SAP iXp Intern (f/m/d) - Strategic Innovation Projects - Data Scientist

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What You’ll Build

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Position title: SAP iXp Intern (f/m/d) - Strategic Innovation Projects - Data Scientist

Location: Potsdam, Germany

Internship duration: 6 months

As a Data Scientest intern in our Strategic Innovation Projects Team, you will work on innovative projects that emphasize the value proposition of SAP Business AI.

Under the supervision of senior developers, you will have the chance to directly interact with customers and users to perform all necessary tasks.

You will be responsible for data exploration, data engineering, and data cleaning to ensure high-quality inputs for AI-driven solutions.

You will also analyze AI workflows to rate and enhance them, identifying opportunities to improve performance, efficiency, and reliability. In addition, you will support model evaluation, adaptation, and integration into platforms and products, helping to deliver robust AI features to real end users.

You will have the chance to directly work with an agile group of students with a tech and design background to bring ideas together and jointly deliver data-driven solutions that create real impact to real end users.

We are looking for a data science student wo is equally comfortable with analytical thinking and software engineering practices.

You should be able to contribute to an AI feature at every stage to craft what is needed to deliver a great experience to real end users.

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for someone who takes the initiative, perseveres, and stays curious. You like to work on meaningful innovative projects and are energized by lifelong learning.

• Student (f/m/d) at a university of applied sciences in Computer Science, Data Science , or a related field
• Technical skills:
  • Foundational knowledge in machine learning, and data analysis methods
  • Strong problem analysis and qualitative evaluation skills
  • Experience in source code management (e.g. git)
  • Experience in Frontend Development (TypeScript, React) or Backend Development (e.g. Python, Java, Rust)
  • Knowledge about UX fundamentals and methods
• Language skills: Fluent in English (written and spoken), German is a plus
• Soft skills:
  • Eager to learn about new technologies
  • Hands-on, reliable and open-minded mentality
  • Strong team working skills
  • Determined to reach a goal in time, to work independently and to prioritize tasks
• Work Experience: This position is entry level. It’s a great opportunity for any motivated development student who wishes to gain practical development experiences

Where You Belong

Be part of SAP Next Gen, a global community for students, universities, schools and educational partners, who are passionate about innovation and technology.

1. Culture of Collaboration: Partner with experienced SAP colleagues and expert mentors who will support your growth. Grow professionally through personalized mentoring, coaching, and career development support.

2. Project-driven Experience: Kickstart your career with hands-on learning experience, making an impact from day one by contributing to meaningful projects that help the world run better. You’ll have endless learning resources at your fingertips and gain future-ready skills from a variety of virtual, in-person, and hybrid learning sessions, cultivated just for you, and aligned with our learning approach.

3. Gain Visibility: Build relationships with leaders and peers across teams and functions. Showcase your ideas, skills, and creativity in a global, fast-paced environment. Open doors for future career opportunities within SAP and beyond.

At Strategic Projects, as part of the Chief Technology Office, we are driving forward Research & Innovation development excellence by creating cutting-edge solutions, especially for strategic CTO topics, and implementing novel and strategically relevant solutions e. g. projects with a strong focus on implementing innovation in enterprise learning.

In addition, we prepare and support major SAP CTO keynotes, provide expertise and develop proof-of-concepts for strategic technology topics. Our team consists of about 50 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. Follow @LifeatSAP on Instagram and don't miss anything about our experiences worldwide!

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