Job Description:

Please note that this is a Lead Individual Contributor role - we're looking for candidates who are technically strong in hands-on coding.

Are you looking for a career in tech that truly helps make the world a better place? bp is moving through the biggest transition in its 100+ year history with the goal of becoming one of the world's largest renewable energy providers and achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050!

Bp's Technology organization is the central organization for all software and platform development. We are the driving force behind the technology that fuels bp's operations, from upstream energy production to downstream delivery to our esteemed customers.

Our teams have varied strengths to cater for a broad spectrum of interests, encompassing everything from infrastructure and backend services to customer-centric web and native applications. With a keen emphasis on agility, we champion using native AWS and Azure services as our infrastructure foundation, including serverless architectures. Our ethos is not just about using the best tech for the task but also encouraging an environment where our software and platform engineers thrive, learn, and continuously evolve.

Be part of a cross-disciplinary team, working closely with other software engineers, product management, UX design, data scientists, data analysts, product managers, data engineers, data managers and business partners.

What you will deliver

• Design sophisticated software components, services, and platforms. You'll write design documents and review them with your software engineering and architecture peers, incorporating and quickly iterating on the feedback
• Lead the delivery of your projects to production. You'll follow best practices including writing high quality code, developing unit, functional, and performance tests, and creating end-to-end deployment pipelines to production to maintain a fast velocity
• Integrate your software with other distributed systems and shared APIs across bp. You'll work closely with partner teams to help evolve their systems to make all of our services more re-usable and resilient
• Partner closely with multi-functional teams including product management, data science, and UX design
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends
• Hire and develop others by mentoring junior software engineers and peers, and proactively sharing your expertise and interests with others
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to the development of best practices
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve platform-related issues
• Support internal and external audit teams to prepare for and participate in security, software licensing, and regulatory audits, ensuring that all necessary documentation and evidence is available and accurate
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement new controls and procedures to address identified compliance gaps or risks

Technical skills we need from you

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Information Systems or equivalent work experience
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and processes, and be able to work independently and as part of a team
• Expert in problem-solving, with the ability to analyze complex problems, identify root causes, and develop creative and effective solutions
• Outstanding communication skills
• Able to engage and influence others to collect requirements, describe what you're doing, work through problems, and find productive solutions
• Self-starter, able to handle ambiguity, navigate uncertainty, identify risks, and find the right people and tools to get the job done

Software skills

• Expert in at least one programming language (C#, Python, or TypeScript) developing cross-platform solutions.
• Writing secure, stable, testable, and maintainable code with minimal defects
• Strong in systems design
• Proven experience in software development, with a focus on platform or service engineering
• Master in software engineering practices & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operations
• Designing and building complex software systems end-to-end which have been successfully delivered and operated in production. You should understand security and privacy best practices as well as how to properly monitor, log, and alarm production systems

Infrastructure skills

• Master in building and scaling infrastructure services using Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure
• Master in the understanding of using core cloud application infrastructure services including identity platforms, networking, storage, databases, containers, and serverless
• Troubleshooting large-scale distributed production systems
• Evidenced experience working on production systems. You'll have supported these production systems through on-call rotations

Database skills

• Competent knowledge of databases, such as relational, graph, document, and key-value
• Master ability in data modeling and database design
• Master ability in SQL

Skills that set you apart

• Possess a passion for mentoring and coaching engineers in both technical and soft skills
• You have a product-centric mindset that you use to understand business needs. You have the technical and interpersonal skills to collaboratively design scalable systems and engineering solutions that meet those needs
• You employ strong senses of empathy and curiosity to build the best possible experiences for the users of your products
• You focus on delighting customers with amazing user experiences and customer service

What we offer:

It's crucial to us that the differences we see in the world around us are reflected in our workplace. Who you are is what counts, not where you're from or how you live your life. At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include:

• Generous salary package including an annual bonus program and individual performance-based incentives.
• Additional EPF contributions totaling 15%.
• Excellent work-life balance & flexible working arrangements
• Collaborative environment that celebrates achievements, diversity, and culture
• Ongoing career development and progression opportunities in a global organization
• 16 weeks paid parental leave (4 weeks partner leave)

About bp

bp is a global energy business with a purpose to reimagine energy for people and our planet. We aim to be a very different kind of energy company by 2030, helping the world reach net zero and improving people's lives. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. Join bp and become part of the team building our future!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Travel Requirement
No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:
Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Analytics, API and platform design, Business Analysis, Cloud Platforms, Coaching, Communication, Configuration management and release, Continuous deployment and release, Data Structures and Algorithms (Inactive), Digital Project Management, Documentation and knowledge sharing, Facilitation, Information Security, iOS and Android development, Mentoring, Metrics definition and instrumentation, NoSql data modelling, Relational Data Modelling, Risk Management, Scripting, Service operations and resiliency, Software Design and Development, Source control and code management {+ 4 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.