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About bp/team

bp’s Technology organization is the central organization for all software and platform development. We build all the technology that powers bp’s businesses, from upstream energy production to downstream energy delivery to our customers. We have a variety of teams depending on your areas of interest, including infrastructure and backend services through to customer-facing web and native applications. We encourage our teams to adapt quickly by using native AWS and Azure services, including serverless, and enable them to pick the best technology for a given problem. This is meant to empower our software and platform engineers while allowing them to learn and develop themselves.

Responsibilities

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for building, maintaining and fixing the software and services that powers our technology solutions. In this role, you will work with a team of engineers and collaborators to ensure that the software is highly available, scalable, and secure. You will also be responsible for automating routine tasks, improving the software performance, and providing technical support to other teams.

• Design, build, and maintain the technology software features and infrastructure

• Ensure the software and services are highly available, scalable, and secure

• Continuously monitor and evaluate the platform to identify potential issues and make recommendations for improvements

• Integrate systems with external and internal services and APIs, facilitating data exchange and interoperability.

• Collaborate with other platform and services teams to identify and resolve complex problems

• Write clean, secure, maintainable, and well-tested code adhering to industry standards. Design test automation using unit and integration testing frameworks.

• Participate actively in code reviews and chip in to the development of guidelines.

• Mentor junior engineers and chip in to the development of the engineering team

• Write software design and operational support documentation

Technical Skills we need from you

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Information Systems or equivalent work experience

• Capable in the ability to adapt to new technologies and processes, and be able to work independently and as part of a team

• Capable in problem-solving, with the ability to analyze complex problems, identify root causes and develop creative and effective solutions

• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate with your peers through to senior leaders. You should be 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

• Capable in at least one programming language (C#, Java, Python, or TypeScript) developing cross-platform solutions.

• Design services, platforms, and APIs focusing on RESTful and GraphQL for seamless communication with the front end.

• Capable in writing secure, stable, testable, and maintainable code with minimal defects

• 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

• Capable in the use of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and systems design.

• Capable in software engineering practices & guidelines for full software creation process, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operations

• Capable in building complex software systems end-to-end which have been optimally delivered and operated in production. You should understand security and privacy guidelines as well as how to properly monitor, log, and alarm production systems

Infrastructure Skills

• Capable in building and scaling infrastructure services using Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure

• Capable in the understanding of using core cloud application infrastructure services including identity platforms, networking, storage, databases, containers, and serverless

• Capable in fixing large-scale distributed systems

• 2+ years of experience in application development and support environments with more than one technology and multiple design techniques. You’ll have supported these production systems through on-call rotations

Database Skills

• Capable knowledge of databases, such as relational, graph, document, and key-value

• Capable ability in data modeling and database design

• Capability ability in SQL

Skills that set you apart

• Capability in TypeScript and JavaScript and adept at applying front-end frameworks like React and/or Angular, showcasing expertise in implementing scalable front-end components.

• Capable in the ability to adapt to new technologies and processes, and be able to work independently and as part of a team.

• Capable in problem-solving, with the ability to analyze complex problems, identify root causes, and develop creative and effective solutions.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate with your peers through to senior leaders. You should be 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.

• Possess a passion for learning both technical and soft skills.

About bp

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!

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.

Additional Information

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, veteran status, or disability status.

Even though the job is advertised as full time, please contact the hiring manager or the recruiter as flexible working arrangements may be considered.

What you can expect from us!

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion:

At bp, you could be part of Business Resource Groups (BRGs) which belief in the power of inclusion, deeper connections, and shared experiences. They provide a place for employees to learn and share knowledge, to connect, and to improve. The BRGs focus on and encourage talent engagement, development, and retention while creating a broadened sense of community and inclusion for bp employees. The groups cultivate leadership growth by involving employees in developmental opportunities they would not otherwise have access to. Formal and informal mentoring also helps employees develop their professional goals and connect with colleagues. The BRGs’ dedication to growth at all levels helps employees feel more engaged and energized. The BRGs break down barriers, so we can all do better together. Examples of BRGs include (but are not limited to):

bpWIN (bp Women’s International Network)
Pride
Working parents
PEN (Positively Ethnic Network)
bpInclusia (bp’s Asian community)
bpEnergía (bp’s Latin community)

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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.