Development Manager

SAP; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 160,310 - 272,486; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Referral Program

Annual variable incentives

Health benefits

Job summary

SAP is seeking a Development Manager at our Naperville, IL location. The role involves managing teams in the design, implementation, and maintenance of product modules.

The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of experience in related fields, with strong skills in Java, DevOps, and team leadership. The position offers a competitive salary and fosters an environment for personal development and engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• 7 years of progressive experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• 5 years of experience with a Master’s degree or equivalent.
• Experience with building design specifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage individuals and teams in the design and implementation of product features.
• Conduct deliverable reviews and provide performance feedback.
• Define and drive engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

Skills

Building design specifications from requirements

Mentoring and leading team members

DevOps responsibilities

Java

Web services

Struts

Spring

JavaScript

jQuery

Tomcat

Databases

SQL Server

Solr Search

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or a related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or a related field

Job description

Purpose and Objective

SAP America, Inc. seeks a Development Manager at our Naperville, IL location responsible for management of individuals and teams in the design, implementation, and maintenance of modules or features or a product.

Expectations and Tasks

Provides application implementation services typically within the boundaries of specifications and project plans. Design activities include requirements analysis and design documentation. Implementation activities include implementation, testing and integration. Maintenance activities include error analysis and removal. Usually extends, modifies or adapts existing designs but may also be involved in the development of new (sub‑systems). Set clear goals with team members, inspire them, and support them towards accomplishing these goals and evaluate goal achievement. Actively act as coach and mentor to help with personal development. Conduct deliverable reviews, providing performance feedback while establishing a safe space for developers to effectively learn and grow. Contribute to change management and drive engineering excellence and continuous improvement within the engineering team. Clarify implementation approach and plan execution with the engineering team. Partner with Product Management and User Experience to translate the overall outcome‑based roadmap and vision into a product backlog and prioritization understandable to the development team. Perform hands‑on technical tasks and responsibilities in addition to team management, coaching, and development. Ensure product requirements, as well as non‑functional requirements are built, tested, and maintained. Own technical leadership and decide on how the product is implemented. Owns the technology decisions and resource investments (framework/architecture/tooling, etc.). Ensure compliance of software development processes with relevant standards, regulations, and legal requirements. Manage 3rd party contractors and supplier management for engineering. Identify and address potential delivery risks that may impact on the success of the product. Attend Agile Team ceremonies. Ensure supportability of the product (e.g., telemetry, performance, health check monitoring and customer feedback channels). Ensure service quality is continuously driven via root cause analysis and preventive actions. Drive adherence to support metrics and ensure 24/7 support (e.g., Manager on Duty, Developer on Duty role).

Education and Occupational Experience

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or a related field of study and seven (7) years of progressive post‑baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation. Alternatively, a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or a related field of study and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

Qualifications / Skills and Competencies Experience

• Building design specifications from requirements
• Performing impact analysis and designing, building and testing features of applications
• Mentoring and leading team members
• DevOps responsibilities
• Java, Web services, Struts, Spring, JavaScript, jQuery, and Tomcat
• Databases, SQL Server, and Solr Search

Travel

N/A

Employee Referral Program

This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program subject to the eligibility criteria outlined in the SAP Internal Employee Referral Policy.

Compensation Range Transparency

The annual base salary range for this position is $160,310 – $272,486. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is $195,500 – $332,300. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.