Senior Software Engineer

Role overview

Senior Software Engineer / Architect — remote, senior individual contributor in Pearson’s Product Engineering org. You’ll be a high-impact, hands-on technical leader who owns large sections of the codebase, drives architectural decisions, and sets long-term direction for major areas of the stack.

What you’ll do

• Own architecture and the long-term technical roadmap for major areas of the technology stack
• Lead design of complex, scalable systems that meet business needs today and tomorrow
• Reduce complexity by simplifying services, processes, and codebases
• Mentor technical leads and senior engineers; multiply team effectiveness through cross-team facilitation and inclusive decision-making
• Act as a technical evangelist, aligning technical and business strategies with executives and stakeholders
• Drive innovation in cost-effectiveness, scalability, and engineering productivity
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical debt; improve quality and team velocity

Requirements

• 5+ years of software development experience
• Deep expertise in software architecture, system design, and scalability with strong hands-on background
• Proficiency with core stack: Ruby on Rails, React, AWS, and PostgreSQL
• Proven track record making high-impact technical decisions in complex production environments
• Excellent cross-functional communication (engineers and non-technical stakeholders)
• Track record mentoring senior engineers and technical leads
• Strong understanding of security, performance, resilience, and cloud-native design at scale
• Continuous learner staying current with industry trends and emerging technologies

Nice to have

• Experience enabling engineering productivity improvements across a division (cost, scalability, velocity)