Senior Software Engineer: Architecting scalable, secure systems

Pearson; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for ExamDeveloper in the United States. You will lead design, implementation, optimization, and support of complex software components and platforms that enable critical business capabilities and customer experiences.

In this role you will mentor engineers, influence architecture, participate in interviews, and collaborate with Product, QA, and DevOps to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading the design and delivery of complex, distributed systems.
• Experience providing technical leadership and mentorship within Agile engineering teams.
• Experience designing and operating within cloud-native environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation for complex software components, services, and platforms.
• Drive technical decision-making for major features and engineering initiatives.
• Influence software architecture, design patterns, and engineering standards within your domain.
• Lead technical design sessions and contribute to architectural discussions with Product Architects.
• Mentor and coach engineers through design reviews, code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance.
• Participate in interviews to help assess and hire engineering talent.
• Communicate technical direction, tradeoffs, and risks clearly to stakeholders outside your immediate team.
• Design and deliver enterprise-scale, secure, maintainable, and scalable software solutions.
• Evaluate design alternatives and recommend approaches balancing value, risk, performance, and maintainability.
• Lead complex troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for critical production issues.
• Identify and mitigate technical debt, performance bottlenecks, reliability concerns, and operational risk.
• Champion engineering best practices across testing, automation, deployment, observability, and security.
• Partner with Quality Engineering to advance quality-by-design and automation.
• Support release planning, deployment, and operational readiness.
• Contribute to roadmap planning, technical estimation, and platform modernization.

Skills

Technical leadership

Distributed systems design

Agile engineering

Cloud-native environments

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Angular

Kubernetes

Microsoft SQL Server

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for ExamDeveloper in the United States. You will lead design, implementation, optimization, and support of complex software components and platforms that enable critical business capabilities and customer experiences.

In this role you will mentor engineers, influence architecture, participate in interviews, and collaborate with Product, QA, and DevOps to deliver secure, scalable solutions.