Forward Deployed AI Engineer Expert / Senior (f/m/d)

In this role you drive the end-to-end architecture for large-scale enterprise AI programs and lead multidisciplinary delivery teams. You act as the primary technical advisor to executives, shaping AI transformation initiatives and defining reusable patterns across engagements. You will architect platforms using SAP AI Core, BTP, Joule and cloud-native tech, balancing business outcomes with engineering excellence. This is a high-impact, customer-facing leadership role within SAP’s Forward Deployed Engineering community.

• great benefits
• health and well-being focus
• flexible working models
• inclusive culture
• opportunities for professional growth

• Own end-to-end architecture for complex enterprise AI programs from discovery through production
• Lead solution architecture across AI agents, RAG, Knowledge Graphs, MCP, multi-agent systems, and enterprise integrations
• Serve as primary technical advisor for customer executives, enterprise architects, and program leadership
• Architect scalable AI platforms using SAP AI Core, SAP BTP, Joule, Kubernetes, hyperscalers, and enterprise integration services
• Define reference architectures, reusable frameworks, golden paths, engineering standards, and governance models
• Lead technical discovery workshops, architecture reviews, and executive solution presentations
• Guide engineering teams across multiple customer engagements while mentoring senior engineers and architects
• Drive security, observability, performance, compliance, and operational excellence for enterprise AI solutions
• Influence SAP product teams by providing architectural feedback from customer implementations
• Identify innovation opportunities and establish new technical capabilities for Forward Deployed Engineering

• 10+ years of software engineering and enterprise architecture experience with significant customer-facing delivery
• Expertise in Python and modern enterprise application architecture
• Deep experience with LLMs, agentic AI, RAG, Knowledge Graphs, vector databases, MCP, tool calling, evaluation frameworks, and AI observability
• Extensive experience with SAP BTP, SAP AI Core, Joule, SAP integration technologies, and enterprise landscapes
• Strong background in Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, DevSecOps, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and distributed systems
• Proven ability to architect large-scale enterprise solutions integrating SAP and non-SAP systems
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams and mentoring senior technical talent
• Exceptional communication and executive stakeholder management skills
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to balance business outcomes, technical excellence, and delivery execution

• executive stakeholder management
• clear communication
• mentoring and leadership
• Python
• LLMs and agentic AI
• RAG and Knowledge Graphs