Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software EngineerLocation: Remote - US | Team: Engineering – Enterprise Learning & SkillsAbout the role We're looking for a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer to join the Enterprise Learning & Skills (ELS) engineering team and help build, scale, and evolve a large-scale, API-driven platform used globally to issue and verify digital credentials. This is a hands-on role for an experienced engineer who will own significant parts of the platform today, help design and build new systems and features, and raise the technical bar for the team.You'll work closely with other senior engineers and technical leads, contribute to architectural decisions, and mentor earlier-career engineers. You'll be expected to write and review code regularly while also thinking ahead about how to reduce complexity and improve the health of the systems you own. As the platform grows, you'll help evolve it by standing up and supporting new services and capabilities, including services delivered in partnership with external vendors. What you'll do Design, build, and maintain Ruby on Rails services and APIs alongside modern JavaScript/React frontends, taking responsibility for their quality, performance, and reliabilityLead the design and delivery of complex, well-scoped features and systems end to endWrite clear, maintainable, well-tested code and reduce complexity by simplifying services, improving patterns, and paying down technical debtMentor junior engineers and level up the team through code reviews, feedback, and knowledge sharingEvolve the platform to support new services and capabilities, including work across adjacent codebases and domainsPartner with external vendors and stakeholders across Product and Customer Success to turn requirements into sound technical solutions Use AI-assisted development tools for coding, testing, and debuggingFollow and promote best practices for secure, scalable, cloud-native web application development What we're looking for 7+ years of professional software development experienceProficiency with our core stack: Ruby on Rails, React, AWS, and PostgreSQLProven track record of making high-impact technical decisions in complex production environments, shipping well-tested code, and giving constructive code reviewsExcellent cross-functional communication, equally effective with engineers and non-technical stakeholdersExperience in software architecture, system design, and scalability with a strong hands-on backgroundExperience mentoring or supporting junior engineersExperience with distributed or service-oriented systems and asynchronous, event-driven communication between servicesComfort working across more than one codebase and ramping quickly into unfamiliar systems AI-Native ExpectationsYou should be comfortable using AI tools to assist with coding, testing, documentation, and learning, and, importantly, exercising sound engineering judgment about their output. This means validating AI-generated code, knowing when to rely on it and when not to and staying curious about how AI can responsibly improve developer productivity across the team.Nice to HaveHands-on experience designing, deploying, and operating production workloads on AWS and AzureExperience building and improving CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment practices that raise delivery velocity across the teamExperience integrating with, or building alongside, third-party or vendor-delivered servicesStrong understanding of web application security best practices with a track record of raising the security bar across a codebaseExperience with design systems, component libraries, or advanced frontend toolingExperience with scalability, resilience, or performance work at scaleExperience with messaging or event-streaming systems such as Apache Pulsar or Apache KafkaCompensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by the California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, Vermont, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows: The minimum full-time salary range is between $150,000 - $180,000. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here. Applications will be accepted through 31st of August. This window may be extended depending on business needs. Full timePosting Date: 2026-08-21