SAP SAP iXp Intern - Site Speed & UX Performance Specialist 

Spain, Catalonia 

29015841

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.: 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:

Expected start date:June 2025

Duration:12 months

Part-time - Full-time ( 20 - 40 hrs./week)

Collaboration & Communication

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Back-End Developers, UX/UI Designers, Product Owners, and Business Stakeholders, to align on performance goals, priorities, and implementation strategies
• Communicate performance insights, progress, and recommendations effectively through technical reports, dashboards, and business-friendly readouts
• Partner with third-party consultants to benchmark SAP.com’s performance against industry best practices and identify optimization opportunities
• Support internal awareness initiatives, maintain the performance program’s SharePoint site, draft internal email communications, and driving cross-organizational training efforts on web performance

Front-End Performance Optimization

• Collaborate with the Front-End Development team to optimize HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for improved website speed and efficiency
• Identify and address rendering bottlenecks, optimize critical rendering paths, and reduce page load times across desktop and mobile
• Implement responsive design techniques and best practices to ensure fast-loading, mobile-friendly experiences across various devices and screen sizes
• Work on third-party script governance and optimization, asset management, lazy loading strategies, and CDN utilization to enhance performance

Performance Testing & Data Analysis

• Conduct synthetic and real-user monitoring (RUM) tests using tools like Splunk Synthetic Monitoring, WebPageTest, Lighthouse, ObservePoint, or similar testing and data insights SaaS platforms
• Analyze Core Web Vitals, Speed Index, FCP, LCP, and other key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify trends and areas for improvement
• Work with Data Analysts, Performance Engineers, or Business Leads to correlate web performance data with user behavior and business impact
• Generate reports and actionable insights to drive continuous optimization efforts and support data-driven decision-making
• Develop automated performance monitoring and alerting mechanisms to detect regressions early and proactively address issues

Performance Best Practices & Industry Trends

• Stay up to date with the latest web performance optimization trends, front-end engineering best practices, and emerging technologies
• Advocate for a performance-first mindset, educating teams on web performance methodologies, tools, and testing strategies
• Recommend and implement innovative solutions to enhance SAP.com’s speed, scalability, and overall user experience
• Support A/B testing efforts, site redesigns, and performance regression testing to ensure performance remains a key priority in digital transformations

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.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in computer science, web development, web design, project management, data analytics, or a related field; see related responsibilities listed above
• Understanding of web speed performance metrics, such as Core Web Vitals strategy and metric threshold requirements
• Experience in Front-End Engineering with expertise in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and responsive design
• Willingness to acquire new skills to meet evolving needs
• Familiarity with web performance optimization techniques, web debugging and profiling tools, and best practices
• Strong data analysis skills and experience with performance monitoring tools and data visualization
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Comfortable working with a geographically distributed software development team
• General knowledge of Agile methodologies
• Ability to complete tasks promptly
• Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills
• Attention to detail with an emphasis on accuracy and quality
• Ability to prioritize effectively to manage multiple projects

BASELINE KNOWLEDGE

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Basic familiarity with Internet technologies and how the web works
• Visual design principles and commonly used tools for optimizing visual page elements, e.g., images and media
• Awareness of industry standard web speed performance tools, e.g., WebPageTest.org, Google Pagespeed Insights, and Google Lighthouse
• Experience using various modern browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge
• General knowledge of project management and issue tracking and documentation tools; e.g., JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams, Slack, etc

A basic knowledge is required for this internship

Please note: Intermediate expertise with 2-3 years of experience is required for future employment opportunities.

• Full-stack Development
• HTML5/CSS3
• JavaScript
• JavaScript Frameworks
• jQuery
• Chrome DevTools
• Responsive/Adaptive Design
• Cross-Browser Development
• Content Management Systems
• Testing/DebuggingGit/Version Control

Adobe Creative Cloud Applications for Cross-Org UX Design Collaboration:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe illustrator
• Adobe Premiere
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Firefly
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Fonts

Bonus Skills:

• General knowledge of Google Analytics, CDNs and custom HTTP headers
• General knowledge of advanced web performance profiling tools; e.g.: GTmetrix, Pingdom, SpeedCurve, Rigor, etc
• Experience with ReactJS
• Knowledge of code splitting and simplification methods
• Knowledge of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and their impact on web performance
• Previous experience in e-commerce, online media, or similar industries

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 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.

• Education: In pursuit of a degree in a related field or equivalent work experience, such topics of interest are:

• Computer Science
• Data Analytics
• Full Stack Web Development
• Front-End Web Development
• User-Experience Design
• Interactive Design and Media
• Marketing & Business
  • Relevant experience in a study or a similar position managing production processes and workflow.
  • Relevant experience in study or similar position, monitoring quality assurance testing environments and live production systems.

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