Senior Developer

SAP SE; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

SAP Ariba, Inc. in Palo Alto, CA, seeks a Senior Developer to design, code, test, and assure quality of SAP product features within a development team. You will tackle complex issues and contribute to end-to-end development in a collaborative environment.

The role also involves serving as Scrum Master in LEAN context, promoting Scrum practices, and coaching the Development Team to enable self-organization and delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Applied Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field of study.
• Six (6) years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Applied Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field of study and four (4) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

Responsibilities

• Resolves complex issues within own area of expertise and supports others in resolving issues.
• Analyze and solve issues in existing and new code.
• Provide application implementation services within specifications and project plans.
• Desing activities include requirements analysis and design documentation.
• Implementation activities include implementation, testing, and integration.
• Maintenance activities include error analysis and removal.
• Acting as Scrum Master in LEAN context to promote Scrum and support the Product Owner and Development Team.

Skills

Software development

Scrum Master

Code analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Applied Computer Science/Engineering/related field

Master’s degree in Applied Computer Science/Engineering/related field

Job description

Requisition ID

458788

Original Posting Date

08/17/2026

Work Area

Software-Development Operations

Employment Type

Regular Full Time

Career Status

Professional

Career Level

T3-2

Expected Travel

0%

Job Title

Senior Developer

Purpose and Objective

Ariba, Inc. seeks a Senior Developer at our Palo Alto, CA location responsible for development focusing on design, coding, testing, and quality assurance of specific SAP product features in a development team.

Expectations and Tasks

Resolves complex issues within own area of expertise and supports others in resolving issues. Analyze and solve issues in existing and new code. Provide application implementation services typically within the boundaries of specifications and project plans. Desing activities include requirements analysis and design documentation. Implementation activities include implementation, testing, and integration. Maintenance activities include error analysis and removal. Extends, modifies or adapts existing designs but may also be involved in the development of new (sub-) systems. Acting as Scrum Master in the LEAN context, responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum by helping everyone understand Scrum theory, practices, rules, and values. Serve as ‘servant-leader’ for the Product Owner and the Development Team. Facilitate Scrum Events on request or as required. Coach the Development Team in self-organization. Remove impediments to the Development Team’s progress.

Education and Occupational Experience

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Applied Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field of study and six (6) years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation. Alternatively, a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Applied Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field of study and four (4) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

Qualifications/Skills and Competencies Experience

Experience must include four (4) years involving each of the following:

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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to

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.

Compensation Range Transparency

The annual base salary range for this position is $169,576 - $244,464. SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step towards demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. 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 $169,576 - $277,800. 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. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits.

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Location

Palo Alto, CA, US, 94304

Nearest Major Market

San Jose

Nearest Secondary Market

Palo Alto

Job Segment

Computer Science, Developer, Testing, Quality Assurance, QA, Technology, Quality