This role aligns to industry-level titles such as Senior Software Developer. At Pearson, we're transforming the way millions of learners develop English language skills around the world. As part of our English Language Learning division, you'll join an international AI organization working on one of our most strategic digital products. This position requires an experienced and highly competent software engineer with proven expertise integrating AI and LLM‑based capabilities into real-world products.
We are looking for a highly autonomous professional who can drive work independently, navigate ambiguity, and take ownership of delivering high‑quality solutions.
Partner with product owners to design, implement, and maintain backend components for digital products.
Lead projects and advocate for backend best practices, supporting strategic and innovation initiatives.
Architect scalable backend services and APIs, including AI integration and deployment of microservices.
Operationalize AI models with data science teams and ensure system reliability and scalability.




Maintain technical documentation and mentor junior engineers.
Lead and influence the software development lifecycle, adhering to best practices like DevOps, Clean Code, and DDD.
What we're looking for We're looking for a highly autonomous engineer who is comfortable navigating ambiguity, taking ownership, and delivering high‑quality solutions in a fast‑moving environment.
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Proven experience in software engineering principles, development processes, technologies, extreme development methodologies and practices and industry trends for Development and QA.
Hands‑on experience with programming languages such as Python
Proficiency in at least one of the modern cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Proficiency in best practices for software engineering (code review, multi‑stage testing, CI/CD)
Experience with scalable developmen

📌 Advanced Specialist, Software Engineer (España)
🏢 Pearson
📍 España