Senior Software Engineer — Lead Architect & Mentor (AI-Driven)

Pearson; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a senior software engineer in the Boston area to lead end-to-end design and delivery of complex features. The role emphasizes strong code quality, mentoring, and driving architectural decisions across services.

You will collaborate with Product, Customer Success, and external vendors to translate requirements into scalable solutions. The team values cross-functional communication, hands-on engineering, and responsible use of AI tools to boost productivity while maintaining

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency with Ruby on Rails, React, AWS, and PostgreSQL.
• Proven track record of high-impact technical decisions and shipping well-tested code.
• Excellent cross-functional communication with engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in software architecture, system design, and scalability.
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior engineers.
• Experience with distributed or service-oriented systems and asynchronous communication.
• Comfort working across multiple codebases and unfamiliar systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of complex features and systems end to end.
• Write clear, maintainable, well-tested code and reduce complexity by simplifying services and paying down technical debt.
• Mentor junior engineers and level up the team through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Evolve the platform to support new services and capabilities across adjacent codebases and domains.
• Partner with external vendors and stakeholders to turn requirements into sound technical solutions.
• Use AI-assisted development tools for coding, testing, and debugging.
• Follow and promote best practices for secure, scalable, cloud-native web application development.

Skills

7+ years experience

Ruby on Rails

React

AWS

PostgreSQL

System design

Mentoring

Distributed systems

Cross-functional communication

Code reviews

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Pearson is seeking a senior software engineer in the Boston area to lead end-to-end design and delivery of complex features. The role emphasizes strong code quality, mentoring, and driving architectural decisions across services.

You will collaborate with Product, Customer Success, and external vendors to translate requirements into scalable solutions. The team values cross-functional communication, hands-on engineering, and responsible use of AI tools to boost productivity while maintaining