Über diese Software Engineer Stelle bei BP
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Software Engineer – Corporate Affairs Digital Platforms
Role Profile / Job Description
Role Purpose
The Software Engineer is responsible for designing, building, testing, deploying and supporting high-quality digital platform capabilities across Corporate Affairs digital products and services. The role contributes to secure, scalable and maintainable solutions that support global web, content, brand, campaign and operational support capabilities.
Working with Technical Delivery Leads, Product Managers, architects, QA, operations and supplier teams, the role turns prioritised requirements into reliable software. It follows modern engineering practices across coding, testing, automation, DevOps, observability and operational support, helping ensure platforms remain resilient, secure, efficient and easy to evolve.
Scope & Scale
Area
Scope
Platform focus
Supports Corporate Affairs digital platforms and services, including Brand Portal, global web, content, campaign, analytics and operational support capabilities.
Engineering scope
Builds and supports front-end, back-end, integration, automation, testing and DevOps capabilities depending on platform needs and team structure.
Delivery model
Works within Agile delivery teams, contributing to refinement, estimation, development, testing, release and operational improvement activities.
Operational ownership
Supports a “you build it, you run it” mindset through monitoring, observability, incident support, problem solving and continuous improvement.
Quality focus
Contributes to secure, accessible, performant, maintainable and production-ready software aligned to engineering standards and platform governance.
Key Responsibilities
Software Design & Development
- Design, build and maintain digital platform capabilities, components, services, APIs, integrations and automation solutions.
- Write clean, maintainable, secure and well-tested code aligned to agreed engineering standards and coding practices.
- Contribute to technical design, solution options, code reviews and implementation feasibility assessments.
- Support platform modernisation, re-use of shared patterns, reduction of technical debt and simplification of legacy capabilities.
- Develop solutions that are scalable, accessible, performant and supportable across global and multi-market use cases.
Agile Delivery & Product Contribution
- Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, estimation, demos, retrospectives and delivery reviews.
- Work with Product Managers and Technical Delivery Leads to understand business outcomes, user needs and prioritised requirements.
- Break down technical work into clear tasks and contribute to user stories, acceptance criteria and delivery planning.
- Identify assumptions, dependencies, blockers and risks early, increasing with options and recommendations where needed.
- Contribute to delivery transparency through clear updates, documentation and use of delivery management tools.
Testing, Quality & Release Engineering
- Build and maintain unit, integration, component and automated tests to support reliable software delivery.
- Support regression testing, accessibility checks, performance validation and production readiness activities.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, release automation, deployment processes and environment management.
- Perform code reviews and use static analysis, quality gates and peer feedback to improve engineering quality.
- Support safe release practices, rollback planning and post-release verification.
Platform Operations & DevOps
- Support operational reliability through monitoring, observability, logging, alerting and service health improvements.
- Investigate and resolve incidents, defects and platform issues, working with support, supplier and infrastructure teams as required.
- Contribute to runbooks, knowledge articles, support documentation and handover materials.
- Support automation of manual operational processes to improve efficiency, reduce risk and increase delivery speed.
- Help ensure services meet non-functional requirements for resilience, availability, security, privacy and maintainability.
Collaboration & Engineering Culture
- Collaborate effectively with architects, QA, operations, security, privacy, analytics, suppliers and business customers.
- Share knowledge, document solutions and support capability building across bp and supplier engineering teams.
- Apply a product attitude by considering user value, business impact, long-term operability and platform consistency.
- Adopt AI-assisted engineering and automation tools where appropriate and governed, improving productivity and quality.
- Promote continuous improvement, curiosity, engineering field and accountability across the team.
Skills & Experience
- Experience building and supporting digital products, web platforms, CMS-backed services, APIs, integrations or cloud-native applications.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including code quality, testing, maintainability, design patterns, security and performance awareness.
- Experience with modern development practices, Agile delivery, version control, CI/CD, automated testing and DevOps ways of working.
- Ability to work with requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria, translating business needs into robust technical outcomes.
- Good understanding of operational readiness, monitoring, logging, incident support and production service ownership.
- Experience working with suppliers, distributed teams and cross-functional stakeholders in enterprise technology environments.
- Desirable experience with Contentful, MACH architecture, headless CMS, React or modern front-end frameworks, Java/API development, AWS, Azure DevOps, Git, automation or AI-assisted development.
Success Measures
- Delivery of high-quality software changes, fixes and enhancements to agreed scope, quality and timeline expectations.
- Clean, maintainable and secure code with appropriate test coverage, documentation and peer review.
- Improved platform reliability, performance, accessibility, security and operational supportability.
- Effective contribution to Agile ceremonies, estimates, refinement, release activity and delivery transparency.
- Reduction of manual effort, technical debt and operational risk through automation, simplification and engineering improvements.
- Strong collaboration with product, delivery, architecture, QA, operations and supplier teams.
- Successful transition of changes into production and BAU support with clear ownership and support documentation.
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)
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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.
