Forward Deployed Engineer Intern

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Your responsibilities You’ll be the bridge between Business & Tech - owning the technical deployment of our AI platform for new customers. From ERP integrations to AI feature enablement, you’ll make sure Plato delivers measurable value from day one. • Own deployments end-to-end. Sit between Engineering, Customer Success, and the customer to bring apps live; fast and clean. • Translate complexity. Turn integration and customer needs into clear, actionable technical action items for our engineering team. • Shape AI features. Conceptualize and build AI-driven features based on customer requests - from document processing automations to in-app intelligence. • Troubleshoot with data. Use SQL, Python, and DBT to dive into data pipelines, debug issues, and validate results. • Be the connector. You align all sides - from customer expectations to product capabilities - ensuring every rollout turns into a success story. Your qualifications • Technical background (Computer Science, Information Systems, or related) • Practical experience in coding/development (e.g., via internship or project) and first customer facing roles • Fluent in German, excellent communicator • Strong SQL and Python skills • AI-native mindset and curiosity for automation As Oli, our CTO, would say: “We don’t expect you to be the best developer or see yourself as a developer at all, but rather a clear, concise communicator with an eye for details” Why us? • Real customers from day one. No months of shadowing. • Learn how AI really gets adopted. One of the most in-demand skills right now. • A real path into a full-time role, with direct coaching from our Solutions Engineering team. • Top-of-market compensation for interns. • Close to the founders at a fast-growing AI startup backed by Atomico and Cherry Ventures ($14.5M seed). • Great team, great perks. Weekly team lunches, dinner on us when we work late, a sports membership and regular team events.