Staff Software Engineer

Location: United Kingdom - Sunbury

Remote Type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

IT&S Group

Job Description:

Yalla is bp’s Internal Developer Platform (IDP), built on Kubernetes. It’s a core part of how we help teams build, ship, and run software with confidence. As a Staff Engineer on the Yalla team, you’ll work at the intersection of software engineering and infrastructure—shaping the experience of developers across bp and influencing how modern systems are built and operated at scale.

What You’ll Do

You’ll play a key role in guiding the platform’s technical direction and supporting the engineers who build it. In this role, you will:

• Lead architectural and design decisions for the Yalla platform and set clear engineering standards.

• Partner with the head of engineering to shape priorities and ensure the platform evolves in the right direction.

• Mentor engineers through design discussions, code reviews, and hands‑on coaching.

• Build platform capabilities that help developers work more efficiently, securely, and reliably.

• Write production‑ready code in TypeScript, Java, .NET, Python, and Go—and be comfortable learning new languages when needed.

• Design and implement REST APIs, along with strong unit test coverage and thoughtful low‑level design.

• Troubleshoot issues across infrastructure, networking, and Kubernetes using Linux tools.

• Identify repetitive work (“toil”) and automate it using SRE and platform engineering practices.

• Build systems with observability in mind so developers and operators have clear insight into how things behave.

What We’re Looking For

Core Engineering Skills

• Strong coding skills and comfort working with data structures and algorithms.

• Experience designing and building APIs.

• Ability to apply design patterns in real systems.

• A thoughtful approach to testing and quality.

Platform & SRE Skills

• Understanding of infrastructure and network design, including common failure modes.

• Experience spotting engineering toil and automating it.

• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes internals—scheduling, networking, controllers, and orchestration.

• Ability to debug infrastructure, networking, and Kubernetes issues using Linux tools.

• Strong understanding of metrics, logs, and traces, and how to build reliable systems with them.

Leadership Skills

• Ability to set technical direction and influence platform‑level decisions.

• Experience guiding engineers through complex trade‑offs and design choices.

• A collaborative approach to mentoring and helping others grow.

• Confidence representing the team with senior stakeholders and working across teams.

Why Join Us?

At BP, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others.

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.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.

Apply now!

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

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 Modelling, Risk Management, Scripting, Secure development, Service operations and resiliency, Software Design and Development {+ 7 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.