Senior Cloud Platform Engineer Expert

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 Build 

In this role, you will build two new cloud-managed services to provide PostgreSQL and Redis instances to SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform) users. The services aim to help SAP internal and external clients to have a seamless experience. Given the connection to SAP Core Infrastructure, this project is a major priority for SAP and BTP. 

You'll be responsible for: 

• Designing and building two complex BTP Cloud Managed Services that are deployed in a cloud environment. 


• Learning new technologies and helping the team adopt state-of-the-art technologies and innovate. 


• Inspiring the team towards coding best practices and guidelines for clean code. 


• Leading and participating in design discussions on the best way forward to build the services. 


• Collaborating with the team to work on and improve agile practices. 

What You Bring 

• Love for software architecture, development, platform engineering, learning and mentoring 


• Ability to drive a complex topic towards decisions and impact. Making it into actionable items for the team to work 


• Experience in business application modeling and development to evaluate how things will work out in practice. 


• Cloud development principles (the 12-factors). 


• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration such as Kubernetes (focus on Kubernetes Operator pattern), Docker or Gardener 


• Hands-on experience with backend development in TypeScript/Node.js or Golang. 


• IaaS expertise with Cloud Foundry or OpenStack (bonus if experience with at least one cloud provider: AWS, Azure, or GCP). 


• Experience with testing and general quality assurance practices, including unit, integration, end-to-end and acceptance tests (familiarity with Cucumber/Gherkin is a plus) 


• Deep knowledge of Git. 


• Cloud DevOps knowledge in GitHub Actions (additional experience with Jenkins, Concourse or Terraform is a nice to have). 


• A good understanding of observability principles and tooling, including logging, metrics, and tracing (with focus on tools such as OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana or OpenSearch). 


• A good understanding of PostgreSQL and Redis services and their use cases. 


• Confidence working within Unix/Linux shell environments (good bash knowledge is beneficial). 


• Fluent English speaking and writing skills are mandatory. 

Where You Belong 

You will be part of an international team under Product & Engineering SAP board area. We create the latest products and services in the SAP BTP Platform, using the latest cloud technology trends, working methods and mindset. We aim to bring the next level of technology and innovation to our customers. 

Join a high-driven team that always helps each other and loves to bring in new people to share our passion for creating meaningful, high-quality software. 

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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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.

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Requisition ID: 450136  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations:  #LI-Hybrid

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