Software Development Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Software Development Engineer developing APIs for Ford's SAP platform. Responsible for API Enablement and Enhancements development services using ABAP programming and ODATA services.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeChennai • 🇮🇳 IndiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaSDLCSOAP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and develop APIs to connect to SAP/Non-SAP using RFC, ALE/IDOCs, Output Programming using SAP Script, Smart forms, Adobe Forms.
Integration with Non-SAP systems using Web Services/Proxies/APIs.
Experience designing and maintaining Core Data Services (CDS) views and AMDP classes.
Enhancing SAP system using BADI’s, User exits, Customer exits and enhancement framework options
Build RICEFW’s (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Extensions, Forms, and Workflows)
Experience with IDOC and API Integrations using OData API, SOAP API and IDOC as XML.
Good understanding of XML, JSON, SOAP, API and REST Web services
Performance Tuning, problem solving skills and Debugging/Defect Management
To perform full life cycle API management from build, mask, spike, publish and monetize APIs.
To gather customer requirements and develop/test/deploy API solutions to provide interoperability with hundreds of upstream and downstream applications.
To consult with architects to ensure design compliant to architecture standards and principles
To connect and mashup multiple endpoints from heterogeneous landscape.
Lead creation of production support documentation and provide production support for the objects developed

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience with SAP ABAP programming in S4 HANA
Minimum 2 full SAP life cycle S/4 implementations experience
Experience with programming in ABAP 7.4 and above, RICEFW development, CDS Views, AMDP, DDIC, UI5/Fiori, ODATA, Java scripting
Problem solving and debugging skills
Effective team player working with Onsite and Offshore teams
Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) as well as software development methodologies (e.g. Agile, Scrum, Iterative, Waterfall, etc.)
Good functional knowledge on Finance and Purchasing (SD/FI/Ariba) modules.
Exposure to RAP, SAP Cloud and BTP integration platform is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Paid time off (PTO)
Opportunity for professional growth

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Hard Skills & Tools

SAP ABAPS4 HANARICEFWCDS ViewsAMDPDDICUI5FioriODataJavaScript

Soft Skills

problem solvingdebuggingteam playercommunicationcollaboration