Principal Software Developer - Python (Kuala Lumpur, 14, MY, 50400)
Company
Halliburton
Location
Malaysia
Employment type
Full-time
Posted
Jul 23, 2026
Listed via
Halliburton
Job Duties
About Landmark
Landmark, a Halliburton company, builds the software and data platforms that help the global energy industry make better decisions. Our products span subsurface interpretation, well construction planning, reservoir simulation, production optimization, and digital operations. These are tools used daily by engineers and scientists at the world’s largest energy companies and run as cloud-native SaaS platforms and as enterprise on-premises solutions.
About the role
This is a full-time position for the Landmark Reservoir Centre of Excellence as Subject Matter Expert Software Engineer. The ideal candidate is a reservoir engineer or geoscientist with good knowledge and understanding of reservoir modelling workflows, combined with a solid understanding of and experience with software development. Candidates will be working in a domain application software engineering team, developing data driven applications for our reservoir management software solutions. You will utilize your experience as a reservoir engineer or geoscientist, and your experience with software development to support the deployment and growth of our ensemble technology, strengthen our customers use of our technology towards better decision making for their assets. This role involves collaborating with new and existing clients to develop new applications and solve specific real world problems, enhancing our portfolio of applications, and creating innovative solutions to tackle industry challenges in ensemble modeling and simulation domains. A software engineer in the Reservoir Centre of Excellence is curious, eager, customer-focused and enjoys a diversified working situation involving significant responsibilities towards our company and our clients. He/she also identifies with Halliburton’s core values: Safety, Trust, Collaboration, Integrity and Respect.
Qualifications & Experience:
Strong Python skills.
MSc. in reservoir engineering, petroleum engineering or geosciences
Good understanding of the geological processes and reservoir engineering principles that control the nature and static/dynamic behaviour of hydrocarbon filled reservoirs
Good understanding of the full reservoir modelling workflow and associated uncertainty, with some experience in using the common geomodelling tools and commercial flow simulators
Previous experience from an E&P company and / or oilfield services company, is an advantage
Have a strong software engineering background
Working knowledge of Git
Familiar with programming languages such as C#, F#, JavaScript is a plus
Passionate about building software tools for reservoir modelling, simulation and decision making
Strive to write good and maintainable production grade code
Thrive in a Lean/Agile environment
Personal Attributes:
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to manage key stakeholder relationships
A structured, analytical and proactive approach to solving technical challenges
Outgoing with a commercial mindset
Comfortable in a high-paced environment
Team player, enjoying collaboration with others
Independent, curious and self-going
Willingness to learn and grow as both a software -and reservoir engineer
Interest in exploring and learning new technologies
Flexible and interested in travelling
How You Work
The engineer who succeeds in this role brings independent judgment to their work and applies it consistently. You own your assignments end to end, communicate clearly when something is off track, and treat code reviews as a genuine quality tool rather than a formality. You are comfortable working across time zones, adaptable when requirements shift, and focused on delivery outcomes rather than task completion. You pick up new tools and techniques on your own, evaluate them critically, and bring the ones that work to your team. You help the engineers around you improve because you understand that team quality compounds over time.
Please note the following information:
This is a hybrid position, so you will be required to attend our office in Kuala Lumpur City as needed.
Minimum Qualifications: Minimum qualifications may be acquired through technical schools or equivalent related experience. Candidates having qualifications that exceed the minimum job requirements will receive consideration for higher level roles given (1) their experience, (2) additional job requirements, and/or (3) business needs. Depending on education, experience, and skill level, a variety of job opportunities might be available from the Technical Professional Software Advisor - Leader
Halliburton is an Equal Opportunity Employ
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