Forward Deployed Engineer Intern

Plato is building the digital backbone of the global trade economy. Starting with the $53T wholesale distribution industry (nearly every second dollar of global GDP), we empower the modern wholesaler to connect their people and data in a single analytics and workflow hub. By leveraging data science and AI, we automate workflows and combat labor shortages, making SMB wholesalers competitive with large corporations.

The future of wholesale is data-driven. Unlike popular opinion, Industrial SMEs are ready to make the step to become more proactive in their processes but lack the technology to steer them to success. Our founders come from a wholesale family and gathered a rock star team of ex-Big Tech, VC, and top-tier consulting companies to reshape the operations of this $48tn industry. Our initial product leverages cutting-edge data science to provide customized demand forecasts and product recommendations combined with intelligent workflow automation.

We are about to create category-defining software. Our primary customers are C-suite executives within large-scale wholesale and distribution businesses. We are committed to helping them enhance their decision-making processes and optimize their operations through the smart use of their data - bringing their operations into the 21st century! But don’t just hear it from us! We are supported by a list of top-tier EU & US VCs, advisors, and angels providing insights from some of the best SME tech companies such as Miro, Celonis, Personio, Workday, Forto, and Microsoft.

About the Role

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.

🚀 Your Mission

• 🧩 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.

🛠️ The stack you will be using

• Data: Databricks · DBT · Python · SQL

• App: TypeScript · Vercel

• Tools: Linear · Langdock · Intercom · Figma · Posthog

• 🎓 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 or details”

• Becoming part of a top tier VC-funded rocket ship that reinvents the largest B2B software category with AI and decarbonizes the supply chain, granting you a high level of autonomy

• Create meaningful impact by shaping the future of the wholesale industry, bringing Plato’s software to life in the market, and realizing value in the day-to-day work of sales leaders.

• Vast learning opportunities for scaling sales and customer success in a high-growth AI startup, with close collaboration with the founding team.

• Perfect balance between a high level of ownership and extensive mentorship from an A-team with experience at leading companies & schools, including McKinsey, Rocket Internet, Celonis, Stanford, CDTM, HSG to name a few.

• Extremely diverse team with a fun and dynamic company culture, featuring weekly team lunches, regular team events, and get-togethers.

• For outstanding interns, the potential option to convert into a full-time role, join the Plato journey and enter a generational company as part of it first 20 employees.

We are excited to hear from you!

Oliver