Platform Engineer Java Developer & Elastic Search

Bengaluru - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

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.

What youll do

Were looking for Software Engineers to build and evolve a next-generation Search Platform that powers intelligent scalable and low-latency retrieval across massive enterprise datasets.

Our systems span the full lifecycle of searchfrom data ingestion and indexing to retrieval ranking and real-time query execution. You will work at the intersection of distributed systems information retrieval and applied ML/LLMs contributing to both platform capabilities and search relevance improvements at scale.

You will collaborate closely with engineering product and data science teams to design and deliver high-quality solutions while continuously improving system performance and user experience.

Value You Deliver

Design and develop scalable backend services and REST APIs using Java and Spring Framework
Build and optimize indexing pipelines and query systems for large-scale datasets
Develop components for distributed search and data processing systems
Implement hybrid search techniques (keyword vector/semantic retrieval)
Contribute to event-driven architectures and data pipelines using streaming technologies
Integrate ML/LLM-based components into production search workflows
Improve system performance through tuning debugging and root cause analysis
Participate in end-to-end development lifecycle: design development testing and maintenance
Write high-quality testable code using best practices such as TDD
Collaborate in Agile (Scrum) teams contributing to sprint planning reviews and design discussions

What you bring

Education & Experience

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field
5 years of experience in backend or distributed systems development
Experience with large-scale data processing systems is a plus

Technical Skills

Core Programming & Frameworks

Strong proficiency in Java (Java 17)
Hands-on experience with Spring Framework (Spring Boot MVC Security Retry)
Solid understanding of object-oriented design and design patterns

Search & Information Retrieval

Basic understanding of search technologies (Solr / Elasticsearch / Lucene)
Familiarity with indexing querying and relevance concepts (BM25 TF-IDF)
Exposure to vector search and semantic retrieval is a plus

Data Processing & Streaming

Familiarity with stream processing frameworks (Apache Beam / Storm / Spark)
Understanding of event-driven architectures and message processing
Experience working with JSON data (Jackson or similar libraries)

Data Storage

Experience with NoSQL systems (preferably Cassandra)
Understanding of distributed data models and query optimization

Infrastructure & Tooling

Experience with build tools (Maven) and version control (Git)
Familiarity with Kafka or similar message brokers is a plus
Exposure to distributed file systems (HDFS) is a plus

Testing & Quality

Experience with unit testing frameworks (JUnit Mockito)
Understanding of test-driven development (TDD)

Value Competencies

Strong ownership and accountability for delivering high-quality solutions
Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and stakeholders
Curiosity and willingness to learn modern search ML and LLM technologies
Focus on performance scalability and reliability
Continuous improvement mindset with strong engineering discipline

Where you belong

We are part of the CTO organization focused on building a world-class Search Platform that powers enterprise discovery and procurement use cases at scale. Our team works on challenging problems across distributed systems search relevance and AI-driven retrievalcombining traditional information retrieval techniques with modern ML and LLM-based approaches. We prioritize scalability observability and real-world impact while fostering a culture where engineers can grow and do their best work.

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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.

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Requisition ID: 448603 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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We help the world run betterAt 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 pla...