ABAP Developer along AI

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 bring

• 5-8 years of hands-on software engineering experience
• Strong, practical LLM engineering skills: prompt design, function/tool calling, structured outputs, multi-turn reasoning, and agentic workflow design
• Proven application of RAG patterns (retriever optimization, indexing strategies, grounding, guardrails) and multi-agent orchestration
• Experience integrating tools via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) across multiple products/teams
• Working knowledge of SAP BTP AI services: Generative AI Hub, AI Core, and Joule Studio
• Familiarity with the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol to design interoperable, bidirectional multi-agent architectures spanning SAP and external ecosystems
• Hands-on experience with agentic AI frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph) to build, test, and operate production agent workflows
• Experience in operating evaluation frameworks for AI systems to validate model behavior, reliability, and regression safety
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate in fast-paced, cross-functional teams
• Problem-solving mindset with rigorous troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
• Good understanding of SAP products, technologies, data models, release processes, and business process fundamentals; Finance domain exposure is a plus
• Hands-on expertise in ABAP Objects and modern ABAP, including ABAP CDS/VDM, RAP, OData, enhancement frameworks, APIs, and performance-oriented development

What you'll build

• Production-grade AI agents that autonomously orchestrate SAP S/4HANA business processes with reliability, security, and auditability
• MCP-based tool integrations across product teams and systems
• A2A-compliant agent architectures enabling structured, bidirectional communication between Joule and BTP agents
• Secure, agent-consumable tools by wrapping OData services and S/4HANA APIs via SAP Integration Suite’s MCP Gateway
• Performance and cost optimizations across services and workloads; continuous tuning for latency, throughput, resilience, and efficiency
• Team-level observability (logs, metrics, traces), alerting, incident response, and post-incident review practices aligned to SRE standards
• Robust, scalable integrations in partnership with platform, data, and AI teams; progressive hardening for production readiness
• High-quality SAP solutions using ABAP/OO ABAP, modern ABAP, RAP, CDS/VDM, OData services, enhancement frameworks, and APIs
• Features delivered end-to-end: implementation, automated testing, release, stabilization, and ongoing production support
• Root-cause analyses and preventive actions that continuously improve security, reliability, and developer experience

Where you belong

You’ll join the SAP S/4HANA Finance team, take end-to-end technical ownership of critical systems and contribute to engineering excellence across the team. Mentoring less-experienced engineers, guiding design and code quality, and building strong technical capabilities within the team are all part of the role. The team operates across global, cross-functional groups in a culture that values continuous improvement, operational excellence, and knowledge sharing.

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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AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

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Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Requisition ID: 457001 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid