We help the world run better
At SAP we keep it simple: you bring your best to us and well bring out the best in you. Were builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce and we need your unique talents to help shape whats next. The work is challenging but it matters. Youll find a place where you can be yourself prioritize your wellbeing and truly belong. Whats in it for you Constant learning skill growth great benefits and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
What youll do
We are looking for a (Mid to Senior) AI Software Developer who can drive (gen)AI development and lead our engineering scrum teams as technical code and architecture owner. The candidate will have profound skills in Data Science Data Engineering and Software Engineering for our IT agile team with an entrepreneurial spirit to join our diverse team and work on innovation projects.
The Role
In this role you will drive internal AI adoption across different Lines of Business (LOBs) within the company. You will collaborate with other engineers to develop AI services taking projects from proof of concept to full production deployment. This position involves close partnership with AI Platform engineers and stakeholders from various departments. You will work with cross-functional teams to contribute to our evolving AI-first tech stack address diverse and rapidly changing challenges and thrive in a fast-paced environment that offers continuous learning. Additionally you will help define and promote best practices for AI engineering excellence throughout the organization.
Responsibilities
Lead anddevelop AI services from PoC to Production
Setup and develop new Big Data pipelines to productize data ETL workloads for different AI services
Develop GenAI/AgenticAI solution designs
Work with stakeholders throughout the organization to identify opportunities for leveraging company data to drive business solutions
Productionize AI PoCs with good software engineering by incorporating CI/CD pipelines deployment and MLOps/LLMOps
Take ownership over AI services in development and production
Guide and mentor junior colleagues and evolve their AI engineering skillse
What you bring
Degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field
Strong Python skills
Experience with backend frameworks (Flask Django FastAPI etc.)
Solid grasp of software engineering principles and agile teamwork
Familiarity with tools like Docker Kubernetes GitHub VSCode Linux
Exposure to CI/CD and ML Ops (Jenkins GitHub Actions MLFlow)
Cloud experience (Azure ML Databricks AWS/GCP equivalents)
Fluent English and a collaborative mindset
Understanding of Agile/SAFe methodologies
Nice to have but not a must
Knowledge of Distributed Computing Systems for Big Data Engineering such as Databricks (PySpark/Scala)
Hands-on experience with genAI / agenticAI frameworks such as crewAI langgraph etc.
Expertise in code-based LLM consumption from platforms like OpenAI or Huggingface
Curiosity to explore different AI applications and emerging technologies
Experience with SAP AI offerings such as AI Core AI Business Services Joule
These skills are a plus. If you dont have experience in all these areas well provide the resources and training you need to become a leader in cutting-edge AI technologies.
Meet your team
SAP Intelligent Enterprise Solutions (IES) department has the purpose to Deliver and Run the Intelligent Enterprise. IES is SAPs technology backbone and most compelling reference customer and as such we influence product development and strategy with our customer experience at heart.
Within IES our Artificial Intelligence CoE team has the purpose to help SAP to transform into a data-driven intelligent enterprise by empowering SAP employees to simplify processes leveraging AI technologies. Our vision is to be an advocate and enabler of best-in-class AI within SAP. Our mission is to deliver business value through AI in SAPs processes and be recognized as AI Thought Leader in the market.
We implement both standard SAP AI and custom built solutions across all LoBs. We are customer zero of SAP standard AI solutions and provide continuous feedback to standard development for product improvement. We provide an AI Platform and Infrastructure to entire SAP AI practitioners for building their own ML solutions in the entire ML lifecycle following MLOps methodology. Furthermore we build and operate a central chatbot platform based on SAP Conversational AI with the aim to provide capabilities from all lines of business through a single digital assistant. We also build those capabilities (individual chatbots) as well as support other teams in building further ones.
Within our team we practice a trust-based working model with emphasis on great collaboration agility and transparency. We offer a lot of room for creativity and freedom to experiment. Our operating model is based on autonomous/agile team concept (SAFe) and SAP New Work practice where we put people at the center of everything we do.
Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database analytics intelligent technologies and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide we are purpose-driven and future-focused with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries people or platforms we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP you can bring out your best.
We win with inclusion
SAPs culture of inclusion focus on health and well-being and flexible working models help ensure that everyone regardless of background feels included and can run at their best. At SAP we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.
SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team:
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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age race religion national origin ethnicity gender (including pregnancy childbirth et al) sexual orientation gender identity or expression protected veteran status or disability in compliance with applicable federal state and local legal requirements.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.
AI Usage in the Recruitment Process
For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.
Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.
Requisition ID: 432855 Work Area: Software-Design and Development Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
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