Senior Software Engineer - Cloud-Native & Scalable

Pearson; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson's ExamDeveloper team seeks a Senior Software Engineer to own and guide the design, implementation, and improvement of scalable software components and services. You will work on enterprise-grade systems that support the full exam lifecycle from question authoring to delivery.

You will mentor engineers, participate in architecture reviews, collaborate with product, QA, and DevOps, and help drive reliability, security, and performance at scale.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation for complex software components, services, and platforms.
• Drive technical decision-making for major features and engineering initiatives.
• Mentor and coach engineers through design reviews, code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance.
• Partner with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Product Architects, Quality Engineering, and DevOps to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable solutions.
• Contribute to roadmap planning, technical estimation, and platform modernization.

Skills

Software development

Distributed systems design

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Cloud-native environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Angular

Kubernetes

SQL Server

AI-assisted development tools

Job description

Pearson's ExamDeveloper team seeks a Senior Software Engineer to own and guide the design, implementation, and improvement of scalable software components and services. You will work on enterprise-grade systems that support the full exam lifecycle from question authoring to delivery.

You will mentor engineers, participate in architecture reviews, collaborate with product, QA, and DevOps, and help drive reliability, security, and performance at scale.