Senior Software Engineer - Remote US (Squad Lead Path)

Pearson; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is expanding the engineering capability behind OnVUE. We are looking for experienced full-stack engineers who can design, build and operate complex enterprise software using Java, Spring Boot, Angular and REST APIs.

We have opportunities for strong senior individual contributors and for engineers ready to combine hands-on development with squad leadership. You do not need to decide which pathway fits before applying.

Qualifications

• At least five years of professional software development experience.
• Strong hands-on full-stack capability across Java, Spring Boot, Angular and REST APIs.
• Experience designing and delivering complex, distributed enterprise systems.
• Strong software design, system architecture, troubleshooting and engineering-quality skills.
• Clear communication and the ability to explain technical decisions and trade-offs to different audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• For the squad-lead pathway, demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring and ownership of team delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver complex, distributed full-stack solutions using Java, Spring Boot, Angular and REST APIs.
• Build and operate highly available, scalable enterprise applications.
• Contribute to technical design, estimation, roadmap planning and platform modernisation.
• Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, reliability concerns and operational risk.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for critical production issues.
• Partner with Quality Engineering to strengthen testing, automation and quality by design.
• Support release planning, deployment, observability, security and operational readiness.
• Mentor engineers, review technical work and champion effective engineering practices.
• For the squad-lead pathway, coordinate day-to-day squad delivery, remove blockers and take responsibility for team outcomes.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Angular

REST APIs

Full-stack

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Azure

Kubernetes

CI/CD

DevOps

Job description

Pearson is expanding the engineering capability behind OnVUE. We are looking for experienced full-stack engineers who can design, build and operate complex enterprise software using Java, Spring Boot, Angular and REST APIs.

We have opportunities for strong senior individual contributors and for engineers ready to combine hands-on development with squad leadership. You do not need to decide which pathway fits before applying.