SAP Product & Engineering Operations and Strategy iXp Intern - Developer Experience

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.

SAP Internship Experience Program - Developer Experience Intern

What You’ll Build

The SAP Internship Experience Program is SAP’s global, strategic, paid internship program that provides university students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers. This is more than an internship, it’s the foundation for a career built on connection, creativity, and impact.

Position title: SAP Product & Engineering Operations and Strategy iXp Intern – Developer Experience

Location: Newport Beach, CA

Expected start date to end date: May 1, 2026 – November 1, 2026

You will support Expedited AI Tool Evaluation & Rollout, one of the key strategic initiatives in SAP’s global Developer Experience program.

• Support the Expedited AI Tool Evaluation & Rollout (EATER) initiative by helping assess, document, and scale industry leading AI tools that enhance productivity, quality, and developer experience across SAP’s global product and engineering organizations.

• Contribute to AI tool evaluation frameworks, including new development AI tool requests research, synthesizing feedback from product engineering teams, and supporting data-driven recommendations to our top executives for adoption.

• Assist with trials, pilots, and global rollouts of approved AI tools by coordinating onboarding materials, creating enablement content, and internal communications.

• Help create clear documentation, playbooks, and guidance to help development teams adopt AI tools efficiently and responsibly.

• Support cross-functional collaboration between our Developer Experience team, Product Engineering, Security, Legal, and other stakeholders involved in AI tool enablement.

• Help track outcomes and continuous improvement signals (e.g., adoption insights, qualitative feedback, productivity indicators) to inform future AI tooling decisions.

• Provide support in preparing presentations, summaries, and demos that communicate findings, progress, and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences and stakeholders including leadership.

What You’ll Bring

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

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or master’s degree in Business Information Systems, applied Computer Science, Informatics, HCI, or a related field.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain key concepts to diverse audiences.

• Comfortable presenting ideas, insights, and recommendations in meetings, workshops, and written deliverables.

• A basic understanding of product engineering workflows, software development lifecycles, and continuous improvement practices.

• Some hands-on exposure to industry leading AI tools (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot, etc.) and curiosity to try out new tools and how they are applied responsibly at scale.

• Analytical and structured mindset with interest in evaluating tools, synthesizing feedback, and supporting data informed decisions.

• Self-driven, collaborative, and eager to learn in a fastpaced, crossfunctional environment focused on improving developer experience.

Where You Belong

Be part of SAP Next Gen, a global community for students, universities, schools and educational partners, who are passionate about innovation and technology.

1. Culture of Collaboration: Partner with experienced SAP colleagues and expert mentors who will support your growth. Grow professionally through personalized mentoring, coaching, and career development support.

1. Project-driven Experience: Kickstart your career with hands-on learning experience, making an impact from day one by contributing to meaningful projects that help the world run better. You’ll have endless learning resources at your fingertips and gain future-ready skills from a variety of virtual, in-person, and hybrid learning sessions, cultivated just for you, and aligned with our learning approach.

1. 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.

SAP’s Developer Experience Team within the Product & Engineering Operations & Strategy unit sets the direction on how SAP will be developing enterprise software in future and thus is pivotal for SAP’s development and product strategy execution. It’s on our team to provide SAP’s global development organization with the best-possible environment to collaboratively deliver the world's #1 enterprise applications to customers in an integrated AI-native manner. The team’s success is rooted on a strong collaboration with stakeholders across all board areas at as well as with industry peers like Google and Microsoft and world-renown academic partners incl. UC Irvine.

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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.

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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.

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 0 - 0(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: 448885 | Work Area: Administration | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Limited Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid