Software Engineer III

Pearson VUE

. Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Python, Django, and Django REST Framework .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $80,000 - $90,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Python backend development, RESTful API design, and data engineering using AWS services. Proficient in modern frontend frameworks and cloud infrastructure management, ensuring high-quality software delivery and scalability.

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Python Backend DevelopmentDjango REST FrameworkAWS GlueData EngineeringRESTful API Design

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Hard Skills

PythonDjangoDjango REST FrameworkNuxtVueTypeScriptPydanticAWS CDKTerraformPostgreSQL

Soft Skills

CollaborationAgile MethodologiesCode Review

Tools & Technologies

AWS LambdaDockerGitHub ActionsRedisAWS SQSAWS SNSAWS EventBridgeAWS WAFAWS IAMAWS Secrets Manager

Industry Keywords

ETLELTData ValidationData TransformationServerless ArchitectureEvent-Driven DesignCloud Infrastructure

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDjangoDockerETLNumpyNuxtPandasPostgresPythonRedisTerraformTypeScriptVue.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Python, Django, and Django REST Framework
Build and document RESTful APIs using DRF, OpenAPI, and Swagger
Implement data validation and API response modeling using Pydantic
Develop authentication and authorization mechanisms using django-rest-knox, OAuth, and MSAL/Azure AD integrations
Create and maintain frontend applications using Nuxt 4, Vue 3, and TypeScript
Manage frontend state with Pinia and build responsive interfaces with Tailwind CSS and Nuxt UI
Design and optimize data engineering pipelines for ingestion, transformation, validation, and delivery
Build and support ETL/ELT workflows using AWS Glue, Pandas, NumPy, and other tools
Develop data transformation processes to improve data quality, consistency, and downstream usability
Implement event-driven and asynchronous architectures using AWS SQS, SNS, Lambda, and EventBridge
Build and support serverless applications using AWS Lambda and Mangum
Manage caching and session layers using Redis/ElastiCache
Design and optimize PostgreSQL 14+ databases, including schema design, indexing, and query tuning
Develop reusable modular adapter patterns for structured data entities and integrations
Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS CDK and Terraform
Support containerization and deployment workflows using Docker and Amazon ECR
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
Ensure software quality through unit, regression, functional, and load testing
Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and Agile ceremonies with distributed teams
Follow AWS security and operational best practices, including IAM, Secrets Manager, WAF, and secure credential handling

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience in Python-based backend development, modern frontend frameworks, data engineering, and AWS cloud services
Hands-on expertise with Django, Django REST Framework (DRF), Nuxt, Vue, TypeScript, AWS serverless and infrastructure services, and AWS Glue
Experience designing scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using DRF, OpenAPI, and Swagger
Experience with Pydantic for data validation and API response modeling
Experience with django-rest-knox, OAuth, MSAL, and Azure AD integrations
Experience with Nuxt 4, Vue 3, TypeScript, Pinia, Tailwind CSS, and Nuxt UI
Data engineering experience with batch and event-driven pipelines
Hands-on experience with AWS Glue
Strong background in data transformation, cleansing, normalization, and validation
Experience building ETL/ELT workflows
Ability to work with structured and semi-structured datasets across cloud platforms
Experience with AWS CDK (Python), Terraform, Docker, Amazon ECR, and GitHub Actions
Knowledge of AWS services including Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, RDS, ElastiCache, CloudFront, ALB, ECR, VPC networking, WAFv2, Route 53, and EventBridge
Experience with pytest, pytest-django, Vitest, Vue Test Utils, Playwright, functional testing, regression testing, load testing, test coverage tooling, and SonarQube
Git/GitHub workflows and code review practices
Experience working in distributed Agile teams
Familiarity with event-driven design patterns, cloud infrastructure, and serverless patterns
Preferred: SAS experience, OpenAPI specification and API documentation, AWS security best practices, encrypted field storage, and credential management

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual incentive program
Benefits offered by Pearson (details linked in the posting)