Senior Cloud-Native Engineer (f/m/d)

Posted on July 13, 2026
Berlin
Posted on July 13, 2026

About this role

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 build

As a Senior Cloud-Native Engineer (f/m/d), you will build and scale the critical backend infrastructure for the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). Your work will directly impact how thousands of developers and global businesses create and run their applications. In this role, you’ll transform our cloud capabilities by taking ownership of services that are essential to SAP's strategy.

  • Build and operate the highly-available, scalable microservices that form the backbone of the SAP Business Technology Platform.
  • Architect and implement the central API gateway, handling massive-scale traffic, security policies, and observability for all of SAP's cloud products.
  • Enhance our core Kubernetes infrastructure to provide a fast, reliable, and seamless deployment experience for developers using the SAP Business Application Studio.
  • Take full ownership of the services you build, adopting a "you build it, you run it" philosophy. This includes everything from initial code to deployment and participating in on-call rotations to guarantee 24/7 service reliability for our customers.
  • Elevate the team's technical capabilities by mentoring other engineers, driving architectural decisions, and establishing best practices.

What you bring

  • Degree in Computer Science or a related field, with 5+ years of professional experience in backend or platform engineering.
  • Expertise in an object-oriented language like Go (Golang), C++, Java, or Node.js. Go is preferred.
  • In-depth, hands-on experience with cloud-native paradigms, including container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, or similar.
  • Proficiency with monitoring and observability tools for distributed systems such as Elastic Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, or Dynatrace.
  • Experience deploying and managing applications on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Fluent English language skills, with strong written and verbal communication skills.

Beneficial

  • Experience in computer networking concepts, and specifically with a specifically with a massive scale of network traffic.

Where you belong

You will join our skilled engineering team located in Berlin and Israel. Our team fosters a highly collaborative and agile culture built on pair programming, test-driven development (TDD), and continuous delivery. This is a workplace where you will own services critical to SAP's success, work with cutting-edge open-source technologies, and grow your career alongside a supportive team of cloud experts. We are committed to your development and provide opportunities for mentorship, learning, and career progression.

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