Software Engineer - Front end

Pearson is looking for a skilled Front-End Developer to join our team, focusing on Credly and Faethm. In this role, you'll be key in designing and delivering exceptional user experiences across our web applications. Working closely with product teams and other stakeholders, you'll leverage modern React.js libraries, frameworks, and development patterns to build responsive, accessible, and maintainable interfaces. Your contributions will span from architecting scalable front-end solutions to integrating APIs, optimizing performance, and guiding a small team to produce high-quality, user-focused software.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain scalable front-end solutions using React.js and related technologies.
• Guide and mentor team members on technical best practices.
• Ensure usability, accessibility, and performance standards are met.
• Strategize and build reusable code libraries, tools, and frameworks.
• Integrate and optimize third-party APIs (e.g., authentication, LMS).
• Estimate, plan, and deliver features on schedule.
• Collaborate with product teams and stakeholders to align on requirements and drive solutions.

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years of professional front-end development experience.
• Proficiency in ES6, TypeScript, React.js, Redux, Node.js, HTML, CSS.
• Strong knowledge of modular, maintainable, and scalable front-end architectures.
• Experience with front-end performance optimization.
• Familiarity with micro frontends and modern JavaScript design patterns.
• Hands-on experience integrating RESTful services.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Progressive Web Apps (PWAs).
• Experience with Ruby on Rails.