Senior Software Engineer

Pearson

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This Senior Software Engineer leads and works as an individual contributor in a software development team in the implementation and design of software solutions for complex and difficult business and engineering problems. The position demands someone who can communicate effectively with team members, analyze problems, and create solutions that meet functional as well as non-functional needs such as scalability, reliability, and extensibility. You will engage with an offshore team and ensure delivery of all development related team tasks in a coordinated fashion.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science or a directly related field. Master’s degree accepted.
Plus five (5) years of experience as a Software Engineer, Software Developer or a closely related field.
5 years of experience as a full-stack developer, at all tiers from the front-end UI to the backend data store.
5 years of experience with a backend Scripting Programming Language
5 years of experience writing technical documentation for workflows/processes/best practices.
5 years of experience with building Proof of Concepts (POCs) and turn POCs into production ready code.
5 years of experience working with a Agile/Scrum environment.
5 years of experience in the following areas: Java, Spring Boot, Serverless Architecture, Microservice Architecture, Unit Testing / Test Coverage, Continuous Integration/Build Automation, Agile development

Responsibilities

Working with product and technology teams to innovate and evolve Pearson's learning platform.
Creating solutions by partnering with architects and peer team leads responsible for other domains to understand how best to leverage existing capabilities and APIs.
Leading cross-functional teams in the design and implementation of new software as well as maintains and enhances existing software.
Self-driven individual who enjoys understands the importance and pride of maintaining a world class 24/7 production environment.
Be curious, always learning, stay on top and help adoption of new frameworks and technology capabilities where it makes sense.
Drive design and implementation decisions using principles and best practices. Make decisions that move the architecture forward; create best practices and patterns.