Senior Software Engineer

About Pearson

Our purpose: At Pearson we ‘add life to a lifetime of learning’ so everyone can realise the life they imagine. We do this by creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. Our Purpose | Add Life to a Lifetime of Learning

Our company: Pearson was founded in 1844 and has been built on our ability to grow with and adapt to a constantly evolving market. Our 20,000+ employees are dedicated to creating the high-quality, digital-first, accessible and sustainable resources for lifelong learning.

Diversity: At Pearson we value the power of an inclusive culture and a strong sense of belonging. We promote a culture where differences are embraced as strengths and opportunities are equal and accessible.

Flexible working: Pearson is committed to hybrid working practices and has adopted flexible remote and virtual working. Where possible our employees can choose to manage their attendance to the office more flexibly.

About UK Assessment & Qualifications

We are responsible for the delivery of nearly 4 million examination results per annum, including A-Level, GCSE, BTEC and T-levels for students in UK and International centres. Our in-house systems process every learner from registration to marking and certification, in a highly regulated business. We currently operate a hybrid estate of predominantly bespoke systems, with an ongoing strategic transformation programme to migrate from on-prem to cloud based, cost effective, scalable and resilient services.

About the job

The position is for a highly skilled full-stack Senior Software Developer with deep experience in .NET technologies and Microsoft Azure and solid experience in ReactJS for frontend to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable enterprise applications. 

About you

We’d expect that you can demonstrate delivery of several business-critical projects as a full-stack developer, developing solutions that provide real benefit to users, and working in an Agile project delivery environment using Scrum or Kanban.

Key Responsibilities

• 10+ years of experience in Design and Develop of cloud-native applications using C#/.NET Core and Azure services.

• Architect and implement microservices, RESTful/GraphQL APIs, and event-driven systems.

• Build and maintain responsive user interfaces using ReactJS, ensuring seamless integration with backend services.

• Collaborate with DevOps to optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Terraform.

• Mentor junior developers and contribute to code reviews, technical design, and best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to define requirements, estimate and plan tasks, and deliver applications into production.

• Providing support and troubleshooting the production issues

• Ensure application performance, scalability, security and ethical standards in cloud environments.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and backlog grooming.

• Document all work using required standards, methods, and tools.

• Recommend and implement improvements to development processes and tools.

• Integrate AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) into development workflows for productivity.

Key Skills & Experience

• Professional experience in .NET development (C#, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework).
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure services: App Services, Functions, Key Vault, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, etc.
• Proficiency in TDD, CI/CD, containerization (Docker), and infrastructure-as-code.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, design principles, system integration, API management, and unit testing.
• ⁠Understanding of artificial intelligence concepts, including generative AI, large language models, and AI-powered automation.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools is a plus.

Desirable Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Microsoft certifications (e.g., Azure Developer Associate, Solutions Architect Expert).

• ReactJS

• Terraform

• Docker and containers

• Single page web applications using React

• NodeJS