Senior/Software Engineer, Backend (Full-time Remote)

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

This is a hybrid role based out of Monterrey. Hybrid is 3 days week onsite 2 days week remote.

Global Cloud Infrastructure & Delivery (GCID) develops and delivers services for cloud infrastructure and cloud operations to SAP Lines of Business (LoB) and through them our external customers. We supportLoBsand their customers cloud adoption journey through fourhyperscalerpublic clouds and SAPs Infrastructure-as-a-Service.
Cloud Observability (CO) is the foundation for cloud operations. It delivers critical capabilities for infrastructure and application operation security management by providing a fully integratedend-to-endobservability product across our different Line of Business.

About the Role:
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong development fundamentals and production experience building and operating backend services in cloud environments. This role is ideal for an engineer who has led or owned Python-based applications is comfortable with DevOps and CI/CD practices and is interested in growing into AI and agent-based systems over time.

You will join a global multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for developing and operating cloud observability services used across SAPs global infrastructure. While AI and automation are part of our roadmap this role does not require deep AIexpertiseon day one. Instead we are looking for strong engineers who are curious adaptable and motivated to upskill in AI-related technologies as part of their growth.
WhatYoullDo:

• Design develop andoperate backend services primarily in Python supporting observability platforms for cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Build andmaintain REST APIs using frameworks such as FastAPIor Flask .
• Own services end to end including development deployment monitoring and operational support.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines automated testing and release processes to ensure reliable and repeatable deployments.
• Work with containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes in public cloud environments (AWS Azure GCP).
• Analyze operational data such as metrics logs and alerts to improve service reliability and reduce operational noise.
• Collaborate closely with engineers and product managers in an Agile (Scrum) environment.
• Participate in a global on-call rotation following a follow-the-sun model.
• Gradually contribute to and learn about AI-driven and agent-based capabilities used to improve observability and operational efficiency.

What You Bring:
Core Engineering Experience

• 5 years of professional software development experience with a strong focus on backend systems.
• Proven experience building andmaintaining Python-based applications in production environments.
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and backend frameworks (FastAPI Flask or similar).
• Experience working in cloud-native environments including Docker Kubernetes and at least one major cloud provider (AWS Azure or GCP).
• Strong grasp of CI/CD concepts and pipelines including version control (GitHub) configuration formats (JSON YAML) and automated testing.
• Familiarity with monitoring logging and performance management tools.

AI Interest

• Basic knowledge or personal exposure to AI/ML or Generative AI concepts or a strong interest in learning.
• Curiosity about how AI and automation can be applied to observability operations and incident reduction.
• Willingness to upskill in areas such as agent-based systems ML-assisted analytics or LLM-driven tooling as part of the role.

Professional Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a global team.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Self-driven pragmatic and comfortable working in complex production environments.

Education:
~ Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science Software Engineering orrelatedfield.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with observability tools such as Elasticsearch Splunk or similar .
• Exposuretoinfrastructure-as-code or automation tools (Terraform Helm Ansible).
• Familiarity with large-scale cloud or enterprise infrastructure environments.

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.
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Requisition ID: 442433 Work Area: Software-Development Operations Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
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