Job Details

ID #3437165
Estado Wyoming
Ciudad Cheyenne
Full-time
Salario USD TBD TBD
Fuente Pearson
Showed 2020-02-26
Fecha 2020-02-06
Fecha tope 2020-04-06
Categoría Arquitecto/ingeniero/CAD
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Principal Software Engineer

Wyoming, Cheyenne 00000 Cheyenne USA

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Description

Company Summary:

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’s Online & Blended Learning K-12 group provides high-quality, highly accountable online education solutions to schools, school districts and students in grades K-12. It serves families and schools with a variety of digital learning and online school solutions including Connections Academy, International Connections Academy, and Pearson Connexus. In 2017, it will deliver online learning to over 400,000 students in the U.S. and 48 countries. The group, formerly known as Connections Education, is based in Columbia, Maryland and has been named a “Top Workplace” by the Baltimore Sun for three consecutive years and a “Best Place to Work” by Baltimore magazine. Recognized for its outstanding curriculum, high-quality teachers and leadership, Pearson Online & Blended Learning is committed to expanding quality education through technology, and helping students achieve both academic and personal success.

Position Summary:

Working from our office in Columbia, Maryland, the Software Development Specialist in our Software Development group will work as a technical leader for an assigned agile team. The teams are responsible for design, develop, and maintenance of our various Web applications with a specific emphasis on usability, performance, and scalability

Primary Responsibilities:

+ Serves as the technical leader for a of talented software, database, and quality engineers;

+ Provides feedback to leadership on team talent and opportunities for training and encouragement;

+ Participates in the hiring process to keep the team fully staffed;

+ Partners with team manager on responsibility for the quality and timeliness of the team’s deliverables;

+ Architects .NET and database solutions by studying existing technology architecture; analyzing browser compatibility techniques; evaluating solution alternatives; developing prototypes; and writing detailed technical requirements;

+ Fosters a culture of continuous improvement in all areas of technology and instills the principles of this culture in a team of 8 developers;

+ Works together with managers and senior software developers to plan and execute projects;

+ Provides detailed and timely status updates to management;

+ Helps establish and enhance development policies, procedures, and standards and enforces their implementation upon their team of developers;

+ Maintains technical knowledge and understanding of the latest development methodologies and best practices by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations;

+ Ensures quality and consistency throughout the architecture and implementation of the code base;

+ Acts as a highly competent advisor to their manager, leads and team;

+ Accomplishes department and organization missions by completing related tasks as needed;

+ Helps engineers resolve technical issues;

+ Proactively responds to occasional system errors, including during off hour and coordinates response amongst the team; and

+ Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

General Responsibilities:

+ Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows OS and back office tools

+ Working knowledge of Google apps

Connections Education is focused on providing a flexible work environment to its employees, including the ability to work from home on a regular basis in most positions. We believe that flexibility in work/life balance is a critical part of our culture and employee satisfaction, and we are proud to provide to our employees the ability to work from anywhere, anytime. In exchange, we require that employees have the appropriate means to work remotely, including adherence to our work at home policies regarding home office setup, including but not limited to privacy of records, technology standards, equipment standards and expectations.

The following equipment will be provided to you by the company as a full-time employee:

+ Laptop and phone

+ Headset

The following equipment will need to be provided by you, as the employee, when working from home:

+ 2nd monitor (required)

+ Mouse (required)

+ Keyboard (required)

Requirements:

The individual in this position will serve as a technical leader to an agile team comprised of developers, DBAs, testers, and designers. Due to the nature of this position, the applicant will need the ability to work from home or during off-hours as necessary. Candidates must have:

+ At least eight years’ experience developing web applications, with at least 4 years working in the Microsoft .NET solutions stack

+ At least two years’ experience in analyzing business requirements, recommending technical solutions, and writing technical specifications and/or requirements

+ Familiarity with hiring and interviewing techniques

+ The ability to analyze business needs and conceive, design, and develop innovative solutions

+ The ability to write detailed and thorough technical requirements

+ The ability to design, develop and tune SQL server databases

+ The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

+ The ability to adapt to changing priorities

+ Excellent understanding of Web Development technologies in general, including JavaScript, Typescript, and NPM

+ An extremely detail-oriented work ethic

+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills

+ High-speed Internet access at home and a personal computer

+ The ability to demonstrate work experience by providing examples, samples, and source code

Capabilities:

+ Coaching new to mid level developers on improved mastery

+ Adherence to financial targets

+ Focus on delivery of working software with a high benchmark for quality

Behaviors:

+ Works well in an agile development setting

+ Self-awareness

+ Effectively deals with change

+ Self-starter

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

Primary Location: US-RE-Remote

Work Locations: US-Remote Remote

Job: Engineering

Organization: North America Connections

Employee Status: Regular Employee

Job Type: Standard

Shift: Day Job

Job Posting: Feb 6, 2020

Job Unposting: Ongoing

Schedule: Full-time Regular

Req ID: 2001832

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

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