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What you'll do

Summary

As a Development Expert at SAP, you will be a key leader responsible for driving technical excellence, architectural innovation, and guiding teams toward scalable, high-quality solutions. In this role, you will lead technical decision-making and architectural direction of the team while collaborating closely across teams. Your leadership will enable successful delivery of cutting-edge solutions aligned with SAP’s goals and customer needs.

You will not only be responsible for designing and evolving system architecture but also empowering teams to deliver high-quality solutions through code reviews, and technical leadership. Your ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and collaborate across teams will be critical to your success in this role. We are looking for at least 10+ years of professional work experience in software development with at least 3 years as a lead developer or solution architect.

The Role

• Design and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable cloud-native applications in Java, Node.js, and Angular.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create high-level architecture designs and technical specifications.
• Translate business requirements into clear technical specifications, ensuring architectural consistency while conducting feasibility analysis and effort estimation.
• Provide technical leadership in code and architecture reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices.
• Support and advise product management regarding technical feasibility, implications, readiness, and compliance.
• Drive innovation in containerization using Docker and Kubernetes for cloud-based microservices.
• Define and implement coding and architectural standards, ensuring compliance with SAP Commerce Cloud integration tasks.
• Work cross-teams to deliver cohesive solutions that meet regulatory and security requirements.
• Lead technical discussions and mentor developers to foster growth and continuous improvement.

What you bring

• Expert-Level Programming Skills: Extensive 10+ years of experience in designing and building enterprise software using Java. A deep understanding of software development principles and the software development lifecycle.
• Over 5 years of experience in cloud-native application development, including 3+ years in a leadership or technical lead role.
• Proven ability to provide technical direction and resolve complex issues.
• Strong expertise in enterprise-level architecture, cloud technologies and microservices.
• Experience designing and deploying multi-tenant cloud applications focusing on security and backend infrastructure.
• Proficiency in RESTful API design and development.
• Leadership and Collaboration: Experience leading technical topics and collaborating with global teams. You communicate clearly, proactively, and effectively in English, both within the team and with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Adaptability and Innovation: Ability to adapt quickly to changes in development processes, technologies, and team requirements.

Nice-to-have Skills

• Familiarity with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) framework and Kyma
• Experience with AI and AI development tools like GitHub CoPilot
• Knowledge of enterprise e-commerce solutions.

Meet Your Team

You will be joining an Agile Team with a global, diverse mix of highly motivated developers who support the next generation of Commerce products. You will be experiencing continuous integration/development, agile software engineering methodologies, and latest development technologies while working in a team. We are looking for Enthusians, who want to work in dynamic teams using corner-edge technologies, and who want to link his/her career with SAP.

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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.

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.

Requisition ID: 406750 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid