Senior Developer- C++, 8+ years

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The SAP HANA Database and Analytics Core engine team is looking for an intermediate, or senior developer to contribute to our Knowledge Graph Database System engine development. In this role, you will be designing, developing features, and maintaining our Knowledge Graph engine, which runs inside SAP HANA in-memory database. At SAP, all members of the engineering team, including management, are hands-on and close to the code. If you think you can thrive in such an environment, and you have the necessary skills and experience please do not hesitate to apply. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO- 

As a developer, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Contribute to hands-on coding, design, and architecture that is best suited for our team size and performance targets. 

• Collaborate in a team environment that extends to colleagues in remote locations and from various lines of businesses within the company. 

• Ability to communicate and guide other teams to construct best possible queries for their needs. 

• Assess new technology, tool, and infrastructure to keep up with the rapid pace of change. 

• Embrace lean and agile software development principles. 

• Debug, troubleshoot and communicate with customers about their issues with their data models, and queries. 

• Continually enhance existing skills and seek new areas for personal development. 

WHAT YOU BRING- 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent university education in computer science or engineering with 2-5 years of experience in developing enterprise class software. 

• Experience in Development with modern C++. 

• Knowledge of development of Database Internals like - Query Optimizer/Planner, Query Executor, System Management, Transaction Management, and/or Persistence. 

• Knowledge of SQL, and Graph technologies like RDF/SPARQL. 

• Knowledge of full SDLC and development of tests using Python or other tools. 

• Experience designing and developing well-encapsulated, and object-oriented code. 

• Solution-oriented and open minded. 

• Manage collaboration with sister teams and partner resources in remote locations. 

• High service and customer orientation 

• Skilled in process optimization and drives for permanent change. 

• Strong in analytical thinking/problem solving.  

• Interpersonal skills: team player, proactive networking, results and execution oriented, motivated to work in an international and intercultural environment. 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and presentation skills 

MEET YOUR TEAM- 

The team is responsible for developing HANA Knowledge Graph, a high-performance graph analytics database system, made available to SAP customers, partners, and various internal groups as part of HANA Multi Model Database System. It is specifically designed for processing large-scale graph data and executing complex graph queries with high efficiency. HANA Knowledge Graph enables organizations to gain insights from their graph datasets, discover patterns, perform advanced graph analytics, and unlock the value of interconnected data. HANA Knowledge Graph utilizes massive parallel processing (MPP) architecture to leverage the power of distributed computing. It is built with W3C web standards specifications of graph data and query language – RDF and SPARQL.   

The various components of HANA Knowledge Graph System include – Storage, Data Load, Query Parsing, Query Planning and Optimization, Query Execution, Transaction Management, Memory Management, Network Communications, System Management, Data Persistence, Backup & Restore, Performance Tuning, etc. 

At SAP, HANA Knowledge Graph is set to play a critical role in the development of several AI products. 

We build breakthroughs together

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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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.
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Requisition ID: 392065  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.