Pearson Logo

Pearson

Senior Software Engineer

Posted 8 Days Ago
In-Office or Remote
Hiring Remotely in Austin, TX, USA
140K-160K Annually
Senior level
In-Office or Remote
Hiring Remotely in Austin, TX, USA
140K-160K Annually
Senior level
Develop and maintain complex enterprise web applications across the full stack using Angular, Java, Spring Boot, REST, databases, and AWS. The role establishes technical standards, contributes to architecture and code quality, performs code reviews and testing, and guides development practices. It requires independent project ownership, strong collaboration, documentation, DevOps knowledge, and the ability to validate AI-generated code using tools such as Claude and GitHub Copilot.
The summary above was generated by AI

Full Stack Developer

A Full Stack Developer is a senior-level software engineer with expertise in both front-end and back-end development, responsible for design, build, and maintain complex web applications, while setting technical standards, guiding the development process, and ensuring project milestones are met effectively; they possess a deep understanding of various programming languages, frameworks, and database technologies, and actively contribute to code quality and architecture decisions across the entire application stack.

Soft Skills & Responsibilities

• Demonstrated ability to develop, test, maintain, and improve high-quality, production-grade code in a collaborative team environment.
• Contribute to code quality through rigorous code reviews and the use of static analysis and quality enforcement tools.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently with a high sense of ownership, initiative, and bias for action.
• Strong architectural thinking — capable of making strategic technical decisions and defining scalable, maintainable software solutions.
• Skilled at creating software concepts, maintaining detailed documentation of design decisions, and ensuring future-proof architecture.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams and align project goals.

Technical Skills

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in full-stack development and enterprise-grade applications.
• Expertise in Angular 15+, Java 21, JavaScript, REST and frameworks such as Spring Boot 3.x+.
• Proficient with tools and technologies including IntelliJ IDEA, Git, Docker, MySQL 8, AWS, and Jenkins.
• Passionate about co-creating solutions with end-users and integrating fast customer feedback into the development process.
• Advocate of clean code principles and DevOps culture, with a strong understanding of continuous integration and deployment practices.
• Proven ability to drive projects independently, solve complex technical challenges, and deliver robust solutions under tight timelines.
• Experience with unit testing and integration testing
• Fluent with AI-assisted development — Claude (Anthropic), GitHub Copilot; can review, validate, and extend AI-generated code
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Excellent team player, with strong collaboration and leadership abilities.

Compensation at Pearson is influenced by factors including skill set, experience, and location. 

The full-time salary range for this role is $140,000 – $160,000. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. Information on benefits can be found here.

Applications will be accepted through 20th November 2026. This window may be extended depending on business needs.

Apply today and imagine the impact you can make. 
#LI-P1

#LI-Remote

Pearson Austin, Texas, USA Office

400 Center Ridge, Austin, United States, 78753

Similar Jobs

Yesterday
Remote
US
159K-254K Annually
Senior level
159K-254K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
Build full-stack Vision AI products for restaurant operators, including backend APIs, video pipelines, AI model integrations, monitoring, and customer-facing interfaces. Own platform components, contribute to architecture, collaborate across product and engineering teams, and use AI-assisted development tools. The role requires production software experience, cloud infrastructure expertise, event-driven systems knowledge, and comfort working across backend, frontend, data pipelines, and machine learning integrations.
Top Skills: AWSClaude CodeCursorFfmpegJavaKafkaKotlinLlm ApisPulsarReactTypescriptVision-Language Model Apis
Yesterday
Easy Apply
Remote
United States
Easy Apply
173K-233K Annually
Senior level
173K-233K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
Own and deliver quarterly engineering goals for Affirm’s ML Feature Platform. Design, develop, and launch scalable backend systems, lead engineers through ambiguous problems, collaborate with product and design stakeholders, improve platform reliability and availability, support on-call operations, establish quality standards, and mentor team members. The role focuses on highly available distributed systems supporting machine learning feature creation, storage, serving, and offline backfilling.
Top Skills: AWSKotlinKubernetesMySQLPython
Yesterday
Easy Apply
Remote
United States
Easy Apply
173K-233K Annually
Senior level
173K-233K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
Own and deliver goals for ML training and serving infrastructure. Lead engineers through ambiguous, distributed-systems challenges; design, develop, and operate highly available backend platforms; monitor reliability and support on-call operations. Collaborate with product and engineering stakeholders, improve code and design standards, identify and resolve technical issues, and mentor team members. The role focuses on scalable systems that enable production model training and serving.
Top Skills: AWSKotlinKubernetesMySQLPython

What you need to know about the Austin Tech Scene

Austin has a diverse and thriving tech ecosystem thanks to home-grown companies like Dell and major campuses for IBM, AMD and Apple. The state’s flagship university, the University of Texas at Austin, is known for its engineering school, and the city is known for its annual South by Southwest tech and media conference. Austin’s tech scene spans many verticals, but it’s particularly known for hardware, including semiconductors, as well as AI, biotechnology and cloud computing. And its food and music scene, low taxes and favorable climate has made the city a destination for tech workers from across the country.

Key Facts About Austin Tech

  • Number of Tech Workers: 180,500; 13.7% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
  • Major Tech Employers: Dell, IBM, AMD, Apple, Alphabet
  • Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, hardware, cloud computing, software, healthtech
  • Funding Landscape: $4.5 billion in VC funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
  • Notable Investors: Live Oak Ventures, Austin Ventures, Hinge Capital, Gigafund, KdT Ventures, Next Coast Ventures, Silverton Partners
  • Research Centers and Universities: University of Texas, Southwestern University, Texas State University, Center for Complex Quantum Systems, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, Texas Advanced Computing Center

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account