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Gulf Associates published this listing. We've added our own working-student context below — what this role means for your weekly hours, take-home pay and student visa as a student in Berlin, Germany.
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What you will do
- Maintain and update our main website to ensure all information is accurate and reflects our current commercial focus.
- Assist in building localized web pages or portals for specific client engagements, ensuring they are secure and easy for counterparties to access.
- Write clean, documented code for small internal tools that help our analysts organize data from the market or territory.
- Collaborate with senior partners to translate complex commercial reports into functional digital formats or dashboards.
- Identify and fix bugs or performance issues across our existing web properties.
- Test web assets across different browsers and devices to ensure a professional experience for our clients and their sovereign partners.
- Draft basic technical documentation to explain how internal tools and portals are structured.
- Assist with basic search engine optimization and website security audits to protect sensitive client data.
- A foundational understanding of front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Basic familiarity with content management systems like WordPress or similar platforms.
- Commercial curiosity and an interest in learning how family groups and investment firms use technology to assess deals.
- Attention to detail when it comes to visual layout, typography, and site navigation.
- Clear, direct communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical partners.
- Reliability and the discipline to manage your own workload in a fully remote environment.
- A logical approach to solving problems, focusing on what is practical and necessary for the end user.
- Willingness to learn new frameworks or tools as the needs of our client projects evolve.
- The opportunity to work in a fully remote capacity with a high degree of day-to-day flexibility.
- Exposure to senior leadership and a chance to see how commercial logic is applied in real-world negotiations.
- Competitive pay for a full-time internship that is attractive for the current professional market.
- Direct experience building digital assets for major clients, including our current partner in the Berlin property sector.
Gulf Associates is a firm built on commercial judgment and ground reality. We do not produce thick reports for the sake of volume: we produce positions that our clients can actually use. This focus on utility extends to our web development. We value tools that are fast, secure, and clear over those that are purely decorative. As a small, senior-led firm, we avoid the heavy layers of middle management found in large consultancies. You will interact directly with the people making decisions. We are comfortable being measured on our results, and we expect the same level of accountability from everyone on the team. Our culture is direct and honest, prioritizing the quality of the work over corporate ceremony. Because we operate as a remote firm, we value clear writing and self-discipline above all else. This environment is ideal for someone who wants to understand the intersection of technology and capital deployment while building practical skills in a professional setting.
Working student essentials
What this Tech internship in Berlin means for you — pay rules, social contributions, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Internships have no 20-hour cap, but a voluntary internship longer than three months generally has to pay at least the German minimum wage. Mandatory internships in your study programme are exempt.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Mandatory internships are largely exempt from social contributions. Voluntary internships are treated like regular employment once they run long enough, so contributions usually apply.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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