Forward Deployed Developer Associate

About the Role

• This role is for an Associate Forward Deployed Developer.
• You will be part of a growing AI and industry expert team.
• You will contribute to the development of AI-native enterprise applications within customer-embedded delivery teams.
• You will gain hands-on experience across the full delivery lifecycle.
• The role is for individuals who want to create measurable customer impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to coding, testing, and debugging of AI-enabled features, including LLM integration tasks and AI output validation.
• Support prototyping and testing of AI solutions in customer environments under the guidance of proficient engineers.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Learn engineering standards and best practices.
• Help prepare evaluation datasets and support benchmarking workflows for AI solutions.
• Maintain clear documentation and contribute to reusable components.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Foundational programming skills.
• Genuine curiosity about how AI-native enterprise applications are built and deployed.
• Foundational Python skills.
• Basic familiarity with cloud-native development environments.
• Basic familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Basic knowledge of AI and ML concepts — including how large language models (LLMs) and APIs work.
• Eagerness to explore AI and ML concepts in real-world contexts.
• Knowledge with version control tools such as Git.
• Awareness of CI/CD practices.
• Awareness of containerization basics.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Ability to take direction from skilled engineers.
• Ability to follow established engineering standards.
• Comfort using AI tools — including agentic AI — in day-to-day work.

Qualifications

• Knowledge with SAP AI technologies such as SAP AI Core or SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) is a plus.
• Ability to build trust naturally.
• Ability to communicate with clarity.
• Ability to keep the customer at the center of work.
• Emotional intelligence.
• Genuine problem-solving ability.