Senior Software Engineer
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
9 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Senior Software Engineer Q-interactive
Position Type:
Full-Time Permanent
Location:
Pearson Austin TX (Hybrid)
Role Summary:
Q-interactive is a 1:1 iPad-based system used by clinicians and educators to administer score and report over 90 assessments. Your work will directly impact the reliability scalability and user experience of a product that supports essential revenue streams and serves thousands of professionals globally.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Q-interactive team you will be a recognized technical expert responsible for independently designing implementing and optimizing complex modules that power one of Pearsons flagship digital assessment platforms. You will drive the technical direction of high-stakes projects participate in architecture reviews and collaborate with product owners to align engineering solutions with business strategy. Youll also mentor peers contribute to performance tuning and proactively mitigate technical risks.
Key Responsibilities:
Architect and implement scalable high-performance software components for Q-interactives mobile and web platforms.
Write high quality code and test cases to ensure robustness reliability extensibility and performance of systems and services.
Design develop and maintain robust scalable web applications using Groovy Grails and related technologies (e.g. Spring Hibernate).
Develop and maintain microservices using Spring AWS Lambda PostgreSQL and MySQL.
Build responsive UI components using Angular Ionic Typescript Swift and Objective-C for hybrid and native mobile applications.
Participate in technical design sessions code reviews and solution architecture discussions.
Ensure accessibility compliance across Q-interactive offerings.
Collaborate with UX QA and product teams to define technical requirements and deliver high-quality features.
Conduct thorough testing of applications including unit integration and functional testing and effectively troubleshoot and debug issues.
Provide ongoing maintenance support and enhancements for existing applications.
Ensure reliability performance and maintainability of systems through testing and continuous integration.
Drive adoption of secure development processes coding standards and engineering best practices.
Mentor junior engineers fostering a culture of learning and technical excellence.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Proficiency in Java and related technologies (Spring Hibernate).
Experience in web application development using Groovy and the Grails framework.
Strong understanding of web application development principles and MVC architecture.
Experience with relational databases and SQL.
Extensive experience with front-end technologies (HTML CSS JavaScript/Typescript Angular).
Understanding of RESTful web services and API integration.
Experience in software development methodologies (Agile Scrum).
Problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Must be able to work onsite at the Austin office at least twice per week.
Education and Experience:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent.
10 years of relevant experience.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Spring
- .NET
- C/C++
- Go
- React
- OOP
- C#
- AWS
- Data Structures
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
About Company
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, gen ... View more
