Senior Software Developer

Sr Software Developer

Job ID: 2013-19748
# of Positions: 1
Posted Date: 10/4/2013
Job Location: US-MA-Boston
Position Type: Regular Full Time
Category: Information Technology

Overview

At Pearson, we're committed to a world that's always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always reexamining the way people learn best, whether it's one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe.

We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology - and each other to surpass these boundaries - we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world's innovations, personal and global, large and small.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Pearson Education produces the most effective and widely used online and mobile tutorial and assessment systems in the world. We will be building and expanding our systems for student exploration and quizzing in a variety of quantitative and qualitative discipline areas.

Summary

In this key position you will participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, working independently and as part of a small team designing and implementing interactive tutorial UI and scoring engines in Javascript/SVG/XML and suitable Back End technologies. You'll be required to design, implement and unit test complex system components and application features. You will provide necessary architectural and functional technical information to the quality assurance, technical publications, and product management staff.

Responsibilities:

Participate/lead technical projects, working with developers and QA on your own and other teams to gather requirements, architect, design and implement solutions in a variety of languages, including Javascript, HTML5 and Java. Occasionally integrate domain-specific third-party components, or work with vendors to define APIs. Design reusable components by utilizing various standard frameworks.

Perform complex product design activities which may require extensive research and analysis, particularly in delivering mobile-ready student entry and interaction with mathematical and chemical equations and 2-D graphs.

Evaluate requirements, standards and frameworks (eg REST frameworks, d3js, event models); make technology recommendations that support optimal construction, maintenance and performance. Collaborate with wider Pearson teams on APIs.

Serve as a technical resource and mentor.

Qualifications

BS in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience), with 8+ years experience in software development

Experience with enterprise-level, multi-tier, high-throughput, hosted web application architecture, and experience with application-level Javascript coding and library creation.

Demonstrated programming skills including design, code review, implementation, testing, and debugging

Working knowledge of a significant subset of standard technologies, such as HTTP, XML, XSLT, SVG, CSS, JavaScript, XHTML, REST APIs, Cassandra, Java, UNIX/Linux.

Experience in rapid prototyping, test-driven development, and cross-functional design experience

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong team player and excellent communication skills (interpersonal, written, and verbal) and ability to work independently and in a team-based environment

Ability to estimate task durations and meet schedule in an Agile software development environment

Strong preference given to engineers with direct experience with calculation systems, visualization systems, or scoring systems.

Experience with application-level frameworks for writing and minified Javascript, such as jQuery, Closure, AngularJS, a plus.

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