Berlin based - m/f/d - full-time

What we do at Plato

Plato is building the digital backbone of the global trade economy. Starting with the $48T wholesale industry, we empower the modern wholesaler to connect their people and data in a single analytics and workflow hub. By leveraging data science and AI we automate workflows and combat labor shortage making SMB wholesalers competitive with large corporations.

🎯 Why we do what we do

Plato is building the digital backbone of the global trade economy. Starting with the $53T wholesale distribution industry, we empower the modern wholesaler to connect their people and data in a single analytics and workflow hub. By leveraging data science and AI, we automate workflows and combat labor shortages, making SMB wholesalers competitive with large corporations.

We are creating a category-defining software platform. Our primary customers are C-suite executives within large-scale wholesale and distribution businesses. We are committed to helping them enhance their decision-making processes and optimize their operations through the smart use of their data - bringing their operations into the 21st century! But don’t just hear it from us! We are supported by a list of top-tier EU & US VCs, advisors, and angels providing insights from some of the best SME tech companies such as Miro, Celonis, Personio, Workday, Forto and Microsoft. Together, we are building a new category of software: The AI Operating System for Distributors.

🔮 What we’re looking for

At Plato we are building a data-driven workflow platform that makes using an ERP system as easy and pleasant as using your iPhone - literally 🖥️ 📲. As one of our team's core members, you will be joining our core application team and create an unrivaled user experience across devices for a user base which has long been underserved UX-/UI-wise - think the AirBnB of ERPs 💅. Our AI-driven interface is central to everything we do at Plato and as such this role will involve close collaboration with our data science, product, design and engineering teams.

The ideal candidate is a natural problem-solver who is not afraid to get hands-on and take the initiative in implementing new ways in which we can quickly analyze, implement, and build upon suggestions from our product proposals. As a candidate you will not only cooperate with the design team but you can think of yourself as a full-stack resource that will closely cooperate with our CPO & CTO and fill gaps as a flexible team player where needed.

🚀 What you'd be working on

Product & Features:

Build a superior UX/UI of a data-driven vertical SaaS platform from the ground up in which users from wholesale distributors spend +50% of their daily work time
Design flexible, configurable interfaces that seamlessly display data from multiple ERP systems and data sources
Own features end-to-end: from product discussions to deployment and iteration based on user feedback and usage data

Technical Work:

Build composable, reusable frontend components in TypeScript/React for a complex data-heavy application
Architect frontend and backend systems for performance, configurability, and maintainability (including contributing to our Terraform infrastructure)
Write high-performance, real-time ERP integrations (SAP, Dynamics, etc.) - we have write-back modules to many ERP systems

Team & Ownership:

Work in lean cross functional teams spanning full-stack engineers, data scientists, data engineers and product managers
Full ownership to collaborate with your product owner to shape and build features end-to-end
Optional direct customer interaction to understand user needs and validate solutions

🏅 What you bring along

3-5 years of experience in full-stack Typescript minimum; high-growth tech company experience is a plus
You are fluent in TypeScript and React
You're excited about working on-site 4 days/week in our Berlin office
You are comfortable working with databases (we use PostgreSQL) and understand data modeling concepts
You have strong systems thinking: experience building complex, scalable applications with well-architected components
You think about systems and services and write high-quality code
You don’t have problems with unit testing, GWT structure (Jest, Cypress, Jasmine, Mocha, etc.)
Experience with Terraform is a plus

🛠️ Our stack

Typescript + React + Vite on the frontend
Postgres for persistence
Terraform for infrastructure
A handful of other tools

🗒 Hiring Process

Step 1: Intro call (45 min.)

Intro call with one of the founders to get to know each other and introduce Plato

Step 2: Remote coding and technical interview

Technical coding interview with our CTO and a full-stack engineer

Step 3: On-site System design interview

One technical interview with backend focus
One technical interview with frontend focus
Meet the rest of the team

Step 4: Founder and non-tech team interview

Interview with other 2 founders
Interview with someone else from outside the tech team

Step 5: Offer

Congratulations! We are convinced by your skills and personality and see a great fit! You will get an offer from us including an appropriate share package.
Before sending the offer, we ask you to provide 2-3 contacts for us to do some reference checks.

We are moving fast, and we also want to grow our team fast – that is why we are trying to conclude the whole process within a short time (2-4 weeks).

🖌️ Our way of working

Office: We work from our beautiful and centrally-located Berlin office
- We believe working on-site is crucial in our stage to foster ideas and communication
- We are, however, open to remote work to escape the Berlin winter
Team: Regular team events and lunches
Tech: Top of the range tech setup
Package: Competitive comp and meaningful equity in rapidly growing startup

🦄 You should join Plato if,

you’d like to be part of a rocket ship backed by top-tier investors from day one,
digitize an old economy with cutting-edge AI technology,
while enjoying the adventurous and demanding road of venture building,
in a team of motivated A-players who push hard to make this a reality 🚀

We are excited to hear from you!

Oliver

Compensation: €70K – €120K • Offers Equity

• €70K – €120K • Offers Equity