Senior Software Engineer: Cloud-Native Backend Leader

Pearson; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer and technical leader to own end-to-end backend and platform initiatives in a cloud-native AWS environment. You will design, build, and operate scalable services, mentor teams, and drive modernization while delivering new capabilities.

You will work with product, architecture, and global teams to translate requirements into robust solutions, maintain production readiness, and improve reliability and observability.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience in backend systems.
• Experience as a technical lead or senior engineer for complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, scalability, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support of complex software systems.
• Build scalable backend services, distributed systems, event-driven apps, and cloud-native solutions on AWS.
• Mentor engineers, drive initiatives to completion, and maintain high quality across onshore and offshore teams.

Skills

Backend design

Distributed systems

Cloud-native

Leadership

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

REST APIs

Event-driven

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer and technical leader to own end-to-end backend and platform initiatives in a cloud-native AWS environment. You will design, build, and operate scalable services, mentor teams, and drive modernization while delivering new capabilities.

You will work with product, architecture, and global teams to translate requirements into robust solutions, maintain production readiness, and improve reliability and observability.