About the Position

Development Manager (f/m/d) for ApeiroRA / EU AI Projects - SAP Cloud Infrastructure

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.

Location requirement: This position requires the candidate to be physically present in Bratislava or Kosice. Please ensure that you meet this location requirement before applying.

Responsibilities

Build Europe's sovereign cloud infrastructure through open source at SAP.
Contribute to the Apeiro Reference Architecture within the EU's IPCEI-CIS initiative.
Architect open-source solutions, implement systems, and coordinate delivery of components that eliminate vendor lock-in.
Tackle complex distributed systems challenges that span multiple cloud environments and edge computing scenarios.
Collaborate with engineers from major European tech companies within the Linux Foundation's NeoNephos ecosystem.
Lead engineering teams building Europe's sovereign cloud infrastructure through the Apeiro Reference Architecture.
Coordinate cross-functional teams working on complex distributed systems challenges.
Balance technical excellence with delivery timelines, fostering innovation while ensuring robust, production-ready solutions.

Requirements

Technical Foundation: Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Gardener, KRM Operators, Go, Python, and OpenStack, with a deep understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures. Strong interest in AI/ML technologies and practical experience building, deploying, or operating AI-driven services and platforms at scale.
Management Excellence: 8+ years in software development with 3+ years leading agile engineering teams of 5-15 developers in a multi-site, cross-time-zone organization.
Strategic Leadership: Proven ability to align team goals with European cloud sovereignty objectives and drive architectural decisions for vendor lock-in elimination.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Experience working with product, design, and business stakeholders while managing team budgets and resource allocation.
People Development: Strong coaching skills with a track record of developing talent in open-source technologies and distributed systems.
Change Management: Successfully leading teams through technical transformations and communicating with executives and European partners.
Security and Compliance: Awareness of industry standards related to security and compliance and experience integrating regulatory requirements into architectural patterns.
Cultural Adaptability: Experience working across cultures and languages with strong communication skills for diverse, distributed teams.
Soft skills: Excellent presentation, communication, and problem-solving skills, thorough way of working with accuracy, proactive initiatives, self-dependent and structured mode of working, high level of commitment and reliability, ready to work in a constantly changing, floating environment, fun working in a multinational team.
Language: English fluent.

We Offer

Competitive salary range: 56,300 - 111,400 EUR.
Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud-native technologies.
Be part of a team that ensures European digital sovereignty.
Collaborative environment with major European tech companies.
Professional development opportunities.

About the Company

You'll join SAP Cloud Infrastructure, the foundation for SAP's enterprise, sovereign, and regulated workloads on a stack we own end-to-end (OpenStack, Kubernetes/Gardener, Ceph, Prometheus). Our engineering culture is grown-up but unmistakably hands-on: people stay because the problems are real, the bar is high, and we still believe a private cloud is something you build, not something you rent.

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.

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: [email protected].

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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.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Compensation Range Transparency

SAP believes pay transparency is essential for cultivating an honest, supportive, and inclusive culture, representing a significant step in our commitment to leading the way in achieving pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range, which includes both base salary and variable incentive targets for the career level of the posted role. The target range for this position is 56,300 - 111,400 EUR. The actual amount offered to successful candidates will fall within this range and will depend on factors such as education, skills, experience, and role scope, as determined during the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a target amount, with the actual payout depending on both company and individual performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements on SAP's Benefits and Rewards site.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

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Job Segment: Cloud, Developer, Project Manager, Compliance, Open Source, Technology, Legal

Posted Date: Jul 9, 2026

Work Area: Software-Design and Development

Career Status: Management

Employment Type: Regular Full Time

Expected Travel: 0 - 10%

Location: Bratislava, SK, 821 09

Development Manager (f/m/d) for ApeiroRA / EU AI Projects - SAP Cloud Infrastructure

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