Lead Development Expert - SAP Business Network

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Location: This position will be based on-site in Palo Alto, CA. This is a firm requirement and relocation assistance is not available.

Purpose and Objective: 
SAP Business Network seeks a Development Expert at Palo Alto, California location responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of modules or features of a product.

As the Lead Development Expert, you will be responsible for guiding the team, providing direction and designs and support while also being a hands on developer.

The Role:

• Work closely with SAP developers to understand their projects and their needs.
• Create high level requirements and designs.
• Define and implement architectural / coding best practices and participate in software design and code reviews with the development team consisting of frontend-, backend-, full-stack, Dev-Ops and ML engineers.
• Guide developers while giving them space to learn and grow
• Support the product team with technical feasibility analysis, solution proposals, and ballpark effort estimations.
• Support customer workshops and engagements with holistic architecture and solution integration expertise
• Communicate with central architecture teams inside SAP for software design and integration tasks
• Stay on top of technology trends and actively participate in the SAP Expert community to share knowledge.

 
Required:

• Bachelor, Master or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, or other relevant disciplines.
• Proven experience in designing, developing, deploying, and testing multi-tenant business applications in the cloud with a focus on backend infrastructure.
• Experience in developing data-driven microservices, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, TDD, hands-on experience with docker containers and Kubernetes, familiar with one of the cloud providers.
• At least 10+ years of professional experience as developer with 5+ years as an architect.
• Proven ability to work in an agile environment using SCRUM methodology
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-cultural teams.
   

Preferred:

• Experience in writing technical documentation.
• Experience in data science or data engineering
• Knowledge about the SAP Business Technology Platform
• Familiarity with JSON, Git, docker, kubernetes, AWS, GCP

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SAP innovations help more than 400,000 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 200 million users and more than 100,000 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, we build breakthroughs, together.

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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.

Compensation Range Transparency: SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the hourly base salary rate range applicable for the posted role. The targeted range for this position is 185100 - 403800(USD) USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidates will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process.  SAP offers limited benefits for employees hired into hourly or like roles subject to appliable plan/policy terms. A summary of benefits and eligibility requirements can be found by clicking this link:  SAP North America Benefits.

Requisition ID: 391194  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations:  #LI-Hybrid