Forward Deployed Application Engineering Chief Expert (f/m/d) (Garching bei München (Munich), DE, 85748)

SAP
Germany
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Mentoring","Strategic decision-making","Risk resolution"]

Design, build, and deploy AI-native data and application solutions directly in customer environments. Serve as the chief technical authority, defining architecture, technical direction, and delivery standards for complex, business-critical applications. Govern delivery across multiple high-impact programs, act as the final escalation point for technical trade-offs, and champion advanced AI-assisted engineering approaches. Embed with cross-functional teams, mentor senior engineers, and represent SAP with customers, partners, and stakeholders.

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Forward Deployed Application Engineering Chief Expert (f/m/d) (Garching bei München (Munich), DE, 85748)

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Job Summary

Design, build, and deploy AI-native data and application solutions directly in customer environments. Serve as the chief technical authority, defining architecture, technical direction, and delivery standards for complex, business-critical applications. Govern delivery across multiple high-impact programs, act as the final escalation point for technical trade-offs, and champion advanced AI-assisted engineering approaches. Embed with cross-functional teams, mentor senior engineers, and represent SAP with customers, partners, and stakeholders.
Location: Germany
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and own architecture and technical strategy for complex AI-native enterprise applications with significant business impact.
  • •Govern delivery of outcomes across multiple high-impact, high-risk programs, aligned with SAP’s strategic, customer, and financial objectives.
  • •Embed directly into customer projects and fast-moving cross-functional teams to understand business processes, technical landscapes, and operational challenges.
  • •Resolve complex technical and delivery risks and trade-offs at enterprise scale as the final escalation point.
  • •Mentor and enable senior engineers and experts, promoting excellence, innovation, and knowledge sharing.
Travel: Extensive travel

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of experience in AI-native application or software engineering with broad enterprise architecture/platform exposure.
  • •Proven ability to lead complex, high-impact programs and influence technical direction beyond individual projects.
  • •Experience shaping and applying Agentic AI systems (AI agents operating autonomously within defined boundaries) to deliver measurable business outcomes.
  • •Advanced knowledge of large-scale AI-enabled systems, including large language models, RAG architectures, vector databases, and agentic systems.
  • •Strong leadership, communication, and mentoring capabilities in complex and ambiguous environments.
Experience:8+ yearsAI-nativeEnterprise applications
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationMentoringStrategic decision-makingRisk resolution
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AIPythonLarge language modelsLLMsRAGRetrieval-augmented generationVector databasesAgentic systemsMLOpsData pipelines

Company Brief

SAP
Global enterprise software company best known for ERP systems and business applications covering finance, supply chain, procurement, HR, analytics, and customer management for large organizations.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Walldorf, Germany
Founded: 1972
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