Working Student (f/m/d) - Software Development for SAP Sailing Analytics

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What you'll do

Help the world's leading platform for portraying and analyzing sailing regattas become a successful open-source project on GitHub. You will secure the platform, keep frameworks and components up-to-date, and improve the automation of cloud processes to provide solutions for sailing events and other users. Join our team to support the open-source community in onboarding the project.

1. Open-Source Launch and Security: 

• Help successfully publish Sailing Analytics as an open-source project on GitHub.
• Address security improvements based on Threat Modeling findings, both before and after publishing. 
• Focus on security, primarily through Java development. 

2. Technology Showcases and Prototypes: 

• Use SAP Sailing Analytics and its rich data collected in over 40,000 races to create technology showcases and prototypes, such as the AI Sailing Commentator. 
• Focus on data science, large language models (LLMs), and machine learning. 

3. Maintainer Role: 

• Help fulfill the "maintainer" role for SAP post-publication of the Sailing Analytics open-source project. 
• Work across the full stack of the solution, including cloud infrastructure management, application logic, analytics use cases, UI, web clients, and companion apps like Sail Insight built with React Native technology. 
• Collaborate with the open-source community on GitHub, review pull requests and help ensure the quality and security of the solution. 

4. Event Support (Optional): 

• Optionally support sailing events on-site.
• Help operate the software, manage race infrastructure, and interact with users and other on-site partners, such as race management, tracking infrastructure, and wind sensor handling.

What you bring

• Student (f/m/d) at a university or a university of applied sciences in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field  

Computer skills:  

• Solid foundational knowledge in computer science and software engineering methodology  
• Solid experience in Java
• First experience in building web applications
• Language skills:  fluent German or English

Soft skills:  

• Eager to learn and find fun in working with technology
• Hands-on, reliable and open-minded mentality   
• Strong team working skills, fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment    
• Plus: interest or even better own experience in the sport of sailing

Meet your team

At Strategic Projects, as part of the CTO area, we are driving forward SAP’s development excellence by implementing cutting-edge and strategically relevant solutions for pressing topics. In addition, we provide expertise with tech evaluations and develop proof-of-concepts for strategic technology topics. Our team consists of about 65 colleagues who are students, young professionals, and experienced professionals in the areas of software development, design, project management and team/management assistance. We work in teams that are mainly located in Potsdam/Berlin and Walldorf and collaborate closely with other SAP teams to realize our mission.   

About Sailing Analytics:

The SAP Sailing Analytics is the solution that powers https://sapsailing.com. It allows regatta hosts, athletes, coaches and fans to follow live, portray and comment, analyze and understand sailing regattas in unprecedented ways. With its unparalleled high-quality sailing tracking database it serves as the foundation for various SAP technology showcases.

We actively support the diversity of your personal backgrounds, perspectives, and character traits. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to apply if the job posting appeals to you - regardless of gender, age, physical or mental background etc.. These characteristics are what make you unique and we want to get to know them.   

Also, did you know that according to several studies, men apply when they meet an average of 60% of the qualifications and women apply when they meet all the requirements? Since we also like to teach you new things, have the courage to apply!  

https://www.sap.com/germany/about/company/our-values/diversity.html 

Your set of application documents should contain a cover letter, a resume in table form, school leaving certificates, certificate of enrollment, current university transcript of records, copies of any academic degrees already earned, and if available, references from former employers (including internships). Please also describe your experience and skills in foreign languages and computer programs / programming languages.
 

This is a SAP global, strategic, paid working student position that provides students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers.

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​Bring out your best

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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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Requisition ID: 422406  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Student  | Employment Type: Limited Part Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid