SAP Ariba iXp Intern - AI Machine Learning

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About the SAP Internship Experience Program

 

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.

 

Three reasons to intern at SAP

 

1.     Culture of collaboration: Meet with mentors, make new friends across the globe, and create a thriving personal network.

2.     Project-driven experience: gain cross-functional skills from our virtual and in-person learning sessions, diverse subject matter experts, and project deliverables. 

3.     Gain visibility: with the SAP Internship Experience Program in your title, you’ll have a global network of SAP leaders, entrepreneurs, and career development opportunities at your fingertips.

 

 

 

What you’ll do:

 

Position title: SAP Ariba iXp Intern - AI Machine Learning

 

Location: Hybrid - Palo Alto

 

Expected start date: June 2025

 

Duration:  6- 12 months

 

Working hours: Full-time (40 hrs./week)

 

 

 

• As a Core AI Machine Learning Intern, you will be tasked with working with Senior MLE Engineers, Senior Data Engineers, and Senior Data Scientists to deliver Innovative AI Algorithms to serve our Customers. The goal is to ensure that the individual can take Artificial Intelligence algorithms from Concept to Production, thus requiring both Data Science as well as MLOPs skill sets. Deliverables will include Vector Search, Guided Buying Recommendations, and Agentic workflows to Production
• Vector Search is an integral part of Ariba for Enterprise-based search. We intend to build next generation of search capabilities that will delight our customers with relevant search results
• GBR is a service that delivers personalized recommendations to our customers. We are looking to revamp this service with novel DevOps and MLOPs infra. In addition to following best practices

 

 

What you bring:

 

 

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.

 

 

• Skills desired are Python programming skills, MLOPs – Linux, Docker containerization, working with Vector and regular DB, Familiarity with Agentic frameworks like Langchain, LangGraph, and Function. Calling, Familiarity with Generative Pretrained Networks, including understanding of Knowledge distillation, Low Rank Adaptation-LoRA, fine-tuning etc
• The candidate must have taken classes in ML, Data Science, and Statistical Machine Learning, The Candidate must have deployed ML models into production previously and be hands-on with using git repo as well as CI/CD pipelines
• Education: Master’s Degree or a Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Machine Learning or Computer Science from a top University
• Eligibility: Must be currently enrolled, or recently graduated (start date must be within 6 months of graduation date) from a coding academy/bootcamp, apprenticeship, associate, bachelor’s, master’s or JD/PhD program

 

 

Meet your team:

 

 

The team is spread out across the United States. We have a presence in the Palo Alto, San Ramon, and San Francisco SAP offices. We will pair the ideal candidate with one of our lead Engrs. to ensure that they’re brought up to speed quickly and can start making contributions to the team.

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