Senior Software Engineer

SUMMARY:

The Senior Software Developer is 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.
This requisition is a part of Pearson K-12 assessments team, which develops innovative assessment technology platforms. One of the team’s primary responsibilities is supporting a number of technology platforms that deliver exams to test takers, score and report results. We are now in the midst of building our next generation assessment platform, which is a multi-year project with enormous strategic value, leveraging state of the art technologies and processes. We are looking for outstanding candidates to bolster the staff of this critical project.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent technology discipline
• 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 VCS tools

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 of architecture
• Must assimilate information, distill 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

EXPERIENCE WITH SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IS CONSIDERED A BONUS:

• QTI (Question & Test Interoperability)
• OneRoster
• Common K-12 reporting frameworks such as (Ed-fi and Caliper)
• Good to have Machine Learning / AI experience.
  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 $115k - $125k.
  This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here.

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