SAP

Principal Development Architect

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2 months ago
Montréal, CanadaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Lead AI application development from proof of concept through production deployment.
  • Define technical architecture and development strategy 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 techniques.
  • Participate in customer implementation projects from preparation and feasibility studies through realization and Go Live.
  • Collaborate with developers on coding standards, code reviews, development patterns, CI/CD practices, and reusable components.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to software engineers and AI developers.
  • Support project scoping, work planning, customer troubleshooting, and software problem resolution.
  • Ensure solutions meet security, scalability, reliability, maintainability, and compliance requirements.
  • Work 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, Node, Python, package managers, REST APIs, unit tests, 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, cloud-native development, databases, and data modeling.
  • Experience with Generative AI and/or Machine Learning.
  • Knowledge of AI security, responsible AI, data privacy, and model governance.
  • Ability to lead teams or workstreams, prioritize software requirements, identify reusable solutions, and interact effectively with customers.
  • Advanced or fluent English is required; French is a plus.
  • Experience with SAP BTP, Cloud Foundry, DevOps, CI/CD, cloud-native solutions, agile development, and software quality or test methodologies is preferred.

Benefits

  • Learning opportunities involving emerging technologies and collaboration with global developers.
  • Feedback-oriented culture with autonomy, decentralized decision-making, diversity, and inclusion.
  • Flexible working models and health and well-being support.
  • Regular full-time employment with expected travel of 0–30%.
  • Hybrid work arrangement indicated by the #LI-Hybrid designation.
  • SAP provides accessibility accommodations and equal employment opportunity.
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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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