SAP Successfactors iXp Intern - AI Software Developer - SUMMER

SAP Successfactors iXp Intern - AI Software Developer - SUMMER 2026

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Position title:

SAP Success Factors iXp Intern – AI Software Developer

Location:

San Ramon, CA (Hybrid, 3x/Week)

Duration: 10 Weeks

We are seeking an iXp Intern – Software Developer with Java/J2EE expertise to join the Success Factors Application Engineering team. You will architect, build, and optimize cloud-scale, multi-tenant services and robust APIs that power SAP Success Factors. This role is hands‑on, focusing on modern Java platforms, performance, security, and reliability for enterprise SaaS. You will also help evolve next‑generation frameworks and automation, with opportunities to incorporate AI‑assisted development.

Design and deliver cloud-native, multi-tenant Java services using Spring Boot including REST/OData APIs, data access layers, and integration components.

Collaborate with Senior engineers and Architects to ensure designs meet functional and non-functional requirements, emphasizing security, scalability, performance, maintainability, and observability.

Own end‑to‑end solution implementation, code reviews, testing and deployment.

Implement robust database models and access patterns using JPA/Hibernate; tune SQL and queries; manage schema changes using migration tools.

Improve system reliability and performance via JVM and GC tuning, profiling, concurrency best practices, and efficient resource utilization.

Establish and evolve CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/Git Hub Actions), automated testing (JUnit/Mockito), code quality gates, and infrastructure-as-code where applicable.

Contribute substantially to the technical roadmap and platform modernization initiatives.

Leverage AI‑assisted coding tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot, Claude Code) to increase developer productivity and code quality where appropriate.

Design and implement MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrations to enable secure, standardized model‑to‑system tooling.

Build MCP‑compliant servers and tools in Java to expose enterprise capabilities and data safely to AI agents and assistants.

We’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.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Exposure to hands‑on Java/J2EE development, with strong mastery of Java 11/17+, collections, streams, generics, and concurrency.

Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and distributed computing.

Proficient with RDBMS (Hana, Postgre

SQL or MySQL), advanced SQL, query optimization, indexing, and schema design; experience with migration scripts.

Excellent debugging and performance tuning skills (profilers, heap/thread dumps, JVM/GC tuning).

Nice to have:
Experience with multi‑tenant SaaS architectures, SLOs/SLIs, and SRE practices.

Experience modernizing monoliths to microservices and domain‑driven design.

Hands‑on experience with AI‑assisted coding tools like Git Hub Copilot is a plus.

Experience with MCP, agent/tooling frameworks, or secure model integrations is a plus.

Be part of SAP Next Gen, a global community for students, universities, schools and educational partners, who are passionate about innovation and technology.

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Collaboration:

Partner with experienced SAP colleagues and expert mentors…