Remote Engineering Manager – Enterprise Platform

Pearson; Montpelier (VT); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of 5–8 software engineers on the Enterprise Learning & Skills platform. You will guide the team through design discussions, ensure quality, and foster growth, while partnering with Product, Customer Success, and external vendors.

The role emphasizes onboarding, performance management, and continuous improvement, with a focus on secure, resilient engineering practices and AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience and 2+ years managing or leading a software engineering team.
• Familiarity with Ruby on Rails, React, AWS, PostgreSQL, API management, cloud computing, DevOps, and software design.
• Proven track record of reliable daily delivery and adherence to coding/QA standards.
• Experience onboarding and developing engineers with shorter ramp-up times.
• Strong collaboration and communication with engineers, stakeholders, and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support a team of 5–8 engineers building Ruby on Rails services and React frontends, owning the team's well-being, performance, and immediate output.
• Plan and allocate daily and sprint work, monitor progress against delivery schedules, and keep projects on track through clear priorities and timely course corrections.
• Troubleshoot obstacles, clarify requirements, and coordinate handoffs across engineers, teams, and vendors so blockers are resolved quickly and together.
• Triage bugs and production issues with attention to detail, minimizing disruption to the customers who rely on our platform.
• Maintain standards of quality and consistency within our defined processes, including coding and QA standards, code review coverage, test thoroughness, and team documentation.
• Give real-time, constructive feedback; run regular 1:1s; and celebrate team milestones while openly recognizing individual contributions.
• Own the onboarding and skill development of new team members, reducing ramp-up time and onboarding errors.
• Identify and introduce process improvements at the team level, within defined limits, and elevate unresolved or higher-impact issues to senior engineering leadership in a timely way.
• Champion the responsible use of AI-assisted development tools for coding, testing, documentation, and debugging across the team.
• Uphold secure, ethical, and resilient engineering practices, including data and information security expectations, across everything the team ships.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

React

AWS

PostgreSQL

API design

Leadership

Team coaching

Communication

Tools

AWS

PostgreSQL

Job description

Pearson is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of 5–8 software engineers on the Enterprise Learning & Skills platform. You will guide the team through design discussions, ensure quality, and foster growth, while partnering with Product, Customer Success, and external vendors.

The role emphasizes onboarding, performance management, and continuous improvement, with a focus on secure, resilient engineering practices and AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity.