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Senior Software Engineer

Pearson

Full-Time
Senior
$140k – $160k/yr
United States
Posted Today

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United States

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Skills & tools

AngularJavaScriptJavaMySQLAWSDockerGitJenkins

Job Description

Full Stack Developer

A Full Stack Developer is a senior-level software engineer with expertise in both front-end and back-end development, responsible for design, build, and maintain complex web applications, while setting technical standards, guiding the development process, and ensuring project milestones are met effectively; they possess a deep understanding of various programming languages, frameworks, and database technologies, and actively contribute to code quality and architecture decisions across the entire application stack.

Soft Skills \& Responsibilities

  • Demonstrated ability to develop, test, maintain, and improve high-quality, production-grade code in a collaborative team environment.
  • Contribute to code quality through rigorous code reviews and the use of static analysis and quality enforcement tools.
  • Self-motivated and capable of working independently with a high sense of ownership, initiative, and bias for action.
  • Strong architectural thinking — capable of making strategic technical decisions and defining scalable, maintainable software solutions.
  • Skilled at creating software concepts, maintaining detailed documentation of design decisions, and ensuring future-proof architecture.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams and align project goals.

Technical Skills

  • 10+ years of hands-on experience in full-stack development and enterprise-grade applications.
  • Expertise in Angular 15+, Java 21, JavaScript, REST and frameworks such as Spring Boot 3.x+.
  • Proficient with tools and technologies including IntelliJ IDEA, Git, Docker, MySQL 8, AWS, and Jenkins.
  • Passionate about co-creating solutions with end-users and integrating fast customer feedback into the development process.
  • Advocate of clean code principles and DevOps culture, with a strong understanding of continuous integration and deployment practices.
  • Proven ability to drive projects independently, solve complex technical challenges, and deliver robust solutions under tight timelines.
  • Experience with unit testing and integration testing
  • Fluent with AI-assisted development — Claude (Anthropic), GitHub Copilot; can review, validate, and extend AI-generated code
  • Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
  • Excellent team player, with strong collaboration and leadership abilities.

Compensation at Pearson is influenced by factors including skill set, experience, and location.

The full-time salary range for this role is $140,000 – $160,000. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. Information on benefits can be found here.

Applications will be accepted through 20th November 2026. This window may be extended depending on business needs.

Apply today and imagine the impact you can make.

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Who we are:

At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.

Job: Engineering

Job Family: TECHNOLOGY

Organization: Assessment \& Qualifications

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Workplace Type: Remote

Req ID: 26527

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