Development Expert

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e help the world run better

At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Development Expert to help lead the technical direction of our AI Project within SAP Globalization Services. This role requires deep expertise in cloud-native development, enterprise-scale architectures, and next-generation AI-driven engineering practices. The ideal candidate will combine architectural leadership with hands-on coding proficiency, guiding cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, intelligent, and future-ready solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

D- efine and evolve the solution architecture for the AI-driven automation platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.
T- ranslate functional requirements and product vision into robust technical designs, DB schemas, and cloud architectures.
P- rovide hands-on coding and code reviews in Python, Java, and JavaScript, while setting architectural and coding standards.
A- rchitect and implement solutions on SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), integrating with cloud-native services and enterprise systems.
L- everage AI and Knowledge Graph (triple store) technologies to build intelligent automation pipelines and data-driven decisioning frameworks.
C- ollaborate closely with Product Owners, Engineering, and Data Science teams to ensure technical feasibility, compliance, and release readiness.
M- entor, coach, and upskill team members, fostering a collaborative, innovative, and high-performing engineering culture.
E- nsure adherence to security, performance, and quality-by-design principles across the development lifecycle.
C- ontribute to project management activities, helping estimate technical effort, shape roadmaps, and align architectural strategy with business priorities.

Required Qualifications:

P- roven experience as a Development Architect / Senior Technical Leader in enterprise SaaS or large-scale software environments.
S- trong hands-on expertise in:
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- ython, Java, JavaScript runtime, React/Angular/SAPUI5)
C- loud architecture and SAP BTP services
D- atabase schema design, optimization, and large-scale data modeling
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- emonstrated experience with Knowledge Graphs (triple stores), RDF/SPARQL, and semantic modeling.
W- orking knowledge of AI/ML technologies (LLMs, embeddings, generative AI frameworks).
P- ractical experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git/GitHub workflows, testing frameworks, and DevOps practices.
S- trong architectural design and code review skills with ability to balance long-term vision with delivery excellence.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have:

B- ackground in ABAP development and SAP ecosystem integration.
E- xposure to hybrid migration architectures, cloud extensibility frameworks, and large-scale deployment

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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