Working student AI automation with n8n and Python (m/f/d)

What it’s about

In almost every company, someone copies figures from a website into a spreadsheet every week, emails the same report again or retypes data from one system into the next. Those are exactly the processes you will automate with us – using n8n, Python and the APIs of current language models. The position is 100% remote, you can work from anywhere in Germany, starting from 10 November 2026.

vona is a web agency from Leipzig that works remote-first: AI integration, web and app development, design, and SEO and GEO all come from one team. We use AI as a tool, not a gimmick, and before every project we agree on how success will be measured. Our clients are small and mid-sized businesses, skilled trades, startups and established brands across the German-speaking countries.

Our automated competitor analysis shows what this looks like in practice: a workflow built on Python and the OpenAI API checks competitors’ prices every week, stores changes in a PostgreSQL database and sends the team a finished report by email. Once a month, a PDF on ranking trends is added. The client saves more than 75% of the time and cost that used to go into researching this by hand. You can read more about our approach under AI integration.

Your tasks

• Build and extend n8n workflows that connect forms, email inboxes, databases and online stores.
• Write Python scripts for the steps no ready-made node covers, such as cleaning up data or reading information from web pages.
• Connect language models through their APIs, for example from OpenAI, Anthropic or Mistral, and write prompts that reliably return structured results.
• Test workflows with anonymized sample data, track down sources of error and add checks and notifications so that failures never go unnoticed.
• Document your workflows so that others on the team and on the client side can understand and maintain them.

What you bring

• You are enrolled at a university in Germany, for example in computer science, business informatics, data science or a related field.
• You have worked with Python before, whether in your studies, in personal projects or in a part-time job.
• You know what a REST API is, and JSON doesn’t scare you.
• You like working independently, but you speak up when you get stuck.
• You speak good German, as our clients are in German-speaking countries.

Nice to have, but not required: first experience with n8n, Make or Zapier, basic SQL, or a small automation project of your own that you can show us.

What we offer

• You work on real client projects rather than practice exercises – what you build ends up running in a company’s day-to-day work.
• You have a dedicated contact person and regular check-ins.
• You get access to current AI tools for your work, such as Claude, ChatGPT and n8n.
• Your hours fit around your semester schedule, and you work entirely from home.
• If it works well for both sides, this can turn into a longer collaboration, for example after you graduate – as a possibility, not a promise.

How to apply

Use the form at the bottom of this page and write a few sentences about who you are and what draws you to automation. One link is enough, for example to GitHub, LinkedIn or your CV. There’s no need for a formal cover letter. We usually reply within a week. Feel free to apply even if you don’t tick every box.