Senior C++ Developer for SAP HANA Cloud Plugins Core (m/f/d)

We help the world run better

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What you’ll do

As a Senior C++ Developer you will work on the SAP HANA Cloud Database Plugin Engine. HANA Cloud Plugins – Application Function Libraries AFLs and others – are application extensions to the SAP HANA Database. The plugin engine controls the loading of and the access for example via database procedures to these add-ons. You will develop new features and in case of issues, will search for the root cause of failures and provide solutions.

The procedures we offer are invoked by SQL, ABAP, or Python with respective optimizations for these languages. Hence, respective testing is mandatory and requires knowledge of these languages.

You will collaborate with your team and work together with developers from other teams.

Beside coding, you consult application teams. Based on your experience as a senior developer, you will be in contact with colleagues in several countries and guide them in the development of plugins.

What you bring

• At least 5 years’ proven experience in modern C++, SQL and ABAP programming
• Solid understanding of scripting languages – in particular Python.
• In-depth experience with database fundamentals like SQL, procedures, transactions and database internals like data/metadata handling – in particular HANA In-Memory DB
• Several years in software development also in independently defining and driving software projects
• Preferably experience with Linux and system programming
• Experience with and understanding of the HANA Application Function Library and it’s concepts as a strong plus.
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics
• Fluency both written and spoken in German and English

Meet your team

The HANA Plugins Core team is a small team located in Walldorf but supports plugin teams all around the globe. We embed application algorithms into execution mechanisms offered by HANA. Therefore we collaborate with teams responsible for other layers of the HANA kernel which are involved into these mechanisms as well. Further, we collect feature requirements of application teams programming plugins and align them with the plugin engine’s possibilities. We work close together with the HANA Plugin Infrastructure teams which is responsible for the deployment of plugins.

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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.
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Requisition ID: 406148  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
 

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