Do you want to join our team as a Senior Software Engineer?

Join NOV Stavanger’s Digital Product and Automation group as a Senior Software Engineer and play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of drilling rig technologies. You’ll play a key part in the development of some of our core platform products within a small, agile, and technically mature team. This position combines technical leadership, and hands-on coding in a highly autonomous environment where your decisions directly impact offshore infrastructure innovations.

NOV is a global leader in oilfield equipment, technologies, and services. Since 1862, we’ve helped our customers drive innovation and sustainability across the energy industry. At our Stavanger location, we focus on digital innovation, delivering advanced automation and data solutions to improve efficiency, safety, and environmental outcomes in offshore drilling.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary

• Hybrid work

• High autonomy and flat team structure

• Opportunity to lead mission-critical software products

• Exposure to industrial control and offshore technologies

• Dynamic, hands-on development culture

• Technical challenges in OT cybersecurity, system integration, and cloud engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical design, architecture, and backend development using .NET/C#

• Drive platform enhancement for our key products, including security and scalability

• Mentor team members and contribute to agile processes

• Build, deploy, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services

• Ensure system reliability and performance via CI/CD, monitoring, and incident management

• Engage in DevOps practices, infrastructure automation, and containerization

• Support and evolve and industrial data interfaces

• Ensure regulatory and cybersecurity compliance for OT systems

• Maintain knowledge of industrial protocols (Modbus, OPC UA, TCP/IP)

Qualifications & Skills Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 5+ years’ experience in backend development (.NET/C#)

• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and RESTful APIs

• Strong understanding of relational databases

• Familiarity with Linux/Windows and basic industrial systems

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with NoSQL databases

• Knowledge of industrial OT/ICS security and compliance

• Proficiency in containerization and infrastructure provisioning tools

• Knowledge of industrial protocols (TCP/IP, Modbus, OPC UA)

Soft Skills

• Proactive ownership and leadership mindset

• Structured problem-solver with strong autonomy

• Effective communicator and team collaborator

• Adaptability in fast-paced and evolving environments

Why Join Us? Shape the Future of Offshore Automation

We offer an inspiring place to work with great opportunities to develop your skills and the opportunity to work with the brightest minds in the oil and gas industry. You will become part of a professional culture where we work together in teams with other dedicated professionals to achieve common goals.
NOV is a leading provider of technology, equipment, and services to the global oil and gas industry that supports customers full-field drilling, completion, and production needs. Since 1862, NOV has pioneered innovations that improve the cost-effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and environmental impact of oil and gas operations. NOV powers the industry that powers the world. "