Software engineer

Entity: Technology Job Family Group: IT&S Group Job Description: Software Engineer - (Individual Contributor, Grade I) Responsibilities 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. Proactively identify impactful opportunities and autonomously complete activities. Be a bridge between business and digital organizations, combining in-depth understanding of both areas. Present results to peers and senior management, to support / influence decision making Design sophisticated software components, services, and applications. Write design documents and review them with software engineering and architecture peers, incorporating and quickly iterating on the feedback. Own the delivery of your projects to production. Follow standard processes including writing high quality code, developing unit, functional, and performance tests, and creating end-to-end deployment pipelines to Adhere to and advocate for software engineering standard processes; 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. Work closely with partner teams to help evolve their systems to make all our services more re-usable and resilient. Hire and develop others by mentoring junior software engineers and peers and proactively sharing your expertise and interests with others. Partner closely with multi-functional teams including product management, data science, and UX design. Essential Minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience or equivalent practical experience (ie equivalent number of years) in a quantitative field Hands-on experience (typically 2+ years) of experience designing and building complex software systems end-to-end which have been optimally delivered to production. Have supported these production systems through on-call rotations in complex, fast-paced environments. Applied knowledge of software engineering tools and approaches across all lifecycle stages. Expertise in at least one language (C/C++, Java, C#, Python (preferable)) including object-oriented design. Proficient in data structures, algorithms, runtime complexity, API, and database design, as well as unit and functional test methodologies. Exposure to system design of both new and existing systems. You should have basic knowledge of security and privacy procedures as well as how to properly monitor, log, and alarm for production systems. Strong eye for business. Customer-centric and pragmatic attitude. Focus on value delivery and swift execution, while maintaining attention to detail. Continuous learning and improvement attitude. Strong communication skills, stakeholder management skills, and ability to communicate with peers through to managers. You should be able to engage others to collect requirements, describe what you’re doing, and work through problems and find productive solutions. Ability to lead through influence. Design, develop, and deploy Generative AI solutions using LLMs, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), MCP (Model Context Protocol), and prompt engineering techniques. Understand LLM hallucinations and implement mitigation strategies such as temperature tuning, grounding with RAG, guardrails, and fine-tuning to improve response accuracy and reliability. Build and optimize semantic search solutions using embeddings, vector databases, indexing, chunking strategies, and retrieval pipelines. Develop and maintain RAG-based applications by creating embeddings, managing vector stores, tuning retrieval quality, and implementing efficient document ingestion and search workflows. Develop AI applications using frameworks such as LangChain or Llamaindex including Models, Chains, Memory, and Tools, while demonstrating Redis Cache and other caching mechanisms to store embeddings and responses, reducing LLM latency, token consumption, and operational costs. Collaborate wimulti-functionalnal teams to deliver scalable, secure, and production-ready AI solutions. 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