Hybrid Advanced Specialist, Software Engineer

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About the role

  • Senior Software Engineer leading scalable service design and development for Pearson's digital ecosystem. Collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers in best practices.

Responsibilities

  • Design & Implementation: Architect and implement scalable services, APIs, and data flows.
  • Operational Excellence: Champion observability, SLOs, and incident-prevention.
  • Technical Leadership: Lead design reviews and make pragmatic trade-off decisions.
  • Collaboration & Delivery: Partner with cross-functional teams.
  • Security & Compliance: Apply secure coding standards and remediate vulnerabilities.
  • Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Provide guidance to junior engineers.

Requirements

  • Strong alignment with Pearson’s culture and values.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
  • 5–8+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Advanced English proficiency.
  • Proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, Python, and modern frontend frameworks.
  • Experience with SQL/NoSQL, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD.
  • Strong architectural and delivery skills.
  • Secure coding, secrets management, vulnerability remediation.

Benefits

  • Home Office.
  • Home Office Allowance.
  • Medical Assistance.
  • Dental Assistance.
  • Employee Well-being Support.
  • Life Insurance.
  • Meal Voucher.
  • Pharmacy Discount Program.
  • Discount on Our Language School Franchises.
  • Discount on Language Learning Books.
  • Pearson University.
  • Childcare Assistance.
  • Birthday Off.
  • Select one of the Options: AIP (Annual Incentive Plan).
  • Extended Maternity and Paternity Leave – 6 months for mothers and 1 month for fathers.

Job title

Advanced Specialist, Software Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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