Senior/Expert Community Engineer (f/m/d) for Open Component Model

SAP SE; Walldorf; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading software company in Germany is looking for a Senior/Expert Community Engineer to shape the future of cloud-native delivery through open-source contributions. The ideal candidate will have expertise in community engagement, strong problem-solving skills, and a degree in Computer Science. This role involves contributing to impactful open-source projects and collaborating within the community to influence Europe's digital future. A supportive environment emphasizing continuous learning and growth is provided.

Leistungen

Constant learning

Skill growth

Great benefits

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of experience in full-time software engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on technical skills.
• Solid understanding of cloud-native ecosystem and CNCF landscape.

Aufgaben

• Contribute to evolving the platform’s core capabilities.
• Engage in open-source projects for declarative infrastructure management.
• Design automated control plans for software lifecycle management.
• Seek opportunities for collaborations across the community.
• Provide technical support to internal stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

Problem-solving

Analytical capabilities

Community engagement

Open-source contributions

Technical communication

Container technologies

Kubernetes ecosystem navigation

High proficiency in English

German language skills

Ausbildung

University degree in Computer Science or related field

Jobbeschreibung

Senior/Expert Community Engineer (f/m/d) for Open Component Model

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

What you’ll do

We’re inviting you to help shape the future of cloud-native delivery through the Open Component Model (OCM). By donating OCM and related projects to the neutral NeoNephos Foundation, we’ve committed to open governance, shared ownership, and a durable ecosystem. Make your mark, invite others, build what’s next together, and grow with us.

• Act as a technical multiplier for the Infrastructure-as-Data paradigm shift, contributing directly to evolving the platform’s core capabilities and enriching the Kubernetes API.
• Engage in contributing open-source projects like Flux, Argo, External Secrets Operator, KRO and more to enable declarative infrastructure management.
• Design and engineer a robust, automated bootstrapping control planeto ensure secure, compliant, and efficient software lifecycle management, particularly in the context of sovereign cloud and EU AI Cloud enforcement.
• Improve engineering standards, enhance project visibility, and actively seek opportunities for collaborations across the community.
• Actively engage with and contribute to the internal community and external cloud-native ecosystem, ensuring the platform’s success and providing technical support to internal stakeholders relying on the platform.

What you bring

• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities, with a collaborative, proactive mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Experience in community engagement and open-source contributions, ability to clearly communicate and present complex technical concepts.
• A distinguished university degree in Computer Science or a closely related field; or equivalent work experience.
• Strong hands‑on technical skills with 3+ years of experience in full‑time software engineering related roles and a strong focus on interacting and working with code.
• Solid understanding of container technologies, and the broader cloud‑native ecosystem, with familiarity with the CNCF landscape.
• Confidence navigating the Kubernetes ecosystem and elaborating its extension concepts including CRDs, the operator pattern or extension API Servers.
• High proficiency in English, both written and spoken, and German language skills are beneficial.

Meet your team

We are a team of builders, innovators, and collaborators. Our culture is rooted in openness and trust. We believe the best ideas come from diverse perspectives, and we create space for every voice to be heard. We thrive on curiosity and continuous learning. This is a place where you can make an impact that matters. Your work will influence not only SAP but also Europe’s digital future. We support each other, push boundaries together, and never stop exploring what’s next. We are extremely proud of what we have built for our users and the open‑source community, and we would like you to be part of this journey. We’re not just another project; we are the backbone of SAP’s cloud‑native infrastructure and a leading open‑source solution trusted across industries.

Benefits

Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

EEO & Inclusion

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