Job Title:

Software & DevOps Intern (3-6 months)

Start date: January 2026

About SLB:

We are a global technology company, driving energy innovation for a balanced planet.

At SLB we create amazing technology that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. That is our purpose. As innovators, that has been our mission for 100 years. We are facing the world’s greatest balancing act- how to simultaneously reduce emissions and meet the world’s growing energy demands. We’re working on that answer. Every day, a step closer.

Our collective future depends on decarbonizing the fossil fuel industry, while innovating a new energy landscape. It’s what drives us. Ensuring progress for people and the planet, on the journey to net zero and beyond. For a balanced planet.

Our purpose: Together, we create amazing technology that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. You can find out more about us on https://www.slb.com/who-we-are

Location:

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

SLB’s Abingdon Technology Centre, UK, is the home of reservoir simulation.  The most widely used reservoir simulation tools in the industry are conceived and created here.  The depth of experience of the Oxfordshire group is unparalleled anywhere else.  As we continue to support the energy transition to low carbon solutions, we require a dynamic recent graduate to join our software development team.   

Description & Scope:

​​Within the simulations team, you will learn about and contribute to the build technologies and tools used for the cloud based continuous building and deployment of our technical software products.

Responsibilities:

Work with the build technologies and tools used for the cloud based continuous building and deployment of our reservoir simulator software products.This will include projects such as:

• Improving the load balancer system to add notifications and cloud virtual machine status monitoring
• Refactoring an automated deployment and testing pipeline to improve reliability and maintainability
• Investigating transient build failure and redesigning build pipelines to add resiliency.

Technologies used:

Within the role you will gain experience and exposure to:

• Azure Cloud configuration, Azure DevOps design and operation
• Docker container design
• Python coding
• Ansible and Terraform for machine configuration
• Visual Studio Code
• YAML syntax
• Windows and Linux environments.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science, Computing, Systems Engineering or a related discipline
• Programming Skills in Python / C++ or similar
• Experience with DevOps tools
• Passion for Systems Engineering

SLB is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.

The recruiting process and the position can be adapted to fit most disabilities, please do not hesitate to mention this when applying.