SAP

Principal Machine Learning Engineer

SAP
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11 hours ago
Palo Alto, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$198k - $420k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Architect and optimize large-scale ML systems, LLM capabilities, and ML infrastructure.
  • Lead scalable model deployment and ensure ML solutions meet performance, scalability, security, governance, and business requirements.
  • Develop and apply advanced MLOps, observability, model governance, explainability, and performance and cost optimization practices.
  • Define architectural, operational, and engineering standards across teams and products.
  • Partner with customers and stakeholders to gather requirements, resolve ambiguity, and propose solutions aligned with product capabilities and customer value.
  • Mentor engineers, guide teams, optimize workflows, and influence technical direction across the organization.
  • Enable safe experimentation and ensure systems are production-ready and aligned with product objectives.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience delivering complex systems.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
  • Hands-on production experience with AI/ML, including large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, prompt engineering, vector search, agent workflows, and model evaluation techniques.
  • Expertise in distributed systems design and large-scale enterprise product architecture.
  • Strong programming skills, proficiency with ML frameworks, and a solid understanding of MLOps practices.
  • Experience with large-scale ML architecture, model governance and explainability, observability, and performance and cost optimization.
  • Excellent English communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in global, multicultural teams.

Benefits

  • Flexible working models and SAP’s health and well-being and inclusion programs.
  • Accessibility accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.
  • The position is permanent unless otherwise specified; SAP employee referral eligibility applies only to eligible permanent roles.
  • Annual compensation range of USD 198200 to USD 420000, with potential variable incentives and additional benefits subject to applicable plans and policies.

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SAP

About SAP

10,000+ employees

SAP builds enterprise application software and cloud services for finance, procurement, supply chain, human resources, and analytics, sold through subscriptions, licenses, and support. Its portfolio includes SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Ariba, and SAP SuccessFactors. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, SAP is a public company listed on the NYSE and Frankfurt (ETR) and serves enterprises and public-sector organizations worldwide.

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