Sr software Developer

Job Role: Senior Software Developer (React)

Designation: Senior Software Developer (React)

Location: Bangalore, India

About Pearson

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. Our Purpose | Add Life to a Lifetime of Learning

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.

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.

About the job

The position is for a frontend focused Senior Developer to work on mainly greenfield development projects to build new server less microservice based cloud applications in AWS.

Currently we are in the middle of a large program 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.

We’d expect that you’ll have several years of relevant experience working on React 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 frontend application using React ideally with TypeScript
• Applying the latest best practices for React application development
• Strong UI design skills and understanding of a good user experience
• Experience in using Web APIs to build web single page applications
• Knowledge of accessibility standards
• Unit testing experience (Jest, React Testing Library).
• Persisting data using relational (SQL) and/or document database
• Working with product owner and business analyst to refine and estimate requirements
• Applying development methodologies like TDD and CI/CD pipelines
• Working with the project managers, product owners and operation team to ensure application are successfully delivered to production
• Providing production support to application
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Required Skills & Experience
• React
• Redux
• Testing frameworks like Jest
• TypeScript and JavaScript
• HTML5 and CSS3
• Accessibility
• Git
• Jenkins
• VS Code
• NodeJS (Optional)
• Cloud technologies (Optional