Internship

Forward Deployed Engineer Intern

Updated on 9/4/2026

Lio

Lio

51-200 employees

AI-powered multi-agent procurement platform for enterprises

No salary listed

Munich, Germany

In Person

Category
Solution Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Distributed Systems
SAP Products
REST APIs

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Requirements
  • Have a background in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or a similar field.
  • Have strong coding fundamentals and experience with application programming interfaces and system integrations.
  • Understand enterprise architectures, data flows, and distributed systems.
  • Work effectively at the intersection of engineering, product, and real customer environments.
Responsibilities
  • Build and extend enterprise integrations, including SAP and application programming interfaces, in complex system landscapes.
  • Debug and resolve integration-heavy issues in live customer environments.
  • Own customer-driven product features end-to-end.
  • Develop minimum viable products for new capabilities and evolve them into scalable platform solutions.
  • Bridge short-term customer needs with long-term product architecture.
  • Automate and improve implementation workflows in collaboration with Product and Engineering.

Lio provides AI-powered procurement automation for large enterprises by using a multi-agent AI system that acts as a virtual procurement team. Specialized agents work in parallel to research vendors, negotiate terms, obtain approvals, and track deliveries, and the system integrates with ERP and P2P tools like SAP, Coupa, and Ariba, while running in familiar environments such as Microsoft Teams to accept natural-language requests. It refines unstructured requests, ensures policy compliance, and structures data for back-end systems, helping procurement cycles move from weeks to hours and offering cost savings through automated negotiations and spend optimization. Its differentiator is end-to-end, enterprise-grade integration and security (GDPR compliance and Microsoft Azure hosting in Europe), supporting global enterprises at scale and aiming to reduce manual work and total procurement costs.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$30.1M

Headquarters

Munich, Germany

Founded

2023

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Lio closed a $30 million Series A from a16z on March 5, 2026.
  • Lio claims billions in managed spend and dozens of Global 2000 customers.
  • Schaeffler called Lio's results transformative, strengthening credibility for U.S. expansion.

What critics are saying

  • SAP's March and May 2026 releases bundle competing procurement agents into core suites.
  • Coupa's August 2026 AI release shipped 450 production customers and 50-plus Navi agents.
  • If enterprise suites absorb agentic procurement, Lio becomes a feature, not a company.

What makes Lio unique

  • Lio's multi-agent procurement workforce executes requests inside SAP, Coupa, and Teams workflows.
  • Schaeffler collaboration in November 2025 validates negotiation agents on indirect purchasing.
  • Its 2026 positioning spans natural-language intake, supplier research, negotiation, approvals, and delivery tracking.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Remote Work Options

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Hybrid Work Options

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Conference Attendance Budget

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

16%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-2%
TechCrunch
Mar 5th, 2026
Lio raises $30M from Andreessen Horowitz to automate enterprise procurement with AI agents

Lio has raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from SV Angels, Harry Stebbings and Y Combinator. The company has now raised $33 million in total funding. Founded in 2023 by Vladimir Keil, Lukas Heinzman and Till Wagner, Lio deploys AI agents to automate enterprise procurement processes. The platform handles tasks including supplier evaluation, contract negotiation and transaction completion across enterprise systems, replacing manual workflows that previously required large internal teams or outsourcing. The startup is already managing billions in enterprise spending. One global manufacturer automated 75% of its previously outsourced procurement operations within six months. Lio competes with legacy procurement software vendors like SAP Ariba and Oracle, as well as business process outsourcing providers. The funding will expand Lio's US operations and enhance its AI agent capabilities.