Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud-Native, Remote
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Job summary
Pearson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own end-to-end design and delivery of scalable backend services in a distributed, cloud-native environment. You will architect, build, and operate complex systems, focusing on reliability, performance, and maintainability, while collaborating across global teams.
You will work with product, architecture, and operations to translate business needs into robust engineering solutions and drive modernization and technical debt reduction in a 24/7
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS, software engineering, or related field.
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with backend focus.
- Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives and technical design.
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support of complex software systems.
- Build scalable backend services, distributed systems, and event-driven applications on AWS.
- Own major initiatives from discovery to production rollout and support.
- Balance new features with modernization, reliability, and maintenance of existing systems.
- Mentor engineers and promote best practices, observability, and security.
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Job description
Pearson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own end-to-end design and delivery of scalable backend services in a distributed, cloud-native environment. You will architect, build, and operate complex systems, focusing on reliability, performance, and maintainability, while collaborating across global teams.
You will work with product, architecture, and operations to translate business needs into robust engineering solutions and drive modernization and technical debt reduction in a 24/7
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