--- title: 'Founder''s Associate Intern at Impossible Cloud' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/founder-s-associate-intern-impossible-cloud-hamburg-bk4529y5aqz4' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Founder's Associate Intern at Impossible Cloud - **Company:** Impossible Cloud - **Location:** Hamburg, Germany - **Employment:** internship - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2025-11-25 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/impossiblecloud/d16c624b-f89e-4137-bb67-3aa5be3cabae ## Job description ## BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE INTERNET At Impossible Cloud, we’re redefining cloud storage. As a European provider, we offer enterprise-grade, S3-compatible object storage that’s faster, more cost-efficient, and free from hyperscaler lock-ins. Built to challenge the dominance of centralized providers, our solution delivers high-performance cloud storage with transparent pricing and real data sovereignty — all from our HQ in Hamburg. Find out more about us here. TL;DR: As a Founder’s Associate Intern, you will work directly with the founders on strategic and operational priorities across the entire organization. You will play a key supporting role in scaling a category-defining cloud company that aims to outcompete AWS and reshape cloud infrastructure from the ground up. This internship provides unparalleled exposure to high-velocity decision-making and the inner workings of a hyper-ambitious tech scale-up. What you will do: - Operate at the Core of the Business: Support strategic and operational initiatives across departments (Product, Commercial, Finance, Operations) to drive progress on the company’s most important priorities. - Support the Founders on Key Initiatives: Contribute to research, preparation, and execution of projects led by the founders; ranging from investor, vendor, and partner engagements to internal projects. - Own and Deliver High-Impact Workstreams: Take ownership of high-priority workstreams from analysis to follow-through while ensuring tasks move forward quickly, reliably, and with high quality. - Keep Stakeholders Aligned: Ensure smooth information flow online and offline across teams and external stakeholders (e.g., investors, partners, lawyers), delivering updates precisely and on time. - Enable AI-Driven Efficiency: Help evaluate and implement cutting-edge AI tools to unlock efficiency and operational leverage across departments. What you bring: - Exceptional Academic Performance: Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a Bachelor’s or Master’s program with top marks (e.g., business, economics, engineering, computer science, data science, or related). - Experience: You have a proven track record of working in a dynamic and fast paced environment (e.g. consulting or start-ups) - Analytical & Structured Thinking: You break problems down clearly, build insight from research/data, and communicate results in a concise narrative. - High Ownership Mindset: You operate proactively, don’t wait for instructions, and enjoy turning ambiguity into action. - Tech & AI Curiosity: You actively explore tools, emerging technologies, and automation to work smarter. - Bilingual: Fluent in German and English. 1. Submit your application (at least a complete resume) via the application form. 2. We will review your application promptly and provide feedback within a few days. If your application closely matches our requirements, we will invite you to an initial meeting via Google Meet. 3. As the next potential step, we will initiate further discussions via video and in person on-site with the founders. 4. After a successful interview process, you can expect an offer and feedback conversation, followed by a written offer document. 2. Submit your application (at least a complete resume) via the application form. 3. We will review your application promptly and provide feedback within a few days. If your application closely matches our requirements, we will invite you to an initial meeting via Google Meet. 4. As the next potential step, we will initiate further discussions via video and in person on-site with the founders. 5. After a successful interview process, you can expect an offer and feedback conversation, followed by a written offer document. ## About Impossible Cloud ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Europe’s S3-compatible object storage and bare-metal GPU server provider, focused on data sovereignty, transparent pricing, and partner enablement. - **Entity Type**: Private (backed by leading European venture capital firms) - **Headquarters**: Hamburg, Germany - **Founded**: 2021 - **Founders**: Dr. Kai Wawrzinek (CEO & Co-Founder) and Dr. Christian Kaul (CEO & Co-Founder); Thomas Demoor serves as CTO. ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Cloud infrastructure (object storage), GPU-as-a-Service, AI services. - **Target customers**: B2B – enterprises, managed service providers (MSPs), backup software vendors, AI/ML teams, and any organization needing GDPR-compliant, high-performance storage or dedicated GPU compute. - **Mission**: “To make enterprise object storage more secure, transparent, and future‑proof” and to “shape the future of cloud storage with you.” ## Products & Services - **Impossible Cloud Storage (S3‑compatible Object Storage)**: High‑performance, S3‑API‑compatible storage with 11‑nines durability, erasure coding, transparent pricing (no egress/API fees, no minimum retention), and full data sovereignty in EU data centres. Used for backup, archive, disaster recovery, ransomware protection, and tape‑to‑cloud migration. - **Bare Metal GPU Servers**: Dedicated, non‑virtualized GPU servers for AI training, inference, and HPC workloads. Billed per GPU card‑hour with transparent pricing. - **AI Services**: Fully managed services for LLM inference, model deployments, managed Kubernetes, and HPC – designed to reduce operational overhead while delivering full performance. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company). - **Key Metric**: Over 3,000 companies rely on the platform (source: [impossiblecloud.com](https://impossiblecloud.com/about-us)). - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Privately owned by co-founders together with leading European VC firms (specific names not publicly listed). Technology partners include Veeam, Acronis, MSP360, Nakivo, and Hornetsecurity. - **Growth Signals**: Founded in 2021 and reached 3,000+ customers rapidly; expanding into GPU/AI services; building a strong European partner network; hiring across legal, sales, product, and engineering roles. ## Competitive Advantages - **Transparent, predictable pricing**: No egress, API, or minimum retention fees – pay only per TB of storage used or per GPU card‑hour. - **Data sovereignty & compliance**: GDPR‑ready by design; ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified; data stays in European data centres. - **Performance & efficiency**: Proprietary metadata system ensures low latency; erasure coding provides 11‑nines durability with less overhead than replication. - **Full S3 API compatibility**: Seamless switch from AWS S3 without application changes; integrates with major backup tools. - **Partner‑first model**: Dedicated regional consultants, fast multilingual support, and migration assistance. ## Strategic Focus - **GPU & AI expansion**: Extending core storage offering with bare metal GPU servers and managed AI services to capture growing enterprise AI workloads. - **Partner ecosystem growth**: Building deep integrations with backup, data management, and MSP platforms. - **European sovereignty leadership**: Strengthening position as a compliant, transparent alternative to US‑based hyperscalers. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: “Partner‑first,” “security by design,” and “Made in Germany” – emphasises transparency, reliability, and customer success. - **Work model**: Physical office in Hamburg (on‑site / hybrid setup; some roles list “On‑site/Hybrid/Remote”). Typical time on‑site: none (core office environment). - **Team size**: ~52 employees (as of Built In profile). - **Growth opportunities**: Fast‑growing start‑up (founded 2021) with expanding product lines (GPU, AI) – potential for early impact in a scaling organisation. - **Notable perks**: Not explicitly listed, but standard German tech benefits expected (e.g., public transport subsidies, health insurance, pension). Transparent pricing philosophy may also reflect internal values. ## Sources 1. [impossiblecloud.com – About Us](https://www.impossiblecloud.com/about-us) 2. [impossiblecloud.com – Home](https://www.impossiblecloud.com/) 3. [jobs.lever.co – Careers](https://jobs.lever.co/impossiblecloud) 4. 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