Careers

At Cynteract, it’s more than just work; it’s a chance to grow, learn, and be part of something exciting. You’ll explore new skills, share your ideas, and actually see them come to life. We’re a team that values creativity, collaboration, and curiosity. Whether you’re just starting out or bringing experience with you, there’s always room to try new things and make an impact.

Why Work with Us?

  1. Work with a diverse international team across 4 continents
  2. Experience and learn from German startup culture
  3. Gain hands-on insights from experts
  4. Participate in fun team events
  5. Receive an official internship certificate upon successful completion
  6. Boost your CV with real startup and healthcare innovation experience
  7. Get connected to industry networks and potential career opportunities

Are you looking for a new Challenge?

Intern /Student

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General Information

  • Language: English
  • Compensation: Unpaid (voluntary internship for learning and impact)
  • Duration: Minimum 2 months preferred, flexible start
  • Location: Remote-first or on-site in Aachen, Germany
  • Time: Part-time or full-time (flexible hours based on study schedule)
  • How to Apply: Send your CV and a brief motivation letter to info@cynteract.com.
Marketing & Communications

Are you passionate about communication, storytelling, and creativity? At Cynteract, you’ll help shape the voice and image of a company that brings hope and joy through gamified rehab tools.

You’ll work on:

  • Social media campaigns and content creation
  • Blog posts, videos, and newsletters
  • Designing presentations and marketing materials
  • Supporting event planning and digital outreach
  • Researching trends in digital health and gamification

This role is great for students of marketing, communication, media studies, or anyone excited to build awareness for innovative health tech.

Location: Remote / Aachen - Cynteract HQ

Type: Intern / Student, Part-time or Full-time

Sales & Business Development

Are you interested in the business side of startups and making real-world impact? Support our team in developing new customer relationships and entering new markets.

You’ll contribute by:

  • Reaching out to clinics, therapists, and rehab centers
  • Supporting lead generation and CRM maintenance
  • Preparing pitch decks, offers, and partnership proposals
  • Helping plan go-to-market strategies
  • Learning how to build scalable healthtech sales funnels

Perfect for business, economics, or international management students – especially those excited by medtech and startup culture.

Location: Remote / Aachen - Cynteract HQ

Type: Intern / Student, Part-time or Full-time

Design & Gamification (UI/UX & Game Design)

Turn rehab into play. You’ll help design games and interfaces that encourage recovery through fun, challenge, and progress.

Tasks include:

  • Developing UI/UX mockups and wireframes
  • Testing and improving designs based on user feedback
  • Ensuring accessibility and intuitive user experience
  • Working with therapists to blend fun and function

You should bring a passion for game design, UX, or product design—experience with Unity, Figma, or Adobe tools is a bonus.

Location: Remote / Aachen - Cynteract HQ

Type: Intern / Student, Part-time or Full-time

Physiotherapy / Medical Consulting (Game Development Support)

Help bridge the gap between medical science and interactive gaming. As a physiotherapy or rehab student, you’ll advise our development team to make games that are not just fun—but medically meaningful.

You’ll:

  • Provide feedback on therapeutic movements and game mechanics
  • Help define game goals based on recovery milestones
  • Evaluate exercises for stroke, injury, or elderly users
  • Co-develop training programs in coordination with clinicians

Bring a strong focus on safety, usability, and progression.

Location: Remote / Aachen - Cynteract HQ

Type: Intern / Student, Part-time or Full-time

Business Development

Join the strategy team and gain experience in the startup backbone. You’ll support operational and strategic efforts to scale a MedTech startup.

Tasks include:

  • Helping with funding/grant applications
  • Conducting competitor and market research
  • Supporting project management and internal operations
  • Assisting in social media marketing campaigns

This position fits students of innovation management, industrial engineering, healthcare management, or entrepreneurship.

Location: Remote / Aachen - Cynteract HQ

Type: Intern / Student, Part-time or Full-time

Add Intelligence to Player's companion with AI

Guide the user's rehabilitation by giving the mascot character "Blob" some intelligence.

Responsibilities:

  • Pre-generate reactions and responses to the user's efforts during game-play.
  • Write a script for the generation that uses AI.
  • If viable, prepare and implement an on-premise system.

Required Skills:

  • Strong Python skills (requests, Pandas).
  • Experience working with data pipelines and automation.
  • Experience working with LLMs and model transformations is a big plus.
  • Familiarity with GitHub Actions or automation tools is a plus.

Location: Remote / Aachen - Cynteract HQ

Type: Intern, Part-time or Full-time

AI Web-Scraping and Labeling of Target Users

Find more therapeutical and clinical partners that would benefit from Cynteract's services.

Responsibilities:

  • Scrape websites of physiotherapy practices and clinics.
  • Discover physiotherapists and occupational therapists around the world.
  • Label the therapist's area of work (e.g. children, elderly, neurological, etc.).

Required Skills:

  • Strong Python skills (requests, Pandas).
  • Experience with HTML parsing and XML trees.
  • Experience with using web APIs.

Location: Remote / Aachen - Cynteract HQ

Type: Intern, Part-time or Full-time

Data Analysis of User Interactions in the App

Analyze the data collected from app interactions. Derive a report from the data. Implement the result together with our UI-designer and product owner into our development process.

Responsibilities:

  • Retrieve the user information from Google analytics.
  • Collect reference images for the game scenes and button positions.
  • Visualize the user interactions graphically.
  • Write a data analysis report backed by data.
  • Implement data analysis into the company's processes.

Required Skills:

  • Strong Python skills (requests).
  • Experience with JSON parsing and processing.
  • Communicative and organizational skills.

Location: Remote / Aachen - Cynteract HQ

Type: Intern, Part-time or Full-time

Game Development with Unity 3D

Start your journey in game development. You will support our team in creating motivating rehabilitation games while learning professional development workflows in Unity. This is a hands-on learning role where you will grow your skills.

Responsibilities:

  • Assisting in the development of simple game mechanics and logic.
  • Implementing game assets (3D models, sounds, UI) into the Unity engine.
  • Testing games to find bugs and suggesting improvements.
  • Collaborating with senior developers to learn clean coding practices (C#).

Required Skills:

  • Basic understanding of C# programming.
  • First experience with the Unity Editor (hobby projects or university coursework are fine).
  • Strong willingness to learn and solve problems.
  • Interest in how games can be used for health and therapy.

Location: Remote / Aachen - Cynteract HQ

Type: Intern / Student, Part-time or Full-time

Develop a rehabilitation software for wheelchair users

Support Cynteract's users by integrating wheelchair technology into the rehabilitation software. For that, you will integrate Kangster's Wheely-X hardware into the Cynteract app.

Responsibilities:

  • Find out about the rehabilitation process for wheelchair users.
  • Integrate Kangster's Wheely-X hardware into the Cynteract app.

Required Skills:

  • Understanding of user needs.
  • Experience in software development.
  • Experience with Unity and C# is a plus.

Location: Aachen - Cynteract HQ

Type: Intern / Student, Part-time or Full-time

Automate app deployment to PlayStore and website

Support the team in automating the deployment of the Cynteract app to the PlayStore and the website. For that, you will create a deployment pipeline that automates the process of building and deploying the app to the PlayStore and the website.

Responsibilities:

  • Analyze the current deployment process.
  • Design and implement a deployment pipeline.
  • Test and validate the deployment pipeline.

Required Skills:

  • Experience in software development.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) is a plus.

Location: Remote / Aachen - Cynteract HQ

Type: Intern / Student, Part-time or Full-time

Implement automated tests for the Cynteract app

Support the team in implementing automated tests for the Cynteract app. For that, you will create tests that automatically verify the app's functionality and performance.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement automated tests.
  • Test and validate the automated tests.

Required Skills:

  • Python development.
  • Experience with automated tests, e.g. unit tests.

Location: Remote / Aachen - Cynteract HQ

Type: Intern / Student, Part-time or Full-time

Analyze Sport Movements for Risks of Injury

Support a research-collaboration to determine which sport causes which injuries. For that, glove data is recorded during different types of sport. The recorded data needs processing and analyzing.

Optimize processes inside the company

Support the team in optimizing internal processes. For that, you will analyze the current processes and propose improvements. You will also implement the improvements together with the team.

Responsibilities:

  • Analyze the company's internal processes.
  • Evaluate potential process improvements.
  • Communicate and monitor the progress of process improvements.
  • Implement process improvements together with the team in every department.

Required Skills:

  • Strong organizational and communication skills.
  • Ability to analyze and improve processes.
  • Experience with process management tools is a plus.

Location: Remote / Aachen - Cynteract HQ

Type: Intern / Student, Part-time or Full-time

Master Thesis - Development of Unified Interface for Assistive Devices or Gaming

Single Controller Concept

Simplify the control of assistive devices for cognitively or physically impaired people in everyday life. A single, individual controller that can control all the person’s assistive devices empowers the user to be more independent. This also applies to using multiple gaming platforms. Thesis proposal.

There is expressed interest in using the Cynteract devices as a simplified, single input device for assistive devices (occupational therapist feedback) or gaming (“gaming for all”, distributor feedback).

Bachelor/Master Thesis – Business Strategy or Software Development

Are you interested in business strategy or software development? At Cynteract, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of MedTech through your thesis project.

You’ll work on:

  • Conducting market analysis and exploring new business models (Business Thesis)
  • Developing and improving software features focused on user experience (Software Development Thesis)
  • Analyzing customer feedback and providing strategic recommendations (Business Thesis)
  • Participating in testing, debugging, and troubleshooting applications (Software Development Thesis)
  • Collaborating closely with the product development team (both thesis options)

This role is perfect for students pursuing a degree in Business, Software Development, or a related field.

Location: Remote / Aachen - Cynteract HQ

Type: Intern / Student, Full-time or Part-time

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