Role:            Software Fullstack Developer

Company:   Pearson

Division:      GED Testing Service

Location:     US Remote

 

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. Pearson was founded in 1844 and has been built on our ability to grow with and adapt to a constantly evolving market. Our 18,000+ employees are dedicated to creating the high-quality, digital-first, accessible and sustainable resources for lifelong learning.

 

SUMMARY

GED Testing Service is hiring! Join our high performing Technology team in developing website and mobile app tools/features to help adults gain their high school equivalency diploma and change their lives for the better! You will work closely with our tech team and collaborate on various activities, including, but not limited to, website/mobile app feature improvements, tv show recommendations, hot pepper eating contests (completely optional), and sharing pet photos (top priority).   

We are proud of our inclusive workplace that celebrates our differences, embraces learning, and supports innovation. We’re passionate about helping others and creating equitable experiences and access for our students. We’re just as committed to this within our organization and welcome you to join our diverse community of GED team members. 

 

SCOPE OF JOB

The Full Stack Developer for GED Testing Service works within the Technology team and is responsible for building features and tools for our website and mobile app in an Agile team setting. Team collaboration, creativity, and innovation are keys to our success. 

 

Responsibilities:

Work with product owners, business analysts, UX designers, QA and other developers to build features/functionality for website and mobile app platforms Create user interfaces, write server-side code, and integrating components  Follow coding best practices to write clean, modular, and maintainable code  Write unit tests, conduct integration testing, and ensure the software functions correctly  Evaluate user requirements, input and output data, and other factors  Upgrade and maintain software after implementation 

 

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

 

Education and Experience: 

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent technology discipline Ability to demonstrate a solid understanding of the following concepts as well as practical experience applying these concepts in the real world: (2+ years) Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.) (3+ years Externally-facing Web Application design/development using MVC frameworks (JSF, Struts, or similar) 6+ years) Core Java and J2EE principles, syntax and best practices (4+ years) Core Spring (2+ years) Web Services (SOAP and/or REST) (2+ years) JPA/Hibernate (1+ years) AngularJS, HTML5, CSS3 (3+ years) Design patterns (5+ years) SQL, RDBMS (1+ years) Build tools (gradle, ant, npm, Bower, or similar) (2+ years) Non-functional requirements such as Responsive Web Design, Accessibility, Security, I18N, Performance, and/or Scalability

 

Preferred Experience:

Git source control Groovy Spring Boot Bootstrap 4 Spock sass Angular 2+ Azure Web Application Servers (JBoss, Tomcat, WebLogic, or similar) Continuous Integration tools (Team City, Jenkins, etc.) Google Analytics Microservices Cloud Development (AWS or similar) Docker Node.js