Senior Software Engineer

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer (Access Domain)

Job Summary

Work closely with teammates and across teams to design, build, and enhance cloud-native applications in the Access Domain.  The Access Domain is responsible for managing all aspects of access to Pearson’s global learning resources.  Senior Software Engineer is a team leader on an agile team interacting with all roles in on agile team and other development teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with team members to analyze business needs and co-design efficient, modern architectures using Java/J2EE, Object Relational Modelling (ORM), Unified Modelling Language (UML), software design patterns (Service Locator, Factory, Builder, Dependency Injection, and Singleton patterns etc.,), Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD), Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and

Cloud-Native/Microservices Architecture.

• Collaborate to develop, test, document, and deploy applications, web services, and APIs using Java, Spring, Hibernate, GraphQL, gRPC, and related technologies.
• Work as a team to ensure code quality through Behavioral Driven Development (BDD) and test-driven development (TDD), unit/integration testing, and industry standards (JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber, RestAssured).
• Explore and share new frameworks and cloud technologies (AWS Lambda, Docker, Kubernetes) with the team.
• Team up to reengineer legacy systems into cloud-based microservices using

Java, Apache Kafka, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS/Azure.

• Co-manage CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and code quality monitoring (Maven, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible, Sonar).
• Collaborate to implement security standards (PCI-DSS, OWASP Top 10) and authentication/authorization (OAuth2/JWT, Spring Security).
• Support and enhance applications together, monitor system health, and share production support (HPSM, Splunk, ELK Stack, Grafana, Prometheus).
• Present technical demos, participate in all SDLC phases, and work with clients and teams to meet delivery targets and resolve issues.
• Guide and support the scrum team, facilitating agile ceremonies and helping everyone achieve our goals.
• Mentor and uplift junior engineers, sharing knowledge and encouraging growth.
• Champion agile best practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and open collaboration.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Software Design (Expert)
• API Management (Expert)
• Information Security (Expert)
• Cloud Computing (Effective)
• DevOps (Effective)
• Ethical Responsibility (Effective)
• Technical Acumen (Effective)
• Problem Solving (Effective)
• AI agents like Claude (Effective)
• Collaboration (Intermediate)
• Adaptability (Intermediate)
• Learning to Learn (Intermediate)
• Resilience Planning (Intermediate)

Qualifications (Education & Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Electronics and Communications, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Java/J2EE, Spring, microservices, cloud platforms, CI/CD, and security standards.

Applications will be accepted through November 20. This window may be extended depending on business needs.

Compensation 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 full-time salary range for this role is between $120,000 - $140,000

This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here