Senior Development Systems Engineer

BP; United States; On-site; USD 145,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental benefits

Wellbeing package

Job summary

BP seeks a Senior Development Systems Engineer to join Corporate Land. You will bridge operations and delivery, building scalable automation and AI‑enabled solutions while guiding architecture and roadmaps.

Ideal candidates own complex workstreams, collaborate with non‑technical stakeholders, and deliver high‑quality, scalable technology in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience delivering complex, production‑grade data, software, automation, or AI solutions.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL with well‑tested, maintainable code.
• Hands‑on with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Palantir) and data pipelines.
• Knowledge of ETL/ELT, APIs, governance, security, CI/CD and SDLC practices.
• Experience owning workstreams and guiding less‑experienced contributors.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management in fast‑paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, testing, and deployment of automation workflows and data products.
• Build and maintain data pipelines, queries, applications, and analytical products.
• Apply engineering standards for quality, observability, security, and deployment.
• Own complex workstreams and help prioritize roadmap based on value and feasibility.
• Partner with stakeholders to refine requirements and deliver iterative solutions.
• Contribute to solution design reviews and coach analysts and business users.
• Develop documentation and user guidance to support adoption and ownership.
• Monitor deployed solutions for performance, reliability, adoption, and cost.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data engineering

Automation

Analytics engineering

Software development

CI/CD

Cloud data platforms

Databricks

Snowflake

Palantir

Airflow

dbt

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Palantir

Airflow

dbt

Databricks Workflows

AWS

Azure

Job description

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description:

bpx energy, a major oil and gas producer in the United States, leverages its expertise in unconventional gas, including shale, to deliver hydrocarbon production and technical knowledge worldwide. With operations in Texas and Louisiana, our US onshore business has become both a premier oil and gas producer and a leader in reducing methane emissions.

As part of BP, a global industry leader, we foster a high-energy, high-intensity environment built on accountability, collegiality, innovation, and empowerment. At bpx, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment where collaboration, continuous improvement, and inclusion are valued.

Discover your place with us and help our business meet the challenges of reimagining and reinventing the future of energy.

Role Synopsis

We are seeking a Senior Development Systems Engineer to join our Corporate Land team. This individual contributor will bridge business operations and technical delivery, independently building scalable automation, data, and AI-enabled solutions while contributing to architecture, standards, and roadmap decisions. The ideal candidate is a strong hands‑on engineer who can own complex workstreams, partner effectively with non‑technical stakeholders, and deliver high‑quality solutions in a fast‑paced environment.

Key Accountabilities

• Serve as a senior technical partner to Corporate Land and data teams, translating business requirements into practical, scalable technical solutions.
• Lead hands‑on design, development, testing, and deployment of automation workflows, data products, and AI‑enabled tools that reduce manual effort and improve decisions.
• Build and maintain data pipelines, queries, applications, and analytical products using Snowflake, Databricks, Palantir, and related platforms.
• Apply established engineering standards for code quality, testing, documentation, observability, security, and deployment, and recommend improvements where needed.
• Own complex workstreams and contribute to prioritization and roadmap development based on business value, feasibility, and dependencies.
• Partner with stakeholders to refine requirements, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and deliver iterative solutions in an ambiguous, fast‑paced environment.
• Participate in solution design and code reviews, share technical knowledge, and provide practical coaching to analysts and business users.
• Develop documentation, training materials, and user guidance that support adoption and sustainable ownership of new tools.
• Monitor and optimize deployed solutions for performance, reliability, adoption, and cost efficiency.

Essential Experience and Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 7+ years of experience in software development, data engineering, automation, analytics engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• Demonstrated experience independently delivering complex, production‑grade data, software, automation, or AI solutions.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, with demonstrated ability to produce clean, maintainable, well‑tested code.
• Hands‑on experience with modern cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or Palantir, including querying, data modeling, and performance optimization.
• Solid understanding of data architecture, ETL/ELT, APIs, governance, security, CI/CD, and software development lifecycle practices.
• Experience owning technical workstreams, contributing to solution design and code reviews, and supporting less‑experienced contributors.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver in an ambiguous environment.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in the energy or oil and gas industry, particularly with land, ownership, contracts, leases, title, or related business processes.
• Experience building internal applications, workflow tools, dashboards, or self‑service analytics products.
• Experience with AI‑assisted development tools, prompt engineering, retrieval‑augmented generation, LLM APIs, or deploying AI‑enabled applications.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure and infrastructure‑as‑code concepts.
• Experience with data orchestration and transformation tools such as Airflow, dbt, or Databricks Workflows.
• Exposure to data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt, Databricks Workflows).
• Experience with oil and gas land ownership, contracts, leases, and other agreements is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

How much do we pay (Base)?

$145,000-$170,000

Note that the pay range listed for this position is a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.

We offer a reward and wellbeing package designed to support your life both inside and outside of work. Benefits may include:

Medical, dental, an