Staff Software Engineer & Tech Lead (Backend Microservices)

BP PLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Parental leave policy

Excellent retirement benefits

Job summary

BP plc in London is seeking a Staff Software Engineer and squad Tech Lead to drive backend Java/JEE solutions and microservices for trading platforms. You will mentor engineers, refine roadmaps, and own end-to-end delivery in an agile, product-led environment.

The role requires strong experience in Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, and distributed systems. You will collaborate with product managers, design robust software, ensure reliability, security, and observability while guiding a

Qualifications

• Strong backend experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience with JEE, JPA/Hibernate, and debugging distributed applications.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and AWS including containerised deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a squad and deliver end-to-end projects in an agile environment.
• Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar in code quality and testing coverage.
• Collaborate with product managers and partners to refine roadmaps and communicate status.
• Design test automation, ensure observability, and support production issues.
• Assist audit teams for security, licensing, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Testing

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Hibernate

PostgreSQL

Docker

Helm

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

BP plc in London is seeking a Staff Software Engineer and squad Tech Lead to drive backend Java/JEE solutions and microservices for trading platforms. You will mentor engineers, refine roadmaps, and own end-to-end delivery in an agile, product-led environment.

The role requires strong experience in Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, and distributed systems. You will collaborate with product managers, design robust software, ensure reliability, security, and observability while guiding a