Principle Software Developer Job at Pearson, Phoenix, AZ

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  • Pearson
  • Phoenix, AZ

Job Description

**Principal Software Developer - AI & Web Applications** **About the Role** We are looking for a highly skilled and strategic **Principal Software Developer** to help shape our next-generation AI-powered content authoring and delivery platform. This platform empowers authors, teachers, and professors to create dynamic learning experiences for students through cutting-edge AI, interactive assessments, asset management, APIs, and scalable content delivery solutions. Reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, you will serve as a hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in front-end development, full-stack web applications, and AI integration. You'll influence architectural decisions, work across teams, and lead by example to ensure our platform is innovative, scalable, and aligned with our mission. **What You'll Do** **Lead & Direct** - Provide technical leadership across the platform, ensuring engineering efforts align with AI integration, scalability, and broader company initiatives. **Architect & Build** - Design and implement AI-driven web applications, focusing on scalable architecture and modern development frameworks (React, TypeScript, APIs, backend services). **Drive AI Integration** - Develop and integrate AI solutions into real-world applications, including content generation, automation, intelligent workflows, and ML model orchestration. **Work with Modern AI Tools** - Leverage technologies such as Crew.AI, Cursor.AI, OpenAI, Claude, LangChain, vector databases, RAG pipelines, embeddings, and prompt engineering techniques to power innovative authoring and delivery features. **Cross-Team Collaboration** - Partner with 20+ engineering teams to ensure alignment, surface risks early, and guide system-level thinking across the platform. **Problem-Solve & Align** - Advocate for technical and product decisions that balance business priorities, scalability, and developer experience. **Guide & Influence** - Lead technical discussions and design reviews, influencing decisions around architecture, AI strategy, and engineering standards. **Communicate Clearly** - Translate complex AI and engineering concepts into clear strategies that resonate with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike. **Document & Diagram** - Deliver high-quality technical documentation and architectural diagrams to support engineering execution and long-term maintainability. **What Makes a Great Candidate** + Proven experience building and scaling modern web applications, with deep knowledge of front-end development (React, TypeScript, CSS) and full-stack engineering. + Demonstrated experience developing and integrating AI/ML features into production applications. + Hands-on experience with AI tools and frameworks + Strong architectural instincts, with the ability to guide platform evolution, make pragmatic trade-offs, and design for performance and extensibility. + Ability to collaborate across functions and influence without authority in a complex, cross-functional environment. + Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving ecosystem where innovation and clarity are equally valued. + Excellent communication, mentoring, and documentation skills. 1093897 **Job:** Enterprise Application **Job Family:** TECHNOLOGY **Organization:** Corporate Strategy & Technology **Schedule:** FULL\_TIME **Req ID:** 18565 \#location

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