AI & Cloud Engineer - Intern

What is this position aboutSYplat’s Talent Catalyst Program — a stipend-based, unconventional immersive internship for emerging talent ready to move beyond academics and participate in building enterprise-grade AI systems.We empower high-potential talent to become future innovators by equipping them for AI-driven software development, enabling them to build products with AI and for an AI-first world through structured mentorship, hands-on guidance, and real product ownership.Who we areSYplat's mission: Empower enterprises with a unified semantic security plane for humans and AI actors—ensuring a secure, risk-aware, trustworthy, compliant, and resilient posture for AI-driven operations.SYplat is an AI-native security and compliance software product start-up based in Delaware, USA.We build a semantic security fabric—a unified control plane that governs people and AI actors together—so enterprises can move faster with confidence. Our platform connects identity lifecycle, access control, risk, audit, and data protection on a single knowledge graph, enabling autonomous assurance and secure orchestration across the business. Compliance is embedded into everyday operations: AI agents interpret policy, verify evidence, contain exposure, and coordinate actions—while every decision remains explainable and traceable.Engineering-led and customer-focused, we design for interoperability with the ecosystems enterprises rely on and the standards they must meet. Our principles are clear: privacy by design, least privilege, explainable governance, and operational resilience. We partner with security, risk, and business teams to replace point tools and manual effort with connected context and outcomes that stand up to scrutiny.How we operateHow we build: We do not follow traditional product development. We use AI tools, LLMs, AI agents, and natural-language–guided AI pair programming (“vibe-coding”) to accelerate learning and delivery.Mentoring & Guidance: We provide templates, SOPs, code scaffolds, curated prompts, and hands-on enablement for platforms, workflows, and secure engineering practices. The Senior Architect team will be involved at all phases for guidance and direction (including initial hand-holding/mentoring), while you progressively learn and own end-to-end deliverables.Culture: We empower team members end-to-end to achieve our shared goals, while grounded in values and respect.What you'll doBuild the SYplat product and its integrations by implementing and configuring platform functionalities, cloud services, and AI agents/AI-assisted workflows that power our semantic security platform.You will work under the continuous guidance of the Senior Architect team and deliver using Agile methodologies, meeting release, acceptance, product-standard, and security criteria. Acceptance reviews are conducted by the Product Manager/Product Owner in line with Agile practices, with the Senior Architect team providing mentorship.In short, you will predominantly work on:Developing AI agents and AI-assisted workflowsBuilding end-to-end SYplat platform components from UI to persistent storeImplementing and integrating cloud services (data, APIs, workflows, storage, messaging, databases)Integrating with identity/security products (e.g., Microsoft Entra, other enterprise security/IAM products, and a few SAP security products)All of this is done with strong use of AI tools and LLMs in day-to-day engineering.AI-assisted engineering, AI-agent developmentUse AI tools, LLMs, to build AI agents to translate product requirements and scenarios into working realizations through development and configuration of application components and cloud services across industry-leading PaaS/IaaS providers and SaaS solutions (e.g., Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra, other enterprise security/IAM products, and a few SAP security products), under the Senior Architect team’s mentoring.Implementation, configuration & integration (end-to-end)Translate product requirements and scenarios into working prototypes and components using:Application codeCloud services and configurationsIntegrations across leading PaaS/IaaS and SaaS platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra, other enterprise security/IAM products, and a few SAP security products).Contribute (as appropriate for an intern) across the full stack:UIAPIs/servicesData access and persistence/DBTelemetry/observabilityAssist in implementing secure integrations and data exchanges, with:Instrumentation for performance and reliabilitySupportability hooks (logs, metrics, simple dashboards, etc.)Rapid prototyping → reliable deliveryStart with prototypes to validate the approach and feasibility. With support from the Senior Architect team, take selected prototypes towards more production-ready deliverables with:Tests and input validationLogging/metricsBasic rollback pathsAgile delivery & collaborationParticipate in Agile sprints:Stand-ups, reviews, retrospectivesAI-assisted minutes and action itemsWork using the Definition of Ready/Done is suitable for internship-level tasks.Learn to:Estimate your tasksDemo work frequentlyTrack tasks to closureSurface blockers early with possible mitigation optionsYou will be guided on how to behave as a professional engineer within an Agile product team.You will also be introduced to Quality practices:Unit/integration/E2E testing aligned to SYplat’s standardsSecrets management and least privilegeDependency hygieneStructured logs and metricsResilience practicesProcess discipline: Following SYplat’s processes, procedures, guidelines, and methodology.Over time in the internship, you are expected to take increasing ownership of your deliverables, while still being guided.You will learn how to use AI not just for prompts, but as a serious engineering accelerator.What you bringLearning agility (mandatory) : ability to acquire new concepts, tools, and platforms quickly; proactive inquiry; steady improvement.Problem-solving (mandatory) : structured analysis of ambiguous problems; evaluation of alternatives; sound technical judgment; appropriate use of prototypes and experiments.Out-of-the-box thinking (mandatory) : creative, practical solutions to apply across the entire platform (architecture, design, workflows, processes)—not limited to prompts.People & communication (mandatory) : clear written/oral communication, professional collaboration, concise demos, and status updates across functions.Programming fundamentals (mandatory) : proficiency in at least one language (e.g., Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or any other language).Cloud exposure (advantage) : familiarity with configuring and operating services on major clouds—Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Entra are strong pluses.SQL knowledge (advantage) : ability to read/write queries for validation, reporting, and troubleshooting.Professionalism : commitment to SYplat’s processes, procedures, guidelines, and methodology; accountability for outcomes under the Senior Architect’s ongoing guidance.Internship Period: 3-6 months, based on factors applicable to the right candidate. For exemplary pre-final-year students, we are also open to shorter durations.Location: At our Coimbatore Development Centre.This is a learning-focused, immersive internship with the potential for a full-time role / pre-placement offer (PPO) based on performance and business need.