Developer Associate SAP Academy Product & Engineering

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Summary:

If you dont know where to start your career start by trying everything! SAP is looking for recent graduates or students in their final year of studies who have a cloud mindset and are eager to try new things if that sounds like you keep reading!

SAP Academy for Product & Engineering provides an accelerated curriculum to jump-start your career by diving into the vast innovative world of SAP with the aim to promptly advance to an unlimited associate position in the company. The 12-month full-time paid rotational program allows you to explore different technologies develop new skills and connections and make an impact by contributing as a full-time graduate employee making SAP the sustainable intelligent enterprise.

The Role:

• Join a cohort of other curious passionate and motivated individuals
• Gather experience on a graduate role with corresponding compensation and benefits
• Exposure to a vast array of teams during each unique 3-month rotation - where you will experience different technology stacks products industries while refining your knowledge and understanding of the business
• Receive impactful projects tailored learning robust mentorship and networking opportunities
• With this program you will be better equipped to determine which teams within SAP best align with your passions and career goals. Before completion of the program you will be considered for placement within the company long-term either in a team you rotate into or a similar team. To date 90% of participants have been placed in one of these teams.
• This accelerator program is suitable either for current university students with outstanding academic achievements or for recent graduates with strong curiosity and applicable experience in software development.
• Our programme is structured into rotations where you will gain exposure into key areas and technologies such as SAP Signavio SAP Analytics Cloud SAP Fiori SAP Business Data Cloud.
• We are now accepting applications for the next cohort starting on in July 2026.

Role Requirement:

• Must graduate during grad year listed on job description (2026)
• Education or relevant practical experience in Software Development/Engineering Data Science or Design (Bachelors Masters Community College and Bootcamps welcome to apply)
• Fluent in English; written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work out of our SAP Dublin office
• Foundational knowledge and/or hands-on experience with GenAI languages frameworks and skills as described in the technical skills below
• Prior SAP experience a plus

Role-Specific Qualifications:

• Knowledge in general programming languages/libraries: Java Python JavaScript TypeScript NodeJS React SQL CSS HTML
• Experience working with APIs REST APIs Git/GitHub Spring Boot databases Docker Linux Unix cloud platforms (AWS GCP Azure) Kubernetes
• Hands-on experience in designing testing and implementing solutions using Java Python Spring Boot and cloud-native tools
• Experience in data visualization and business intelligence: Tableau BI SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• Familiarity with UI development and frameworks: UI5 Yeoman
• Knowledge of concepts in GenAI MCP Servers and foundational cloud agentic frameworks

Business Skills:

• Customer-Centric: Understand customer needs and translate to actionable items
• Effective and Proactive Communication: Reaches out proactively networks seeks answers finds new projects
• Growth Mindset: Ability to think critically creatively and can pivot when necessary
• Process-oriented: Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
• Problem-solver: Connects dots sees patterns gaps or opportunities to proactively solve problems

Please note:

• Selection process will be taking place between November 2025 February 2026 beginning with an invitation to complete an online technical assessment which is required to proceed.
• This 12-month program is not an internship but a permanent full time paid employment on a graduate role.

For additional information refer to the SAP Academy of Product & Engineering.

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Requisition ID: 441789 Work Area: Software-Design and Development Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Graduate Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid