Senior AI Research Engineer | (Senior) AI Research Engineer (f/m/d) for the Research & Innovation Team

SAP

Potsdam, Brandenburg, Deutschland
Published Apr 8, 2026
Full-time
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Job Summary

As a (Senior) AI Research Engineer within SAP's Research & Innovation Team, you will operate at the cutting edge of enterprise AI, bridging the gap between academic research and practical product implementation. Your day-to-day will involve monitoring the latest AI developments, rapidly prototyping agentic systems, and designing autonomous AI business agents capable of complex orchestration and multi-step execution. You will be responsible for building robust end-to-end solutions that incorporate model integration, memory, and sophisticated evaluation mechanisms. This role is highly collaborative, requiring close interaction with researchers, product designers, and customers to validate the business utility of new concepts. What makes this position unique is the opportunity to work within the Office of the CTO on high-impact projects that shape the future of autonomous business processes for over 400,000 global customers, all while benefiting from SAP’s culture of continuous learning and professional growth.

Required Skills

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field

Experience

  • Several years of hands-on engineering experience building advanced AI systems or products
  • Professional experience translating AI research into working prototypes and systems
  • Solid experience designing agentic systems involving tool use, memory, or multi-step execution
  • Professional experience defining and implementing evaluation and testing approaches for AI
  • Proven technology leadership experience

Languages

Not specified

Additional

  • Expected travel: 0 - 10%. Location: Specified as SAP (Germany/Global). Role allows for full-time or part-time arrangements.