Senior Application 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.

What You'll Build

As a Senior Application Engineer, you'll lead enterprise digital transformation, crafting solutions for transitioning from SAP ECC systems to S/4HANA Cloud platforms with clean, migration-ready data. Your work transforms how thousands of global customers modernize their operations, architecting intelligent data management to assess data health and provide automated remediation.

You'll develop AI-powered features refining error detection and build systems that shift data preparation to proactive, intelligent automation. Leveraging cloud technologies and microservices, your solutions will set new standards for enterprise cloud transitions.

Beyond coding, you'll make strategic design decisions shaping data management solutions, collaborate with product managers and architects, mentor developers on complex challenges, establish best practices, and ensure solutions are maintainable, scalable, and enterprise-grade.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud-native applications and microservices for data management and S/4HANA transitions
• Tackle complex technical challenges, making key architectural and design decisions
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship through code reviews and pair programming
• Collaborate with international teams to deliver high-quality solutions
• Partner with product management and stakeholders to define requirements and strategies
• Build full-stack solutions using Java, Spring, and cloud technologies
• Optimize RESTful APIs, microservices, and develop automated testing strategies

What You Bring

Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years in software development, with expertise in Java and Spring Framework as a full-stack developer
• Experience with cloud platforms and cloud-native development
• Understanding of microservices, RESTful API design, and event-driven architectures
• Strong knowledge of databases, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines
• Ability to mentor developers and conduct effective code reviews

Preferred:

• Experience with SAP Cloud Application Programming (CAP), SAPUI5/Fiori and SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)
• Knowledge of enterprise data migration, ETL, and data quality management
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Understanding of AI/ML technologies in enterprise software
• Experience with additional programming languages like Python
• Knowledge of enterprise security and quality best practices

Where You Belong

You'll be part of a highly skilled, international team of engineers who are passionate about solving complex technical challenges. Our team spans multiple geographies and time zones, bringing together diverse perspectives and expertise in cloud technologies, data engineering, AI, and enterprise systems. We foster a collaborative environment where technical excellence is celebrated, and every team member's voice matters.

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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Requisition ID: 445633 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid