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Innovation is and will always be the core of SAP Fioneer, and it is the promise of why we were spun out of SAP: agility, innovation, and delivery. SAP Fioneer builds on a heritage of outstanding technology and a deep understanding of corporate and consumer demands. At the heart of it all it is simple: We bring financial services to the next level with innovative software solutions and platforms. We are helping companies in the financial services industry to achieve speed, scalability, and cost-efficiency through digital business innovation, cloud technology, and solutions that cover banking and insurance processes end-to-end. A global company, with rapid growth, innovative people, and a lean organization makes SAP Fioneer a place where you accelerate your future! About role As a Lead SAP ABAP Engineer you will drive the backend architecture and delivery of our cloud-based SaaS platform built on S/4HANA and SAP BTP technologies. You will design, develop and maintain scalable, secure, high-performance components, own technical decisions, and ensure clean‑core, upgrade‑safe extensibility across our Fioneer solutions. In this role you will lead and mentor a small team of ABAP engineers, collaborate closely with product owners, UX/Fiori leads and cross-functional stakeholders, and translate business needs into robust backend APIs, CDS/OData services and integration patterns. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, shaping architecture, and growing engineering talent while contributing to a next‑generation SaaS platform, this role is for you. Responsibilities Design, own and govern the architecture of scalable, secure backend components for innovative lending solutions built on ABAP and related SAP technologies. Define technical direction, coding standards, and best practices; drive adoption of clean‑core, upgrade‑safe extension patterns across teams. Lead implementation efforts, review designs and code, and ensure delivery of high‑quality standard software in an agile environment while collaborating with internal stakeholders, customers and partners. Partner strategically with front‑end developers, designers, and product owners to define end‑to‑end solutions, APIs (CDS/OData) and integration patterns. Diagnose, prioritize and resolve complex technical issues; coordinate incident response and post‑mortem actions to prevent recurrence. Ensure engineering excellence through structured testing strategies (unit, integration, UAT support), CI/CD pipelines, automated quality checks, performance tuning and continuous improvement initiatives. Mentor and grow ABAP engineers: conduct code reviews, provide technical coaching, run knowledge‑sharing sessions and support career development. Create, maintain and approve comprehensive technical documentation, runbooks and architectural artefacts. Drive platform readiness for cloud deployments, oversee security, observability and governance, and lead upgrade/migration planning. Stay current with innovations in S/4HANA, RAP and SAP BTP and evaluate their adoption to advance the platform roadmap. Requirements  Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field. 10+ years of experience in ABAP object-oriented development, with substantial hands‑on work on S/4HANA (experience in the financial sector is a plus). Proven track record (3+ years) leading and mentoring engineering teams, driving technical decisions and delivery in enterprise SAP projects. Deep proficiency in OData, Core Data Services (CDS), and ABAP RESTful Application Programming (RAP). Practical experience with SAP BTP (services, deployment approaches, integration concepts) and cloud readiness for enterprise solutions. Strong architecture and design skills: defining extension patterns, clean‑core strategies, multi‑tenant SaaS considerations, and upgrade‑safe solutions. Experience with CI/CD for ABAP, automa