
Associate Platform Engineer
Role summary
SAP is seeking an Associate Platform Engineer for its Central Business Configuration team within Customer Success. This role focuses on ensuring a smooth customer experience by troubleshooting complex issues, building diagnostic tools, and collaborating with international teams. The ideal candidate will have 0-3 years of experience in software development or technical support, with programming skills in Node.js, ABAP, or equivalent, and foundational database knowledge. Experience with OpenSearch, Grafana, log analysis, and metrics review is required. Familiarity with backend (CAP, OData, CDS) and frontend (UI5, Fiori Elements) technologies is beneficial, as is exposure to public cloud platforms and container technologies. The role emphasizes empathy, ownership, and technical expertise in resolving customer challenges.
We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
Platform Engineer (T1) – SAP Central Business Configuration | Customer Success
What You’ll Do
As a Platform Engineer in Customer Success, you will play a key role in ensuring customers get a smooth and exceptional experience with SAP Central Business Configuration.
You Will
- Solve complex customer issues with empathy, ownership, and technical expertise.
- Deliver on key support KPIs, including response and processing times.
- Trouble shoot incidents with colleagues in international teams
- Build tools and automation to streamline diagnostics and accelerate issue resolution.
- Participate in planned support activities during designated weekends.
- Collaborate closely with global teams across development, SAP Line of Businesses, and regions to drive customer success.
Note:
This is a global team operating in regular shifts across 7 countries and major time zones.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
- 0-3 years of experience in software development or technical support.
- Basic knowledge of SAP S/4HANA or equivalent product.
- Strong programming experience in Node.js, ABAP, or equivalent; plus foundational knowledge of database design.
- OpenSearch and Grafana skills.
- Log-analysis and metrics review.
- Ability to work across backend (CAP, OData, CDS) and frontend (UI5, Fiori Elements) technologies.
- Understanding of clean, scalable coding practices aligned with SAP standards.
- Exposure to public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container technologies (Kubernetes, Docker) is an advantage.
- Prior customer support experience is useful but not mandatory—what matters most is your passion for helping customers succeed.
- Experience developing with the Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP), OData, CDS, SAPUI5, or Fiori is a plus.
- Atlassian JIRA experience is a plus.
Where you belong
Join the team that’s shaping the future of SAP development.
SP BTP Fabric is redefining how developers build on SAP’s Business Technology Platform ( SAP BTP). As part of this transformation, SAP Central Business Configuration (SAP CBC) delivers configuration applications that power the Intelligent Enterprise for more than 4,000+ customers and is rapidly growing.
SAP Central Business Configuration -Customer Success (SAP CBC-CS) is expanding to support this growth with smarter, faster, AI-enhanced support capabilities. If you’re passionate about problem-solving, innovation, and customer impact, this is the place for you.
Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.
We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.
SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their 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.
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 53300-111800CAD. 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. A summary of benefits and eligibility requirements can be found by clicking this link: www.SAPNorthAmericaBenefits.com.
Due to the nature of the role, which involves global interactions with SAP entities, as well as with employees and stakeholders in Canada, functional proficiency in English is required for positions based in the Quebec.
AI Usage in the Recruitment Process
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Requisition ID: 450131 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Graduate | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations:
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