Software Engineer II

Pearson • Providence, RI • 6h ago

Position

As a Software Developer, you will be responsible for analysis, design, implementation, and automated testing in a high-performing, experienced team. You will use industry best practices while producing high-quality full-stack solutions in an agile, results driven environment across a diverse set of areas, including: finance, infrastructure, test center utilization, e-commerce, registration and scheduling. You will also be responsible for maintaining and supporting mission-critical applications as necessary. In this role, every day you will be expected to continually grow and challenge all of us to raise the bar even higher with your contributions to people, process and technology. This is a highly collaborative team continually working on a variety of complex and challenging projects.

The Software Developer will:

Analyze & Design -- Ensure business and requirements artifacts are created that effectively model the customer's requirements. Will use industry best practices and tools, and will use established patterns and/or recommend new design patterns.

Implement & Perform -- Implement designs following Pearson coding standards and industry best practices; maintain and support mission-critical applications as necessary.

Review -- Participate in and lead requirement, design code, and test case reviews

Test & Deploy -- Work closely with other teams (e.g., QA, configuration management, end users) to release high quality software. Create testable code that meets requirements, and ensure automated unit, integration and functional tests are created.

Improve Quality/Processes -- Participate in group improvement activities and initiatives to improve process and product quality in pursuit of excellence

Document and Report -- Complete project documentation as required, including logging status, risk, progress, and effort on assigned work

People development - Mentor and train new team members; actively collaborate with others within and outside of the team

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Required Education & Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent technology discipline

3+ years minimum Java development required

1+ years programmatic interaction with relational database systems

Current technology stack: Java, JPA, Hibernate, Web Services (REST/SOAP), AngularJS, JQuery

Experience in OOAD, agile processes, design patterns, SQL and UML

Desired Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Experience working in agile environment highly preferred

Experience in creating design documents, performing code reviews and test driven development

Desire to expand knowledge in many development languages, applications, and tools

Proven ability to quickly learn new processes and tools, business domains and technical applications

Ability to think technically and analytically

Ability to understand philosophy of architecture

Must assimilate information, distill knowledge, apply experience and provide solution alternatives and recommendations

Must have strong time management skills - including ability to work well under pressure, plan, set priorities, adapt to change, and meet established timelines

Must develop effective relationships with internal and external contacts and work well within a team

Must be a self-starter and detail-oriented

Must have a "positive" and energetic demeanor

Effective written and verbal communication skills

Creative problem-solving skills

Knowledge of OWASP Top 10

Experience with some or all of the following tools (Required):

Java SE and EE (3 - 5 years)

AngularJS (and other Javascript frameworks such as jQuery)

Spring (1 - 2 years)

Web Services (SOAP/REST) (1 - 2 years)

SQL (3+ years)

Requirements & analysis experience

OOAD design

Agile development

Design patterns

Security protocols, cryptography, authentication and security standards

Experience with some or all of the following (Preferred):

JPA

Hibernate

Python (1 year) - machine learning

Swing

Tomcat

Jersey

SQL Server (Transact-SQL)

Liquibase

Machine Learning / AI

Secure programming practices

Applications will be accepted through June 15. This window may be extended depending on business needs.

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 California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, Vermont, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows:

The full-time salary range is between $100,000 - $120,000

This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here .

Who we are:

At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.

Job: Engineering

Job Family: TECHNOLOGY

Organization: Assessment & Qualifications

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Workplace Type: Remote

Req ID: 24358

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