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Architect – SAP AI Core / Generative AI Hub

Meet Our Team

SAP AI Core Product Engineering Team is part of the SAP Business AI unit and one of the key drivers of the Intelligent Enterprise. SAP's vision is to "bring out the best in every business" and to become the "#1 enterprise application and business AI company" by " infusing business AI across the SAP product portfolio”. Our vision for AI Core is to provide a hub that offers a seamless end-to-end journey for product engineering teams in SAP and our ecosystem accelerating time to market value for AI developments.

We are responsible for foundational products such as SAP Generative AI Hub, AI Core and AI Launchpad that help application AI Developers infuse AI capabilities in their existing products and as new AI-first product faster. Our teams are located in Germany, Singapore, and India, exemplifying an innovative, start-up-like work environment.

What You'll Do

As an Architect , you will lead the technical design and architecture of AI Core, ensuring that systems are robust, scalable, and efficient. Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural best practices and product standards. Author clear technical documentation and presentations in collaboration with product engineers and architects to communicate architecture and design options to educate engineering teams and product managers.

You will have a great opportunity to learn and work on emerging technologies, solving high impact real-world problems at the intersection of Cloud, DevOps, and Artificial Intelligence which is a strategic priority for SAP.

Your tasks will include :

• Architect and Design AI Core Features : Lead the end-to-end architecture of AI solutions and platforms, ensuring scalability, security, and high performance.
• Drive Innovation : Lead the evaluation, design, and integration of cutting-edge AI technologies, with a focus on generative AI, machine learning, and cloud-native architectures
• Collaborate Across Teams : Work closely with cross-functional teams including developers, DevOps engineers, and AI researchers to create a unified technical vision and drive high-impact projects.
• Optimize System Performance : Ensure that systems are optimized for large-scale data processing, AI workloads, and high availability.
• Mentor and Inspire Teams : Provide technical leadership, mentoring junior engineers, and driving best practices for software architecture and full stack development.
• Strategize Future Growth : Work with Product Leaders and management to align technical strategies with business goals, identifying expansion opportunities
• Oversee Quality and Security : Ensure that systems meet the highest standards for security, performance, and scalability. Lead code reviews, architecture audits, and system evaluations.
• Explore, understand, and implement most recent technologies and approaches for enhancing the value and adoption of AICore.

What You Bring

Nice to have

We are looking for passionate architects eager to leverage their cloud application development and technical leadership experience to make a transformative impact in the strategically vital Business AI universe. Join us in shaping the future of AI-driven enterprise solutions

​ 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.

SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide 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 :

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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.

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

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