Senior Software Engineer - AI-Powered Education Platform

Pearson; Hoboken (NJ); Remote; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (IC25) to contribute to our core assessment team for Higher Education. You will work with Product Management, UX, and other engineers to turn product strategy into reliable, scalable software for an AI-enabled world.

As a senior contributor, you will own end-to-end technical workstreams, collaborate on architecture and API design, and help modernize legacy systems while delivering value to a large user base.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with production software.
• Strong full stack experience with .NET/C# and React.
• Experience designing and consuming APIs and cloud technologies (AWS).
• Solid fundamentals: object-oriented design, testing, debugging, code review, CI/CD, security.
• Interest in AI-assisted coding tools and modern engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own full stack assessment capabilities from design to release.
• Collaborate with Product Management and UX to translate needs into solutions.
• Deliver iterative software with cross-functional teams and maintainability in mind.
• Mentor others through code reviews and documentation.

Skills

Full stack development

.NET/C#

React

API design

Cloud technologies

AI-assisted coding tools

Code reviews

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Observability

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (IC25) to contribute to our core assessment team for Higher Education. You will work with Product Management, UX, and other engineers to turn product strategy into reliable, scalable software for an AI-enabled world.

As a senior contributor, you will own end-to-end technical workstreams, collaborate on architecture and API design, and help modernize legacy systems while delivering value to a large user base.