Software Engineering Manager

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

What you'll do:

We are seeking an Manager Software Engineer to lead the strategic initiatives within the Data Foundation Services team in Business Data Cloud. This role is critical in accelerating the development and adoption of seamless, low-latency integration patterns across SAP applications and the BDC data fabric. As a hands-on technical leader, you will guide a team of senior engineers focused on building and driving architectural direction, oversee key integration frameworks and provide hands-on leadership in building real-time, event-driven and secure communication across a distributed enterprise landscape. You'll bring deep technical expertise in Java, Python, ETL, distributed data processing, Kafka, Cloud-native Development, DevOps, Real-Time Analytics, Intelligent Monitoring, BTP and Hyperscaler ecosystems while also mentoring teams and collaborating closely with stakeholders across SAP's data platform initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the evolution of ETL pipelines and real-time data processing systems to support scalable, low-latency data flows across SAP's platforms.
• Own end-to-end delivery the strategic initiatives within the Data Foundation Services integration components and services using Java, Apache Kafka, RESTful APIs and modern data pipelines.
• Accelerate the strategic initiatives within the Data Foundation Services integration roadmap by identifying reusable patterns, driving platform automation and establishing best practices.
• Drive and design UI based on SAP UI5/Fiori other tools
• Drive and design Observability Framework for Customer Insights
• Collaborate with product owners, solution architects and global engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical execution plans
• Drive the integration of modern data engineering tools such as Databricks, Spark or similar technologies to enrich and accelerate data workflows.
• Ensure the team delivers robust, secure and performant services with strong observability, testing and monitoring in place.
• Support cross-product integration initiatives with other SAP data platform efforts including SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud and BDC runtime services.
• Foster a positive team culture focused on collaboration, learning, accountability and innovation.

What you bring:

• 10 to 16 years of hands-on experience in backend development using Java, with strong object-oriented design and integration patterns.
• Min 2+ years of mandatory managerial experience is desirable
• Proven experience in designing and building ETL pipelines and large-scale data processing frameworks.
• Proven experience with Log Aggregator Tools like Splunk, ELK , etc.
• Hands-on experience or experimentation with Databricks, Spark or other data engineering platforms is highly desirable.
• Strong familiarity of Hyperscaler environments such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Experience working in large-scale enterprise software environments, ideally involving SAP applications or data platforms
• Proficient with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud or HANA is highly desirable.
• Strong familiarity of Hyperscaler environments such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence across global, cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to build, retain and lead diverse, high-performing engineering teams in an agile, fast-paced environment.

Meet your Team

SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software, helping companies of all sizes and industries run at their best. As part of the Business Data Cloud (BDC) organization, the Foundation Services team is pivotal to SAP's Data & AI strategy, delivering next-generation data experiences that power intelligence across the enterprise. Located in Bangalore, India, our team drives cutting-edge engineering efforts in a collaborative, inclusive and high-impact environment, enabling innovation and integration across SAP's data platform

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 and more equitable world.
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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
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Requisition ID: | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Management | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.