Senior Software Engineer - Cloud-Native, AI & Remote

Pearson; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver scalable software for Higher Education Digital products. This senior IC will influence engineering direction, mentor engineers, and drive modernization across cloud-native platforms.

The role emphasizes operational excellence, automation, and AI-assisted practices to improve quality and delivery velocity. Collaboration with product, architecture, security, and operations is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience developing and supporting enterprise-scale applications and services.
• Proven experience leading complex technical initiatives and delivering solutions across multiple teams.
• Experience designing, developing, deploying, and supporting cloud-native applications.
• Experience working within Agile software development environments.
• Strong experience collaborating with globally distributed engineering teams.
• Proven ability to influence technical decisions and drive engineering excellence without direct managerial authority.
• Experience supporting mission-critical production systems and customer-facing applications.
• Experience mentoring software engineers and promoting engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support enterprise-scale software applications and services.
• Lead complex technical initiatives spanning multiple systems, services, and engineering teams.
• Ensure software solutions meet high standards for quality, security, performance, maintainability, and reliability.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions, providing technical guidance.
• Drive adoption of CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps, observability, and cloud-native architectures.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and quality.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Architecture, Security, Quality Engineering, and Operations to deliver outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership through code/design reviews and mentoring.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Identify risks/dependencies and communicate them to stakeholders.
• Provide realistic estimates and meet delivery commitments.
• Contribute to platform modernization, cloud migration, scalability, security, and reliability initiatives.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

JavaScript/TypeScript

Node.js

Python

OOP

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

Git

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver scalable software for Higher Education Digital products. This senior IC will influence engineering direction, mentor engineers, and drive modernization across cloud-native platforms.

The role emphasizes operational excellence, automation, and AI-assisted practices to improve quality and delivery velocity. Collaboration with product, architecture, security, and operations is essential.