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Pearson·Albany, United States·onsite

Software Engineer

$60,000 - $90,000 Posted 1 month ago
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Ruby on RailsJavaScript

About the role

What you'll do

  • Join the Enterprise Learning & Skills team to develop and maintain a large-scale, API-driven platform for digital credentialing.
  • Contribute to both Ruby-based backend services and modern JavaScript frontend development.
  • Work under guidance from senior engineers to implement features, fix bugs, and write maintainable, well-tested code.
  • Leverage AI-assisted development tools daily for coding, testing, and debugging tasks.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product and Customer Success teams to ensure platform quality and security.

What you should know

  • Ideal for early-career engineers seeking to deepen technical skills in a supportive environment.
  • The role requires comfort with AI tools and a willingness to validate and learn from AI-generated outputs.
  • Candidates should be prepared to work in an agile development environment with code reviews and collaboration.
  • Remote work is preferred but the position is listed as onsite in Albany, NY, so clarify location expectations.
  • Opportunity to gain exposure to cloud platforms, CI/CD, and security best practices as nice-to-have skills.

About the company

  • Pearson is a global lifelong learning company focused on helping people realize their potential through education.
  • The company values continuous learning and innovation, integrating AI tools responsibly to improve productivity.
  • Pearson is a large, established organization with a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • They operate in the education technology industry, providing digital learning solutions worldwide.
  • Pearson emphasizes a growth mindset and supports employees with competitive compensation and benefits.

Key required skills

Ruby on RailsJavaScriptSQLREST APIsAI tools

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