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SAP HANA iXp Intern (f/m/d) - Software Developer AI and Analytics

Date: 01/14/2026
Company: SAP


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What You’ll Build


The SAP Internship Experience Program is SAP’s global, strategic, paid internship program that provides university students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers. This is more than an internship; it’s the foundation for a career built on connection, creativity, and impact.


Position title: SAP HANA iXp Intern (f/m/d) – Software Developer AI and Analytics


Location: Walldorf


Expected start date: 1st of March 2026


In this role, you’ll:


- Project scope and deliverables – You will be exploring the usage of AI in the field of the HANA Analytical Engine – especially Natural Language processing and translation to INformationAccess Query requests. This would enable users to retrieve analytical business information and KPIs by entering natural language requests
- Business impact – this work will help to explore potential use cases and support our developments to embed AI into the use cases of the HANA Analytical engine
- Team environment and collaboration – you will work with internal developers and be mentored by our development architect(s)
- Learning opportunities – you will learn about SAP HANA, the Analytical Engine and SAP AI tools such as Knowledge Graph and Joule


What You’ll Bring


We’re looking for someone who takes the initiative, perseveres, and stays curious. You like to work on meaningful innovative projects and are energized by lifelong learning.


Student (f/m/d) at a university or a university of applied sciences


- Ongoing university education in the field of IT
- Language requirements:  German , English minimum B2 Level
- Working from the office is required with minimum 1 day / week


Position requirements:

- Experience in Databases, AI , Analytics


Educational requirements:

- Ongoing university education in the field of Information Technology, Databases, AI


Language requirements:

- German , English minimum B2 Level


Desired skills / experience to be successful in this role

- Soft skills: Innovative Thinking, Quick learner


Qualifications for the role (differentiate “must-have” and “nice-to-have”)

- Must : Programming Experience in C++ / Python
- Must : First experience in AI
- Must : Base Experience with Databases
- Nice-to-have :  Deep Database Experience
- Nice-to-have :  Deep Analytics Experience


Where You Belong


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


- Culture of Collaboration: Partner with experienced SAP colleagues and expert mentors who will support your growth. Grow professionally through personalized mentoring, coaching, and career development support.

- Project-driven Experience: Kickstart your career with hands-on learning experience, making an impact from day one by contributing to meaningful projects that help the world run better.  You’ll have endless learning resources at your fingertips and gain future-ready skills from a variety of virtual, in-person, and hybrid learning sessions, cultivated just for you, and aligned with our learning approach.


- Gain Visibility: Build relationships with leaders and peers across teams and functions. Showcase your ideas, skills, and creativity in a global, fast-paced environment. Open doors for future career opportunities within SAP and beyond.


The HANA MDS team is reponsible for the the development of the MultiDimensionalServices (MDS) and Analytics Accelerator.
MDS is used to define multidimensional queries including aggregation, transformation and calculation executed by the HANA core engines.
The Analytics Accelerator is targeting the analytical processing on huge data volumes and multi-user scenarios leveraging a read-optimized data representation (MDS Cube).


These analytical engines are used by SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP DataSphere, SAP BusinessData Cloud and CAP Analytics.
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We are a diverse team based in Walldorf, Germany with SAP internal interactions around the globe.


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Bring out your best
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AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to ourGuidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process .

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Requisition ID: 444791  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Student  | Employment Type: Limited Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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