Senior Java Developer - AI Focus

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Senior Java Developer – AI Focus

 

SUMMARY & ROLE INFORMATION Join our team and positively impact how businesses operate across the globe. SAP Customer Experience (CX) is a leader in enterprise cloud applications for Commerce Cloud and Order Management solutions. Our customers use our SaaS solutions to run their mission critical business processes in the retail space. The SAP CX engineering organization is seeking a strong Senior Java Developer to work on our bleeding edge AI capabilities. If you have what it takes to be part of a fun, fast-paced, diverse, and talented group of team members who drive our company’s product portfolio forward, we want to hear from you!

 

Job Summary:

We’re looking for someone who challenges the status quo, is humble, is always learning, and stays curious. You value working with diverse people, are inclusive and empathetic, and put people first. In our team, we believe in putting people first, and by doing so, we believe we can change the world. Our environment encourages people to be themselves and leverage their strengths.

 

We are seeking a passionate, highly motivated, and experienced Software Engineer to join our team. The candidate will work closely with other members of the development team and functional groups within CX.

 

This role is a hands-on development role with a focus on AI. As a senior developer, you will have solid experiences in software development using microservices, Java/Spring Boot, Python, knowledge graphs, cloud software engineering, building REST APIs, event-driven architectures, as well as experiences dealing with live customers and supporting production incidents. In addition, you will have relevant experiences in developing and implementing or applying data models or data mining algorithms to identify and solve business problems and handling complex requirements for customers

 

We particularly seek candidates with experience in AI technologies, including working with large language models (LLMs), agentic use cases, knowledge graphs, generative AI (GenAI), and the ability to develop and operationalize AI capabilities using SAP AI Core within enterprise software.

 

Key Responsibilities:

As a Senior Java Developer with an AI focus in the CX organization, your primary responsibilities will include:

· Developing product features, integrating AI capabilities, and delivering them on a cloud-native stack continuously within the Order Management System (OMS).

· Implementing and developing capabilities for Joule, our generative AI assistant, making every touchpoint count and every task simpler, enabling the next generation of conversational experience.

· Collaborating with highly motivated colleagues to design, code, test, and assure the quality of complex AI-powered product features within our CX portfolio.

· Contributing to the integration of AI-powered capabilities into SAP CX solutions using SAP AI Core and LLMs, primarily (but not limited to) working on the development and implementation of Joule for OMS.

· Translating business requirements into scalable and performant technical solutions.

· Being a motivated, self-starter who can operate with minimal guidance.

· Collaborating across teams and time zones, demonstrating flexibility and accountability.

· Continuously learning about the latest technologies to enhance team collaboration.

 

Qualifications:

· Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline is preferred.

· 5+ years of software engineering experience building enterprise SaaS, with significant exposure to building products on the cloud-native stack.

· Successful experiences in leveraging AI to meet customer use cases and requirements

· Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals, including mastery of algorithms and data structures.

· Strong proficiency in Python and/or Java, Spring Boot.

· Proven track record of writing production-grade code for enterprise-scale systems.

· Hands-on experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.

· Self-motivated and capable of operating with minimal guidance.

· Ability to translate business requirements into scalable and performant technical solutions.

· Strong collaboration and communication skills.

· Experience using tools like JIRA for tracking tasks and bugs.

· Knowledge of agentic AI. Experience working with LLMs and generative AI frameworks (e.g., OpenAI, Hugging Face, Langchain, A2A protocol) is a nice-to-have.

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

SAP’s 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 and more equitable world.

SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 125900 - 214300(CAD) CAD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount, and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: www.SAPNorthAmericaBenefits.com.

Due to the nature of the role, which involves global interactions with SAP entities, as well as with employees and stakeholders in Canada, functional proficiency in English is required for positions based in the Quebec.

Requisition ID: 426644  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations:  #LI-Hybrid