Working Student - Business Automations & AI Builder (f/m/d) - Berlin

AI is reshaping how companies work and you'll be at the center of it at nilo. Working with every team (Sales, Ops, Finance, HR, Marketing), you'll spot where smart automation can free people up for the work that actually matters, then build it and ship it. From week one, your automations run in production and save real hours across the company.

• Availability: 20 hours/week (flexible around your lectures)

• Enrollment: Must be actively enrolled at a German university for at least another 12 months (Bachelor or Master)

• Location: You are already based in Berlin and able to work 2+ days/week in-person in our office.

• Start Date: asap

• Role Focus: This is an Operations & Workflow Automation role (building practical tools with n8n, Make, APIs, and AI logic). This is NOT a Data Science, ML Engineering, or Data Analytics position.
  

🚀 What you'll do

• Sit with teams, map their workflows, and spot what's automatable

• Build and ship automations using tools like n8n with and without AI agents

• Train colleagues and gather feedback: adoption matters as much as the build

• Track impact: hours saved, errors reduced, processes sped up

• Take real ownership: your automations run in production, used by real teams

Example projects: auto-generating weekly reports from our CRM, an AI triage bot for support inboxes, automated invoice data extraction, onboarding checklist automation.

👀 Who we're looking for

• Enrolled Student in Berlin: You are actively enrolled at a German university with at least 12 months left before graduation (ideally Information Systems, Business Informatics, Industrial Engineering, Business, CS, or another analytical field). You are already based in Berlin and comfortable working hybrid (2+ days/week in-person in our office).

• Pragmatic "Glue" Coder: We care much more about evidence of building than your exact degree. You write lightweight Python or JavaScript to connect systems via APIs/webhooks, and you get excited about automating internal business workflows.

• Low-Code & Automation Tools: Hands-on experience with platforms like n8n, Make, or Zapier, combined with a solid understanding of REST APIs, webhooks, and JSON data structures.

• Applied AI Capabilities: Practical experience leveraging LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Claude) within workflows—for tasks like prompt engineering, text extraction, data normalization, or simple AI agent routing. (Note: We need practical application, not ML-model training or research).

• Business & Process Empathy: Able to quickly understand how a team works (Sales, CS, Ops, Finance) and translate manual steps into working automations people actually adopt—not just technical demos.

• Self-Driven Builder Mindset: A track record of building things independently (e.g., side projects, hackathons, open-source contributions, or a bot that automates something in your daily life 😉).

• Spreadsheets as a Data Layer: Comfortable using Google Sheets or Excel (formulas, connected data sources) to structure and handle operational data.

• Structured & Reliable: A sharp eye for detail and a clean way of working—whether you are mapping out a workflow, documenting a process, or setting up error notifications.

💡 Nice to have (Bonus, no dealbreaker!)

• CRM & Business Tools: Firsthand experience with CRM platforms (e.g. HubSpot, Pipedrive, or Salesforce) or internal ticketing systems.

• Basic Databases & SQL: Familiarity with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) or writing basic SQL queries to fetch and structure operational data.

• Messaging & Bot Triggers: Experience building webhook-driven notifications or Slack bots.

• Developer Basics: Basic familiarity with version control (Git) and a structured approach to debugging workflows.

🤩 What you get:

• Responsibility meets creativity: At nilo, you’ll actively shape the way we work and bring your ideas to life.

• Your growth, our support: Whether it's training, conferences, or coaching – we support your personal and professional development with an annual development budget.

• Mental strength with our nilo app: Enjoy free access to our nilo app for proactive and preventive mental health support – anytime you need it (incl. family support)

• Hybrid setup: Two in-office days keep us connected, the rest of the week is yours to shape.

• Stay active: Benefit from an Urban Sports Club membership at a discounted rate.

• We’re team players: Look forward to regular team and company events.

• Dog-friendly office: Your four-legged friend is always welcome.
  
  nilo embraces diversity. We strive to create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, psychologically and physically safe. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to different ethnic/racial origins, age groups, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities, socio-economic statuses, educational backgrounds, family arrangements and/or any other characteristic.

We would like to encourage you to apply even if the technical requirements cannot be met 100%.