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Pearson Software Developer (.NET) in London, United Kingdom
Role: Software Developer (.NET) ( full or part time: at least 60% FTE)
Division: Assessment & Qualifications Delivery
Location: Rotherham or London, UK. Hybrid-working but must be located within the UK
Salary: £32-45k, plus target bonus of 8%
About Pearson
Our purpose: At Pearson we ‘add life to a lifetime of learning’ so everyone can realise the life they imagine. We do this by creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. Our Purpose | Add Life to a Lifetime of Learning
Our company: Pearson was founded in 1844 and has been built on our ability to grow with and adapt to a constantly evolving market. Our 20,000+ employees are dedicated to creating the high-quality, digital-first, accessible and sustainable resources for lifelong learning.
Diversity: At Pearson we value the power of an inclusive culture and a strong sense of belonging. We promote a culture where differences are embraced as strengths and opportunities are equal and accessible.
Flexible working: Pearson is committed to hybrid working practices and has adopted flexible remote and virtual working. Where possible our employees can choose to manage their attendance to the office more flexibly.
About UK Assessment & Qualifications
We are responsible for the delivery of nearly 4 million examination results per annum, including A-Level, GCSE, BTEC and T-levels for students in UK and International centres. Our in-house systems process every learner from registration to marking and certification, in a highly regulated business. We currently operate a hybrid estate of predominantly bespoke systems, with an ongoing strategic transformation programme to migrate from on-prem to cloud based, cost effective, scalable and resilient services.
About the job
The position is for a Developer to work on mainly greenfield development projects, building new serverless microservice based cloud applications utilising .NET and hosted within AWS. Currently we are in the middle of a large programme to migrate from monoliths with large areas of overlapping functionality to a capability-based model, which can scale and adapt to an ever faster changing educational landscape.
About you
We’d expect that you’ll have at least 1 year’s relevant experience working on either the frontend and/or backend, developing solutions that provide real benefit to users, and ideally working in an Agile project delivery environment using Scrum or Kanban, although this is not essential.
Key Skills & Experience
Building backend services and Web APIs utilising .NET
Working with product owner and business analyst to refine and estimate requirements
Working with the project managers, product owners and operation team to ensure application are successfully delivered to production
Providing production support to application
Skills in backend development with C#
Applying best practices for chosen development platform
Desirable Skills & Experience
.Net Core or later versions
Building web single page applications using frameworks like React, Angular or Vue
Applying development methodologies like TDD, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code
Docker and containers
Designing, developing, and deploying cloud applications
React
Typescript
GraphQL
Jenkins
Terraform
NodeJS
Python
We actively encourage our staff to participate in at least 40 hours of training a year, and offer relevant AWS (Amazon Web Service) training and certification as part of this role.
Your benefits and rewards
Here at Pearson we offer a range of benefits, which include:
25 Days annual leave (increasing by 1 day with every year of continuous service up to 30 days); annual leave trading, +/- 5 days
Annual Bonus
Private Pension plan scheme where we pay in double what you contribute, up to 16% depending on your age
Life, private medical and dental care insurance options, plus free eye tests
Stock/share purchase options
Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible working policies
An employee wellbeing assistance programme
Cycle to work program, volunteering days, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts
Diversity and Inclusion at Pearson
We’re committed to equity and opportunity, so that all learners can realise the life they imagine and see themselves in our services and products. We believe learning is a powerful force for change and that diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental to who we are. We’re committed to addressing all forms of systematic racism, discrimination and inequality in everything we do.
We also believe in giving everyone in the company the chance to help shape a more inclusive culture, in which everyone feels a sense of belonging and in which everyone acts with integrity day-in, day-out. To learn more about Pearson’s commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce, please click here.
Pearson is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate against employees or job applicants and select the best person for each job based on relevant skills and experience. We are also committed to building an accurate picture of the make-up of the workforce and encouraging equality and diversity.
The information you provide will stay confidential and will be stored securely. It will not be seen by those involved in making decisions as part of the recruitment process. We are a Stonewall Gold and Top 20 LGBT+ inclusive employer, Investors in People Gold, Race Charter signatory, Disability Confident employer and Working Mums Top Employer.
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Job: TECHNOLOGY
Organization: Assessment & Qualifications
Schedule: FULL_TIME
Req ID: 8527