Senior Software Engineer (Rails/React) — Lead & Mentor

Pearson; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Software Engineer III to design, build, and maintain Ruby on Rails services and APIs with modern React frontends. You will lead end-to-end feature delivery, write high-quality code, and mentor junior engineers to raise the team's technical capabilities.

The role emphasizes secure, scalable, cloud-native development, collaboration with Product and Customer Success, and leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Ruby on Rails services and APIs alongside modern JavaScript/React frontends.
• Lead the design and delivery of complex features end to end.
• Write clear, maintainable, well-tested code and reduce complexity by simplifying services.
• Mentor junior engineers and level up the team through code reviews and feedback.
• Evolve the platform to support new services and capabilities across codebases and domains.
• Partner with external vendors and stakeholders to turn requirements into technical solutions.
• Use AI-assisted development tools for coding, testing, and debugging.
• Follow best practices for secure, scalable, cloud-native web applications.

Skills

7+ years experience

Ruby on Rails

React

AWS

PostgreSQL

Software architecture

System design

Scalability

Mentoring juniors

Cross-functional communication

Distributed systems

Tools

Ruby on Rails

React

AWS

PostgreSQL

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Software Engineer III to design, build, and maintain Ruby on Rails services and APIs with modern React frontends. You will lead end-to-end feature delivery, write high-quality code, and mentor junior engineers to raise the team's technical capabilities.

The role emphasizes secure, scalable, cloud-native development, collaboration with Product and Customer Success, and leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity.