What is the SAP Developer Junior Program and our mission?

Become a full-time junior developer and begin your programming journey in the dynamic domain of SAP Technologies.

Learn, analyze, build, and implement SAP Applications in a supportive, collaborative, and motivational environment.

Work with leading brands in the Automotive industry. Expand your thinking into new horizons and make an impact on one of the top European 500 companies.

Apply today and become tomorrow’s SAP development groundbreaker!

Admission is now closed

We welcome graduates who are:

Currently pursuing a degree in informatics, maths, or a comparable education field
A recent graduate looking for their first big career launch or considering a career change
Possessing a basic understanding of databases and knowing how to run SQL queries
Familiar with or fluent in German, with a commitment to continuous language development, or a willingness to learn

Why Become a Junior SAP Developer in the Automotive Industry

The Junior SAP Developer Program at Sopra Steria Bulgaria helps students and early career professionals bridge the gap between academic knowledge and real-world project experience.
SAP - one of the most in-demand technology ecosystems- offers job stability, high market value, and work that has real value and is applied to critical business systems. At Sopra Steria Bulgaria, the program combines structured technical training, hands-on project exposure, mentorship from experienced consultants, and peer learning within an international environment.

Participants also benefit from paid German-language courses to support collaboration with clients in the DACH region and to grow within a global organization.

We offer you a stable, high-growth career path with real responsibility and a supportive environment for learning and collaboration.

Get paid from day 1 to become a SAP Developer, specializing in technologies for the automotive sector.

Receive an exclusive, tailor-made training curriculum with the opportunity to apply it straight away.

Work on business cases for enterprise-level clients to design, implement, and optimize SAP solutions.

Get hands-on exclusive technology training on ABAP, BW, UI5, and more.

Become a valued full member of the team and enjoy all available benefits of the employment opportunity.

Benefit from a talent program to progress through a well-structured career development process.

Complete assignments and receive guidance, feedback, and support from our mentors and coaches.

Get the exclusive opportunity to travel to Germany and visit the Automotive plant.

Apply in 4 easy steps

You can apply for the job through the job posting on our website.

Our Recruitment Team invites candidates via phone for a technical case and a short interview.

Successful candidates are invited for a second (technical) interview with the SAP experts.

At a positive outcome, we finalize the details and make the candidate an offer. Then your career in the SAP Development world is launched.

The Role of the SAP Developer

As a SAP developer, you will be part of the whole lifecycle of the Application Development;
You will be skilled in BW/4HANA technologies for the automotive sector;
You will be involved in our challenging projects in all functional areas of the automotive industry;
You support our well-known customers in analyzing, conceiving, and implementing innovative and sophisticated SAP BW/HANA and SAP BW/4HANA solutions.

Program Structure & Schedule

The program includes 6-month office-based lecture-type training modules on various tools and technologies. The training will be held at our office in NV Tower.

Some of the training modules and workshops that are planned are the following:

SAP ABAP
SAP BW
ABAP FIORI programming model

After completing the training modules, our graduate will begin project work and their responsibilities will broaden.

Selection of tools you will use

More than a Job

Company-funded specialized, in-demand training, ensuring a steady monthly income.

Industry-experienced lecturers for real-world relevance, networking, and knowledge.

Technologies widely used in high-capital companies offer a valuable professional investment opportunity.

An ultimate cultural, immersive and enriching interpersonal experience that lasts a lifetime.

Read further from our perspectives:

The Junior SAP Developer Blueprint

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The Bulgarian branch of Sopra Steria is a critical Center of Competence - a place where Bulgarian developers work directly on enterprise systems for international clients, not behind the scenes, but as consultants who understand the full picture. But for a university graduate, the path to becoming a high-level consultant can seem distant and out of reach.

At Sopra Steria, we provide a forum, a platform through a specialized, six-month curriculum to transform "young programmers" into "true consultants." Two years since it launched, a third cohort is starting this April, and we are grateful to say that our graduates are now becoming a valuable part of the projects at high-profile clients.

Watch: Building a Digital Europe: SAP Developer Graduate Program in Sofia
The Career Start

Unlike traditional internships, our program is built on a structured three-phase methodology:

Phase 1: Integration. Participants are first introduced to Sopra Steria as a global company to understand the international business ecosystem.
Phase 2: Technical Immersion. For six months, students dive deep into the technical core of enterprise software. This is led by SAP experts from Germany who travel to Sofia specifically to mentor the next generation of Bulgarian talent.
Phase 3: Real-World Application. After the training, graduates transition to working on diverse projects for international clients, applying their knowledge to real business scenarios.

Mastering the Tech Stack

The curriculum is rigorous, covering the most relevant SAP technologies required for modern business intelligence and data warehousing:

Backend & Logic: ABAP and BW (Business Warehouse).
Cloud & Analytics: Exploring SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud).
Frontend & UX: Developing with UI5 to ensure a seamless user experience.

As Yoana, a program graduate, explains: "You learn how data moves from one system to another—how it is harmonized and consolidated through the backend, the frontend, and the interfaces". This holistic view allows a junior specialist to see the "big picture" of a business process.

The "Consultant Mindset"

Our developers must also become great communicators.
Our curriculum places a heavy emphasis on soft skills, including:

Client Communication: Learning to interface directly with international partners.
Requirement Engineering: Defining specifications and understanding business needs.
Project Lifecycle Management: Understanding what data means and how it impacts the life of a project.

International clients, live projects, actual stakes. Some graduates step into project work immediately after training. All of them are working on projects today. By investing in local students and watching them become high calibre experts, it gives us a significance for the whole program operation and confidence for the new SAP Development generation.

Learn more about the program