Platform Infrastructure Engineer
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Job Location:
San Ramon, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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.
Please note: This is a hybrid position based from our San Ramon CA office. There is no relocation support available for the position.
About the Role
SAP helps the world run better. We enable organizations to operate with purpose and agility turning complexity into opportunity. Join us and help build the platforms that power intelligent enterprises worldwide.
We are looking for a Platform Infrastructure Engineer to join our Infrastructure Engineering team and drive the transformation of a legacy Java-based platform into a modern cloud-native AI-native platform. This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who is passionate about infrastructure cloud platforms distributed systems and building the foundation for intelligent enterprise technology.
In this role you will work closely with engineers across platform infrastructure security and data teams to modernize foundational platform capabilities. You will design and implement solutions that improve scalability reliability security and developer productivity across the platform. You will work hands-on with 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 an engineer who wants to own and deliver impactful work on the systems and tooling that power modern enterprise platforms.
What Youll Do
- Drive the modernization of a legacy Java-based platform into a cloud-native and AI-native architecture
- Design and implement shared platform capabilities across data roles permissions security infrastructure and service communication
- Build and maintain platform services involving API gateways service mesh feature flags secrets management and service discovery
- Own engineering deliverables across platform capabilities such as Vault Consul database frameworks messaging systems and integration services
- Design and implement event-driven and messaging patterns using technologies such as Kafka
- Build platform infrastructure for modern AI workloads including infrastructure patterns related to GPUs agents and MCP-connected services
- Lead integration efforts with Databricks and enterprise data platforms
- Implement and improve access control security patterns configuration management and platform reliability
- Build 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.
- Bachelors or masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Systems Computer Engineering or a related technical field
- 25 years of experience in platform engineering cloud infrastructure distributed systems or developer platforms
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java Python Go or JavaScript
- Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP) APIs microservices system design and infrastructure-as-code
- Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines infrastructure automation and DevOps practices
- Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and effectively in a collaborative engineering environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with enterprise platform technologies or architectural patterns at scale
- Hands-on experience with API gateways service mesh (Istio/Envoy) Kafka Vault Consul feature flags or secrets management
- Experience with AI infrastructure agentic systems MCP servers or LLM platform support
- Hands-on experience with Kafka Databricks data platforms or integration frameworks
- Experience building developer tooling CLIs or internal platform SDKs
- Track record of modernizing legacy systems and building scalable platform foundations
- Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus Grafana Datadog) and SRE practices
Where You Belong
Be part of a team that is shaping the future of enterprise technology at SAP.
- Culture of Collaboration: Partner with talented SAP engineers and mentors who will support your growth. Grow professionally through mentoring coaching and career development support.
- Impact-driven Work: Make a meaningful impact by contributing to platform capabilities that power products used by thousands of enterprises worldwide.
- 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
- Ownership of critical platform components in a large-scale modernization effort
- Deep expertise in enterprise-grade cloud and infrastructure engineering practices
- Experience building shared platform capabilities used by multiple engineering teams
- Understanding of how modern platforms are designed to support security scale reliability and AI-native workloads
- Career growth within a global technology leader
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: 446432 Work Area: Software-Design and Development Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
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