Senior Software Engineer (Java)

In this role You will:

• Design sophisticated backend components, services, platforms, and Restful APIs for seamless communication with the front end.
• Design front-end components and seamless integration with the back-end systems, facilitating smooth data exchange.
• Continuously reviewing the services and components and seeking opportunities for improvements.
• Identifying and addressing Tech Debt.
• Influencing and delivering the product roadmap to improve our Key Performance Indicators and deliver tangible business value.
• Developing the team’s Software Engineering skills.
• Owning the team’s culture and ways of working, instilling a care for high quality code and tests and for implementing procedures.
• Hands on development in Java.
• Most the individual’s time will be focused in writing code, while pursuing software engineering protocols for design, building and testing. High-quality documentation, traceability and knowledge sharing is expected.
• You will work closely with key business users and team members. Also, you will work directly with the Tech Product Manager on the evolution of the current technology platform and the long-term strategy and roadmap.
• This is a unique role well positioned to create substantial value for the business and requires a results driven, enthusiastic individual with the right mix of analytical, software development and communication skills.

What You will need to be successful:

• Bachelor / master’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience
• Many years of experience in IT industry with experience in designing, planning, implementing, maintaining, and documenting solutions.
• Advanced knowledge of Java and associated ecosystem (Java 17+, GIT, Maven, Jenkins, Desktop Java - eg. JavaFX/Swing, SpringBoot/RESTful Webservices).
• Have experience working with small teams of bright people.
• Well versed in Java Software Engineering development techniques and procedures like TDD, BDD.
• Strong Software Engineering Design capabilities and understanding of Computational Complexity.
• Strive for excellence and continuous improvement in software architecture, software delivery and standard methodologies.
• Strive for excellence and continuous improvement in software architecture, Agile methods and build systems, as well as the underlying optimization algorithms.
• Ability to work closely with the business, draw out their requirements and create a mathematical model. Strong communication skills with ability to present ideas well graphically as well as verbally.
• Strong mathematical and numeracy skills.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience in Trading systems or ETRMs (Energy Trading & Risk Management).
• Operational experience of running business critical systems.
• Experience with DevOps: working with AWS, Azure DevOps, Openshift/Kubernetes, Spring Boot, Kerberos, Ansible, Docker.

At bp, we provide the following environment & benefits to you:

• Different bonus opportunities based on performance, wide range of cafeteria elements
• Life & health insurance, medical care package
• Hybrid working arrangement aligned with team arrangements and business needs
• Opportunity to build up long-term career path and develop your skills with wide range of learning options
• Celebrate in bp’s success. You may be eligible to join bp’s Global ShareMatch plan. This non-contractual benefit lets employees buy bp shares and receive matching shares, in line with plan rules
• Family friendly workplace e.g.: Extended parental leave, Mother-baby room
• Employees’ wellbeing programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Chill-out and collaboration spaces in our beautiful Budapest Agora and Szeged offices e.g.: Play Zones, Office massage, Sport and music equipment

bp Hungary won the Most Attractive Employer 2024 Award (SSC / BSC sector) fourth time in a row at PwC’s annual employer research. Come and join us!

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life.

Disclaimer: Please note that, according to Hungarian law (2012/I. 113. §), mothers or single parents caring for a child under three years of age cannot be employed in night shift positions.

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.

It’s an exciting time to join bp. Meeting the energy challenge requires many different approaches and solutions. And as part of Finance Business & Technology (FBT), you’ll be fully connected into the world of bp. You’ll play an increasingly important part within a network of like-minded colleagues partnering on strategic projects that stretch across the globe. And it starts with you. There’s a world of opportunities to build new skills, challenge yourself and grow a long-term career at bp. And no matter where you work, your role will have meaning, purpose and impact. So if you want to be part of a caring, supportive environment where you can realize your full potential, we’re with you.

Join our Technology Team and advance your career as a Senior Software Engineer (Java full stack)