T4PF Development Architect Cloud (mfd)

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.

Location requirement: This position requires the candidate to be physically present in the Berlin Garching Dresden or St. Leon Rot office. Please ensure you meet this location requirement before applying. SAP supports relocation for this position and will assist successful candidates with the moving process.

What Youll Build
Build enterprise cloud infrastructure that provides European data sovereignty and hyperscaler-grade capabilities. Youll work on SAP Cloud Infrastructure solving complex distributed systems challenges at scale: multi-region networking container orchestration storage systems and the APIs that connect them.
You will contribute to building a sovereign privacy-first AI cloud for the European market that makes it easy to securely train fine-tune and deploy foundation and domain models with strict data residency and isolation.
Youll develop solutions using Go OpenStack and Kubernetes tackling problems like: How do you auto-scale thousands of containers across regions How do you build resilient storage systems How do you design APIs that handle massive traffic spikes
Your work will power SAPs production systems and thousands of customer environments. Youll contribute to infrastructure that enables organizations to run mission-critical applications with the performance and reliability they expect from leading cloud platforms.
In your role as Development Architect youll design the foundational architecture for SAP Cloud Infrastructure creating technical blueprints and architectural patterns for enterprise cloud services that provide European data sovereignty and hyperscaler-grade capabilities. Youll establish design principles for distributed systems that handle massive scale across thousands of customer environments.
Your architectural leadership will define how complex infrastructure challenges should be solved from multi-region networking patterns to container orchestration architectures that auto-scale thousands of containers and storage system designs that handle massive traffic spikes while maintaining sub-second response times. Youll create architectural standards using Go OpenStack and Kubernetes that enable teams to build production systems competing with leading cloud platforms.
Working on systems that serve SAPs global customer base youll establish architectural patterns and design standards that enable organizations to run mission-critical applications with enterprise-grade performance and reliability. Your architectural decisions will shape how European organizations build and deploy cloud infrastructure directly supporting their ability to maintain data sovereignty while accessing world-class cloud capabilities.

What You Bring
Architectural Mastery: Expert knowledge of microservices event-driven architecture distributed consensus and deep understanding of CAP theorem
Technical Leadership: 8 years software development with 3 years in architecture roles leading decisions across multiple teams
System Design Excellence: Proven experience with API design (REST gRPC event streaming) data architecture and event sourcing/CQRS patterns
Cloud & Performance: Deep expertise in OpenStack Kubernetes multi-cloud environments with advanced auto-scaling and caching skills
Open Source Impact: Significant contributions to widely-adopted projects preferably as maintainer in CNCF or Linux Foundation ecosystems
Strategic Vision: Ability to evaluate architectural trade-offs for vendor independence and establish patterns for open source ecosystems
Security and Compliance: Awareness of industry standards related to security and compliance and experience integrating regulatory requirements into architectural patterns
Cultural Adaptability: Experience working across cultures and languages with strong communication skills for diverse distributed teams
Soft skills: Excellent presentation communication and problem-solving skills have a thorough way of working with accuracy take proactive initiatives self-dependent and structured mode of working high level of commitment and reliability ready to work in a constantly changing floating environment fun working in a multinational team

Where You Belong
Youll join PlusOne Central Engineering where innovation meets collaboration. Our culture values engineering excellence continuous learning and diverse perspectives. We embrace modern practices support career growth and maintain work-life balance while building enterprise-scale solutions that drive digital transformation.

During the application and selection process candidates will be informed which manager they will be working with upon hiring. We look forward to your application.

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.

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Requisition ID: 444163 Work Area: Software-Design and Development Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: or Garching or Dresden or St. Leon Rot #LI-Hybrid #MultiSalesDE #SAP-EUCloudAICareers