SAP iXp Intern Platform Infrastructure Engineer SUMMER 2026

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Position title: SAP iXp Intern Platform Infrastructure Engineer

Location: San Ramon CA (Hybrid - 3x/Week)

Expected start date: June 1 2026

Duration: 10 Weeks

We are looking for a Platform Infrastructure Engineer Intern to join our Infrastructure Engineering team and support the transformation of a legacy Java-based platform into a modern cloud-native AI-native platform. This internship is a great opportunity for a student who is excited about infrastructure cloud platforms distributed systems and the future of intelligent enterprise technology.

In this role you will work with engineers across platform infrastructure security and data teams to help modernize foundational platform capabilities. You will contribute to efforts that improve scalability reliability security and developer productivity across the platform. You will also gain exposure to modern technologies and architectural patterns involving hyperscalers APIs service mesh messaging frameworks data platforms GPUs agents and MCP-based services.

This is an ideal role for someone who wants hands-on experience with the systems and tooling that power modern enterprise platforms.

What Youll Do

• Support the modernization of a legacy Java-based platform into a cloud-native and AI-native architecture

• Assist in building and improving shared platform capabilities across data roles permissions security infrastructure and service communication

• Contribute to platform services involving API gateways service mesh feature flags secrets management and service discovery

• Support engineering work across platform capabilities such as Vault Consul database frameworks messaging systems and integration services

• Assist with event-driven and messaging patterns using technologies such as Kafka

• Help support platform readiness for modern AI workloads including infrastructure patterns related to GPUs agents and MCP-connected services

• Contribute to integration efforts with Databricks and enterprise data platforms

• Assist in improving access control security patterns configuration management and platform reliability

• Help create internal tooling documentation and reusable frameworks that improve the developer experience

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including infrastructure security data and application engineering

What Youll Bring

Were looking for someone who takes initiative perseveres and stays curious. You like to work on meaningful innovative projects and are energized by lifelong learning.

• Currently pursuing a bachelors or masters degree in computer science Software Engineering Information Systems Computer Engineering or a related technical field

• Interest in platform engineering cloud infrastructure distributed systems or developer platforms

• Familiarity with one or more programming languages such as Java Python Go or JavaScript

• Basic understanding of cloud platforms APIs microservices system design or infrastructure concepts

• Exposure through coursework projects or prior internships to topics such as: Cloud computing distrubuted systems containers messaging systems databases security & access control

• Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills

• Ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a collaborative engineering environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to enterprise platform technologies or architectural patterns

• Familiarity with concepts such as API gateways service mesh Kafka Vault Consul feature flags or secrets management

• Interest in AI infrastructure agentic systems MCP servers or LLM platform support

• Exposure to Kafka Databricks data platforms or integration frameworks

• Experience with scripting automation or developer tooling

• Interest in modernizing legacy systems and building scalable platform foundations

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3. Gain Visibility: Build relationships with leaders and peers across teams and functions. Showcase your ideas skills and creativity in a global fast-paced environment. Open doors for future career opportunities within SAP and beyond.

What Youll Gain

• Hands-on experience working on large-scale platform modernization

• Exposure to enterprise-grade cloud and infrastructure engineering practices

• Experience supporting shared platform capabilities used by multiple engineering teams

• Insight into how modern platforms are designed to support security scale reliability and AI-native workloads

• Mentorship from engineers working across platform infrastructure data and security domains

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Requisition ID: 447324 Work Area: Software-Design and Development Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Student Employment Type: Limited Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid