Senior Software Engineer – Platform & AI-Driven Cloud

Pearson; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson seeks an experienced software engineer to lead end-to-end feature design and delivery on a cloud-native stack. You will write robust code, reduce complexity, and mentor teammates while expanding the platform across services and domains.

You will collaborate with Product and Customer Success, apply AI-assisted tooling judiciously, and uphold security and scalability standards in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency with Ruby on Rails, React, AWS and PostgreSQL.
• Track record of high-impact technical decisions in production environments.
• Excellent cross-functional communication with engineers and stakeholders.
• Strong hands-on background in architecture, design and scalability.
• Mentoring or supporting junior engineers.
• Experience with distributed or service-oriented architectures and async communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of complex, well-scoped 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 domains.
• Partner with Product and Customer Success to translate requirements into solutions.
• Use AI-assisted development tools for coding, testing, and debugging.
• Promote secure, scalable, cloud-native web application development.

Skills

7+ years experience

Technical leadership

Cross-functional communication

Software architecture

Mentoring juniors

Distributed systems

Multi-codebase ramp-up

AI-assisted development awareness

Tools

Ruby on Rails

React

AWS

PostgreSQL

Job description

Pearson seeks an experienced software engineer to lead end-to-end feature design and delivery on a cloud-native stack. You will write robust code, reduce complexity, and mentor teammates while expanding the platform across services and domains.

You will collaborate with Product and Customer Success, apply AI-assisted tooling judiciously, and uphold security and scalability standards in a fast-paced environment.