Platform Infrastructure Engineer

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.

Please note: This is a hybrid position based from our San Ramon, CA office. There is no relocation support available for the position.

About the Role

SAP helps the world run better. We enable organizations to operate with purpose and agility, turning complexity into opportunity. Join us and help build the platforms that power intelligent enterprises worldwide.

We are looking for a Platform Infrastructure Engineer to join our Infrastructure Engineering team and drive the transformation of a legacy Java-based platform into a modern cloud-native, AI-native platform. This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who is passionate about infrastructure, cloud platforms, distributed systems, and building the foundation for intelligent enterprise technology.

In this role, you will work closely with engineers across platform, infrastructure, security, and data teams to modernize foundational platform capabilities. You will design and implement solutions that improve scalability, reliability, security, and developer productivity across the platform. You will work hands-on with modern technologies and architectural patterns involving hyperscalers, APIs, service mesh, messaging frameworks, data platforms, GPUs, agents, and MCP-based services.

This is an ideal role for an engineer who wants to own and deliver impactful work on the systems and tooling that power modern enterprise platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Drive the modernization of a legacy Java-based platform into a cloud-native and AI-native architecture
• Design and implement shared platform capabilities across data, roles, permissions, security, infrastructure, and service communication
• Build and maintain platform services involving API gateways, service mesh, feature flags, secrets management, and service discovery
• Own engineering deliverables across platform capabilities such as Vault, Consul, database frameworks, messaging systems, and integration services
• Design and implement event-driven and messaging patterns using technologies such as Kafka
• Build platform infrastructure for modern AI workloads, including infrastructure patterns related to GPUs, agents, and MCP-connected services
• Lead integration efforts with Databricks and enterprise data platforms
• Implement and improve access control, security patterns, configuration management, and platform reliability
• Build internal tooling, documentation, and reusable frameworks that improve the developer experience
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including infrastructure, security, data, and application engineering

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for someone who takes initiative, perseveres, and stays curious. You like to work on meaningful innovative projects and are energized by lifelong learning.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• 2–5 years of experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or developer platforms
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), APIs, microservices, system design, and infrastructure-as-code
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and DevOps practices
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a collaborative engineering environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise platform technologies or architectural patterns at scale
• Hands-on experience with API gateways, service mesh (Istio/Envoy), Kafka, Vault, Consul, feature flags, or secrets management
• Experience with AI infrastructure, agentic systems, MCP servers, or LLM platform support
• Hands-on experience with Kafka, Databricks, data platforms, or integration frameworks
• Experience building developer tooling, CLIs, or internal platform SDKs
• Track record of modernizing legacy systems and building scalable platform foundations
• Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and SRE practices

Where You Belong

Be part of a team that is shaping the future of enterprise technology at SAP.

• Culture of Collaboration: Partner with talented SAP engineers and mentors who will support your growth. Grow professionally through mentoring, coaching, and career development support.
• Impact-driven Work: Make a meaningful impact by contributing to platform capabilities that power products used by thousands of enterprises worldwide.
• Gain Visibility: Build relationships with leaders and peers across teams and functions. Showcase your ideas, skills, and creativity in a global, fast-paced environment. Open doors for future career opportunities within SAP and beyond.

What You’ll Gain

• Ownership of critical platform components in a large-scale modernization effort
• Deep expertise in enterprise-grade cloud and infrastructure engineering practices
• Experience building shared platform capabilities used by multiple engineering teams
• Understanding of how modern platforms are designed to support security, scale, reliability, and AI-native workloads
• Career growth within a global technology leader

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.

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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.

Compensation Range Transparency: SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 106900 - 208000(USD) USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits.

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Requisition ID: 446432 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid