Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

IT&S Group

Job Description:

You will work with

You work as a member of a high-energy, top-performing team of engineers, working alongside technology leaders to shape the vision and drive the execution of ground-breaking compute and data platforms that make a real impact.

Let me tell you about the role

As a Database Engineer, you will provide technology expertise and deliver enterprise-scale solutions across our business. You will bring technical specialism in the technologies and platforms that are central to our digital ecosystem, along with delivery expertise in integrating and operating technologies from the global tech landscape.

Our team works both at the core of bp, and within our businesses to unlock value from technology. We develop, configure and operate our solutions to global scale to meet evolving needs of the Energy Transition.

We partner with Digital technology and the skills they bring to our product teams. Our success is 100% linked to the success of our Products and the experience of our customers.

What you will deliver

• Part of a cross-disciplinary team, working closely with other data engineers, software engineers, data scientists, data managers and business partners.
• Implements and maintains reliable and scalable data infrastructure to move, process and serve data.
• Writes, deploys and maintains software to build, integrate, manage, maintain, and quality-assure data at bp.
• Adheres to and advocates for software engineering best practices (e.g. technical design, technical design review, unit testing, monitoring & alerting, checking in code, code review, documentation), code reuse).
• Adheres to and advocates for data engineering best practices(e.g. data modeling, pipeline idempotency, operational observability)
• Responsible for deploying secure and well-tested software and data-assets that meet privacy and compliance requirements; develops, maintains and improves CI / CD pipeline,
• Responsible for service reliability and following site-reliability engineering best practices: on-call rotations for services they maintain, responsible for defining and maintaining SLAs. Help design, build, deploy and maintain infrastructure as code. Containerizes server deployments.
• Actively contributes to improve developer velocity.

What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field—or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Experience supporting or developing data infrastructure, databases, or data pipelines.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, C#, or Python for scripting and automation.
• Strong understanding of SQL for writing, querying, and maintaining databases.
• Exposure to data modeling, schema design, and basic database architecture principles.
• Ability to assist in building and maintaining data integration pipelines.
• Familiarity with database optimization basics, such as indexing and query tuning.
• Willingness to collaborate across teams and learn through technical mentorship.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, operational maturity, and reliability.

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.

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 a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Analytics, API and platform design, Business Analysis, Cloud Platforms, Coaching, Communication, Configuration management and release, Continuous deployment and release, Data Structures and Algorithms (Inactive), Digital Project Management, Documentation and knowledge sharing, Facilitation, Information Security, iOS and Android development, Mentoring, Metrics definition and instrumentation, NoSql data modelling, Relational Data Modelling, Risk Management, Scripting, Service operations and resiliency, Software Design and Development, Source control and code management {+ 4 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

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, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, 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.