.

  • Design of collaboration between users and AI agents, including control and escalation mechanisms.

  • Support for the implementation of the AI agents and adapted keyboard hardware.

  • Business target vision for the AI-first transformation.

  • Structured and prioritized requirements for implementation.

  • Defined roles, interactions and control points between people and AI agents.

  • Preparation for the gradual automation of productive work processes.

Techstack: AI agents, LLMs, agent orchestration, RAG, APIs, automation, hardware

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Roman M.

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Senior Python Developer | FastAPI, REST APIs & Microservices

Vienna
Roman M.

Last position:

Software Engineer at FSM Rechtsanwälte

  • Develop AWS-based components connecting Python backend services to React/TypeScript frontends.
  • Improve database queries and application workflows for document processing and screening.
  • Evaluate LLM retrieval and document-review workflows as part of the product stack.
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Michael L.

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IAM Developer & IT Architect

Vienna
Michael L.

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IAM Developer & IT Architect at Internationale Bank

  • Design and implementation of new functionalities in the areas of Lifecycle Management (LCM), Role Management (RLM) and Access Governance

  • Adjustment of the company-wide Segregation of Duties (SoD) matrix to ensure regulatory and internal compliance requirements

  • Further development and configuration of recertification processes

  • Creation and adaptation of custom workflows, rules and tasks in SailPoint IdentityIQ (BeanShell, XML, Java)

  • Use of static code analysis with SonarQube to ensure code quality and compliance with defined development standards

  • Regular code reviews within the development team to ensure quality, share knowledge and follow clean code principles

  • Work in an agile Scrum team with daily communication, sprint planning and reviews

  • Coordination with testers, test managers and business departments to ensure quality and smooth production rollout

  • Active involvement in release planning and deployment coordination, including test preparation, cutover activities and rollback strategies

  • Analysis and sustainable resolution of issues in the IAM production environment (2nd- and 3rd-level support)

  • Reproduction of complex errors, identification of root causes and implementation of lasting fixes

  • Creation of technical analyses and recommendations for operations and further development

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Marcel S.

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Senior AI Engineer

Vienna
Marcel S.

Last position:

Senior AI Engineer - Python at Insurance Company

Project Tech Stack: Python, AWS, Azure, FastAPI, openai, pandas, unittest/pymock

Achievements:

  • Engineered automated data extraction pipelines to transform complex Excel datasets into structured formats via LLM-driven workflows.
  • Architected a generative slide-deck engine that translates natural language prompts into formatted presentation assets.
  • Integrated advanced LLM capabilities with the OpenAI Response API, implementing sophisticated tool-calling and structured output logic.
  • Developed and containerized scalable backend microservice using FastAPI, Docker, and OpenShift to host and serve agentic skills.
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Michail M.

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Experienced Software Developer and OpenShift Specialist, Application Architect with a focus on / experience in containerization

Vienna
Michail M.

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OpenShift / Kubernetes Consultant at cloudWerkstatt

Implementation and operation of OpenShift / Kubernetes solutions for customers, focusing on aspects such as storage, virtualization, security, logging, monitoring, and high availability. Support with application containerization and modernization.

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Jori M.

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Agile IT Manager Healthcare Systems

Wien
Jori M.

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Agile IT Manager Healthcare Systems at MA01 Gov. Digital City

  • Responsible for managing GMP-Critical systems
  • Leading team of 20 professionals
  • Vendor management with €15 M annual budget
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Jörg P.

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Product Owner, IT Project Manager and Business Analyst

Wien
Jörg P.

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Process Manager (70%) / Business Analyst (30%) at T-Mobile Austria GmbH (Magenta)

  • BSS system implementation for B2B / transformation of the central B2B system landscape
  • End-to-end business responsibility for defining, structuring and prioritizing key B2B business processes as part of a complex BSS transformation.
  • Work in an agile, SAFe-like setup with multiple teams involved, along with regular coordination with business, IT, solution design and architecture.
  • Translation of business requirements into implementable epics, features, user stories, process models and acceptance criteria as the basis for technical implementation.
  • Close collaboration with solution design and architecture to assess technical dependencies, interfaces, data flows and system impacts.
  • Management of target process design as the basis for implementation in Infonova BSS.
  • Interface management between business departments, IT, architecture, development and operational units, including facilitation of cross-functional workshops.
  • Ensuring process consistency, governance, decision-making capability and business acceptance as part of the system implementation.
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Vladislav F.

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Senior Test Automation Engineer / Test Manager

Vienna
Vladislav F.

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Senior Test Automation Engineer / Test Manager at Stadt Wien – WUKSEA

  • Creation of test scenarios, manual test cases and test data using boundary value analysis and equivalence partitioning
  • Execution of functional and non-functional tests (manual with Postman and web application, automated with WebDriver, JUnit and NUnit)
  • Setup, automation and maintenance of the Test Automation Framework with Java, Spring Boot, Selenium and Cucumber in IntelliJ (system, regression, smoke, UI and integration tests for web frontend and SOAP API backend interfaces)
  • Automation of backend NUnit test cases in Visual Studio
  • Test management: development and implementation of the test strategy and test plans, test coordination, quality responsibility and prioritization of risk-based tests, as well as documentation management in Confluence
  • Detailed analysis and quality assurance of requirements
  • Creation and maintenance of Jenkins pipelines, quality assurance during build & deployment
  • Close cooperation with business analysts, developers, testers and test management
  • Identification, creation and tracking of errors/defects, as well as careful test documentation
  • Reporting of test results and defect reports
  • Monitoring of test processes and continuous improvement
  • Verification of test data and test results in a PostgreSQL database in pgAdmin
  • Support with effort estimates and backlog prioritization
  • Analysis and debugging of development code

System environment: Java, JUnit, Spring Boot, Selenium, Cucumber, JavaScript, Jenkins, C#, NUnit, Postman, Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira, xRay, pgAdmin, PostgreSQL, SonarQube, Maven, IntelliJ, Visual Studio, CI/CD, SOAP API interfaces

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Markus K.

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Document Development

Wien
Markus K.

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Document Development at Insurance Company

  • Replacement of original Dopix documents and modules into the Quadient document environment
  • Extension of document logic
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Joseph W.

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Freelancer Cloud / Solution Architect (AWS)

Wien
Joseph W.

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Freelancer Cloud / Solution Architect (AWS) at A1 Bank

  • I am responsible for providing solution architecture and technical assistance for a migration initiative aimed at transitioning to a new core banking system.
  • The project involves replacing in-house development with a commercially available off-the-shelf core banking system operated as SaaS on AWS.
  • Duties encompass solution design, technical coordination, supporting development teams, and providing IT support and troubleshooting.
  • Managing over 10 global vendors and partners is crucial to project success.
  • Technologies: VMWare ESXi, AWS, EKS Kubernetes, Mastercard Payment Transaction Service, Avaloq, A1 Telekom Austria infrastructure, CheckPoint FW, F5, Site-to-Site VPNs, PingID, Futurae SDK, Airlock, UC4/Automic, Firebase, iOS/Android lifecycle management, AWS IAM, AWS AppStream, AWS S3, AWS Transfer Family, QlikView, OpenAPI.
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Michael P.

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Delivery Lead | IT-Implementation & Strategic Requirements Engineering

Vienna
Michael P.

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Strategy Consultant & Program Architect at Hypo Tirol Bank AG

  • Portfolio Analysis & Migration Roadmap: Conducted structured analysis and risk classification of the HCL Notes infrastructure, created a prioritized migration portfolio with effort estimates as a key decision basis for management.
  • Target Architecture & Modernization Concept: Developed the architecture strategy for retiring legacy applications, defined requirements for a centralized business process engine to reduce OPEX and licensing costs in the long term.
  • Program Governance & Setup: Established roadmap and backlog structures as well as central project documentation (MS SharePoint), set up stakeholder management for the Notes decommissioning program.
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Attila D.

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Full-Stack Software Engineer

Vienna
Attila D.

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Full-Stack Software Engineer at Research Data Evaluation

  • Custom anonymized research data analyzer, providing insights and facilitating data-driven decision-making.
  • Designed and developed back- and frontend.
  • Delivered end-to-end solution.
  • Accelerated research timeline by 2 months.
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Maximilian G.

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Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Vienna
Maximilian G.

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Solo Developer / Founder at InvAPI

  • Privacy-first, stateless e-invoice API providing AI-powered extraction, bidirectional format conversion (UBL/CII/ZUGFeRD), batch processing, and validation for German/Austrian e-invoice compliance
  • Technologies: Nuxt 4, Vue 3, Nitro, TypeScript, Cloudflare (D1, R2), Stripe, OAuth, AI/LLM integration
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Nedim K.

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Manual Tester and Test Automation Engineer

Vienna
Nedim K.

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Manual Tester and Test Automation Engineer at IT-Systemhaus der Bundesagentur für Arbeit

  • Design appropriate test cases to verify the GUI in Azure Test Plans
  • Creation and execution of manual test cases
  • Test design for user stories to be implemented in the current sprint
  • Analysis of deviations/bugs based on log files and Kibana dashboards
  • Creation of bug tickets with error description, screenshots, and short videos
  • Prioritization of open bug tickets together with the PO
  • Retest of bugs and hotfixes
  • Execution of manual tests to ensure a 100% fulfillment rate of all functional requirements
  • Selection, installation, and maintenance of a test automation tool (Selenium)
  • Implementation of automated regression tests
  • Continuous expansion of the object repository and adaptation of automated test cases (acceptance, integration, and system tests)
  • Creation of test logs before each sprint change

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Statistics of experts using REST API

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

19 years (Austria: 18 years)

REST API experts in Vienna have 19 years of professional experience on average. It is 1 year more than in Austria, where the average stands at 18 years.

Position duration

1.7 years (Austria: 2.7 years)

REST API experts in Vienna stay in a single position for 1.7 years on average. It is 1 year less than in Austria, where the average stands at 2.7 years.

Positions per freelancer

11 (Austria: 10)

REST API experts in Vienna have completed 11 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 1 more than in Austria, where the average stands at 10.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

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

Top industries

Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Government and Administration

REST API experts in Vienna are most in demand in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Government and Administration.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

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

Bachelor's degree or higher

82% (Austria: 84%)

82% of REST API experts in Vienna hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 2% lower than in Austria, where the rate stands at 84%.

Master's degree or higher

59% (Austria: 56%)

59% of REST API experts in Vienna hold at least a Master's degree. It is 3% higher than in Austria, where the rate stands at 56%.

Certifications per freelancer

4 (Austria: 3)

REST API experts in Vienna hold 4 professional certifications on average. It is 1 more than in Austria, where the average stands at 3.

Most common languages

German, English, Russian

REST API experts in Vienna most often speak German, English, and Russian.

Speak two or more languages

100%

100% of REST API experts in Vienna speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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39% of REST API experts in Vienna charge less than €720 per day.
28% of REST API experts in Vienna charge between €720 and €800 per day.
17% of REST API experts in Vienna charge between €800 and €880 per day.
11% of REST API experts in Vienna charge between €880 and €960 per day.
6% of REST API experts in Vienna charge €1040 or more per day.
<€720 €720-​800 €800-​880 €880-​960 €1040+

The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Vienna 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 Vienna using REST API

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

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Daily rate avg. 736 €
Austria avg. 787 €

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 720 €
Austria median 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 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 (89%)
  • Banking and Finance (63%)
  • Government and Administration (58%)
  • Transportation (47%)
  • Telecommunication (42%)
  • Insurance (37%)
  • Healthcare (32%)
  • Manufacturing (26%)

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

About the technology

What REST API means

A REST API is a web interface that lets software exchange data through HTTP. It models business resources such as users, orders or payments and uses predictable methods, status codes and representations. RESTful API work often uses JSON, while careful resource naming and stateless requests keep integrations understandable and scalable.

What it builds

REST APIs connect the systems behind digital products. They can support browser applications, mobile apps, partner integrations, internal services and connected devices.

  • Customer and account services
  • Product, order and payment interfaces
  • Data access for web and mobile products
  • Partner and internal system integrations

Ecosystem and tooling

Strong REST specialists work across HTTP, JSON, authentication and API design. Their toolkit may include OpenAPI or Swagger for contracts and documentation, Postman for exploration, and automated tests in the language used by the service. They also understand gateways, versioning, logging and observability.

When companies need help

Companies bring in freelance REST API expertise when a new service needs a stable contract, an existing interface is difficult to maintain, or several systems must exchange data safely. Vienna teams may value professionals who can collaborate on site when needed while working effectively with remote product and engineering groups.

  • Define resources and endpoint behavior
  • Improve response consistency and error handling
  • Secure authentication and authorization flows
  • Document and test an existing HTTP API

What strong specialists deliver

Good professionals begin with consumers, business rules and failure cases rather than endpoint names alone. They produce clear API contracts, sensible status codes, validation, pagination and backward-compatible change plans. They also connect technical choices to monitoring, performance and operational ownership.

REST compared with alternatives

REST is often weighed against GraphQL, gRPC and event-driven messaging. It is a practical choice when clients need familiar HTTP access, cacheable responses and a broad tooling ecosystem; GraphQL can suit flexible data queries, while gRPC or messaging may fit tightly controlled service-to-service communication. The right decision depends on consumers, latency, governance and integration needs.

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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to the questions that come up most around REST API.

A REST API lets applications exchange resources and actions over HTTP. Companies use RESTful APIs to connect web and mobile interfaces, partner systems, internal services and connected products.

REST exposes resource-focused endpoints with defined responses, while GraphQL lets clients request a tailored data shape from a schema. REST is often easier to cache and document with standard HTTP behavior; GraphQL may reduce over-fetching for complex client screens.

A strong REST API professional should understand HTTP, JSON, authentication, authorization, databases and automated testing. OpenAPI, Swagger, Postman, API gateways, observability and cloud deployment are also useful depending on the system.

The answer depends on the risk and scope of the service, not simply its endpoint count. A small internal interface may need focused implementation support, while public or payment-related APIs require proven judgment around security, compatibility, monitoring and incident handling.

Yes. REST APIs are well suited to remote collaboration because contracts, schemas, tests and documentation can be reviewed asynchronously. For Vienna-based teams, agree early on working language, overlap hours, review routines and any need for on-site workshops.

REST is usually a strong fit for browser-facing, partner and broadly accessible integrations. gRPC can be preferable for controlled service-to-service communication where strict contracts, efficient serialization and generated clients matter more than universal HTTP tooling.

Ask how the professional handles resource modeling, validation, errors, authentication, versioning and backward compatibility. Review a concise API contract or past deliverable and look for clear reasoning about consumers, failure modes, testing and operational support.

A RESTful API engagement should begin with its consumers, domain resources, security boundaries, data ownership and release process. The specialist should also clarify existing conventions, documentation expectations, performance needs and how breaking changes will be managed.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used REST API in their recent projects is 92 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 736 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used REST API in their recent projects, 82% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 59% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used REST API in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.7 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used REST API in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Russian (21%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used REST API in their recent projects are Information Technology (89%), Banking and Finance (63%), and Government and Administration (58%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used REST API in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (89%), and Project Management (63%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used REST API

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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