SAP Product & Engineering Operations & Strategy iXp Intern Developer Experience Research

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.

WhatYoullBuild

At SAP we keep it simple: you bring your best to us andwellbring out the bestinyou.Werebuilders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce and we need your unique talents to help shapewhatsnext. The work is challenging but it matters.Youllfind a place where you can be yourself prioritize your wellbeing and truly belong.Whatsin it for you Constant learning skill growth great benefits and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

The SAP Internship Experience Program is SAPs global strategic paid internship program that provides university students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers. This is more than aninternshipitsthe foundation for a career built on connection creativity and impact.

As a Developer Experience PhD Intern you will work with SAPs Developer Experience team to explore how generative AI and large language models can improve developer workflows forenterprise software systems. Your work will focus on building running and evaluating intelligent developer tools for ABAP code transformation modernization and translation to other programming languages.

You will collaborate with engineers and researchers to design and prototype AI-powered solutions that support developers in understanding transforming and migrating complex enterprise codebases. This role may also contribute to research findings and technical publications based on experimental results.

• AI-powered Developer Tools: Design and prototype tools that use generative AI and large language models toassistdevelopers with ABAP code understanding transformation and translation tasks.

• Code Transformation & Translation: Explore AI-driven approaches for transforming ABAP code and translating ABAP applications to other programming languages in support of modernization efforts.

• Tool Execution & Evaluation: Run experimental tools and workflows collect results and evaluate their effectiveness on real-world enterprise development tasks.

• Prototype Development: Build experimental systems and workflows thatdemonstratehow AI can enhance thedeveloperexperience for enterprise application development and migration.

• Experimentation & Research: Design and conduct empirical studies to assess AI-driven developer tools analyze outcomes and contribute to research insights and potential publications.

• Collaboration: Work closely with engineers and researchers to translate ideas into practical tools evaluations and capabilities that support SAP developers.

WhatYoullBring

Werelooking for someone who is curious technically strong and passionate about improving theSAP-specificdeveloper experience through intelligent tooling and applied AI.

Education:

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Software Engineering Computer Science or a closely related field
• Technical Skills:
• Experience working with large language models (LLMs) or generative AI systems
• Strong programming skills in Python or another modern programming language
• Familiarity with machine learning or deep learning frameworks such asPyTorchor TensorFlow
• Understanding of software engineering concepts including program analysis refactoring or code transformation
• Interest or experience in AI for software engineering developer tooling or automated code migration
• Problem Solving & ResearchSkills:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to design experiments and evaluate AI-driven systems
• Interest in applying research ideas to real-world developer workflows and tools
• Strong communicationskills and ability to collaborate with engineers and researchers
• Proventrack recordof writing and publishingpeer-reviewed research articles

Where You Belong

Be part of SAP Next Gen a global community for students universitiesschoolsand educational partners who are passionate about innovation andtechnology.

1. Culture of Collaboration: Partner with experienced SAP colleagues and expert mentors who will support your growth. Grow professionally through personalized mentoring coaching and career development support.

1. Project-driven Experience: Kickstart your career with hands-on learning experience making an impact from day one by contributing to meaningful projects that help the world run endless learning resources at your fingertips and gain future-ready skills from a variety of virtual in-person and hybrid learning sessions cultivated just for you and aligned with our learning approach.

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

Meet the Team

The Developer Experience team within SAPs Product &Engineering Operations& Strategyunitsets the direction on how SAP will be developing enterprise software in future and thus is pivotal for SAPs development and product the team to provide our global development organization with the best-possible environment to collaboratively deliver the worlds #1 enterprise applications to customers in an AI-first andSuite-firstmanner. The teams success is rooted on a strong collaboration with stakeholders across all board areas at SAP as well as with industry peers and world-renown academic partners.

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: 448884 Work Area: Administration Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Student Employment Type: Limited Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid