Development Expert (f/m/d) for ApeiroRA

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed. 

 

What you'll do

Build Europe's sovereign cloud infrastructure through open source at SAP, with a focus on network automation. You'll contribute to the ApeiroRA Reference Architecture within the EU's IPCEI-CIS initiative, developing Kubernetes operators and controllers that automate network provisioning and orchestration across European cloud providers.

Your work involves building systems that bridge cloud-native platforms with physical and virtual network infrastructure. You'll automate network configuration, lifecycle management, and integration across multiple environments using technologies like Kubernetes operators, Go, and modern network APIs—solving problems that eliminate vendor lock-in and enable seamless workload portability.
Working within the Linux Foundation's NeoNephos ecosystem, you'll collaborate with engineers from major European tech companies and contribute to widely-adopted open source projects. At SAP, you'll grow your expertise in cloud-native technologies and network automation while building infrastructure that ensures European organizations control their digital destiny.

Working on systems that serve SAP's global customer base, you'll establish architectural patterns and design standards that enable organizations to run mission-critical applications with enterprise-grade performance and reliability. Your architectural decisions will shape how European organizations build and deploy cloud infrastructure, directly supporting their ability to maintain data sovereignty while accessing world-class cloud capabilities.

You will contribute to building a sovereign, privacy-first AI cloud for the European market that makes it easy to securely train, fine-tune, and deploy foundation and domain models with strict data residency and isolation.

 

What you bring

• Expert Programming: Deep expertise in Go, Rust, Python with focus on distributed systems and cloud-native architecture
• Cloud & Infrastructure Knowledge: Advanced knowledge of OpenStack, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, GCP with experience in microservices and event-driven architecture, along with infrastructure automation concepts
• Technical Curiosity: Interest in networking (protocols, configuration management, APIs) or experience with network devices, with willingness to deepen expertise 
• Technical Leadership: 8+ years of software development with proven track record of leading architectural decisions across multiple teams
• Open Source Impact: Significant contributions to widely-adopted projects, preferably as maintainer in CNCF or Linux Foundation ecosystems
• Scale & Performance: Experience building systems that handle massive traffic, multi-region deployments, and complex distributed consensus patterns
• Innovation Drive: Demonstrated ability to pioneer solutions for vendor lock-in elimination and advance European cloud sovereignty initiatives
• Security and Compliance: Awareness of industry standards related to security and compliance and experience integrating regulatory requirements into architectural patterns
• Cultural Adaptability: Experience working across cultures and languages with strong communication skills for diverse, distributed teams
• Soft skills: Excellent presentation, communication and problem-solving skills, have a thorough way of working with accuracy, take proactive initiatives, self-dependent and structured mode of working, high level of commitment and reliability, ready to work in a constantly changing, floating environment, fun working in a multinational team

Meet the team
You'll join PlusOne Central Engineering, where innovation meets collaboration. Our culture values engineering excellence, continuous learning, and diverse perspectives. We embrace modern practices, support career growth, and maintain work-life balance while building enterprise-scale solutions that drive digital transformation.

 

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.  

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.
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Requisition ID: 444023  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Part Time or Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: Garching, Dresden  #LI-Hybrid #SAPEUAICloudCareers