Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead, Cloud-Native

Pearson; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for ExamDeveloper in the United States. You will lead architecture and delivery of scalable software, collaborating with product, QA, and DevOps to ensure secure, reliable systems.

The role emphasizes mentoring, design reviews, and driving engineering standards across distributed services, with a focus on cloud-native solutions and performance optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/Engineering.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Led the design and delivery of complex, distributed systems.
• Experience guiding Agile engineering teams and mentorship.
• Experience designing and operating cloud-native environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation for complex software components, services, and platforms.
• Drive technical decision-making for major features and engineering initiatives.
• Influence software architecture, design patterns, and engineering standards in your domain.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.
• Communicate direction, tradeoffs, and risks clearly to stakeholders.
• Deliver enterprise-scale, secure, maintainable software solutions.

Skills

Angular

Kubernetes

SQL Server

Cloud-native

Distributed systems

Mentorship

Agile

ML concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

SQL Server

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for ExamDeveloper in the United States. You will lead architecture and delivery of scalable software, collaborating with product, QA, and DevOps to ensure secure, reliable systems.

The role emphasizes mentoring, design reviews, and driving engineering standards across distributed services, with a focus on cloud-native solutions and performance optimization.