Senior Software Developer

$100,000 - $130,000/Yr

Pearson Education - Little Rock, AR

Full-time - Mid Level

Little Rock, AR

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Senior Software Developer position at Pearson involves analysis, design, implementation, and unit testing to produce and maintain high-quality software solutions. This role is integral to the Pearson/MZD team, which focuses on developing innovative assessment technology platforms. The developer will work on data transformation, document production, and content management, contributing to a multi-year project aimed at building a next-generation assessment ecosystem using state-of-the-art technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support data transformation solutions leveraging XSLT, Java, and JavaScript
• Operate, extend and create cloud-based solutions in AWS
• Contribute to the evolution in place of existing enterprise applications toward new technologies, platforms, and open-source solutions
• Develop and maintain code using best practices for maintainability, performance, security, and verifiability
• Quickly learn new processes, tools, and business domains

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent technology discipline, or equivalent on-the-job training
• 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 cloud-based Web applications

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with open-source content management platforms
• Experience with open-source software evaluation and integration
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Desire to expand knowledge in many development languages, applications, and tools
• Ability to think technically and analytically
• Strong time management skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to work and lead within a team
• Experience with AWS, particularly ECS/Fargate

Benefits

• Annual incentive program
• Health insurance
• 401k plan
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling