Software Engineer II

Position 

As a Software Developer, you will be responsible for analysis, design, implementation, and automated testing in a high-performing, experienced team. You will use industry best practices while producing high-quality full-stack solutions in an agile, results driven environment across a diverse set of areas, including: finance, infrastructure, test center utilization, e-commerce, registration and scheduling. You will also be responsible for maintaining and supporting mission-critical applications as necessary. In this role, every day you will be expected to continually grow and challenge all of us to raise the bar even higher with your contributions to people, process and technology. This is a highly collaborative team continually working on a variety of complex and challenging projects. 

The Software Developer will: 

Analyze & Design -- Ensure business and requirements artifacts are created that effectively model the customer's requirements. Will use industry best practices and tools, and will use established patterns and/or recommend new design patterns. 

Implement & Perform -- Implement designs following Pearson coding standards and industry best practices; maintain and support mission-critical applications as necessary. 

Review -- Participate in and lead requirement, design code, and test case reviews 

Test & Deploy -- Work closely with other teams (e.g., QA, configuration management, end users) to release high quality software. Create testable code that meets requirements, and ensure automated unit, integration and functional tests are created. 

Improve Quality/Processes -- Participate in group improvement activities and initiatives to improve process and product quality in pursuit of excellence 

Document and Report -- Complete project documentation as required, including logging status, risk, progress, and effort on assigned work 

People development – Mentor and train new team members; actively collaborate with others within and outside of the team 

Performs other duties as assigned 

Qualifications:   

Required Education & Experience: 

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent technology discipline 

3+ years minimum Java development required 

1+ years programmatic interaction with relational database systems 

Current technology stack: Java, JPA, Hibernate, Web Services (REST/SOAP), AngularJS, JQuery 

Experience in OOAD, agile processes, design patterns, SQL and UML 

Desired Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

Experience working in agile environment highly preferred 

Experience in creating design documents, performing code reviews and test driven development 

Desire to expand knowledge in many development languages, applications, and tools 

Proven ability to quickly learn new processes and tools, business domains and technical applications 

Ability to think technically and analytically 

Ability to understand philosophy of architecture 

Must assimilate information, distill knowledge, apply experience and provide solution alternatives and recommendations 

Must have strong time management skills - including ability to work well under pressure, plan, set priorities, adapt to change, and meet established timelines 

Must develop effective relationships with internal and external contacts and work well within a team 

Must be a self-starter and detail-oriented 

Must have a “positive” and energetic demeanor 

Effective written and verbal communication skills 

Creative problem-solving skills 

Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 

Experience with some or all of the following tools (Required): 

Java SE and EE (3 - 5 years) 

AngularJS (and other Javascript frameworks such as jQuery) 

Spring (1 - 2 years) 

Web Services (SOAP/REST) (1 - 2 years) 

SQL (3+ years) 

Requirements & analysis experience 

OOAD design 

Agile development 

Design patterns 

Security protocols, cryptography, authentication and security standards 

Experience with some or all of the following (Preferred): 

JPA 

Hibernate 

Python (1 year) - machine learning 

Swing 

Tomcat 

Jersey 

SQL Server (Transact-SQL) 

Liquibase 

Machine Learning / AI  

Secure programming practices 

 
 
Applications will be accepted through June 15. This window may be extended depending on business needs.
Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by the California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, Vermont, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows:
The full-time salary range is between $100,000 - $120,000
This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here .