Senior Developer

Job Description

Requisition ID: 450472
Work Area: Software-Design and Development
Expected Travel: 0%
Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Career Level: T3-1
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Original Posting Date: 03/30/2026

Job Title: Senior Developer

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Work Model: Hybrid work model

Purpose and Objective:

SAP Labs, LLC seeks a Senior Developer at our Palo Alto, CA location responsible for development focusing on design, coding, testing, quality assurance of complex product features in a development team.

Expectations and Tasks:

Resolves complex issues within own area of expertise and supports others in resolving issues. Provides application implementation services typically within the boundaries of specifications and project plans. Design activities include requirements analysis and design documentation. Implementation activities include implementation, testing and integration. Maintenance activities include error analysis and removal. Usually extends, modifies or adapts existing designs but may also be involved in the development of new (sub)systems.

Education and Occupational Experience:

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field of study and six (6) years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation. Alternatively, a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field of study and four (4) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

Qualifications/Skills and Competencies Experience:

Experience must include four (4) years involving each of the following:

• Programming languages including Java, Shell Script, or Python;

• Designing, building, and maintaining high performance, reusable, and reliable code;

• Implementing application features and business logic per requirements;

• Building application micro services and APIs on J2EE stack and Spring Boot using Java;

• Collaborating with PM, UX, UI and QA teams to completed assigned tasks; and

• Resolving problems with software and responding to suggestions for improvements and enhancements.

Travel: N/A.

This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program subject to the eligibility criteria outlined in the SAP Internal Employee Referral Policy.

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Compensation Range Transparency: The annual base salary range for this position is $145,886 - $222,288. 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 $148,600 - $252,600. 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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