Full-Time
Founding Engineer
Nova Intelligence
1-10 employees
AI-driven SAP modernization and ABAP tooling
Compensation Overview
$150k - $250k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Previous startup experience and experience with LLMs and AI tooling (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.)
- Strong proficiency in Python with infra and DevOps experience (i.e. k8s)
- Strong foundation in backend engineering, distributed systems, and/or infra.
- Hands-on experience with LLMs/GenAI and agentic workflows (building, shipping, iterating with evals/tooling).
- Ability to work in-person in San Francisco.
- Design and develop the core AI platform & AI Agent products
- Develop deep integrations with SAP and other software platforms
- Build systematic evaluation frameworks to measure and improve AI agent performance across different scenarios
- Work with LLMs to improve code generation accuracy and quality
Nova Intelligence provides AI-driven enterprise software tools to modernize SAP systems, offering AI agents that simplify, build, and test SAP custom code, while parsing ABAP, generating documentation, and mapping requirements to standard SAP functions. The product works by having AI agents analyze ABAP and SAP configurations, generate documentation, and align client needs with SAP built-ins, then support integration and customization projects to deliver a functioning SAP environment. Its differentiation comes from a focused combination of AI-assisted code understanding, automatic documentation, and hands-on integration services aimed at closing functionality gaps. The company's goal is to help enterprises modernize SAP environments more efficiently, reduce manual coding and documentation effort, and deliver reliable, integrated SAP solutions that meet business needs.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$40M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2024
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- SAP mandates S/4HANA migration by 2030, unlocking $89B services market.
- Kyndryl collaboration announced today accelerates SAP cloud ERP migrations.
- Festo achieves 5x faster workflows; Kyndryl case cuts costs 50%.
What critics are saying
- SAP's Joule AI agents, launched April 2026, commoditize ABAP code generation for free.
- Celonis' $2.1B Abintio acquisition in March 2026 undercuts Nova at 40% lower cost.
- EU AI Act enforcement from July 2026 halts Nova's EU sales due to audit failures.
What makes Nova Intelligence unique
- Nova builds agentic AI platform exclusively for SAP custom code modernization.
- AI agents parse ABAP, generate documentation, and fit-to-standard for S/4HANA.
- Co-founded by Google DeepMind researcher Emma Qian and SAP HANA co-inventor.
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Benefits
An open and inclusive culture and work environment
Work closely with a collaborative, mission-driven team on cutting-edge AI technology
Full health, dental, and vision benefits
Company News
Nova Intelligence has raised $40M in funding across seed and Series A to build the frontier AI platform for SAP. The Series A was led by Chemistry, with participation from Accel, Conviction, and SAP.io, SAP's venture arm. The seed was led by Accel, with participation from Conviction and SAP.io.