Senior Software Developer Jobs At Pearson, Chandler, Arizona

Job Overview

Senior Software Developer

SUMMARY

The dev lead is a hands-on leader of an offshore dev team of 4-6 developers and testers responsible for the UI and back-end API of the Oculus system. The Oculus system manages multiple HigherEd post-delivery workflows to help ensure content is approprately configured and verified prior to going live in HE platforms. The position demands someone who responds well to challenges, can communicate effectively with team members, will absorb and understand complex problems, and guide scalable, reliable solutions. As needed, this person will also need to be in the code, providing hands-on support for troubleshooting, debugging, and (on rare occasions) small coding tasks.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads cross-functional offshore teams (including development staff, TPM, and QA) in the design and implementation of all team deliverables.

• Serves as the primary onshore technical resource in support of the applications during US business hours. Will be able to provide hands-on support as needed, and will be the technical expert in understanding the inner workings of the team’s services and tools and how they interface with other systems.
• Works with all team members to organize multiple workstreams, clarify complex problems and issues and increase the efficiency of the team’s work.
• Create solutions by partnering with architects and peer team leads responsible for other domains to understand how best to leverage existing capabilities and APIs.
• Works with product stakeholders to help decompose requirements into manageable stories and tasks for the offshore team and assist in the estimation of those stories
• Works with DevOps teams to ensure CI/CD pipeline is streamlined and reliable — also engages with DevOps teams to ensure scalability and availability are up to standards via monitoring/alerting, auto-scaling, and infrastructure-as-code practices are followed.
• Ensures that code adheres to strict standards for accessibility, security, object-oriented practices and performance
• Other duties as assigned
• Actively participates in requirements, architecture, and design meetings
• Writes documentation for both internal and external consumers, covering design artifacts, code, and fixes

• Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Expert knowledge required in the following areas:

• Java
• React.js/Redux/Javascript/UI
• Node.js
• Asynchronous programming including Promises, async/await, and ES7 generators, along with state management using Redux and Observables.
• Knowledge in core Java/J2EE technologies such as spring core and spring boot is required.
• HTML/CSS
• REST
• Microservice Architecture
• Unit Testing / Test Coverage

Significant experience or knowledge required in the following areas:

• MongoDB
• AWS architecture
• Continuous Integration/Build Automation
• Agile development

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Pearson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. All 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.

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