What you ll build:
AI Architecture Leadership: Drive adoption of generative AI and machine learning across procurement systems, utilizing SAPs AI services and custom AI models to revolutionize user experiences and automation.
BTP Innovation Champion: Architect complex solutions leveraging the full breadth of SAPs Business Technology Platform, including Integration Suite, Analytics Cloud, AI Core, and custom extension development.
Advanced CD Practices: Lead implementation of sophisticated continuous delivery patterns including progressive delivery, experimentation frameworks, and automated rollback mechanisms across global deployment regions.
Enterprise-Scale Trunk Development: Master complex trunk-based development scenarios with large teams, implementing advanced feature flag strategies and merge conflict resolution at enterprise scale.
Cloud-Native Leadership: Design high-performance, globally distributed architectures using SAPs cloud-native principles, service mesh technologies, and advanced observability patterns.
Intelligent Automation: Build AI-powered automation for testing, deployment, monitoring, and incident response, pushing the boundaries of whats possible in enterprise software delivery.
Platform Extension: Create innovative extensions and custom services on BTP that become reusable across SAPs product portfolio, contributing to SAPs platform evolution.
Modern Architecture Evangelism: Drive adoption of modern architectural patterns including event sourcing, CQRS, and reactive systems within SAPs enterprise context.
Technical Complexity: Multi-system AI integration, advanced BTP services, complex continuous delivery orchestration
Ownership: Module-level ownership with AI-enhanced monitoring and automated reliability management
Mentoring: Teaches advanced modern practices, AI tool mastery, and SAPs architectural principles
Cross-team Collaboration: Leads cross-platform initiatives leveraging BTPs integration capabilities
System Design: Architects AI-powered systems using BTP services and defines patterns for other teams
Experience: 8 + years with expertise in modern practices, AI/ML, and enterprise platform development
What you bring:
- Advanced Programming Expertise:
- Java Mastery: Deep expertise in Java ecosystem, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, reactive programming
- Polyglot Leadership: Exceptional skills across multiple languages (Java, C#, Python, Go, JavaScript) with ability to make strategic technology choices
- Enterprise Data Management:
- Advanced RDBMS knowledge including performance tuning, query optimization, database design
- Experience with distributed databases, caching strategies (Redis, Hazelcast), and data consistency patterns
- Integration Architecture:
- Expert-level REST API design, OData implementation, and GraphQL schema design
- Deep understanding of enterprise integration patterns, ESB concepts, and event-driven architectures
- Experience with integration protocols (SOAP, gRPC, WebSockets, messaging systems like Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Platform & Cloud Architecture:
- Advanced microservices patterns, service mesh, and distributed system design
- Expert knowledge of cloud platforms, containerization orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code
- Modern Development Leadership: Experience leading teams in advanced DevOps practices, trunk-based development, and continuous delivery at scale
Where you belong:
Youll join the SAP Procurement Engineering organization within our Intelligent Spend Management group, contributing to transforming how enterprises manage their procurement processes.
Your Team : Youll work within the Buying organization team, learning critical procurement workflows including Requisition management, Purchase Order processing, Receipt handling, Guided Buying experiences, and Intake processes.
Your Leadership : Youll guide technical decisions across multiple teams and influence the evolution of procurement technology serving Fortune 500 companies worldwide.
Your Impact : Youll build core procurement capabilities that process billions in enterprise spend, directly enabling organizations to achieve efficiency and compliance in their supply chain operations.
Your Influence : Your technical expertise will directly shape how global enterprises manage billions in procurement spend through the systems you architect and optimize.
Your Platform Advantage : Build on SAP BTPs comprehensive suite of services including AI/ML capabilities, integration tools, and analytics platforms that give you superpowers compared to building from scratch.