Development Manager for Release Management in Sovereign Cloud Onsite Project (m/f/d)

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.

What You'll Do

Build enterprise cloud infrastructure that provides European data sovereignty and hyperscaler-grade capabilities. You'll work on SAP Cloud Infrastructure, solving complex distributed systems challenges at scale: multi-region networking, container orchestration, storage systems, and the APIs that connect them.

You'll develop solutions using Go, OpenStack, and Kubernetes, tackling problems like: How do you auto-scale thousands of containers across regions? How do you build resilient storage systems? How do you design APIs that handle massive traffic spikes?

Your work will power SAP's production systems and thousands of customer environments. You'll contribute to infrastructure that enables organizations to run mission-critical applications with the performance and reliability they expect from leading cloud platforms.

In your role as Development Manager, you'll lead engineering teams building SAP Cloud Infrastructure, guiding technical strategy and team execution for enterprise cloud services that provide European data sovereignty and hyperscaler-grade capabilities. You'll coordinate the development of distributed systems that handle massive scale, serving thousands of customer environments with mission-critical reliability.

Your leadership will balance technical excellence with delivery timelines, fostering innovation while ensuring robust solutions for complex infrastructure challenges like multi-region networking, container orchestration at scale, and storage systems that handle massive traffic spikes. You'll guide teams working with Go, OpenStack, and Kubernetes to build production systems that compete with leading cloud platforms.

Managing teams that serve SAP's global customer base, you'll establish engineering practices and drive strategic decisions that enable organizations to run mission-critical applications with enterprise-grade performance and reliability. Your team's work will directly impact how European organizations maintain data sovereignty while accessing world-class cloud capabilities that rival hyperscaler offerings.

What You Bring

• Technical Foundation: Hands-on experience with Go, Rust, Python, Java and deep understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native patterns
• Management Excellence: 8+ years software development with 3+ years leading engineering teams of 5-15 developers across multiple projects
• Strategic Leadership: Proven ability to align team goals with European cloud sovereignty objectives and drive architectural decisions for vendor lock-in elimination
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Experience working with product, design, and business stakeholders while managing team budgets and resource allocation
• People Development: Strong coaching skills with track record of developing talent in open source technologies and distributed systems
• Change Management: Success leading teams through technical transformations and communicating with executives and European partners

Meet the Team

You'll join PlusOne Central Engineering, where innovation meets collaboration. Our culture values engineering excellence, continuous learning, and diverse perspectives. We embrace modern practices, support career growth, and maintain work-life balance while building enterprise-scale solutions that drive digital transformation. Available locations for this role are Berlin, Munich, Dresden and St. Leon Rot.
During the application and selection process, candidates will be informed which manager they will be working with upon hiring. We look forward to your application!

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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 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.

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Requisition ID: 439490 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Management | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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