SAP

Forward Deployed AI Engineer

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16 days ago
New York, NY, USAMid Level / Senior
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Base Salary

$90k - $199k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement production-grade AI applications using modern software engineering practices.
  • Develop AI agents using LLMs, RAG, MCP, tool calling, structured outputs, and multi-agent orchestration.
  • Integrate SAP products, enterprise applications, APIs, databases, and external services.
  • Deploy and operate AI applications on SAP AI Core, SAP BTP, Kubernetes, and public cloud platforms.
  • Own customer-facing technical workstreams and translate business requirements into working AI solutions.
  • Develop reusable frameworks, accelerators, and reference implementations.
  • Perform code reviews and mentor Associate AI Developers.
  • Optimize AI systems for performance, reliability, observability, and cost.
  • Collaborate with architects, product engineering teams, and customer stakeholders.
  • Drive innovation through prototypes and emerging AI technologies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
  • 3–7 years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Strong Python programming skills and experience with Java, TypeScript, or JavaScript.
  • Hands-on experience with LangGraph, LangChain, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, or similar frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering, embeddings, vector databases, RAG, MCP, and agentic AI.
  • Experience building cloud-native applications and integrating enterprise applications and databases.
  • Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Excellent communication, analytical thinking, ownership, and customer engagement skills.
  • SAP BTP, SAP AI Core, Joule, or SAP Business AI experience is highly desirable.
  • Knowledge of Knowledge Graphs, GraphRAG, AI evaluation, and AI observability is a plus.
  • Enterprise AI delivery experience in customer-facing roles is a plus.
  • Open-source contributions, hackathons, technical community involvement, or experience with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar AI-assisted engineering tools is a plus.

Benefits

  • Hybrid position based from SAP's New York City office in Hudson Yards.
  • Regular full-time employment with SAP benefits and eligibility requirements.
  • Expected travel is 0–70%.
  • Flexible working models, health and well-being support, inclusion programs, accessibility accommodations, and personal development opportunities are offered.
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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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