AI Engineer (limited full-time)

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

What you'll do:

• Contribute to the integration of SAP’s AI capabilities into existing applications and services.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to gather requirements and translate them into effective AI solutions.
• Design and implement backend services that support AI functionality using Java and related technologies.
• Work closely with data scientists and machine learning engineers to deploy AI models into production environments.
• Optimize performance and scalability of AI components and APIs.
• Ensure AI solutions follow best practices for maintainability, security, and observability.
• Stay informed about current AI trends and research to continuously improve our technical approach.
• Participate in agile development processes, including code reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives

What you bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years of experience in backend development, ideally in Java.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and OOP practices.
• Familiarity with deploying or integrating AI models into production environments.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented mindset.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with SAP’s AI portfolio or Business Technology Platform (BTP).
• Familiarity with cloud services and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
• Exposure to ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn).
• Understanding of OAuth2, SAML, and enterprise-grade security.
• Working knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)

Meet your team:

We are looking for a passionate and technically strong AI Engineer to join our growing team. You will play a key role in integrating SAP’s AI solutions into our product portfolio, collaborating with cross-functional teams to build scalable and intelligent systems. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the evolving landscape of enterprise AI by designing, developing, and implementing impactful AI-driven features

 ​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.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 431393  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Limited Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.