Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Associate)

We help the world run betterAt SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

Location: This is a hybrid position based from our New York City office located in the Hudson Yards.

What you'll build

As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Associate), you will begin your journey building AI-native enterprise solutions alongside experienced engineers while working directly with customers. You will contribute to real-world AI implementations, rapidly learn enterprise technologies, and help deliver production-grade AI applications across SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP AI Core, and cloud-native environments.

This role is ideal for engineers who are passionate about software engineering, Generative AI, and solving customer problems through hands-on development.

In this role, you will:

• Develop application features and AI-powered capabilities under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Build backend services, REST APIs, and frontend components for enterprise AI applications.
• Develop AI agents using LLMs, RAG, MCP, tool calling, and agent orchestration frameworks.
• Integrate SAP systems, enterprise APIs, databases, and external services into AI solutions.
• Support deployment on SAP BTP, SAP AI Core, Kubernetes, and cloud environments.
• Participate in customer workshops, discovery sessions, demos, and implementations.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code.
• Debug production issues and improve reliability and performance.
• Contribute reusable components and documentation.
• Continuously learn emerging AI technologies.

What you bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, IT, or related discipline.
• Strong Python programming fundamentals.
• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software engineering.
• Basic understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, embeddings, and RAG.
• Exposure to LangGraph, LangChain, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, or similar.
• Knowledge of REST APIs, Git, Docker, SQL/NoSQL.
• Basic Kubernetes, cloud, and CI/CD understanding.
• Exposure to SAP BTP, SAP AI Core, or Joule is a plus.
• Strong analytical thinking, curiosity, and communication.

Nice to have

• AI/ML internship or academic projects.
• Exposure to vector databases and knowledge graphs.
• Experience with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code.
• Open-source or hackathon participation.

Where you belong

You will be part of a global Forward Deployed Engineering team delivering enterprise AI solutions for customers across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. You will work alongside experienced AI engineers while developing expertise in Generative AI, agentic systems, SAP technologies, and enterprise software delivery.

Bring out your bestSAP 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 inclusionSAP’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 world.SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides 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.For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

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 annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted annual combined range for this position is 55200-127900USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate 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. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits.

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Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.Requisition ID: 457501 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 70% | Career Status: Graduate | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid