Our team: Our edtech team ‘Bronte’ draws from an innovative, start-up culture. We operate as a stand-alone unit of software engineers, learning designers and technologists, pioneering the next generation of online learning technologies and experiences that will scale to millions of students worldwide. Bronte Learningx Link
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 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.
The role: We are seekingan enthusiastic and experienced Senior Frontend Software Platform Engineer, passionate about building global solutions. You will be a prolific coder, who will help maintain our coding standards, and work across teams to reliably plan and deliver new features. A sample of libraries, frameworks, tools and technologies you will make use of are: Svelte, ReactJS/ Redux, styled-components/ Less, Jest/ Mocha, GraphQL & Apollo, Webpack, Storybook. More senior candidates would be welcomed as strong mentors to the team.
What you will do:
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Work collaboratively with product managers, designers and fellow engineering team members in an Agile environment;
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Write Platform code to meet system requirements, system designs and technical specifications in accordance with established processes and QA guidelines;
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Analyse Platform and product needs through a consultative and critical process in order to determine the best technical solution given the frameworks available;
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Maintain Platform code, update technical documentation and help centre articles as needed;
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More senior applicants have the opportunity to take responsibility for the delivery of frontend product features, lead teams and be a mentor.
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Create reusable, effective, and scalable JavaScript code
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Continuously learn and improve yourself
To be successful in this role, you’ll have:
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Tertiary qualifications, (Computer Science or engineering degree)
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Significant professional experience as a Senior Frontend engineer
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Excellent understanding of modern JavaScript, HTML, CSS
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Experience in React.js will be highly regarded
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Experience working in an agile environment, supported by JIRA
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Experience with versioning systems (i.e gitLab)
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Experience of frontend tooling (rollup/webpack.etc)
If you are as passionate as we are about changing lives through learning, then help us to learn more about you and why you want to work with Pearson. Click ‘Apply Now’ to create your application online.
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Job: TECHNOLOGY
Organization: Higher Education
Schedule: FULL_TIME
Req ID: 3932