Senior Machine Learning Software Engineer

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Summary:

We are searching for a Senior Software Engineer with expertise in ML application development to join our newly formed team working on Generative AI and Foundation Models development for ABAP in Newport Beach. This dynamic team is at the forefront of SAP’s cloud transformation efforts, leveraging large language models to accelerate our customers’ data and code transformation. The team collaborates closely with established teams in Europe and India, various SAP stakeholders, UC Irvine, and early adopter customers. You will play a key role working with data scientists of ABAP Foundation Model teams globally to build ML based solutions for our customers.

What you’ll do:

· Contribute to the development of internal tools and libraries for LLM development and deployment

· Develop data pipelines for preprocessing, training, and evaluating language models

· Build, optimize and maintain software solutions for automation and data management for training AI/ML models especially large language models (LLMs).

· Collaboration: Work closely with data scientists and stakeholders and manage cross-functional relationships to align infrastructure among teams.

What you bring:

· Educational Background: PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or a related field.

· Experience: 5+ years of experience in software development for ML applications

· Technical Proficiency: Expertise in LLM model training and data pipeline construction, optimization, and automation.

· Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Key Skills and Competencies

· Strong programming skills in Python, with experience in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow

· Experience data processing automation for LLM training and evaluation

· Experience with distributed deep learning training on multi-GPU systems is a plus

Meet your team:

The ABAP Foundation Model team is pioneering AI innovations within the SAP ABAP ecosystem. It is an integral part of the Generative AI foundation within Business AI at SAP. We focus on creating and refining our own Foundation Models using SAP Business Data, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with AI in business applications. By joining our team, you’ll be an integral part of shaping the future of AI at SAP and driving significant advancements in the field.

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Compensation Range Transparency : SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward 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 120800 - 253800(USD) USD. 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 .

Requisition ID: 424584 | Work Area:Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid