Software Development Manager - Client Platform Services

 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.

Overview
 

As the Software Development Manager for the Client Platform Services team, you will lead development of key areas of SAP Concur’s Travel and Expense products, providing critical functionalities for internal and end user customers while helping drive business value for SAP. These include our carbon emissions service, a data orchestration layer providing GraphQL as a platform for web and mobile clients, and a number of mobile backend services used by the Concur mobile apps. The team ensures that services are secure, compliant and highly performant. Your work will enable innovative and engaging experiences that delight millions of SAP customers around the globe.

Meet your team

• We develop services (primarily with Node.js and Python) and deploy containers using Kubernetes. AWS is our hyperscaler of choice
• We embrace end-to-end service ownership, from concept to production
• We are obsessed with performance, metrics, resiliency, testing in production, failure proofing & scalability
• We are passionate about operating cloud services, designing distributed systems, architecting and coding using best practices
• We enjoy working and being a part of a collaborative, fun, and technical team 

What you’ll do
 

• Lead development, own and manage a set of platform services that power SAP Concur product usage across the globe.
• Deliver high quality features, seek continuous improvement, and enable rapid execution of the roadmap.
• Monitor KPIs and maintain SLAs related to UI performance. Use retrospectives, root cause analysis and corrective actions to improve service quality.
• Attract, hire, and retain a group of high performing software developers organized into Agile scrum team(s).
• Mentor and support to foster individual professional growth and development.
• Build strong and productive relationships with R&D teams (who are also customers of our products and services), product management, architects, dependent technology teams, and supporting partners.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and accountability within the team.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field or relevant experience
• Proficient in software engineering with a focus on back-end or full-stack development
• Experience in management / leadership experience in agile software development
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality software products on time and within budget
• Strong leadership abilities, with a focus on fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral
• Excellent communication in English   

Please submit your resume in English 

​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
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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: 396236  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Management  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.