Software Developer - Data Platform & Distributed Systems
About the job
- Proven experience building backend services and distributed systems.
- Strong experience with MongoDB and/or PostgreSQL.
- Solid understanding of data modelling, indexing, and query optimisation.
- Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka and caching technologies such as Redis.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Strong focus on scalability, performance, and maintainable code.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex issues.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices.
- Build robust APIs and backend services that interact with databases, messaging systems, and caching layers.
- Design efficient data models and query patterns for high read/write workloads.
- Analyse and optimise application and database performance.
- Contribute to containerisation, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes deployments.
- Support event-driven architectures using messaging systems and caching technologies.
- Participate in system design and architecture discussions.
- Ensure reliability, observability, and performance of core services.
- Experience working with high-throughput or low-latency systems.
- Familiarity with observability tools and performance profiling.
- Experience in data-intensive environments.
- Experience in Golang or willingness to learn.
- Demonstrated technical or project leadership experience.
About the company
Viridien offers geoscience solutions for complex natural resource, environmental, and infrastructure challenges. Its work centers on interpreting and integrating geological and geophysical data to understand subsurface conditions and hazards. By combining data collection, imaging, and modeling, Viridien helps clients make informed decisions about exploration, resource development, environmental management, and infrastructure planning. The company differentiates itself through a broad spectrum of geoscience services across resources, environment, and infrastructure, enabling a single partner to tackle multi-domain problems. The goal is to provide accurate subsurface insights that reduce risk, optimize project outcomes, and support sustainable development.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Massy, France
Founded
1931
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Ithaca Energy awarded Viridien a five-year UK North Sea monitoring contract in 2026.
- Walker Ridge Reimaging Extension launched in 2026, with fast-track results and early-2027 delivery.
- Guyana Shallow Water Phase I and PETROSEN partnership expand frontier data sales across two basins.
What critics are saying
- Oil majors can slash multi-client seismic spending fast, crushing 2027 reimaging and OBN returns.
- Viridien depends on a few large contracts, including Ithaca, Aker BP, PETROSEN, and Guyana.
- If energy clients delay exploration again, Viridien's asset-light model loses volume and bargaining power.
What makes Viridien unique
- Viridien combines proprietary seismic imaging, OBN acquisition, and TLFWI workflows across basins.
- Henning Berg became CEO on June 3, 2026, preserving Zurquiyah-era asset-light specialization.
- Its SeaScope, GTMS, and Evergreen platforms extend geoscience into monitoring and AI data transformation.
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Benefits
Hybrid Work Options
401(k) Company Match
Parental Leave
Health Insurance
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Paid Vacation
Professional Development Budget
Wellness Program
Company News
Viridien wins five-year contract for UK North Sea monitoring. Under the contract, Viridien will support post-decommissioning monitoring using a UK OPRED-approved system. France-based Viridien has secured a five-year contract from Ithaca Energy to provide an integrated environmental monitoring and marine situational awareness solution for the UK North Sea's Greater Stella Area. The contract will see Viridien support post-decommissioning monitoring using a system approved by the UK's Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED). Under the agreement, Viridien will deploy an integrated monitoring solution instead of traditional guard-vessel coverage. The solution combines Sercel's Marlin Vessel Tracking and Alerts platform with Viridien's SeaScope service. The Marlin system tracks vessel movements in real time and provides automated alerts for offshore infrastructure, geofences and proximity, while also displaying satellite imagery and sea surface data from SeaScope. Sercel CEO Jérôme Denigot said: "Offshore Technology is proud to support Ithaca Energy with an innovative solution that brings together Sercel's Marlin software and Viridien's SeaScope satellite monitoring service. "This five-year award demonstrates how these complementary technologies can help offshore operators monitor and manage their producing and decommissioned assets by identifying potential risks earlier and responding with confidence." SeaScope uses automation, metocean data and interpretation to conduct large-scale surveillance of ocean areas surrounding offshore assets. Viridien said the solution will give Ithaca Energy improved situational awareness, helping it detect potential releases, identify their sources and respond effectively to incidents involving its assets or other parties' activities. By integrating vessel data and environmental intelligence into a single operational display, operators can proactively manage risks during post-decommissioning monitoring. Last month, Viridien entered into a multi-client partnership with Société de Pétroles du Sénégal, Senegal's state petroleum company. The agreement sets a framework for delivering subsurface intelligence across the MSGBC Basin, spanning Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea Conakry. The partnership is intended to support subsurface characterisation, technical standards and capacity building in the region. Give your business an edge with its leading industry insights.
Viridien commences Walker Ridge Reimaging Extension in US Gulf. Viridien has recently launched its Walker Ridge Reimaging Extension in the US Gulf. With the support of industry partners, the initiative expands on the success of its original Walker Ridge Reimaging program. Fast-track results for this new project are already available. The 4,406 km[2] extension covers 189 new OCS blocks in the highly prospective Walker Ridge area, in addition to 46.5 blocks overlapping the original Walker Ridge Reimaging program over a 1,085 km[2] area. The total program coverage of 5,491 km[2] over 235.5 blocks will deliver a premium exploration dataset across a large acreage position with significant infrastructure-led exploration (ILX) potential. Viridien is applying its seismic imaging expertise and advanced Time-Lag Full Waveform Inversion (TLFWI) technology to enhance subsurface understanding and provide greater geological insight into this complex deepwater environment. The project will deliver a higher-quality data set over the extension area, seamlessly merged with the original Walker Ridge Reimaging volume, with final results expected to be available in early 2027. Dechun Lin, Head of Earth Data, Viridien, said: "The Walker Ridge Reimaging Extension program builds directly on the proven success of our earlier Walker Ridge multi-client survey which generated strong commercial interest. By applying our latest Time-Lag FWI technology, we are giving clients a powerful exploration tool across a large, highly prospective area with strong ILX potential."
PRESS DIGEST 13 AUG 2026: Viridien-PETROSEN deal; ODL Pipeline in COL. CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores Latin Petroleum, 13.Aug.2026, Words: 425) - The following briefs span company details on New Pacific Metals Corp., Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd., Nucor Corp., Orvana Minerals Corp., Argentina's Ministry of Economy, Société de Pétroles du Sénégal (PETROSEN), Sonatrach, Saipem, Viridien, Excelerate Energy, Frontera Energy, ECOPETROL, and PEMEX, among others. LATIN America and the Caribbean. - total investments approved for 21 projects under RIGI currently amount to $46.708bn while another 23 projects under evaluation have investment potential of $152.271bn, according to Argentina's Ministry of Economy. [Editores Latin Petroleum] - Orvana Minerals Corp. confirmed it doubled its exploration area at Taguas, Argentina, through the acquisition of Evelina. [Editores Latin Petroleum] - New Pacific Metals Corp. filed an independent preliminary economic assessment technical report titled "Carangas Project: NI 43-101 Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment, Oruro, Bolivia" for the Carangas project in Oruro Department, Bolivia. [New Pacific Metals] Africa. - Viridien inked a strategic multi-client partnership agreement w/ Société de Pétroles du Sénégal (PETROSEN), Senegal's national petroleum co. [Energy Analytics Institute] - Saipem has signed a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) w/ Sonatrach for Phase 1 of the projet phosphates intégré )PPI) in Algeria. [Saipem] North America. - Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. continues to expect to rec./accrue pmts on 3,500 to 4,500 attributable gold equivalent ounces (GEOs). "The lower end of the range reflects current operating assumptions and known constraints, while the upper end incorporates the potential impact of improved grades, continued ramp-up of key assets, and contributions from new sources of cash flow," according to the co. "Attributable GEOs are expected to be weighted toward the second half of 2026, reflecting the timing of higher-grade production and the continued ramp-up of key assets," Metalla said. [Energy Analytics Institute] - Nucor Corporation will invest $59mn to expand its Vulcraft Indiana manufacturing facility in St. Joe, Indiana, adding capabilities to produce steel grating products. The investment is expected to create 20 new full-time jobs, adding 300+ teammates currently employed at the facility. [Nucor] The briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond. Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) has not verified all of these stories and therefore does not vouch for their accuracy. By freelance editors and writers reporting for EAI from Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Caracas, Houston, Monterrey, Mexico City, and Bogota. EAI and its 100% owned Venezuelan affiliate Editores Latin Petroleum CA do not provide investment advice. (C) 1999-2026 LATINPETROLEUM INC., dba ENERGY ANALYTICS INSTITUTE (EAI), and EDITORES LATIN PETROLEUM CA. All Rights Reserved.
Viridien kicks off Phase I of Guyana Shallow Water 3D seismic survey. Viridien has commenced Guyana Shallow Water 3D Phase I, following its previously announced agreement with the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and BGP to launch a major multi-client 3D seismic acquisition and imaging program offshore Guyana. The program has received strong industry support. Phase I will cover shallow water acreage across Lot 3 and connect to legacy surveys in the area that will later be reimaged. For the project, the seismic data will be acquired by BGP, and Viridien will deliver high-end imaging using its proprietary advanced workflows, including shallow water demultiple and time-lag full-waveform inversion (TLFWI). Dechun Lin, Head of Earth Data, Viridien, said: "Our Guyana program is designed to enhance subsurface understanding, support future exploration planning and help unlock the hydrocarbon potential of this exciting frontier basin. The resulting ultramodern 3D data set will also make a valuable contribution to Guyana's broader geological knowledge base and future licensing efforts."
Viridien redefines subsurface data readiness with Evergreen Data Solution. Viridien has launched Evergreen Data Solution, a scalable, AI-powered approach to subsurface data transformation that enables asset teams to access, trust, and use complex data faster, reducing cycle times and improving decision-making for more-informed exploration and development. Building on Viridien's established digital transformation technology and expertise, the solution addresses the challenges of ever-growing, fragmented subsurface data by making it readily available, validated, and analytics-ready. Uniquely combining Viridien's deep geoscience expertise with advanced AI technologies, Evergreen Data Solution extends beyond traditional data management to continuously improve how data is classified, curated, contextualised, and validated. The solution automatically ingests, standardises and delivers data across files, systems of record, and applications, handling unstructured, semi-structured, and structured formats to create a unified, interpretation- and AI-ready data foundation. This replaces episodic, manual preparation with a fully orchestrated transformation engine that keeps subsurface data usable, consistent, and trusted as it evolves, while operating seamlessly across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments. Peter Whiting, EVP, Geoscience, Viridien, said: "Viridien's Evergreen Data Solution combines AI, data science and domain expertise to form a live, continuously updated data foundation of all available geoscience and seismic data. It interacts with data of all types and the third-party applications commonly used by our clients. The data foundation provides the full set of decision-quality data that rapidly improves exploration and production outcomes and enables further AI-based advanced analytics. Viridien is the key strategic partner for accelerating the success of our clients." Image: Evergreen Data Solution orchestrates the transformation of fragmented subsurface data into a unified, continuously improving, AI-ready foundation, enabling seamless access and trusted use across systems and environments. Read the latest issue of Oilfield Technology magazine for upstream news, project stories, industry insight and technical articles. The May/June 2026 issue of Oilfield Technology explores how the upstream industry is balancing operational efficiency, innovation, and sustainability in an evolving energy landscape. Topics range from offshore carbon capture and storage, subsea supply chains, and geothermal well development, to production monitoring, completions optimisation, digital integration, and data-driven asset performance. Together, the articles highlight how operators and technology providers are using advanced engineering, digital tools, and innovative approaches to improve reliability, maximise production, and support the industry's transition to a lower-carbon future. Embed article link: (copy the HTML code below):