Job Description

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

About the SAP Internship Experience Program

The SAP Internship Experience Program is SAP’s global, strategic, paid internship program that provides university students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers.

Three reasons to intern at SAP

• Culture of collaboration: meet with mentors, make new friends across the globe and create a thriving personal network.
• Project-driven experience: gain cross-functional skills from our virtual and in-person learning sessions, diverse subject matter experts, and project deliverables.
• Gain visibility: with SAP Internship Experience Program in your title, you’ll have a global network of SAP leaders, entrepreneurs and career development opportunities at your fingertips.

What you’ll do

Position Title: SAP iXp Intern - Software Developer

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Expected Start Date: June 2025

Contract Duration: 6 months

Work Hours: 20 to 40 hours per week

• Work as a part of our cross-functional team to design, develop, and test usable software in close collaboration with the product owner, architect, and other developers
• Handle the design, development, code review, testing, and documentation of applications and proof of concept prototypes
• Write maintainable and testable code, ability to understand and augment existing code without introducing regression
• Explore and learn APIs of new frameworks/tools quickly
• Acquire development skills in new areas and technologies in alignment with team priorities
• Have fun

What you bring

We’re looking for someone who takes initiative, perseveres, and stay curious. You like to work on meaningful innovative projects and are energized by lifelong learning.

Education: Computer Science, Software Engineer or related field

Eligibility: Must be currently enrolled, or recently graduated (start date must be within 6 months of graduation date) from a coding academy/bootcamp, apprenticeship, associate, bachelor’s, master’s or JD/PhD program

• Strong Computer Science Foundations:
  • Solid understanding of core concepts such as algorithms, data structures, object-oriented programming (OOP), and software design principles
• Frontend Development Experience:
  • Proficient with fundamental web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with practical experience working with modern frameworks such as React
• Knowledge of LLM (Large Language Model) Concepts:
  • Exposure to topics such as prompt engineering, fine-tuning, embeddings, model evaluation, and LLM application development
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:
  • Strong ability to break down complex problems, think critically, and devise scalable, efficient solutions in ambiguous or fast-paced environments
• Programming Proficiency:
  • Hands-on experience coding in one or more languages such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Python
• Version Control Experience:
  • Familiarity with using Git for version control, including basic workflows such as branching and pull requests
• Communication and Collaboration:
  • Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts, work effectively in cross-functional teams, and be comfortable working collaboratively in a virtual environment
• Curiosity and Growth Mindset:
  • Eagerness to learn new technologies, adapt to changing priorities, and seek feedback to continuously improve
• Bonus (Preferred but Not Required):
  • Experience with backend development (e.g., Node.js, REST APIs, databases)
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) or deployment tools
  • Understanding of machine learning fundamentals or NLP (natural language processing) beyond LLMs

Meet your team

SAP Foundation is a global team that builds products and tools that enhance the user experience of SAP’s flagship ERP product, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. Our overall goal is to boost adoption among customers and partners. For business users, we are innovating with My Home, the start page for SAP S/4HANA, and embedded AI. For developers, we create tools to make it easier to build SAP Fiori apps, including SAP Fiori elements and SAP Fiori tools.

As a member of the SAP UX Foundation team in Palo Alto, you will work in a dynamic environment with colleagues around the world, helping to develop business AI and collaboration capabilities that make it easier for our customers to use SAP S/4HANA Cloud. If you want to hone your development skills to solve cutting-edge business challenges, this may be the role for you.

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.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: [email protected].

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

Compensation Range Transparency : SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 31-56 USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits .

Requisition ID: 424312 | Work Area:Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Limited Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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