Senior Software Developer (.NET/React /Azure)

• 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
• About UK Assessment & Qualifications*We are responsible for the delivery of nearly 4 million examination results per annum, including A-Level, GCSE, BTEC and T-levels for students in UK and International centres
• Our in-house systems process every learner from registration to marking and certification, in a highly regulated business
• We currently operate a hybrid estate of predominantly bespoke systems, with an ongoing strategic transformation programme to migrate from on-prem to cloud based, cost effective, scalable and resilient services

About the job*

• The position is for*a highly skilled full-stack Senior Software Developer*with deep experience in .NET technologies*and Microsoft Azure*and solid experience in ReactJS*for frontendto lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable enterprise applications

About you*

• We'd expect that you can demonstrate delivery of several business-critical projects*as a full-stack developer, developing solutions that provide real benefit to users, and working in an Agile project delivery environment using Scrum or Kanban

Key Responsibilities

• *Design and Develop of cloud-native applications using C#/.NET Core*and Azure services*
• Architect and implement microservices*, RESTful/GraphQL APIs*, and event-driven systems*
• Build and maintain responsive user interfaces using ReactJS*, ensuring seamless integration with backend services
• Collaborate with DevOps to optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps*, GitHub Actions*, or Terraform*
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to code reviews, technical design, and best practices
• Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to define requirements, estimate and plan tasks, and deliver applications into production
• Providing support and troubleshooting the production issues Ensure application performance, scalability, security and ethical standards in cloud environments
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and backlog grooming
• Document all work using required standards, methods, and tools
• Recommend and implement improvements to development processes and tools
• Integrate AI coding assistants (eg, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) into development workflows for productivity

Key Skills & Experience

• *Professional experience in .NET development (C#, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework)
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure services: App Services, Functions, Key Vault, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, etc Proficiency in TDD, CI/CD, containerization (Docker), and infrastructure-as-code
• Solid understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and unit testing
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools is a plus

Desirable Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• *Microsoft certifications (eg, Azure Developer Associate, Solutions Architect Expert)
• ReactJS Terraform Docker and containers Single page web applications using React NodeJS Job Location and Hours

All our roles are hybrid working; our current policy requires our team to visit their base office no more than once a week, howe'ver, candidates must be a suitable commute from their base office. For this role there is a requirement to provide occasional out of hours support during business critical periods