Development Architect

Requisition ID: 424715
Work Area: Software-Design and Development
Expected Travel: 0%
Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Career Level: T4PF-3
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Original Posting Date: 06/09/25

Job Title: Development Architect 

Location: Palo Alto, CA 

Work Model: Hybrid Work Model 

Purpose and Objective:   

SAP Labs, LLC seeks a Development Architect at our Palo Alto, CA location to define, govern and implement applications that meets architecture standards and business needs. 

Expectations and Tasks:  

Define the product’s architecture together with the implementation team(s), drive alignment of architecture concepts and ensure documentation in architecture concept document(s). Define and provide guidance on Technology aspects. Identify opportunities for reuse of architecture concepts and propose cross development tasks for cross initiatives. Align architecture with stakeholders regarding architectural or technical dependencies, feasibility, readiness and compliance. Coache, advise and monitor implementation team(s) on all aspects which have impact on the architecture, reviews design documents of implementation teams regarding compliance with ACD and relevant product standards. 

Education and Occupational Experience:  

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field of study and seven (7) years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation. Alternatively, a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field of study and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation. 

Qualifications/Skills and Competencies Experience:  

Experience must involve five (5) years in the following: 

• Java Development; 

• Cloud Native Architecture; 

• Microservices and Containers; 

• Service Mesh; 

• Scalable integration patterns; and 

• Agile Development Methodology. 

Travel: N/A.  

This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program subject to the eligibility criteria outlined in the SAP Internal Employee Referral Policy. 

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Compensation Range Transparency: The annual base salary range for this position is $226,158 - $344,400. 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 $226,158 - $420,000. 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. 

Salary : $226,158 - $420,000