Software Engineer II

Pearson • Englewood, CO • 2h ago

Description

We are looking for a highly motivated and self-driven software developer to join our Data Ingestion Automation team. A new member of the team will have the opportunity to work with some of the largest education datasets in the world gathered through Pearson's online learning products.

The core mission of the Data Ingestion Automation team is to enable and automate the ingestion of data to improve Pearson products, learning content, and learner experience. The position provides the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge development and to make a substantial contribution to learning and instruction. This position will have the opportunity to pioneer the adoption of AI to enable more rapid data capture utilizing both AWS and GCP hyperscalers.

We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always improve.

By pushing the boundaries of technology and pushing each other to surpass them, we create an environment that leads not only the education industry but creates seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world's innovations, personal and global, large and small.

Responsibilities:

Designs and implements new, unit tested software.

Maintains and enhances existing software.

Actively participates in customer, requirements, architecture, and design meetings.

Enjoys a healthy technical debate but knows how to collaboratively solve problems that move everyone forward.

Uses logical analysis, theoretical deduction, and sound reasoning to troubleshoot challenging technical and business problems.

Contributes to the continuous integration pipeline deploying into both AWS and GCP environments utilizing Terraform.

Works efficiently and collaboratively in an Agile (Scrum or Kanban) team environment.

Follows DevOps practices: owning software application(s) and code from development through deployment.

Works with Big Data technologies (Kinesis, SQS, BigQuery) that deal with large-scale distributed data processing.

Qualifications:

Detail-oriented, self-directed, and self-motivated with a strong capacity for working successfully and flexibly with members across the organization.

Willingness and ability to quickly learn complex information systems.

Stays current on industry trends and formulates an opinion on the pros and cons of each.

Experienced with software performance, observability, scalability, maintainability, reusability and security.

A good foundation in computer science with strong competencies in basic data structures, JVM concurrency, thread safety, and OO design for solving day-to-day problems.

Ability to independently learn and actively seek new skills and knowledge to advance the development capabilities of the organization.

Ability to effectively use AI-assisted tools to accelerate day-to-day development, automation, troubleshooting, and data engineering activities while maintaining accuracy, quality, and responsible usage standards.

Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical people, and work with a variety of internal and external development groups.

Willingness to pivot technologies, solutions, and projects as the mission dictates.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science / MIS or equivalent experience

Minimum three (3) years of experience in software engineering and design

Required

A "can-do" attitude

Willingness to learn new technologies

Experience with Java and Python

Experience with REST-based web services

Experience with Maven or similar build tool

Experience with unit testing and mock frameworks

AWS and/or GCP experience

Practice with Git or similar source control system

Strong foundation in Linux

Preferred (Nice to have)

AWS Cloud experience in Kinesis, Aurora, SQS, EC2, ECS, and/or Lambda

GCP Cloud experience in BigQuery, Airflow, GKS, Cloud Run

Database Design experience (SQL or NoSQL)

Experience with high volume systems

Understanding of best practices in security (SSL, TLS, SSH, Public Key Encryption, etc.)

Understanding of TCP/IP based computer networking

Spring Boot

Spring GraphQL

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 minimum full-time salary range is between $80,000 - $90,000.

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

Applications will be accepted through 24th August. This window may be extended depending on business needs.

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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: OCTO

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Req ID: 25296

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