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Pearson·Des Moines, United States·onsite

Software Engineer

Posted 1 month ago
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Ruby on RailsJavaScript

About the role

What you'll do

  • Join the Enterprise Learning & Skills engineering team to build and maintain a large-scale, API-driven platform for digital credentials.
  • Develop and maintain Ruby-based services and JavaScript frontends with guidance from senior engineers.
  • Write clear, maintainable code with appropriate test coverage and participate in code reviews.
  • Use AI-assisted development tools daily for coding, testing, and debugging.
  • Collaborate closely with Product and Customer Success teams to support platform functionality and follow best practices for secure, scalable web applications.

What you should know

  • This role is ideal for early-career engineers eager to grow technical depth in a supportive environment.
  • Candidates should be comfortable working in an agile development environment and using AI tools responsibly.
  • The position offers exposure to modern JavaScript frameworks, Ruby on Rails, and relational databases.
  • Applicants will benefit from collaborating with cross-functional teams including Product and Customer Success.
  • There is potential to gain experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD, and web 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 learning as a core identity and promotes personal breakthroughs through educational opportunities.
  • 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 equal opportunity employment and actively supports veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Key required skills

Ruby on RailsJavaScriptSQLREST APIsAI tools

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