Engineering Manager, AI-Driven Data Foundations

Pearson; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an engineering leader to drive the Data Foundations modernization, balancing legacy .NET platforms with a new React/TypeScript/ .NET REST services stack on AWS. You will own planning, governance, and guardrails across multiple teams, ensuring reliability, security, and user trust as we evolve the data platform for analytics and AI-enabled capabilities.

The role emphasizes AI-native management, release gates, and cross-functional collaboration with Product, Data Engineering,

Qualifications

• 4+ years leading engineers who ship to production.
• Experience delivering model-backed, agentic capabilities.
• Ability to manage across legacy and target platforms while shipping.
• Experience in regulated or privacy-sensitive environments; FERPA exposure is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own planning, prioritization, and delivery for the Data Foundations team.
• Coordinate migration sequencing, cutover planning, and dependency management.
• Partner with Product, Security, Compliance, DevOps, and vendor teams to align delivery priorities.
• Ensure data contracts, quality gates, observability, and access controls are defined and followed.

Skills

Engineering leadership

AI/ML systems

Cloud computing

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

API Management

Cloud Computing

Data Security

DevOps

Generative AI

Evaluation of AI content

Job description

Pearson is seeking an engineering leader to drive the Data Foundations modernization, balancing legacy .NET platforms with a new React/TypeScript/ .NET REST services stack on AWS. You will own planning, governance, and guardrails across multiple teams, ensuring reliability, security, and user trust as we evolve the data platform for analytics and AI-enabled capabilities.

The role emphasizes AI-native management, release gates, and cross-functional collaboration with Product, Data Engineering,