Company: SAP

Location: Waterloo, ON

Expected salary:

Job date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 02:32:16 GMT

Job description: We help the world run betterAt SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.About the SAP Internship Experience ProgramThe SAP Internship Experience Program is SAP’s global, strategic, paid internship program that provides university students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers.Three reasons to intern at SAP

• Culture of collaboration: meet with mentors, make new friends across the globe and create a thriving personal network.
• Project-driven experience: gain cross-functional skills from our virtual and in-person learning sessions, diverse subject matter experts, and project deliverables.
• Gain visibility: with SAP Internship Experience Program in your title, you’ll have a global network of SAP leaders, entrepreneurs and career development opportunities at your fingertips.

What you’ll doPosition Title: SAP iXp Intern – Cloud Database Engine Developer
Location: Waterloo, ON
Internship Duration: 4 months starting January 2025In this position, you will:

• Contribute to the design of new database/query processing features
• Prototype new features using a variety of languages and tools
• Write automated tests for your features
• Benchmark features to quantify performance improvements
• Build strong skills in database and cloud technologies
• Be mentored by skilled researchers and developers who want to help you succeed

What you bringWe’re looking for someone who takes initiative, perseveres, and stays curious. You like to work on meaningful innovative projects and are energized by lifelong learning.Successful applicants will have an exceptional ability to learn and the motivation to excel in software design, implementation, and testing.The following qualifications are required:

• Strong programming skills in Python
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Overall average of at least 85%
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

The following are not required but would be valuable:

• Knowledge of Go or Scala
• Knowledge of Spark or Kubernetes
• Knowledge of SQL and relational database concepts
• Work experience at a software development company
• Software design experience
• Significant hobby programming
• Strong results in math or programming contests

Meet your teamCome join our Database Query Processing team. We are responsible for developing cloud-focused database and data analytics functionality that underlies many SAP products. Our focus is on optimizing database performance and our main product is SAP HANA, our flagship, in-memory, database technology. Our team consists primarily of masters or PhD level database researchers and software developers. We have a special passion for mentoring students, sharing our knowledge with them and helping them develop new skills.We are looking for exceptional students to prototype several features designed to improve cloud performance in SAP HANA. Possible work areas include optimal usage of (cloud-based) object storage and enhancing the Spark engine with new features to improve performance.Depending on your project you may use a variety of languages and tools. We expect Python to be a key development language, but you may also use Scala, Go or other languages. Knowledge of cloud technologies including Kubernetes would be a strong asset as would knowledge of SQL and relational database concepts.Join us. We can’t wait to see what you’ll achieve.Bring out your bestSAP 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 inclusionSAP’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 and more equitable world.SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide 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 Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.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 hourly base salary rate range applicable for the posted role. The targeted range for this position is 18.00 – 36.00 CAD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidates 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. SAP offers limited benefits for employees hired into hourly or like roles subject to appliable plan/policy terms. A summary of benefits and eligibility requirements can be found by clicking this link:Requisition ID: 404235 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 – 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Limited Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-HybridRequisition ID: 404235Posted Date: Nov 6, 2024Work Area: Software-Design and DevelopmentCareer Status: StudentEmployment Type: Limited Full TimeExpected Travel: 0 – 10%Location:Waterloo, ON, CA, N2L6R2Job alert