Senior Platform Engineer – Government Enterprise & Navy

SAP SE; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 252,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Career development opportunities

Job summary

SAP SE is seeking a Principal Software Engineer - Platform Engineering in Palo Alto, CA. You will own design and delivery of complex features for the US Navy PPS program, setting technical direction and ensuring quality for mission-critical government software.

You will lead architecture decisions, mentor senior developers, and collaborate with product, security, and customers to deliver enterprise-grade procurement technology at scale.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required due to government work
• 10+ years of professional software development experience
• Deep knowledge of distributed systems architecture and microservices
• Experience with RESTful APIs and modern cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka)
• Experience with long-running workflows (Temporal) and reliability
• Experience with large-scale data platform migrations (Databricks)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and lead teams
• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE (or equivalent)

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and delivery of complex product features for SAP Business Network
• Drive architectural decisions and ensure alignment with platform standards
• Serve as primary technical escalation point for complex issues
• Define deliverables and influence future product decisions
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring across the team
• Evaluate industry trends and guide cross-functional teams
• Improve development practices, tooling, and QA processes
• Manage high-volume, high-risk projects with milestones and updates
• Represent SAP to US Navy customers and partners

Skills

Distributed systems

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Cloud platforms

Kafka

Temporal workflows

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE

Tools

SAP BTP

Databricks

SAP Integration Suite

CAPM framework

SAP Ariba / BNet

Job description

SAP SE is seeking a Principal Software Engineer - Platform Engineering in Palo Alto, CA. You will own design and delivery of complex features for the US Navy PPS program, setting technical direction and ensuring quality for mission-critical government software.

You will lead architecture decisions, mentor senior developers, and collaborate with product, security, and customers to deliver enterprise-grade procurement technology at scale.