Data and Applied Scientist

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 you build:

• You will work with a team of highly technical and motivated developers.
• Collaborate and work with teams spread across geographies and time zones.
• You will work on the entire lifecycle of development projects both customer-specific and SAP-defined. This includes the analysis and specification of the customer-specific business requirements as well as the design implementation maintenance and in the case of cloud services operation of customer-specific solutions.
• Implement backlogs for functional and non-functional requirements.
• Develop and deploy efficient AI/ML modules that drive complex business applications.
• Adhere to SAPs agile engineering practices and processes. Own your code from ideation to development across the full stack and through QA and support.
• You will work on multiple topics and technologies with adequate enablement.

What you bring:

Skills and Competencies:

• 4 to 7 years ofsoftware engineering experience as a data scientist ideally with backend or AI/ML exposure

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Python JavaScript/Typescript.
• Familiarity withLLMs (Large Language Models)like GPT Llama LangChain LlamaIndex
• Measure agent performance in terms of task success efficiency and trustworthiness.
• Design structured prompts templates and orchestration flows (e.g. POML or LangChain).
• Work on Knowledge Graph Initiatives
• Hallucination reduction using techniques like GraphRAG
• Test robustness against edge cases hallucinations or prompt injections.
• Proficient in any one area of AI/ML streams - Predictive analytics Text Analytics/NLP Machine Translation generative AI
• Knowledge of Git GitHub/GitLab CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitHub Actions).
• Experience with LangChain AutoGen CrewAI or similar.
• Understanding of multi-agent systems (MAS).
• Ability to design effective prompts for LLMs.
• Experience with RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation).
• Knowledge of planning decision-making and memory in agents.
• Formulating machine learning approaches while paying attention to business metrics designing features from the rich data available from many sources training evaluating and deploying models.
• Excellent verbal written and presentation communication skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms and applications will be an added advantage.

Expectations and Tasks:

• Work with industry experts and technology experts to translate our customers business needs into machine learning optimization or mathematical solutions.
• Responsible for testing and evaluating agents machine learning methods and maintaining a high level of quality.
• Prototype agents that can reason plan and take actions across tools and APIs.
• Develop memory and context strategies for long-running or multi-step tasks.
• Implement LLM-basedsolutions and agentic flow in collaboration with our Architects/Data scientists.
• Driving adoption of newer cutting-edge technology within the organization through knowledge sessions adoption of the same in the solution etc
• Work closely with other team members SAP development teams external partners and customer teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Enhance existing skills continually and seek newer areas for personal development.

Where you belong:

SAP Private Cloud a cross-technology and Architecture unit that is driving technology empowering innovations in business and people. It is part of the global organization Private Cloud dedicated to delivering innovative solutions to meet our customers unique business process needs.

• You will be joining a dynamic and passionate team dedicated to leveraging AI to facilitate seamless interactions between individuals and information.
• We foster a culture of collaboration learning and growth encouraging all team members to contribute ideas and perspectives.
• Enjoy the benefits of working in a diverse international environment with opportunities to collaborate with colleagues from around the globe.

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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: 446330 Work Area: Software-Design and Development Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid