Full-Stack Engineer

We are the world’s learning company with more than 24,000 employees operating in 70 countries. We combine world-class educational content and assessment, powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized learning at scale. We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people.

PMC is one of Pearson’s global technology platforms, globally-distributed instances, multi-tenant, driving the digital transformation for eCommerce and web content. PMC currently processes more than 90% of global Pearson eCommerce revenue and serves over 75% of all Pearson web traffic.

We currently run a large eCommerce platform serving the full-stack, but we want to start to move towards the next-generation of eCommerce architectures – headless, API-first, cloud-native and micro-service based. Join a high performing team within a highly specialized technology department which focuses on delivery and transformation!

About the job

The right person will be a high performing full-stack engineer with experience on complex applications. They will contribute to Pearson’s technical transformation by developing global capability onto the PMC core technical platform. We are looking for someone with passion for technology and a drive to help us move towards our architectural vision.

This is a unique opportunity for a keen technologist to help us build something that will directly enhance the lives of millions, by supporting the provision of education on a global scale.

Qualifications

As a full-stack engineer you will:

Key Responsibilities

Implement, document and unit test complex modules using Java, Spring & React
Ensure code is of high quality and adheres to non-functional requirements
Follow and contribute to the project’s technical best practices and development standards
Perform code reviews and ensure code developed is flexible and reusable.
Coach and mentor junior members of the team & help drive the team’s sprint commitments.
Support the management of architectural and technical risk
Work with project management and business analysts to manage the flexible scope with business owners
Strong focus on high quality throughout the entire process, working closely with the Quality Assurance stream
Collaborate with Technical Lead, Solutions Architects and Enterprise Architects for aspects related to integration with other system
Advocate the new architectural vision and help move further customizations to use that pattern
Skills & Abilities:

Strong Java, Spring & REST API development experience
Full-stack development, using client-side technologies (AngularJS, React or Vue JS)
Exposure/willing to learn complex eCommerce implementations
Excellent understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, relational databases, complex integration landscapes & non-functional requirements
Experience with troubleshooting, logging and monitoring tools
Computer science major or relevant industry experience
Excellent communication skills
Experience of AWS and microservice architecture (desirable) is a plus
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Learning is the most powerful force for change in the world. More than 20,000 Pearson employees deliver our products and services in nearly 200 countries, all working towards a common purpose – to help everyone achieve their potential through learning. We do that by providing high quality, digital content and learning experiences, as well as assessments and qualifications that help people build their skills and grow with the world around them. We are the world’s leading learning company. Learn more at pearsonplc.com.

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