Founding Engineer Intern
Estimated take-home
Monthly net after taxes & social security
€1,399/mo+
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Job description
scaile posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Munich: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits.
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Description provided by scaile
scaile is building the infrastructure that makes brands visible in AI search. As ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews replace traditional search, we help companies get discovered and recommended by AI systems. We combine a proprietary Content Engine with AI agents to create, optimize, and deploy content at scale. Supported by Google Cloud for Startups and NCA VC, we're already live with clients like Beurer and Lyceum Technologies.
We're hiring a Software Engineer Intern to build the AI agents and pipelines that power our Content Engine. You'll ship real features that go live in days, not months. This is a 10-week, paid internship working shoulder-to-shoulder with the founding team.
Tasks
- Build and ship features across our GTM Engine and AI agents
- Design and optimize AI workflows and low-latency inference pipelines
- Prototype fast, test in production, and iterate on real user feedback
- Work across the stack with modern AI tooling (Claude Code, Cursor)
- Tasks will vary, but this gives you a good sense of the remit: broad, hands-on engineering
Requirements
- You've shipped something real on your own: a product, an app, an open-source project, or a side project people actually used (that interests us more than your CV)
- Solid coding fundamentals and the ability to ship independently
- You're hands-on and adapt fast when priorities shift
- You've worked with Claude Code / Cursor (must-have)
- Modern web stack skills (TypeScript, React, Next.js) are a plus
- You communicate clearly and collaborate well
Benefits
- Paid internship (starting 1.850 €/month) with a real path to a full-time role
- Work closely with experienced founders (ex-BCG and La Famiglia VC)
- High-ownership, fast-paced culture with real impact
- UrbanSports Club and paid team activities
- Access to modern AI infrastructure (unlimited OpenAI credits, Google Cloud resources, GPU power)
Ready to move fast, build bold, and ship AI from day one? Join the team building the content engine for AI search visibility and see your work go live in days, not months.
Send us your interest, CV, and a link to your GitHub or recent projects, or contact Simon Wilhelm directly.
Our hiring process is simple: 15-min intro call → Deep dive & challenge → Meet the team → Offer.
Working student essentials
What this Tech internship in Munich means for you: the pay rules, the 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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