Senior Software Engineer

Pearson VUE

Full stack software engineer developing large-scale data systems and high-impact applications. Collaborating with product managers and engineers to ensure performance and reliability in software solutions.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $100,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSJavaJavaScriptVue.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain data-intensive web applications used across statewide contracts
Develop backend services in Java, with a strong emphasis on well-designed, well-documented APIs
Build modern, responsive user interfaces using Vue.js
Work with large datasets, focusing on performance, scalability, and reliability
Collaborate closely with product managers, QA, and other engineers to deliver high-quality features
Write and maintain automated tests (unit, integration, and API tests)
Participate in performance testing, profiling, and tuning (or develop those skills with guidance)
Review code, contribute to design discussions, and continuously improve engineering practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

~2+ years of professional software development experience (or equivalent hands-on experience)
Strong working knowledge of:
- Java (backend services, APIs)
- AWS Services
- Vue.js (or a comparable modern frontend framework, with willingness to learn Vue)
A clear appreciation for API-first design and service-oriented architectures
A quality-focused mindset: testing, code clarity, and maintainability matter to you
Exposure to, or strong aptitude for:
- Performance testing
- Load testing
- Diagnosing bottlenecks in data-heavy systems
Curiosity, motivation, and a desire to learn—especially in large-scale, real-world systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

Eligible to participate in an annual incentive program
Information on benefits offered is provided

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaAPIsVue.jsperformance testingload testingautomated testsunit testingintegration testingscalabilityreliability

Soft Skills

collaborationquality-focused mindsetcuriositymotivationdesire to learn