Software Engineering Manager

Pearson VUE

. Lead, coach, and support a team of 5–8 software engineers building Ruby on Rails services and React frontends .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeRemote • New Jersey • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $150,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading software engineering teams, with a strong focus on Ruby on Rails, React, and cloud technologies. Capable of fostering team development, ensuring coding standards, and implementing process improvements while maintaining a customer-centric approach.

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Ruby On RailsReactAWSTeam LeadershipProblem-Solving

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentAPI ManagementDevOps PracticesCoding StandardsQA StandardsCloud ComputingPostgreSQLIncident ManagementCI/CDAutomated Deployment

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationAdaptabilityJudgmentCoaching

Tools & Technologies

AI-Assisted Development ToolsTesting ToolsDocumentation ToolsDebugging Tools

Industry Keywords

Software DesignContinuous LearningCustomer-Centric ApproachResilience PlanningDistributed Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudPostgresReactRubyRuby on Rails

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, coach, and support a team of 5–8 software engineers building Ruby on Rails services and React frontends
Own team well-being, performance, and immediate output
Plan and allocate daily and sprint work
Monitor progress against delivery schedules and keep projects on track
Troubleshoot obstacles, clarify requirements, and coordinate handoffs across engineers, teams, and vendors
Triage bugs and production issues to minimize customer disruption
Maintain coding, QA, code review, testing, and documentation standards
Give real-time constructive feedback and run regular 1:1s
Celebrate team milestones and recognize individual contributions
Own onboarding and skill development for new team members
Identify and introduce team-level process improvements
Escalate unresolved or higher-impact issues to senior engineering leadership
Champion responsible use of AI-assisted development tools for coding, testing, documentation, and debugging
Uphold secure, ethical, and resilient engineering practices
Partner with Product, Customer Success, and external vendors to deliver reliable work

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional software development experience
2+ years managing or formally leading a software engineering team
Working familiarity with Ruby on Rails, React, AWS, and PostgreSQL
Familiarity with API management, cloud computing, DevOps practices, and software design
Technical acumen to guide discussions and evaluate trade-offs
Proven track record of reliable team delivery, coding and QA standards, timely task completion, and dependable schedules
Strong problem-solving skills
Exceptional collaboration and communication with engineers, non-technical stakeholders, and external vendors
Experience onboarding and developing engineers
Sound judgment about resolving issues locally versus escalating
Adaptability and commitment to continuous learning
Strong understanding of information and data security fundamentals
Ethical, customer-centric approach to decisions
Comfortable using AI tools and guiding a team in coding, testing, documentation, and learning
Nice to have: hands-on Rails, React, or full-stack engineering background
Nice to have: AWS and Azure production workload experience, CI/CD, and automated deployment practices
Nice to have: experience with third-party or vendor teams
Nice to have: resilience planning, incident management, or on-call processes
Nice to have: distributed/service-oriented systems and asynchronous event-driven communication
Nice to have: experience introducing AI agents or automated AI tooling

Benefits

Comp & perks

Eligible to participate in an annual incentive program
Benefits offered by Pearson (details referenced via link in posting)