Senior Data & Full-Stack Engineer (Python/Django + AWS)

Pearson; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is hiring a Data Engineer / Full Stack Engineer to build scalable backend services in Python/Django and modern frontend applications with Nuxt/Vue. You will design APIs, implement serverless architectures on AWS, and orchestrate data pipelines for analytics and operations.

Collaboration across distributed Agile teams is expected. The role emphasizes data transformation, cloud security, and CI/CD with GitHub Actions, leveraging PostgreSQL, Redis, and OpenAPI documentation.

Qualifications

• Proven Python backend development experience with Django/DRF.
• Strong frontend experience with Nuxt 4, Vue 3, and TypeScript.
• Hands-on AWS serverless and data engineering (Glue, S3, Lambda).
• Experience with data pipelines, ETL/ELT, and data quality.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services in Python/Django.
• Build RESTful APIs with DRF/OpenAPI/Swagger.
• Develop frontend apps using Nuxt 4, Vue 3, TypeScript.
• Implement authentication using django-rest-knox and OAuth/Azure AD.

Skills

Python

Django

Django REST Framework

Pydantic

OAuth

Azure AD

APIs

RESTful API design

Tools

AWS

Docker

Terraform

AWS Glue

OpenAPI/Swagger

Mangum

Redis

PostgreSQL

GitHub Actions

ECR

Terraform

Job description

Pearson is hiring a Data Engineer / Full Stack Engineer to build scalable backend services in Python/Django and modern frontend applications with Nuxt/Vue. You will design APIs, implement serverless architectures on AWS, and orchestrate data pipelines for analytics and operations.

Collaboration across distributed Agile teams is expected. The role emphasizes data transformation, cloud security, and CI/CD with GitHub Actions, leveraging PostgreSQL, Redis, and OpenAPI documentation.