Principal Software Engineer

BP PLC; Pune District; Híbrido; INR 2.500.000 - 4.500.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Life insurance

Flexible working options

Learning and development opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

BP plc in Pune, India is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead design and delivery of scalable software across platforms. The role emphasizes automation, mentoring, and working with product, data science, and UX teams to build resilient services.

You will guide senior engineers, drive best practices, and stay current with industry trends while supporting audit and compliance processes. The position is hybrid with office/remote work options.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in CS/IT.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and solve complex problems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsabilidades

• Design and deliver sophisticated software and services with strategic impact.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams and review designs with peers.
• Collaborate with product management, data science, and UX design to evolve systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in security, testing, and deployment.
• Support audits and compliance activities with accurate documentation.

Conocimientos

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication

System design

Cloud platforms

Python

C#

TypeScript

Security best practices

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Herramientas

AWS

Azure

Claude Code

SQL

NoSQL

Git

Descripción del empleo

## Principal Software EngineerApply: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working: IN: Pune - Building 5: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 25, 2026 (12 days left to apply): RQ114478**Entity:**Technology**Job Family Group:**IT&S Group**Job Description:**At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.## Let me tell you about the roleAs a Principal Software Engineer, you have passion for automation and an aim to take on ambitious problems in innovative ways to lead by example, motivate, and challenge other leaders to deliver your best work. Your ability to empower, challenge, and coach senior technology leaders, and your passion for problem-solving and creating innovative solutions, will be crucial in delivering the next generation of software and services.## What you will deliver* Design sophisticated software and services that provide strategic impact. You’ll write design documents that define the future and review them with your platform engineering and architecture peers, incorporating and quickly iterating on the feedback* Provide technical leadership to the engineering teams in delivery of your suite of software and services to production* You’ll work closely with partner teams to help evolve their systems to make all of our software, platform and services more re-usable and resilient* Partner closely with multi-functional teams including product management, data science, and UX design* Hire and develop others by mentoring junior software engineers and peers, and proactively sharing your expertise and interests with others* Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends* Set strategy and establish standard methodologies for platform engineering* Inspire and mobilize a team of engineers to achieve project goals* Collaborate with multi-functional teams to identify and resolve software-related issues* Support internal and external audit teams to prepare for and participate in security, software licensing, and regulatory audits, ensuring that all necessary documentation and evidence is available and accurate* Collaborate with multi-functional teams to implement new controls and procedures to address identified compliance gaps or risks* Monitor regulatory developments and industry trends to ensure that the organization stays up-to-date on emerging compliance requirements## What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications)**Technical skills we need from you*** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Information Systems or equivalent work experience* Authority in problem-solving, with the ability to analyze complex problems, identify root causes, and develop creative and effective solutions* Authority in the ability to adapt to new technologies and processes, and work independently and as part of a team* Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate with your peers through to senior leaders.* You should be able to engage and influence others to collect requirements, describe what you’re doing, work through problems, and find productive solutions* Self-starter, able to handle ambiguity, navigate uncertainty, identify risks, and find the right people and tools to get the job done**Software skills*** Authority in Claude Code or similar and at least one programming language (C#, Python, or TypeScript) developing cross-platform solutions.* Validated experience in writing secure, stable, testable, and maintainable code with minimal defects* Validated hands on experience in systems design* Expertise in writing secure, stable, testable, and maintainable code with minimal defects* Demonstrable experience in software development, with a focus on platform or service engineering* Hands on experience & expertise in softwarevstandard methodology practices & best practices for full software development process, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operations* Expert in designing and building complex software systems end-to-end which have been optimally delivered and operated in production. You should understand security and privacy best practices as well as how to properly monitor, log, and alarm production systems**Infrastructure skills*** Expert in building and scaling infrastructure services using Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure* Expert in the understanding of using core cloud application infrastructure services including identity platforms, networking, storage, databases, containers, and serverless* Expert in solving large-scale distributed production systems* Demonstrable experience supporting production systems. You’ll have supported these production systems through on-call rotations**Database skills*** Master knowledge of databases, such as relational, graph, document, and key-value* Master ability in data modeling and database design* Master ability in SQL**Skills that set you apart*** Background in building solutions for corporate functions e.g. HR, Legal, Corporate Affairs etc.* Possess a passion for mentoring and coaching engineers in both technical and soft skills* You have a product-centric mindset that you use to understand business needs. You have the technical and interpersonal skills to collaboratively design scalable systems and engineering solutions that meet those needs* You employ strong senses of empathy and curiosity to build the best possible experiences for the users of your products* You focus on delighting customers with amazing user experiences and customer service* You are comfortable operating in an environment that is loosely coupled but tightly aligned toward a shared vision* You are a self-motivated exceptional people leader with experience building and leading high-performing teams, ideally with remote or hybrid teams**What does success look like?*** You will have found your place in our mission by understanding how to drive digital technology platforms and service and look to future challenges* You will understand our customers and the impact our product has on their lives* You will make contributions to the wider digital technology goals of the company* You will inspire a team environment where ideas are shared and openness is valued* You will help us scale-up and build world class digital platforms that bring energy to tens of millions of customers**What you get back?*** The ability to choose your own path to success – You will have the freedom to define how the technology is built together as a multi-discipline product team* The freedom to have real impact – engineers and managers at bp are trusted with a high degree of autonomy, you’re not a cog in the machine* The opportunity to inspire teams across bp globally## **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.We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting 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. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits.**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, API and platform design, Cloud Platforms, Collaboration, Communication, Configuration management and release, Continuous deployment and release, Creating a high performing team, Database Design, 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 Modeling, Risk Management, Scripting, Secure development, Service operations and resiliency, Software Design and Development {+ 7 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.**About bp:****Technology**Join us in creating, growing, and delivering innovation at pace, enabling us to thrive while transitioning to a net zero world. All without compromising our operational risk management.Working with us, you can do this by:• deploying our integrated capability and standards in service of our net zero and safety ambitions • driving our digital transformation and pioneering new business models • collaborating to deliver competitive customer-focused energy solutions • originating, scaling and commercialising innovative ideas, and creating ground-breaking new businesses from them • protecting us by assuring management of our greatest physical and digital risksBecause together we are:• Originators, builders, guardians and disruptors • Engineers, technologists, scientists and entrepreneurs • Empathetic, curious, creative and inclusive