Software Engineer

Entity: Technology Job Family Group: IT&S Group Job Description: 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 troubleshooting the software and services that powers our technology solutions. In this role, you will work with a team of engineers and stakeholders 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 contribute to the development of best practices. Mentor junior engineers and contribute 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 & best practices for full software development life cycle, 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 best practices 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 troubleshooting 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 utilizing 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 ana