AI Associate Development Architect for BTP ABAP AI Custom Code Management

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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:
BTP ABAP (Business Technology Platform ABAP), at the heart of SAP's technical foundation, shapes the global enterprise application landscape. In our dynamic unit, BTP ABAP AI, we drive ABAP's AI innovation and shape the vison of tomorrow, exploring the integration of Generative AI in ABAP Platform to unlock efficiency potential for ourselves, customers, and partners. Join us in advancing the future of enterprise solutions!
The Role: 
We are seeking a senior AI Product Architect for BTP ABAP AI with a strong background in AI technologies and ABAP language to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully delivering complex and cutting-edge AI projects for ABAP and BTP based solutions. Your role involves innovatively applying AI solutions to ABAP's language and programming models.
Responsibilities:
•    Architecture Guidelines: Define, align and document guidelines and architecture principles for AI feature implementation to ensure technical and architectural feasibility, readiness, and compliance
•    Technical Coach and Advisor: Coach, advise and oversee implementation team(s) in all architectural aspects regarding compliance with architecture guidelines and relevant product standards for the ABAP AI functionalities.
•    Regulatory Compliance: Maintain strict adherence to data privacy and security standards (SDOL) for AI functionalities. Deep knowledge or certifications in SAP Dev standards or Security curriculum are of added value.
•    Integration and Educational Leadership: Champion the integration of AI into ABAP developer practices, enhancing productivity and output quality by teaching, coaching and inspiring our ABAP engineering teams to leverage AI in building applications.
•    Research and Innovation for new AI feature design: Continuously monitor emerging AI technologies and enhance ABAP LLM models, focusing on how they can be integrated into ABAP Platform to innovate AI-driven features that meet specific business application needs.
•    Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with varying teams to pinpoint and seize AI opportunities. You will collaborate with Product Managers, Area Architects and UX designers to translate business requirements into architectural designs incorporating latest AI technologies

What you bring:
•    Applicants for this position should have a Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, and possess relevant experience. 
•    Hands on experience with AI innovations like natural language processing (NLP), large language models (LLM) or traditional ML /AI model training with proven track record of driving the successful launch and market adoption of AI solutions. Patent filing experience is a plus
•    Proficiency in ABAP programming languages is necessary. Candidates are expected to understand ABAP development principles, SAP systems, and programming models. 
•    Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential, emphasizing the ability to work well in global and cross-cultural team. Fluency in English is a must for this role and German will be of added value. 
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Meet your team:
BTP ABAP is the driving force behind innovation at the core of SAP. Comprising over 800 professionals globally, with a significant presence in Germany, our team takes pride in being SAP’s technical foundation. Our innovations impact over 12 million users across 120 countries. 
Join BTP ABAP AI team in Walldorf, drive ABAP's AI innovation and shape the vison of tomorrow, exploring the integration of Generative AI in ABAP Platform to unlock efficiency potential for ourselves, customers, and partners. Your journey starts here!
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​Bring out your best

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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: 402312  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.