Lead Software Engineer - SAP ABAP

Your opportunity

SAP Monitoring Team is an Engineering team that develops and supports New Relic’s SAP monitoring Solution Product. The Lead SAP ABAP Developer will play a critical role in designing, developing, and implementing innovative SAP Monitoring Solutions. This position requires a highly skilled and experienced individual with a deep understanding of ABAP programming, software development best practices, and a proven ability to deliver high-quality, performant solutions.

What you’ll do

SAP Monitoring Solution Development:

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex SAP monitoring solutions.
• Develop custom monitoring programs, interfaces, and enhancements to collect and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Integrate SAP monitoring solutions with existing New Relic observability platforms.
• Develop real-time data collection and analysis capabilities.
• Proactively identify and address potential performance bottlenecks and system issues.

Full Development Lifecycle:

• Lead the entire software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and design to development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Ensure adherence to software development best practices, including agile methodologies, code reviews, and version control.

SAP Expertise:

• In-depth knowledge of SAP ABAP programming, including modules such as ALE/IDOC, BAPI, Workflow, and CDS views.
• Experience with SAP HANA and its development tools.
• Proven experience working with various SAP modules (SD, MM, FI, HR, cFIN, PP, PM, etc.).
• Strong understanding of SAP integration technologies (IDOC, RFC, BAPI, web services, proxies).

User Interface Development:

• Experience with SAP user interfaces (Dynpro, ALV, Fiori) for developing user-friendly monitoring dashboards.
• Ability to design and develop customer-facing interfaces for SAP monitoring solutions.

Performance Tuning:

• Deep understanding of SAP performance tuning techniques.
• Optimize ABAP code and database queries for optimal performance.
• Conduct performance testing and analysis to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.

Team Leadership & Mentorship:

• Guide and mentor junior developers.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of team processes and standards.

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of Java and JavaScript.
• Experience with SQL and database concepts.
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.

Communication & Collaboration:

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

Documentation:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for all developed solutions.

This role requires

• Proven Experience: 10+ years of hands-on experience as an SAP ABAP Developer with at least 5 years of experience in developing SAP monitoring solutions.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Proven experience leading and mentoring junior developers.
• Technical Expertise: Deep expertise in SAP ABAP programming, SAP modules, integration technologies, and user interface development.
• Problem-solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter: Highly motivated and self-directed with the ability to work independently.

Bonus points if you have

• Experience in providing SAP consulting services to clients is a significant plus.

Fostering a diverse, welcoming and inclusive environment is important to us. We work hard to make everyone feel comfortable bringing their best, most authentic selves to work every day. We celebrate our talented Relics’ different backgrounds and abilities, and recognize the different paths they took to reach us – including nontraditional ones. Their experiences and perspectives inspire us to make our products and company the best they can be. We’re looking for people who feel connected to our mission and values, not just candidates who check off all the boxes.

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We believe in empowering all Relics to achieve professional and business success through a flexible workforce model. This model allows us to work in a variety of workplaces that best support our success, including fully office-based, fully remote, or hybrid.

Our hiring process

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