SAP iXp Summer Intern - Business AI Research Newport , CA

SAP iXp Summer Intern – Business AI Research

Location: Newport Beach, CA

Contract Duration: 3 months (Summer 2026)

Work hours: Full-time – 40 hours per week

We are looking for a highly motivated intern to join our Generative AI team and help advance the development of domain‑specific foundation models for SAP applications. You will work closely with researchers and engineers on techniques such as continuous pre‑training (CPT) and instruction and supervised fine‑tuning (SFT) to adapt large language models to enterprise and SAP‑specific tasks.

This is a hands‑on, technical role where you will contribute to real model development efforts, experiments and tooling that directly impact how AI systems are built and deployed across SAP products.

• Designing and running experiments for continuous pre‑training on domain‑specific corpora
• Developing datasets and pipelines for instruction tuning and supervised fine‑tuning
• Exploring methods for synthetic data generation to improve data coverage and quality
• Building and evaluating benchmarks for SAP‑relevant tasks (e.g., reasoning over structured data, API understanding, technical documentation)
• Analyzing model performance and presenting findings to the team
• Prototyping tooling to improve data processing, evaluation, or training workflows

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or a related STEM field from a top university
• Current enrollment or recent graduation (within 6 months of graduation date) in a coding academy, bootcamp, apprenticeship, or advanced degree program (e.g., PhD, JD)
• Experience with data science methodology and modern AI technologies
• Strong academic track record
• Data‑driven, systemic thinking, and continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to solve complex problems and drive results across multiple areas
• Self‑driven and proactive mindset
• Excellent team player and collaboration skills
• Excellent communication skills with empathy
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)

The ABAP Foundation Model team pioneers AI innovations within SAP, focusing on creating and refining foundation models using SAP Business Data. As part of this team, you will shape the future of AI in business applications.

The targeted combined range for this position is $26–47 USD annually. Actual compensation will be within that range based on education, skills, experience, and role scope.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

SAP is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical or mental disabilities.