At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to add life to a lifetime of learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. That’s why our c.20,000 Pearson employees are committed to creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. We are the world’s leading learning company, serving customers in nearly 200 countries with digital content, assessments, qualifications, and data. For us, learning isn’t just what we do. It’s who we are.  Visit us at pearsonplc.com

Do you have a passion for education? Not just education but education on a global scale.

PMC (Pearson’s Marketing Cloud) is one of Pearson’s global technology platforms that processes more than 90% of Pearson global eCommerce revenue and serves over 75% of all Pearson web traffic.

We need a Senior Front End Engineer - eCommerce who brings technical gravitas, thought leadership and a passion for technology! Be part of developing and implementing initiatives that improve innovation in a constantly evolving eCommerce and web content space.

We currently run a large eCommerce platform serving the full-stack, but we want to start to move towards the next-generation of eCommerce architectures – headless, API-first, cloud-native and micro-service based. Join a high performing team within a highly specialized technology department which focuses on delivery and transformation!

• Cross-collaborate with backend engineers, product managers, designers and QA in an autonomous, supportive team environment

• Implement, document and unit test React single page applications, ensuring code is of high quality and adheres to non-functional requirements

• Design and evolve UI component libraries that help us iterate on product quickly

• Help define and drive strategy for ReactJS & UI development within the department

• Coach and mentor junior members of the team towards best practices in UI code patterns

• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve UI/UX issues

• Planning and effort estimation

• Willing to learn and work with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) & SAP Commerce

About you

• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent, with strong fundamentals and problem-solving skills

• 5+ years with deep JavaScript knowledge, writing maintainable, reusable code

• 5+ years HTML/CSS/LESS experience, including concepts like cross-browser support, responsive design, accessibility, and using the latest web standards and methodologies

• Strong experience developing React.js single-page applications

• Experience working with RESTful APIs

• Experience of Node.js, including experience of SSR for SEO and performance purposes (desirable)

• Willingness to work closely with UX and designers communicating the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs

• Experience with Invision and Figma

• Ability to debug and resolve cross-browser/platform issues

• Good knowledge and understanding of design principles and patterns

• Excellent communication skills

• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) or SAP Commerce is a plus