Working Student (f/m/d) - Business AI Foundation Models

We 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.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses work. At SAP, we're building the foundation that makes this possible – creating intelligent systems that understand and process the complex data enterprises rely on every day.

We're looking for a curious student to join the team pioneering this frontier. As a working student in our AI organization, you'll contribute to cutting-edge research that turns AI breakthroughs into real business value.

If you're passionate about machine learning, excited by research challenges, and want hands-on experience shaping the future of enterprise AI, this is your place

What you´ll build

As a working student in our AI organization, you'll support the team tackling one of AI's critical frontiers: Foundation models for structured data and knowledge graphs. Your hands-on tasks will include:

• Support advancing data privacy for foundation models on structured data – in collaboration with privacy experts
• Evaluate experiments, such as inference attacks aiming to extract information from training data, and assess mitigations
• Investigate memorization capabilities, such as the impact of duplicates and outliers in training data, and memorization-susceptible training settings and parameters
• Adapt experiments from recent papers and apply to our models
• Prepare experiment write-ups that clearly communicate evaluations findings with statistical rigor such as confidence intervals or ablations
  This is your chance to get hands-on experience in AI development and applied AI research, while exploring how AI innovation shapes the future of enterprise software. Your contributions help ensure that AI innovation in business software is both powerful and trustworthy.

What you bring

We are looking for an enrolled Master’s / Bachelor’s student (f/m/d) at a university or university of applied sciences, preferably in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field with studies extending beyond the first half of 2028.

We expect:

• Proficiency in Python for machine learning, e.g., PyTorch and pandas, and basic shell scripting
• Experience with Azure ML or similar cloud-based workspaces
• Strong analytical and structured thinking skills, with the ability to quickly grasp new topics and concepts
• Experience with privacy-preserving machine learning, differential privacy, inference attacks, or related concepts is a plus
• Fluency in English

We are looking for a team player with a proactive, problem-solving mindset who thrives in collaborative environments.

Where you belong

SAP's AI organization is dedicated to seamlessly infusing AI into all enterprise applications, enabling customers and partners to enhance business processes and generate remarkable business value. Our team pioneers transformative advancements in Foundation Models for structured data – leveraging cutting-edge AI research combined with SAP's unparalleled enterprise data assets to explore new frontiers in AI development.

Your set of application documents should contain a cover letter, a resume in table form, school leaving certificates, certificate of enrollment, current university transcript of records, copies of any academic degrees already earned, and if available, references from former employers (including internships). Please also describe your experience and skills in foreign languages and computer programs / programming languages.

This is a SAP global, strategic, paid working student position that provides students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers.

#Workingstudent #Werkstudent #Germany #Deutschland #Student #LIHybrid #SAPGermanStudentsCareers #SAPNextGen

​

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 world.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides 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.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Requisition ID: 446249 | Work Area: Software-Research | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Limited Part Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid