staff software engineer

Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

IT&S Group

Job Description:

At bp, you will work with a team dedicated to delivering the future of mobility, energy, and services for our customers globally through innovative business models and service platforms. You will collaborate with colleagues who serve millions of customers at over 20,000 fuel sites and convenience stores worldwide, as well as a rapidly growing network of electric vehicle charging points.

You will work with the Technology team, which partners with global retail convenience businesses to support and develop a compelling portfolio of products. Together, you will differentiate customer experiences and deliver breakthrough business value.

Let me tell you about the role

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will act as a technical expert, mentor, and coach, providing guidance and support to your team, while fostering a positive and productive work environment. You will also be responsible for setting project and squad goals, prioritizing and executing on initiatives, and delivering results in a product-led, empowered environment and their leadership skills, ability to manage multiple collaborators, and experience in software development and engineering will be essential to this role.

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 standard processes including writing high quality code, demonstrating platform capabilities, 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
• Develop robust, scalable data pipelines that unify and integrate data from diverse sources such as cloud platforms, on-premise databases, APIs and file-based systems. Resolve complex data challenges, including schema harmonization, legacy data cleansing, and reference data alignment to ensure consistency accuracy and usability
• Partner closely with multi-functional teams including product management, data and analytics, service engineering, 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 standard processes
• Collaborate with multi-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 multi-functional teams to implement new controls and procedures to address identified compliance gaps or risks
  
  

What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications)

Technical Skills We Need From You

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Information Systems or equivalent work experience
• Master ability to stay ahead of with and adapt to new technologies and processes, provide architectural insight, and guide development teams in selecting appropriate solutions. Able to operate hands-on to individually contribute and lead technical
• Master problem solver, with the ability to analyze complex problems, identify root causes, and develop creative and effective solutions
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate with both your peers and 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

• Master in at least one programming language (C#, Python, TypeScript or other) developing cross-platform solutions
• Master in writing secure, stable, testable, reusable, performant, and maintainable code with minimal defects
• Master in systems design
• 10+ years of experience in software development
• Master in software engineering practices & standard methodologies fsoftware development processfe cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operations
• Master in designing and building complex software systems end-to-end which have been optimally delivered and operated in production. You should understand security and privacy standard methodologies as well as how to properly monitor, log, and alarm production systems
  
  

Infrastructure Skills

• Master in building and scaling infrastructure services using cloud services (AWS or Azure)
• Master in the understanding of using core cloud application infrastructure services including identity platforms, networking, storage, databases, containers, and serverless
• Master in solving large-scale distributed production systems
• proven experience working on production systems covering global time zones
  
  

Data Skills

• Master ability to analyze complex, fragmented legacy data landscapes and deliver streamlined, future-ready architectures
• Master ability in designing, building and maintaining scalable data pipelines to ingest and integrate data from diverse source systems, including cloud platforms, on-premise databases, APIs, and flat files
• Master ability in data modeling and database design
• Master ability in SQL and database design skills (across PostgreSQL, Oracle, or similar). Design and optimize relational databases and SQL-based solutions to handle sophisticated, high volume enterprise data
  
  

Skills That Set You Apart

• Possess a passion for mentoring and coaching engineers in both technical and soft skills
• You have a product-centric approach 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
  
  

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.

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)

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

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.

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