Senior Software Engineer: Platform & AI-Driven Systems

Pearson; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson in Montgomery, AL is seeking a senior software engineer to lead the design and delivery of complex features end to end. You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with Product and Customer Success, and evolve the platform across multiple codebases.

Proficiency with Ruby on Rails, React, AWS, and PostgreSQL is required, along with 7+ years of experience and a strong focus on secure, scalable cloud-native web apps. Pearsons offers competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency with Ruby on Rails, React, AWS, and PostgreSQL.
• Experience in software architecture, system design, and scalability with a strong hands-on background.
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior engineers.

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 adjacent codebases and domains.
• Partner with Product and Customer Success to translate 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

Code reviews

Distributed systems

Tools

AWS

PostgreSQL

Apache Kafka

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Pearson in Montgomery, AL is seeking a senior software engineer to lead the design and delivery of complex features end to end. You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with Product and Customer Success, and evolve the platform across multiple codebases.

Proficiency with Ruby on Rails, React, AWS, and PostgreSQL is required, along with 7+ years of experience and a strong focus on secure, scalable cloud-native web apps. Pearsons offers competitive compensation.