AI & Cloud Engineering Intern

Company Description

SYplat is an innovative AI-native start-up focused on security and compliance software products. The company develops a semantic security fabric that unifies governance for both human and AI actors, enabling enterprises to operate securely and efficiently. By integrating identity lifecycle, access control, risk management, audit, and data protection into a single knowledge graph, SYplat empowers businesses with autonomous assurance and seamless orchestration.

SYplat is dedicated to advancing cutting-edge technologies to create transformative solutions for enterprise security.

Role Description

As an intern, you will help build the SYplat product by implementing and configuring functionalities and services, developing AI agents, and creating AI-assisted workflows that power our platform. You will work under continuous guidance and close supervision from the Senior Architect and will collaborate with the Product Manager / Owner.

You will :

• Use AI tools to assist with design, coding, testing, and documentation.
• Work within Agile practices (sprints, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives).
• Learn how to meet release, acceptance, product-standard, and basic security criteria appropriate for an internship role.

This is a learning-focused, hands-on internship with the potential for a full-time role / pre-placement offer (PPO) based on performance and business need.

Hiring focus – Engineering students

Who can apply : Students currently pursuing a full-time B.E. / B.Tech or M.E / M.Tech (CSE / IT / AI) in an engineering college.

Passionate, ambitious, and exemplary final year and pre-final year students (including those looking for full-semester / project internships as per college requirements).

Minimum expectations :

Strong learning ability and problem-solving skills.

Comfortable with programming basics in at least one language.

Must be available to work at our Coimbatore Development Centre.

Added advantages (not mandatory) :

Prior exposure to AI, cloud, or full-stack development through courses, hackathons, projects, or certifications.

Internship Period & Location :

Key Internship Responsibilities

1. AI-assisted engineering & AI-agent development

Use  AI tools, LLMs, and AI agents  to draft and refine :

Code

Configurations

Tests

Documentation

Runbooks

(All subject to review by the Senior Architect and acceptance by the Product Manager / Owner.)

Build and evolve an AI assets library :

Reusable components, templates, configurations

Orchestration patterns and governance guidelines

Standardization across design, development, testing, deployment, and operations

You will learn how to use AI not just for prompts, but as an impactful engineering accelerator.

2. Implementation, configuration & integration (end-to-end)

Under the Senior Architect’s direction, you will :

Translate product requirements and scenarios into working prototypes and components using :

Application code

Cloud services and configurations

Integrations across leading PaaS / IaaS and SaaS platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra, etc.).

Contribute (as appropriate for an intern) across the full stack :

UI

APIs / services

Data access and persistence / DB

Telemetry / observability

Assist in implementing secure integrations and data exchanges, with basic :

Instrumentation for performance and reliability

Supportability hooks (logs, metrics, simple dashboards, etc.)

3. Rapid prototyping & reliable delivery

Start with prototypes to explore new technologies, solution approach, and feasibility.

With support from the Senior Architect, help take selected prototypes towards more production-ready forms with :

Tests and input validation

Logging / metrics

Basic rollback paths

Operational notes

Contribute to clear READMEs and how-to guides, so others in the team can run, monitor, and support what you help build.

4. Agile delivery & collaboration

Participate in Agile sprints :

Stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives

AI-assisted minutes and action items

Work using the Definition of Ready / Done is suitable for internship-level tasks.

Learn to : Estimate your tasks

Demo work frequently

Track tasks to closure

Surface blockers early with possible mitigation option

You will be guided on how to behave as a professional engineer within an Agile product team.

5. Engineering excellence & compliance

With guidance from the Senior Architect, you will be introduced to :

Unit / integration / E2E testing

Peer reviews

Static checks, where applicable

Maintaining traceable acceptance evidence

Security & observability basics aligned to SYplat’s standards :

Secrets management and least privilege

Dependency hygiene

Structured logs and metrics

Basic resilience practices

Process discipline :

Following SYplat’s processes, procedures, guidelines, and methodology

Supporting change / release checklists and documentation standards

Over time in the internship, you are expected to take increasing ownership of your deliverables while still being mentored.

Technology focus during the internship

You would primarily work on :

AI agents development

Microsoft Azure and its services

Microsoft Entra family of products

End-to-end development of the SY platform : from user interface to persistent store

Exposure and hands-on work on SAP products and other enterprise security products, wherever relevant

All of this is done with efficient use of AI tools and services to accelerate learning and delivery.

What you bring

Learning agility (mandatory)

Ability to quickly understand new concepts, tools, and platforms.

Proactively asking questions and a willingness to experiment and improve.

Problem-solving (mandatory)

Structured thinking for ambiguous or partially defined problems.

Evaluating alternatives, using simple prototypes and experiments appropriately

Out-of-the-box thinking (mandatory)

Practical, creative ideas that can complement any part of the platform :

Architecture

Design

Workflows

Processes

Not limited to just prompt writing.

People & communication skills

Clear written and verbal communication.

Professional collaboration with team members.

Concise demos and status updates.

Programming fundamentals

Comfort with at least one programming language  (e.g., Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Java, or similar).

Understanding of data structures and algorithms.

Cloud exposure (advantage)

Any experience (projects, labs, courses) with major clouds.

Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Entra are strong pluses.

SQL knowledge (advantage)

Ability to read, write, and troubleshoot SQL queries for validation and reporting.

Mentoring, stipend & future opportunities

The Senior Architect will actively mentor and guide you throughout your internship.

You will receive continuous feedback to help you grow into an industry-ready engineer.

Stipend :  SYplat offers a competitive stipend for interns, commensurate with performance and contributions.

Future opportunity :  Exceptional interns may be considered for a pre-placement offer (PPO) or a full-time role, subject to performance and business needs.

Hiring Process

Step 1 : Logical reasoning and aptitude preliminary assessment.

Step 2 : In-person technical discussion at our Coimbatore Development Centre.

If you are an engineering student looking to  learn real-world AI & cloud engineering  and  build production-grade systems under strong mentorship , this internship at SYplat Labs is for you.

We love challenges, and we want to work with young talent who see them as learning opportunities.