Remote Engineering Manager: Lead 5–8 Engineers to Scale

Pearson; United States; 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 own day-to-day health, output, and growth, guiding design discussions and ensuring high standards.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Product, Customer Success, and external vendors, remote work, and a focus on delivering reliable, scalable services globally. You don't write production code but set technical direction and coach the team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience and 2+ years leading a software team.
• Strong collaboration and communication with engineers, stakeholders, and vendors.
• Experience guiding design decisions without writing production code.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support a team of 5-8 engineers building Ruby on Rails services and React frontends.
• Plan daily and sprint work, monitor progress, and ensure delivery timelines.
• Triage bugs and production issues; ensure coding and QA standards are met.
• Champion AI-assisted development tools and secure engineering practices.

Skills

People leadership

Delivery management

Technical design guidance

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Ruby on Rails

React

AWS

PostgreSQL

API management

DevOps practices

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 own day-to-day health, output, and growth, guiding design discussions and ensuring high standards.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Product, Customer Success, and external vendors, remote work, and a focus on delivering reliable, scalable services globally. You don't write production code but set technical direction and coach the team.