Staff Software Engineer

Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

IT&S Group

Job Description:

You will work with

The Marketing Team within the Mobility & Convenience Technology Organization is a dynamic and integral part of our operations, responsible for a wide array of B2C marketing functions globally, collaborating with the Global Marketing function to improve footfall and the purchase of mobility & convenience goods by deploying innovative marketing and consumer engagement strategies. Your team in Technology will be responsible for:

Digital Channels: We are responsible for B2C digital channels, including bp's mobile app, BPme, and any technology capabilities that underpin global loyalty programs and marketing initiatives - web platforms, loyalty systems, marketing technology.

API Development: We design and run APIs that provide data and capabilities within marketing & loyalty platforms to both digital channels and in support of driving marketing initiatives.

Marketing Tools Management: We build & run a suite of marketing tools for consumer segmentation, campaign management, and execution, ensuring effective B2C marketing strategies.

Framework and Platform Development: We develop common frameworks and platforms (Digital Channels, Martech, Loyalty Platform) to facilitate new features and enhance consumer engagement across various regions.

Let me tell you about the role

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will act as a technical guide, 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 completing initiatives, and delivering results in a product-led, empowered environment and their leadership skills, ability to lead multiple collaborators, and experience in software development and engineering will be crucial 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
• Own the delivery of your projects to production. You’ll follow standard methodologies 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. You’ll work closely with partner teams to help evolve their systems to make all of our services more re-usable and resilient
• 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 methodologies
• 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 vital 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
• Collaborate with other multi-functional teams- product management, data science, UX design, quality assurance, etc. - to design and deliver software that achieves the vision set by the business
• Lead a team of developers in delivering high quality software that:
  • Is amenable to changing as the business evolves
  • Focuses on providing a great customer experience
  • Is secure and meets all security requirements
• Establish and communicate goals that support the business vision for the software. Discuss those goals within the team to help align the team and the software to the vision.

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 adapt to new technologies and processes, and be able to work independently and as part of a team
• Master 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

• Master in any programming language with “Full stack exp” (Frontend and backend both) is a must with one of the python, AWS, go, swift, kotlin is preferred for developing cross-platform solutions.

• Master in writing secure, stable, testable, and maintainable code with minimal defects
• Master in systems design
• 10+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on platform or service engineering
• Master in software engineering practices & standard methodologies for full software development life 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 successfully 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 Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure
• Master in the understanding of using core cloud application infrastructure services including identity platforms, networking, storage, databases, containers, and serverless
• Master in fixing large-scale distributed production systems
• 10+ years of experience working on production systems. You’ll have supported these production systems through on-call rotations

Database skills

• Competent knowledge of databases, such as relational, graph, document, and key-value
• Master ability in data modeling and database design
• Master ability in SQL

Skills that set you apart

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

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

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, veteran status, or disability status.

Even though the job is advertised as full time, please contact the hiring manager or the recruiter as flexible working arrangements may be considered.

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, API and platform design, Cloud Platforms, Collaboration, Communication, Configuration management and release, Continuous deployment and release, Creating a high performing team, Database Design, Digital Project Management, Documentation and knowledge sharing, Emerging technology monitoring, Facilitation, Information Security, Mentoring, Metrics definition and instrumentation, NoSql data modelling, Problem Solving, Relational Data Modelling, Risk Management, Scripting, Secure development, Service operations and resiliency, Software Design and Development {+ 7 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, 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.