Senior Software Developer

Role:           Senior Fullstack Developer

Company:   Pearson

Location:     U.S - Remote

The Senior Fullstack Developer is responsible for analysis, design, implementation, and testing to produce high-quality code for a project team responsible for supporting Navvy, a rapidly growing classroom assessment platform. They will use industry best practices while working in a team of high-performing professionals. They are also responsible for maintaining and supporting mission-critical applications as necessary.

This requisition is part of Pearson’s Assessment & Qualifications Core Technology team, which develops innovative assessment technology platforms. Navvy is used by students and teachers in the classroom to obtain precision diagnoses of student learning needs. Navvy’s efficient, rigorous assessments fill a unique need for schools across the country, and is an important part of Pearson’s future direction. We are looking for outstanding candidates to bolster the staff of this important project.

Team:

The current Navvy development team comprises a small group of inspired individuals with a passion for innovation and pride in producing excellent user experiences. Our work environment is highly collaborative, casual, flexible, agile and results-driven. Because the product provides a mission-critical service to educators whose time is extremely valuable, high-quality performance is required to meet customer expectations.

The Senior Software Engineer will:

• Provide engineering leadership while respecting others’ opinions. Work collaboratively with Product Managers and fellow engineers
• Implement & Perform - Implement designs following Pearson coding standards and industry best practices
• Analyze & Design - Ensure business and requirements artifacts are created that effectively model the customer's requirements. Use tools and best practices to create design models from requirements
• Review - Participate in generating requirements, design reviews, and code reviews
• Test & Deployment - Work closely with other teams (e.g., QA, SRE, management, end users) to release high quality software
• Create testable requirements, write, and execute tests
• Quality/process improvement - Participate in group improvement activities and initiatives to improve process and product quality in pursuit of excellence
• People development – Mentor and train new team members
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent technology discipline (equivalent job experience will also be considered)
• 5+ years relevant software development experience creating SaaS applications
• Experience with development, maintenance, and testing of software following industry best practices
• Experience with highly available, highly concurrent web-based applications
• Experience with Git or similar version control tools
• Current Tech Stack:
  • AWS-hosted
  • Github
  • Go, Javascript, VueJS, PostgreSQL

Desired Experience:

• 5+ years experience working in an agile environment
• Experience leading software automation workflows to remove human dependencies in critical business processes
• Desire to expand knowledge in many development languages, applications, and tools
• Quickly learn new processes and tools, business domains and technical applications
• Able to think technically and analytically
• Ability to understand the philosophy behind the software architecture
• Must assimilate information, distill knowledge, apply experience and provide solution alternatives and recommendations
• Must have strong time management skills - including the ability to plan, set priorities, adapt to change, and meet established timelines without constant supervision
• Must be a self-starter and detail-oriented
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work within a team

Experience with any of the following EdTech standards is considered a bonus:

• QTI (Question & Test Interoperability)
• OneRoster
• Common K-12 reporting frameworks such as Ed-fi and Caliper

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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 Colorado, California, Washington State, New York State and New York City laws, the pay range for this position is as follows: 

The minimum full-time salary range is between $90k- $110k. Benefits available to eligible employees can be seen at: https://pearsonbenefitsus.com/