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Baker Hughes

Engineering Experienced Professional - Firmware and Software

ZA-Century City-Cape Town-The Matrix 2G and 2F, 1 Bridgeway

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Engineering
Seniority
Mid level
Country
ZA
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
31 Oct 2026

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R171212 Engineering Experienced Professional - Firmware and Software

Are you a highly motivated, creative individual and passionate about enabling product innovations?

Would you like to be a part of successful team?

Join our team!

Baker Hughes is the leading energy technology company, who delivers across the energy value chain through our market-leading business segments. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries. Our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward! Making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

Partner with the best

Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company serving energy and industrial customers in more than 120 countries. Built on over a century of innovation, the company provides advanced products, services, and digital solutions that support efficient, safe, and lower carbon energy operations. Its portfolio spans oilfield services and equipment, turbomachinery, industrial technologies, and emerging energy transition solutions such as hydrogen, carbon capture, and emissions management. Baker Hughes continues to help customers meet the world’s evolving energy needs through technology leadership, operational excellence, and a strong commitment to sustainability

As an Engineering Experienced Professional – Firmware and Software, your key responsibilities will include the following:

Application Support & Maintenance

Demonstrate a willingness to work across multiple disciplines, contributing to development in Embedded C, C#, Golang, and REST APIs.

Support and maintain existing firmware and software including Hardware-in-the-loop testing and performance enhancements.

Proficient in leveraging AI tools to support daily tasks, problem-solving, and workflow optimization

Perform bug fixes, enhancements, and environment support across DEV, QA, and PROD

Analyzing logs, scripts, and utilities to identify inconsistencies, performance issues, and system risks

Understand end-to-end PLM lifecycle.

Development & Customization

Implementing server-side customizations including handlers and business logic

Aligning deployed configurations with GitHub repositories and ensure consistency across environments

Working on integration logic and backend processing for enterprise systems interacting with applications

Basic proficiency in SQL and database querying.

System Governance & Standardization

Identifying and follow best DevOps practices such as logging, configuration, and environment alignment

Documentation & Process Compliance

Creating and maintaining complete technical documentation for all deliverables.

Ensuring all changes comply with defined PLM processes and are audit-ready

Collaborating with stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions

Developing and completing all required project documentation, including the Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Functional Specification Document (FSD), Technical Design Document (TDD), and deployment documentation.

Fuel your passion!

To be successful in this role you will have:

Have great problem-solving and analytical thinking

Have Ownership, accountability, and cross-functional collaboration

Have Focus on standardization, governance, and continuous improvement

Have Strong communication skills and a willingness to learn and develop expertise in PLM & License Utilization Optimization.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too.

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect.

Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities

Comprehensive private medical care options

Safety net of life insurance and disability programs

Tailored financial programs

Additional elected or voluntary benefits

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Engineering Experienced Professional - Applications and Software

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