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SAP • Walldorf, DE

AI Application Developer (f/m/d) T2

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

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.

As part of empowered Lean team setup, we are seeking an experienced AI Application developer who is among the founding team to design, develop, and deploy advanced AI solutions within the SAP ecosystem building intelligent, scalable products using cutting-edge AI and machine learning. The ideal candidate will design, build, and enhance enterprise-grade AI oriented mobile applications that integrate intelligent capabilities, leveraging SAP’s mobile services, SAP BTP, LLMs, AI Core, and cloud-native extensions. You will work closely with architects, UX designers, and Product specialists to deliver high-performance mobile solutions within the SAP ecosystem. We’re looking for an AI Engineer who enjoys ownership, experimentation, and shipping impact fast.

What you`ll do:

  • Own end-to-end AI productization from concept to scalable, reliable production.
  • Design, build, and maintain backend services, APIs, and data pipelines using Python, Java, or Go.
  • Develop agentic and autonomous AI systems with secure, compliant, enterprise-grade architectures.
  • Implement advanced AI capabilities, including:
    • NLP pipelines and conversational assistants
    • Semantic search, recommendation systems, and vector search
    • Classification, summarization, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation
    • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and generative AI workflows for enterprise and mobile apps
  • Integrate AI logic into transactional systems using OData and REST services.
  • Develop and deploy applications on SAP BTP using SAP AI, Event Mesh, Cloud Foundry, and Kyma (Kubernetes).
  • Build and extend enterprise applications using SAP CAP and SAP RAP.
  • Work with SAP AI Core, AI Launchpad, Generative AI Hub, SAP Datasphere, SAP HANA, and SAP Joule.
  • Evaluate and integrate third-party AI frameworks; fine-tune and optimize models.
  • Design and maintain MLOps pipelines for training, versioning, deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
  • Integrate AI solutions with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, and core business processes.

What you bring:

  • 3–8 years of mobile/enterprise development experience with strong Python skills; working knowledge of Java or Go; exposure to SAP MDK and SAP BTP.
  • Experience with SAP Process Automation, Workflow Management, SAP Build tools, SAP CAP (Node.js/Java), and/or SAP RAP.
  • Hands-on experience with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn) and deploying models to production.
  • knowledge of SAP BTP (Cloud Foundry/Kyma), SAP AI Core, AI Launchpad, Generative AI Hub, SAP Datasphere, SAP HANA, OData, and SAP Integration Suite.
  • Experience with LLMs, vector databases, prompt engineering, cloud-native design, APIs, CI/CD, and distributed systems.
  • Implement secure authentication using SAP Identity Services, OAuth, and XSUAA; SAP Fiori/UI5 and SAP functional modules are a plus.
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, architectural leadership, mentoring, ownership from design to delivery, and documentation skills.
  • Ability to work in Lean pod setup working with product specialists and architects to design scalable mobile + AI architectures.
  • Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to resolve complex technical challenges. Ability to work in Lean pod setup.

Meet your team:

You will join the Consumer Industries team where we are focusing on building solutions that help Retail companies to plan their business as well as their supply chain. — from grocery and hardgoods retailers to specialty and fashion brands. Working with standard LOBs, our mission is to provide best-in-class planning and supply chain functionality that adapts to fast-changing business needs with a clear Retail industry focus. SAP S/4HANA Retail offers industrialized, innovative AI cloud services that set the market standard for retail. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI into SAP applications such as S/4HANA, Retail industry solutions, and SAP Build apps.

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: 449122 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: Munich #LI-Hybrid

Company benefits

25 (UK) 30 (Germany) 21 (India) days annual leave + bank holidays
Accrued annual leave – 1 day/year up to 30 days (UK)
Open to job sharing
Sabbaticals
Adoption leave – Up to 52 weeks (UK)
Open to part time work for some roles
Returnship
Equity packages
Shared parental leave
Enhanced maternity leave
Fertility benefits
Pregnancy support
On-site childcare
Share options
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Gym membership
Dental coverage
Health insurance
Private GP service
Mental health platform access
Life assurance
Life insurance
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Enhanced paternity leave
Travel insurance
Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Bike parking
Enhanced sick pay
Emergency leave
Enhanced sick days
Company car
Open to part-time employees
Work from anywhere scheme
Childcare credits
Fertility treatment leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Carer’s leave
Nursery salary sacrifice scheme
Family health insurance
Women’s health leave
Annual bonus
401K
Referral bonus
Joining bonus
Employee discounts
Loyalty programme
Non-contributory pension
Personal development days
Personal development budgets
L&D budget
Language lessons
Learning license
Study support
Studying sabbaticals
Lunch and learns
In house training
Hackathons
Professional subscriptions
Further education support

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