Job Title - Associate Software Developer

Location - US remote

As an Associate Software Developer, you will be responsible for analysis, design, implementation, and automation testing in a high-performing, experienced team. You will use industry best practices while producing high-quality full stack solutions in a collaborative, agile, results driven environment across a diverse set of business areas: client management, channel technologies, results processing, and incident management systems. You will also be responsible for maintaining and supporting mission-critical applications as necessary. In this role you will be expected to continually grow your technical and domain knowledge as a member of a highly collaborative team continually working on a variety of complex and challenging projects.

The Associate Software Developer will:

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

• Analyze & Design -- Ensure business and requirements artifacts are created that effectively model the customer's requirements. Use tooling and best practices to create design models from requirements.

• Review -- Participate in requirements, design and code reviews

• Test & Deployment -- Work closely with other teams (e.g., QA, configuration management, end users) to release high quality software. Create testable requirements and write and execute unit tests and system automation. Perform DevOps activities as a part of the release and performance management processes.

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

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

• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Required Education & Experience:

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

• 2+ years minimum development required

• 1+ years programmatic interaction with relational database systems

• Current technology stack: .NET, C#, Web Services (REST/SOAP), Angular

• Experience in OOAD, design patterns, SQL and UML

• 1+ years Agile experience

Desired Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• 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 within your 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

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

• C# (1 years)

• .Net framework (1 years)

• Web Services (1 years)

• REST services (1 years)

• SQL (1 years)

• JBOSS OR Tomcat (1 years)

• Angular (and other Javascript frameworks)

• OOAD design

• Agile development (1 years)

• Design patterns

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

• Azure DevOps

• SOA

• Swing

• Gauge and Selenium

• Splunk

• New Relic

If you are interested in being a part of an amazing team and learning something new every day, this is the role for you.

What to expect from Pearson

Did you know Pearson is one of the 10 most innovative education companies of 2022?

At Pearson, we add life to a lifetime of learning so everyone can realize the life they imagine. We do this by creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. We are on a journey to be 100 percent digital to meet the changing needs of the global population by developing a new strategy with ambitious targets. To deliver on our strategic vision, we have five business divisions that are the foundation for the long-term growth of the company: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Workforce Skills and Higher Education. Alongside these, we have our corporate divisions: Digital & Technology, Finance, Global Corporate Marketing & Communications, Human Resources, Legal, Strategy and Direct to Consumer. Learn more at We are Pearson.

We value the power of an inclusive culture and also a strong sense of belonging. We promote a culture where differences are embraced, opportunities are accessible, consideration and respect are the norm and all individuals are supported in reaching their full potential. Through our talent, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion make us a more innovative and vibrant place to work. People are at the center, and we are committed to building a workplace where talent can learn, grow and thrive.

Pearson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. We want a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We strive for a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities.

To learn more about Pearson’s commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce, navigate to: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Pearson.

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Job: TECHNOLOGY

Organization: Assessment & Qualifications

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Workplace Type:

Req ID: 18029