Senior Machine Learning Engineer

SAP is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to lead the design and delivery of production-grade ML and generative AI systems that solve complex product and business problems at scale. The role involves owning architecture and implementation across data pipelines, feature stores, training workflows, model-serving infrastructure, online experimentation, and observability. The team values ownership, technical excellence, and creating solutions that stand the test of scale and complexity.

Requirements

• Expert-level programming skills in Python
• Strong software engineering expertise in languages such as Java or Go
• Deep knowledge of machine learning, deep learning, and optimization techniques across structured data, NLP, search, ranking, and recommendation problems
• Extensive experience designing and operating end-to-end ML systems
• Strong hands-on experience with modern ML and LLM tooling (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn)
• Practical experience building generative AI applications using embeddings, vector databases, RAG pipelines, agent workflows, prompt engineering, and guardrails
• Deep expertise in MLOps and platform engineering
• Strong architectural understanding of distributed systems, event-driven services, streaming data, and cloud-native ML platforms

Benefits

• Constant learning and skill growth
• Great benefits
• Collaborative, high-impact environment
• Ownership, technical excellence, and continuous learning
• Real-world impact matters
• Customer-centric, motivated by meaningful outcomes
• Flexible working models