Staff Software Engineer: Frontline AI & End-to-End Delivery

Pearson; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a forward deployed engineer to work closely with internal stakeholders and ship production AI software end to end. You will operate across frontend, backend, data, and deployments, delivering usable systems rather than decks or specs.

Join Pearson PSG-CP to drive AI adoption across the business, maintain autonomy in ambiguity, and contribute to innovations in LLM-based applications used by real workflows.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-stack engineering experience with production systems.
• Strong CS fundamentals and system design capability.
• Frontend depth with React and TypeScript.
• Backend depth with Node.js, Python, and API design.

Responsibilities

• Go to where the problem is and design end-to-end systems for internal stakeholders.
• Conduct real discovery by sitting with users and translating needs into buildable software.
• Ship production AI applications using frontier LLMs, agents, and components.
• Own full stack including frontend, backend, data, integrations, and observability.
• Iterate across many engagements and deliver working software quickly.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

React

TypeScript

Python

Cloud (AWS) experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Node.js

REST APIs

LLM integration

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Pearson is seeking a forward deployed engineer to work closely with internal stakeholders and ship production AI software end to end. You will operate across frontend, backend, data, and deployments, delivering usable systems rather than decks or specs.

Join Pearson PSG-CP to drive AI adoption across the business, maintain autonomy in ambiguity, and contribute to innovations in LLM-based applications used by real workflows.