Senior Software Engineer – Remote, Cloud-Native & AI-Driven

Pearson; Springfield (IL); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver scalable, secure software for Higher Education Digital products. You will lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and drive modernization across cloud-native platforms.

You will collaborate with product, architecture, security, QA, and operations to ensure reliable delivery and operational excellence. The role emphasizes AI-assisted tooling and rapid, safe delivery in a distributed, multi-team environment.

Qualifications

• . Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical discipline.
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Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support enterprise-scale software applications and services.
• Lead complex technical initiatives spanning multiple systems and teams.
• Ensure solutions meet high standards for quality, security, performance, and reliability.
• Participate in architecture discussions and provide technical guidance.
• Drive modern software engineering practices including CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps, observability, and cloud-native architectures.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and quality.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Architecture, Security, Quality Engineering, and Operations to deliver outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership via code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Identify risks and communicate them to stakeholders.
• Contribute to platform modernization, cloud migration, and reliability initiatives.
• Continuously expand domain expertise and stay current with trends.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

JavaScript/TypeScript

Node.js

Python

Microservices

AWS

DevOps

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Git

Automated testing

Docker

Kubernetes

Security

Observability

Architectural patterns

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Git

CI/CD tools

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver scalable, secure software for Higher Education Digital products. You will lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and drive modernization across cloud-native platforms.

You will collaborate with product, architecture, security, QA, and operations to ensure reliable delivery and operational excellence. The role emphasizes AI-assisted tooling and rapid, safe delivery in a distributed, multi-team environment.