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What’s the role
Shell’s business thrives on innovative technology and skilled professionals. We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our team as a Tech Lead project aims to develop an integrated freight management platform for Trading & Supply. The new platform will replace RADAR with Veson IMOS, a leading industry solution, and will include a custom in-house system for demurrage and PDE calculations, integrated with our ETRMs.
What you’ll be doing
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play active role on small and large projects as a Tech Lead. At Shell, a Tech Lead plays a vital role in driving digital transformation and ensuring the successful execution of technology projects.
Responsible for architectural decisions, ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions that align with Shell’s enterprise standards and future vision
You will play a central role in the successful delivery of the new freight management platform
You will be responsible for driving the technical design and standards and leading the development team in implementing both Veson IMOS and the bespoke in-house solution
What you bring
Industry Knowledge:
Voyage Management, the ideal candidate has experience with Veson IMOS
Experience with the entire Trading system landscape and capabilities around Life of a Deal
Experience & Leadership:
Extensive years of experience in software delivery with significant years leading software engineering teams
Proven track record delivering and leading on large scale programs
Build and maintain motivated teams, drive development, and collaboration
Direct workload of engineers partitioning tasks and assigning accountability
Technical Design:
Own and drive technical design, and standards for software products in Voyage Management
Define and document system architecture, integration patterns, and technology choices
Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and platforms
Confidently lead engineering decisions across project team, managing divergent opinions
Create pragmatic, implementable technical designs balancing risk, complexity, cost, and value
Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements (scalability, security, performance, maintainability)
Lead architectural reviews and provide technical guidance to engineering teams
Collaboration & Communication:
Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders for strategic and day-to-day technical decisions
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Listen to and interpret the needs of technical and business stakeholders, manage expectations, and facilitate discussions
Be an active participant in the wider Tech Lead and engineering communities
Problem Solving & Innovation:
Diagnose problems and implement innovative solutions fitting into the wider Shell Trading picture
Manage dependencies, overcome obstacles, and maximize value against constraints, managing trade-offs or technical debt
Technical Skills and Mastery
Desirable Technologies & Programming Languages:
Expert in full stack development with expertise in one or more of the programming languages: React.js, Node.js, and Python with Cloud Native Platform Development (AWS/ Azure etc).
Expert in one or more of Data Development (SQL Databases, No SQL, Cloud Datastores etc) technologies
Hands-on experience with Databricks/Spark, Azure Data Factory a bonus
Azure Platform & Cloud Native:
Engineering experience in designing and building containers, Microservices, Cloud Native applications, and federated Data platforms (Data Mesh)
Data Management & Diverse Data Types:
Strong knowledge of data management: engineering, pipeline development, warehousing, storage, lifecycle management, privacy, security
Experience with diverse data types: big data, high velocity streaming, IoT, low latency event triggers, longitudinal time series
Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases
Azure Services & Integration:
Experience with Azure Functions, Web Apps, distributed/event-driven architecture (event hub, event bus, Kafka), ELK
Intermediate to advanced exposure to Azure Active Directory, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure Storage, Azure Kubernetes Service, CosmosDB, Azure SQL Data Warehouse
CI/CD & DevOps: 5+ years in CI/CD delivery using Git/GitHub, VSTS/Azure DevOps, Terraform, Ansible
Agile & Engineering Standards:
Practical agile experience in both start-up and enterprise environments
Lead the engineering community to follow Software Engineering Management standards, ensuring consistency and reuse
Create a collaborative environment for technical roles to drive clear decisions and consistency
What we offer
You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
Achieve your balance in a value-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.
Note: As part of your application, please submit a motivation letter along with your resume. The motivation letter should outline your reasons for applying to this position and how your skills and experiences align with the job requirements. This will help us better understand your interest in the role and your suitability for the position.
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Shell in The United Kingdom
Shell UK remains one of the North Sea’s biggest producers, supplying around 10% of the UK’s total oil and gas needs. But perhaps the most recognisable face of Shell in the UK is our network of over 1,000 Shell-branded service stations.
In the years ahead, as the UK looks to strengthen energy security and deliver its 2050 net-zero goal, Shell UK aims to play a crucial role. We aim to be a major investor in the UK energy system by helping our customers decarbonise with a focus on transport and industry.
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