About the Company

Pearson is a global learning company that helps people develop skills, pursue education, and achieve their personal and professional goals. Its products and services support learners, educators, and businesses across schools, universities, workplaces, and other learning environments.

This position is part of Pearson’s Assessment & Qualifications organization, specifically the K-12 School Technology group, which develops assessment technology platforms used to deliver exams, score assessments, and report results.

About the Role

Pearson is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to help build and maintain its next generation of assessment platforms. This is a developer-focused role involving application design, implementation, testing, and ongoing support for mission-critical software.

The successful candidate will work with technologies including Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, VueJS, Python, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and AWS. You will collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional teams to develop reliable, secure, high-performing applications while following established coding standards and software development practices.

The team works in an agile, collaborative environment, with an emphasis on solving technical problems, delivering quality software, and improving development processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements and create requirements artifacts that accurately represent customer needs.
• Develop design models from requirements using appropriate tools and established best practices.
• Design and implement software in accordance with Pearson coding standards and industry practices.
• Develop, maintain, and support assessment technology platforms and mission-critical applications.
• Write and execute unit tests to verify software functionality and code quality.
• Participate in requirements reviews, design reviews, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with quality assurance, configuration management, end users, and other teams to support software testing and deployment.
• Help prepare testable requirements and support the release of high-quality software.
• Contribute to process and product improvement initiatives across the engineering group.
• Develop and maintain highly available, concurrent web-based applications.
• Support web application performance, security, web service integrations, and AI tool development and integration.

Required Qualifications

• Experience as a full stack software engineer using Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, VueJS, Python, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
• Experience developing applications hosted on AWS.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), or an equivalent technology-related discipline.
• Experience developing SaaS applications.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and testing software according to industry best practices.
• Experience working with highly available and highly concurrent web applications.
• Experience using Git or similar version control systems.
• Experience working in an agile software development environment.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, MIS, or an equivalent technology-related discipline.
• Experience working with AI tools and large language models (LLMs).
• Interest in expanding knowledge across programming languages, applications, and development tools.
• Ability to learn new processes, tools, business domains, and technical applications quickly.
• Strong technical and analytical thinking, with an understanding of software architecture principles.
• Ability to assess information, apply relevant experience, and recommend practical solutions and alternatives.
• Strong time management skills, including planning, prioritization, adaptability, and the ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
• A self-directed, detail-oriented approach to work.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate within a team.

Experience with the following education technology standards and frameworks is an added advantage:

• 1EdTech Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)
• 1EdTech Question & Test Interoperability (QTI)
• 1EdTech OneRoster
• K-12 reporting frameworks such as Ed-Fi and Caliper

Salary and Benefits

The full-time salary range for this position is $125,000–$150,000 annually. The position is also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. Benefits are offered as part of Pearson’s employment package.

Location and Work Arrangement

• Location: United States – Remote
• Employment Type: Full-time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. Qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by law.

Pearson actively seeks qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations to access the career site or participate in the hiring process may contact TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.