Development Consultant - Intern

 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.

This is a paid internship placement that provides students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers.

Role Overview

We are seeking a talented Developer to join our team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in building cloud-based applications, that redefine industry standards and drive innovation. As a member of our team, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver best-in-class solutions to our valued customers.

An Intern Development Consultant is primarily responsible for implementation of customizations of SAP Sales & Service Cloud product, and SAP Commerce Cloud application software upgrade and migration. You will collaborate closely with other software engineers, consultants and project managers as well as with various roles from customer teams to fully understand the scope of work to be done and ensure the high quality of solutions provided. You will actively be encouraged to develop as well as share your knowledge and expertise with the rest of the team, including developing and documenting best practices and standards. This is a technical role and requires a strong technical attitude and willingness to learn about new technologies.

Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of this role are the following:
•    Planning and executing code refactoring.
•    Develop and maintain Java-based applications.
•    Integrating new technologies into existing applications.
•    Planning and supporting testing, deployment and data migration activities.
•    Developing standards and best practices.
•    Working in containerized (Docker, Kubernetes) and virtual infrastructure (cloud-first setup).
•    Collaborate with senior developers to design, implement, and troubleshoot new features and adapt existing code.
•    Participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to quality standards.
•    Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies and best practices.

Qualifications

•    Very good verbal and written English.
•    Java programming language (17, 21, but also 11).
•    Knowledge of object-oriented programming and other common design patterns.
•    Knowledge of JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and web standards.
•    Experience in data processing (SQL, XML).
•    Basic understanding of databases like MySQL, MongoDB, or similar.
•    Version control system (git, GitHub, Bitbucket).
•    CI/CD pipelines utilization (Jenkins, Bamboo etc.).
•    Willingness to learn and grow in a collaborative development environment.

Nice-to-have technical skills:
•    Familiarity with Angular and/or React for building dynamic web applications.
•    Experience with RESTful APIs and integration with back-end services.
•    Hands-on experience with Node.js for back-end development.
•    Ability to leverage and integrate language model APIs (e.g., OpenAI's GPT) into development projects.
•    Working with application servers (e.g. Tomcat, JBoss)
•    Basic knowledge about UI5 for front-end development.
•    Integrating with RESTful services based on OData protocol

Any of the following would be an advantage: 
•    Working knowledge of lightweight container frameworks (e.g. Spring).
•    Experience in creating technical standards and best practices.
•    Experience with integration middleware

​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: 409966  | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Student  | Employment Type: Limited Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.