Senior Full-Stack Developer

Job Overview

Be among the first 25 applicants. This requisition is part of Pearson’s K-12 School Technology group that develops innovative assessment technology platforms to deliver exams to test takers, score and report results. We are building our next generation of assessment platforms and experiences, leveraging state of the art technologies and processes. We are looking for outstanding candidates to bolster the staff of this critical work.

Multiple Full-Stack Software Engineers will be recruited through this requisition. These positions are Developer-focused and require demonstrable proficiency with current technologies including Go, Java script/Typescript, VueJS, Python, Postgres, and Mongo

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• Web-based Application Development and Quality Assurance
• Web-based Application Performance and Security
• Web Services Integration
• AI Tools Development and Integration
• Cloud Hosted Applications (AWS)

Senior Full-Stack Developers who join this team will have a problem-solving mindset and thrive in a fast‑paced innovation environment, working closely to the code in the start‑up phases of developing cutting edge applications. This team is collaborative, agile, and results driven. Since the business provides a mission‑critical service to a demanding set of clients, high‑quality performance is required to meet customer expectations.

Be responsible for analysis, design, implementation, and unit testing to produce high-quality code for a project team responsible for supporting a number of cutting‑edge assessment technology platforms. 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.

• Analyze & Design - Ensure business and requirements artifacts are created that effectively model the customer's requirements. Use tooling and best practices to create design models from requirements.
• Implement & Perform - Implement designs following Pearson coding standards and industry best practices.
• Review - Participate in requirements, design and code reviews.
• Test & Deployment - Work closely with other teams (e.g., QA, configuration management, end users) to release high quality software. Create testable requirements and write and execute unit tests.
• Quality/process improvement - Participate in group improvement activities and initiatives to improve process and product quality in pursuit of excellence.

• Experience as a full‑stack engineer with Go, Java script/Typescript, VueJS, Python, Postgres, Mongo
  
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• Experience with Cloud AWS hosted applications.
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent technology discipline.
• 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 VCS tools.
• Experience working in an agile environment.

• Experience working with a range of AI tools and LLMs.
• 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 of architecture.
• Must assimilate information, distil knowledge, apply experience and provide solution alternatives and recommendations.
• Must have strong time management skills - including the ability to work well under pressure, plan, set priorities, adapt to change, and meet established timelines.
• Must be a self‑starter and detail‑oriented.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work within a team.

• IMS LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability)
• IMS QTI (Question & Test Interoperability)
• IMS One Roster
• Common K-12 reporting frameworks such as Ed‑fi and Caliper.

Applications will be accepted through 1/10/2026. This window may be extended depending on business needs.

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