About this role
<p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">We help the world run better</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"><br>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. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p><div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Company description </strong></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We’re not just offering internship; we’re inviting you to shape the future of cloud-native infrastructure at SAP and in all of Europe. We have committed to open source by donating our projects into the neutral <a title="" href="https://neonephos.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NeoNephos foundation</a>. Make your mark, invite others, and discover #SAPEUAICloudCareers. Let’s build what’s next together. </span></p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><a style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif" href="https://gardener.cloud/docs/getting-started/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gardener</a><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> powers SAP’s global landscape and is trusted as the foundation for countless enterprise workloads at SAP and outside. We adopt the Kubernetes open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized SAP solutions and business applications. We provide solutions to run and orchestrate Kubernetes clusters on public cloud, hybrid or SAP-owned infrastructures for a variety of enterprise use cases inside and outside of SAP. </span><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Gardener Core & Addons teams are the central group of maintainers behind the <a href="https://github.com/gardener/gardener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gardener project</a>, serving as its center of excellence and driving its architecture, reliability, and evolution across the entire ecosystem. </span></p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We’re building <a href="https://apeirora.eu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ApeiroRA</a>, an open-source reference architecture that strengthens Europe’s digital sovereignty. This initiative is part of a broader movement to ensure security, sustainability, and compliance for cloud-to-edge computing. By joining us, you’ll contribute to a project that’s not just technical, it’s strategic for Europe’s future. </span></p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">As an intern in Gardener team, you will: </span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">participate in the design, development, testing and delivery of features</span><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">do research and prototyping in the domain of cloud computing </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">both use and contribute to open-source projects </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The major technologies and skills you will learn and master in our team:</span><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></p> </div> <div> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://go.dev/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Go</a> <a href="https://go.dev/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Programing Language</a> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://kubernetes.io/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kubernetes</a> – a cutting-edge open-source container-orchestration system for automating deployment, scaling and management of containerized applications </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Use some of the <a href="https://landscape.cncf.io/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cloud-native technologies</a> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Code collaboration, version control, and CI/CD tools such as GitHub </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The world’s best agile programming and project management practices</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Collaborating and navigating in an international environment </span></li> </ul> </div> <div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">If you are willing to challenge yourself, learn quickly and code passionately – you are the colleague we are looking for! And that’s basically our only hard requirement, all the rest you will achieve at your own pace with the support of your personal mentor and our team.</span><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></p> <p><br><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS </span></strong></p> </div> <div> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Student in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Informatics or equivalent </span></li> <li>Knowledge of any programming language: preferably Go but C++, C#, Java and Python are also great<span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li> <li>Basic knowledge of OOP, data structures and algorithms<span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li> <li>Fluent in English<span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience in any of these is an advantage: </span></p> </div> <div> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Practical development experience</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Linux </span></li> <li>Containers<span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li> <li>Security<span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li> <li>Databases<span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">WORK EXPERIENCE</span><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Prior work experience is not required. Students are welcome! </span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Meet your team </strong></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We are a team of builders, innovators, and collaborators. Our culture is rooted in openness and trust. We believe the best ideas come from diverse perspectives, and we create space for every voice to be heard. </span></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We thrive on curiosity and continuous learning. This is a place where you can make an impact that matters. Your work will influence not only SAP but also Europe’s digital future. We support each other, we push boundaries together, and we never stop exploring what’s next. </span></p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We are extremely proud of what we have built, and we would like you to be part of this journey. We’re not just another project; we are the backbone of SAP’s cloud-native infrastructure and a leading open-source solution trusted across industries. </span></p> <p> </p> </div><p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Bring out your best</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"><br>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. <br><br><strong>We win with inclusion</strong><br>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.<br><br>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].<br><br>For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://one.int.sap/me@sap/jobs_and_hiring/employee_referral/region/0000/lang/en">SAP Employee Referral Program</a><span style="color:black">, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.<br><br></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">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.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Compensation Range Transparency</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">: 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 annual combined range for this position is <span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"></span>. 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: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.sapnorthamericabenefits.com/en/public/welcome">SAP North America Benefits</a><span style="color:black">.<br><br></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">AI Usage in the Recruitment Process</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://jobs.sap.com/content/Ethical_usage_of_AI_in_the_recruiting_process/?locale=en_US">Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"><br><br>Requisition ID: 455448 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Limited Part Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid<br><br></span></p>