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ABOUT THE TEAM

Hyperspace is an internal offering for all development teams at SAP, provided by the Intelligent Enterprise Innovation, Technology & Data unit.

Its focus is on enhancing the development experience and productivity for all development teams at SAP.

• Hyperspace provides the map for creating enterprise-ready cloud products, led by high-performing development teams, along effective guidelines and collaboration.
• With the goal of supporting SAP’s cloud transformation, the DORA metrics serve as the compass, measuring progress and making sure SAP’s development teams are heading in the right direction.

THE ROLE

Creation of a master thesis by leveraging academic research and connecting to various experts within our Hyperspace unit and SAP’s development teams on the following topics:

• Research and compare existing models to define, measure and predict development productivity.
• Development Productivity in the Software Industry:
• How do enterprise software companies approach development productivity?
• What are their priorities, focus areas, investment topics?
• Comparison to SAP’s Hyperspace offering.
• DORA as industry leading model towards software delivery performance:
• Industry Benchmarking with focus on the Enterprise Software market
• Correlation between Software Delivery Performance and Business Performance (Product & Company)
• Governance models to drive improvements for Software Delivery Performance:
• Enforcement vs. Coaching/Enablement vs. Empowerment with Outcome Targets
• Continuous Improvement as approach to drive Software Delivery Performance
• Investments into Engineering Tech Teams (for Enforcement and/or Coaching/Enablement incl. central process and tools)

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Student (f/m/d) at a university or a university of applied sciences
• Preferred fields of study: software engineering
• Computer skills: profound cloud software engineering skills including continuous delivery approach levering state-of-the-art technologies
• Language skills: fluent in English, German as a plus
• Soft skills: self-organized, team player, goal oriented
• Others: experience with software engineering for business purposes is a plus

Your set of application documents should contain a cover letter, a resume in table form, school leaving certificates, certificate of enrollment, current university transcript of records, copies of any academic degrees already earned, and if available, references from former employers (including internships). Please also describe your experience and skills in foreign languages and computer programs / programming languages.

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We build breakthroughs together

SAP innovations help more than 400,000 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 200 million users and more than 100,000 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, we build breakthroughs, together.

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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 and more equitable world.
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