Senior Platform Engineer- SAP Generative AI Hub

As a Senior Platform Engineer at SAP AI Product Engineering, you will take end-to-end ownership of key platform components within SAP AI Core and the Generative AI Hub. Your responsibilities will include designing, building, optimizing, and operating foundational services that power SAP's enterprise AI ecosystem. This hands-on senior engineering role will provide you with clear exposure to architectural responsibilities, allowing you to influence system design, own cross-domain technical flows, and evolve into an architectural leader while actively coding. **Key Responsibilities:** - Own backend/platform components across design, development, testing, deployment, and operational support. - Deliver complex features independently with high ownership and transparency. - Drive deep technical investigations, performance tuning, and reliability improvements. **Qualifications Required:** - Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. - 5-10 years of strong experience in software/platform engineering. - Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, OOP, design patterns, and software design principles. - Deep understanding of algorithms, distributed systems, API design, microservices, and clean coding principles. - Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, cloud-native patterns, and deployment on BTP or AWS/Azure/GCP. - Expertise in at least one modern programming language: Python, Java, Go, TypeScript. - Proven experience building and operating microservices at scale. - Strong debugging and problem-solving capabilities across distributed systems. - Solid experience with CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI). - Working knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or equivalent). - Exposure to Generative AI, LLMs, embeddings, or RAG architectures. - Ability to drive technical direction, write design proposals, and make trade-off decisions. - Excellent communication, ownership mindset, and proactive attitude. At SAP, you'll work on the forefront of AI and cloud innovation, learning from experts while making a direct impact on how enterprises leverage AI. You'll have the opportunity to grow your career, collaborate globally, and work in a fast-paced, innovation-driven culture. SAP's culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models ensure that everyone, regardless of background, feels included and can perform at their best. SAP is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with disabilities.,