- 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
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- 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
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 Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
This role is eligible for relocation within country
Remote Type:
This position is not available for 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, 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, Solution Architecture {+ 6 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.
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