How to apply for Sr. SAP Engineer - Core

About Protera

Protera is a cutting-edge protein technology company focused on creating sustainable, nutritious food solutions while reducing environmental impact. Their mission-driven approach combines biotechnology with food science, making them unique in the sustainable food tech space. Working here means contributing to meaningful innovation that addresses global food sustainability challenges.

About the role

As a Senior SAP Engineer - Core at Protera, you'll design, build, and optimize clean-core SAP S/4HANA extensions and ABAP-based services across complex enterprise landscapes. This role is impactful because you'll modernize legacy systems to support Protera's sustainable protein technology operations, ensuring scalable and efficient business processes that align with their innovative mission.

A typical day

A typical day involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to design clean-core SAP extensions, developing ABAP RAP services for Protera's protein technology operations, and optimizing S/4HANA performance through advanced debugging and SQL pushdown techniques. You'll work on modernizing legacy code, implementing secure integration patterns with SAP BTP, and ensuring scalable solutions that support the company's sustainable food mission.

Who Protera is looking for

• Has strong ABAP fundamentals with experience in ABAP OO development and refactoring legacy code into clean-core patterns
• Proficient in ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP), CDS-based domain modeling, and OData service design for scalable solutions
• Experienced with SAP BTP integration patterns, event-driven architectures, and enterprise security in S/4HANA environments
• Demonstrates advanced debugging skills and performance optimization capabilities in S/4HANA systems

Tips for this application

• Highlight specific examples of clean-core SAP S/4HANA extension projects you've led or contributed to
• Detail your experience with ABAP RAP for both managed and unmanaged scenarios, including behavior definitions
• Showcase projects involving SAP BTP integration patterns and event-driven ABAP architectures
• Emphasize any experience in sustainable or mission-driven industries, connecting it to Protera's protein tech focus
• Include metrics or outcomes from performance optimization work in S/4HANA environments

What to cover in your cover letter

['Your experience modernizing legacy SAP custom code into clean-core, maintainable patterns', 'Specific projects involving ABAP RAP, CDS modeling, and OData service optimization', "How your SAP engineering skills can support Protera's mission of sustainable protein technology", 'Experience with cross-stack collaboration in SAP environments (CAP/Node.js, SAPUI5/Fiori, Integration Suite)']

Research before applying

• Protera's specific protein technology products and their sustainability impact metrics
• The company's recent news about scaling operations or technology partnerships
• How SAP systems typically support food technology and sustainable manufacturing operations
• Protera's corporate values and mission statements around environmental impact

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• Walk through a complex ABAP RAP implementation you've designed for managed/unmanaged scenarios
• How would you approach refactoring legacy custom code into clean-core patterns at Protera?
• Describe your experience with SAP BTP integration patterns in hybrid S/4 + BTP architectures
• How do you ensure performance and scalability in S/4HANA extensions, particularly with SQL pushdown and AMDP?
• Discuss security considerations for SAP extensions in a remote, enterprise environment like Protera's

Common mistakes to avoid

• Focusing only on traditional ABAP development without clean-core or S/4HANA modernization experience
• Not demonstrating specific knowledge of ABAP RAP, CDS modeling, or SAP BTP integration patterns
• Applying with generic SAP experience that doesn't address the specific technical requirements in the job description