Backend Engineer (limited contract)

 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.

About SAP Signavio 
SAP Signavio helps our customers understand, improve, and transform all their business processes – fast and in scale. SAP Signavio was created through the merger of Signavio, the leading cloud provider for process management, with SAP’s own process analytics product teams. Today, SAP Signavio is one of the fastest growing cloud units within SAP and represents SAP’s spearhead for all things process. 

Given its strategic importance and market momentum, SAP Signavio underwent a significant hypergrowth phase throughout 2021-2022. Throughout 2023 and 2024   SAP Signavio has remained key to SAP transformation. 

Meet your team: Process Intelligence 
This role is situated in our Brno PI office which was created in 2022 to support the growth of SAP Signavio in the region. This senior engineer role is designed to strengthen our Process Data Management team.  

The way we work 
We keep things open, agile and communicative. It is all based on trust, not micromanaging.  Our team members are self-organized within their teams, working on independent projects or closely with Product Leads, developers and UX designers. We value your thoughts and ideas and will give you the freedom to push and implement them!  
 
Position overview
As a Backend Engineer in our Process Intelligence team, you will work closely with the Product Owner and Tech Lead to shape the design and implementation of our core product. Your contribution will span across the whole development lifecycle, from refining user stories, participating in Scrum ceremonies, writing, and reviewing code, deployment, and maintaining our SaaS offerings.  
 
What you´ll do

• Contribute to the entire cycle of product development, from first ideas and brainstorming sessions to continuously delivering improvements based on customer data 

• Work existing applications as well as the inception of new microservices 

• Mentor less experienced peers and be mentored by more experienced peers 

• Collaborate and work on solving challenging technical and business problems 

• You will help to manage infrastructure and deployment of our services, Circle CI pipelines including security scanning and tools (e.g. Black Duck)

• Together with Principal Engineers and Senior Engineers, define long-term tech strategies in accordance with business needs 

• Follow Agile principles and values 

• Leverage DevOps practices and tools 

 
What you bring 

• Active student university status

• Extensive experience with Java or Kotlin 

• Experience building secure web applications, ideally with Spring, JEE 

• Experience with DevOps technologies such as AWS or MS Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins and Circle CI 

• Experience in integrating external systems and clouds (integration patterns and secure communication)

• Experience with SQL databases, with experience in database-related optimizations and data processing a big plus 

• Experience with Microservice Architecture is a plus 

 
*Do I need to meet all the requirements to apply? * 
Studies by several different sources have shown that, on average, men will apply for a job if they meet 60% of the application requirements. In contrast, women/non-binary people will seek to match a much higher percentage of the requirements before applying.  We encourage everyone to apply and give us a chance to evaluate your skills and experience. We are all learning on the job, and although the listing above has been carefully compiled, we are also open-minded and interested to hear about the value you can bring to the role and Signavio. 
*How can I demonstrate that I have particular needs in the application process?* 
For people living with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or neurodiversity, adjustments and support can make a decisive difference in the application process. If you need any specific accommodations (tools, time, etc.) and feel comfortable disclosing this, please let us know.

​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: Careers@sap.com
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.

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

Requisition ID: 404247  | Work Area: Information Technology  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Student  | Employment Type: Limited Part Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.