Senior Full-Stack Engineer - AI/Cloud (AWS)

Pearson; Montpelier (VT); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to design, implement, and test high-quality software for our next-generation assessment platforms. You’ll work in a fast-paced, collaborative team close to the code in startup-like phases.

You will bring experience with AWS hosted applications, GIT, agile practices, and AI tools/LLMs, and contribute to scalable, secure, highly available web solutions. A CS, MIS, or related degree is required; advanced degrees preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience with Cloud AWS hosted applications.
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent technology discipline.
• Experience with development, maintenance, and testing of software following industry best practices.
• Experience with highly available, highly concurrent web-based applications.
• Experience with GIT or similar VCS tools.
• Experience working in an agile environment.
• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent technology discipline.
• Experience working with a range of AI tools and LLMs.
• Desire to expand knowledge in many development languages, applications, and tools.
• Quickly learn new processes and tools, business domains and technical applications.
• Must assimilate information, distil knowledge, apply experience and provide solution alternatives and recommendations.
• Must have strong time management skills - including the ability to work well under pressure, plan, set priorities, adapt to change, and meet established timelines.
• Must be a self-starter and detail-oriented.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work within a team.

Responsibilities

• Analyze & Design – Ensure business and requirements artifacts are created that effectively model the customer's requirements.
• Use tooling and best practices to create design models from requirements.
• Implement & Perform – Implement designs following Pearson coding standards and industry best practices.
• Review – Participate in requirements, design and code reviews.
• Test & Deployment – Work closely with other teams (e.g., QA, configuration management, end users) to release high quality software. Create testable requirements and write and execute unit tests.
• Quality/process improvement – Participate in group improvement activities and initiatives to improve process and product quality in pursuit of excellence

Skills

Agile methodology

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent technology discipline

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent technology discipline

Tools

GIT

AI tools & LLMs

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to design, implement, and test high-quality software for our next-generation assessment platforms. You’ll work in a fast-paced, collaborative team close to the code in startup-like phases.

You will bring experience with AWS hosted applications, GIT, agile practices, and AI tools/LLMs, and contribute to scalable, secure, highly available web solutions. A CS, MIS, or related degree is required; advanced degrees preferred.