Applied AI Engineer

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 do:

In your role as Applied AI Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, coding, testing, and quality assurance in a development team. You will assess and solve issues in new or existing code, and work with high attention to detail, reliability, and efficiency. You will collaborate closely with your team members to ensure success. In your day-to-day you will:

• Work with a team of highly technical and motivated developers.

• Collaborate and work with teams spread across geographies and time zones.

• You will work on the entire lifecycle of standard SAP application development.

• Develop, integrate, and optimize applications powered by LLMsand multimodal generative models.
• Apply prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and RAG techniques to improve model accuracy and reliability.
• Business application Agent development
• Design and implement AI pipelines (data ingestion, embeddings, vector databases, knowledge retrieval).
• Collaborate with backend and frontend engineers to build production-ready APIs and interfaces.
• Collaborate and work to deploy, monitor, and scale models.
• Evaluate and compare foundation models for business use cases.
• Implement guardrails, safety mechanisms, and bias detection to ensure responsible AI usage.
• Research and experiment with new generative AI techniques
• Document architecture, design decisions, and best practices for reuse across projects.

What you bring :

Are you analytical, self-motivated, and enjoy problem solving? Do you enjoy continuous learning and working efficiently in a fast-paced environment? If this sounds like you, do you also bring:

• Bachelors/master's degree in computer science, machine learning, data science or related fields, with knowledge and experience on knowledge representation

• 5+ years of industry experience in a data scientist role

• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Haystack.

• Hands-on experience with LLMs and GenAI APIs.
• Knowledge of vector databases and data pipelines.
• Experience in fine-tuning, embeddings, and prompt engineering.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles (APIs, microservices, version control with Git).
• Exposure and experience of Agent development using open-source tools like lang graph , MCP sever development is preferred.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams and translate business needs into AI solutions.
• Hands on experience with computational packages (Numpy, Scipy, Pandas, Scikit-Learn, StatsModels, Keras, Tensorflow, etc.) and visualization tools.
• DevOps knowledge (CI/ CD, Jenkins, Pipeline Management) is desirable.
• Highly proficient in SQL and good knowledge of relational database
• Experience in working with GPUs to develop models and model deployment
• Possess strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Past and current experience writing and speaking about complex technical concepts to broad audiences in a simplified format.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Prior Work experience with SAP BTP is desirable.

Meet your team

SAP PCP Cross Technology and Architecture unit that is driving technology empowering innovations in business and people. It is part of the global organization Private Cloud Products (PCP) dedicated to delivering innovative solutions to meet our customers' unique business process needs in Private Cloud.

• You will be joining a dynamic and passionate team dedicated to leveraging AI to facilitate seamless interactions between individuals and information.
• We foster a culture of collaboration, learning, and growth, encouraging all team members to contribute ideas and perspectives.
• Enjoy the benefits of working within a diverse and international environment, with opportunities to collaborate with colleagues from around the globe.

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.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team:

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.

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

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