SAP

Principal Development Architect

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21 hours ago
Montréal, CanadaStaff+
H1B Sponsor

Responsibilities

  • Lead AI application development from proof of concept through production deployment.
  • Define technical architecture and development strategies for AI and Generative AI solutions.
  • Design scalable solutions integrating LLMs, AI services, APIs, enterprise applications, databases, and cloud platforms.
  • Apply RAG, prompt engineering, embeddings, vector databases, agents, AI orchestration, and model integration.
  • Support customer implementation projects from feasibility and realization through Go Live.
  • Develop project and work plans and act as a client liaison for software troubleshooting.
  • Establish coding standards, code reviews, development patterns, CI/CD practices, and reusable components.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to software engineers and AI developers.
  • Ensure solutions meet security, scalability, reliability, maintainability, and compliance requirements.
  • Collaborate with global teams on international development projects.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, artificial intelligence, or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of professional software development or solution architecture experience, ideally on customer-facing projects.
  • Advanced experience with one or more of Java or Node.js, Python, package managers, REST APIs, unit testing, databases, cloud platforms, Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD, and SQL.
  • Strong understanding of Generative AI and large language models.
  • Experience with REST APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native development.
  • Strong knowledge of databases and data modeling.
  • Experience with Generative AI and/or machine learning.
  • Knowledge of AI security, responsible AI, data privacy, and model governance.
  • Experience with software quality assurance and test methodologies.
  • Ability to act as a team lead or workstream lead and communicate effectively with customers.
  • Advanced or fluent English is required; French is a plus.
  • Experience with SAP BTP and Cloud Foundry is preferred, along with DevOps, CI/CD, cloud-native solutions, and agile development methodologies.

Benefits

  • Regular full-time employment with flexible working models and a globally distributed, inclusive work environment.
  • Opportunities to work with emerging AI and cloud technologies and world-class developers.
  • Learning, feedback, autonomy, decentralized decision-making, and professional development opportunities.
  • Expected travel is 0–10%; the requisition indicates a hybrid work arrangement.
  • SAP provides health and well-being benefits and accessibility accommodations; benefit eligibility details are provided through SAP’s benefits portal.
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