Senior Software Engineer

Entity:
Technology
Job Family Group:
IT&S Group
Job Description:
You will work with
Trading operations is integral to the success of BP's Trading & Shipping organization. The operations team coordinates the safe, efficient, and reliable execution of the physical movements into and out of supply chain networks supporting our refineries, branded customer network, and trading business. We play a vital role in moving product between suppliers, refineries, terminals, and customers across all modes of transportation including pipelines, rail, truck, intra terminal movements, barges, and vessels.
This is a unique opportunity to partner with our commodities trading business, to deliver creative technology solutions, adding commercial value as well as achieving our carbon net-zero goals.
We have an exciting and challenging, digital vision to support business growth while redefining the day-to-day activities of operators through increased automation.
As an engineer on this project, you will collaborate with Product Managers and partners to design, develop and maintain enterprise scale software systems and tools.
As part of a global team working on a global product, you will lead one of the squads. This role offers the opportunity to apply your technical expertise to build new features, enhance existing functionality, and ensure the product remains highly reliable. You will be able to share your technical expertise within and externally to your squad.
We follow an agile methodology. Multiple squads contribute to the product, and we continuously refine and prioritize requirements to deliver the greatest value to our clients as quickly as possible. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the direction of the product and the technology as the products are adopted by new markets over the coming months and years.
The role
As Senior Software Engineer, you will be a technical specialist, working within a highly effective team. You will input into project and squad goals, prioritize and complete initiatives, and deliver results in a product-led environment. You will help create and maintain, a safe and collaborative culture, in which your software development and engineering experience will be important for success in this role.
What you will deliver
Collaborate with the product leads and other technical leads to understand requirements, estimation and help refine roadmap.
Help maintain a high technical bar for the team both in code quality as well as testing coverage, monitoring and observability.
Deliver customer value iteratively, serve as a technical lead, and own projects end-to-end. Communicating status and changes to partners, designing test automation, and collaborating with internal and external teams to bring new platforms to market are key responsibilities.
Maintain and enhance software frameworks and participate in code reviews, and resolve platform-related issues.
Support and assist during production issues.
Support audit teams for security, software licensing, and regulatory audits, and implement new controls and procedures to address compliance gaps or risks.
What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications)
Self-starter with excellent communication skills, adept at handling ambiguity, navigating uncertainty, and influencing peers through to senior leadership.
Strong experience working on the backend of a technology product.
Strong experience in Java, Spring Boot Microservices including: writing unit tests (JUnit/Mockito), working with JPA/Hibernate, and debugging distributed applications.
Some experience with React or another modern frontend framework.
Solid understanding of SQL and relational database design.
Ideally experience with Kubernetes and AWS, including containerised deployment of JEE applications.
Experience working within a full stack team using agile delivery practices.
Skilled in troubleshooting large-scale distributed production systems.
Product-centric mindset with the ability to understand business needs and design scalable, resilient systems and solutions.
Strong empathy and curiosity to create exceptional user experiences.
Skills:
Core Technical Skills
Java (8+) and JEE — advanced proficiency including concurrency, design patterns, and performance tuning
RESTful API design and development
Microservices architecture and design
PostgreSQL — query optimisation, indexing, schema design, and stored procedures
Relational data modelling and database design
Unit testing, integration testing, and TDD (JUnit, Mockito)
Object-oriented design and SOLID principles
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS cloud services — EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, Lambda, IAM
Kubernetes and container orchestration (Docker, Helm)
CI/CD pipeline design and management (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent)
Configuration management and release management
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation — desirable)
Software Engineering Practices
Secure development and OWASP best practices
Source control and code management (Git, branching strategies)
Software design and development (clean code, code reviews)
Service operations and resiliency (fault tolerance, circuit breakers, observability)
Metrics definition, instrumentation, and monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent)
Scripting (Bash, Python — for automation and tooling)
Architecture & Solution Design
Distributed systems design and architecture
Architectural awareness and contribution to solution design
NoSQL data modelling (desirable — DynamoDB or similar AWS-native services)
Risk identification and technical risk management
Emerging technology awareness relevant to trading and data platforms
Collaboration & Leadership
Mentoring and coaching junior and mid-level engineers
Agile and Scrum delivery practices
Documentation and knowledge sharing
Communication and stakeholder engagement across business and technology
Product-centric mindset — translating business needs into scalable technical solutions
Self-starter, comfortable navigating ambiguity and influencing across seniority levels
Domain Knowledge (Desirable)
Understanding of physical commodity trading, planning, or scheduling workflows
Familiarity with trade lifecycle, contractual obligations, or supply chain operations
Experience working in regulated or enterprise financial/energy trading environments
Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, colour, 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.
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.
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