Description
Role: Software Engineer III - Forward Deployment Engineer (FDE)
Location: Bengaluru/Chennai - Hybrid (3 days in Office per week)
About Pearson
Pearson is the world’s leading learning company, dedicated to helping people make progress in their lives through education. We deliver high-quality content, assessments, and digital services to learners, educators, and institutions globally. Our mission is to empower every learner to achieve their potential.
Role Summary
We are seeking a Forward Deployment Engineer (FDE) who combines solid software engineering expertise with a customer-centric mindset to solve complex business problems and deliver production-ready solutions.
The FDE works closely with business stakeholders, product teams, architects, and engineers to understand customer needs, validate ideas, build proof-of-concepts, and deliver scalable capabilities using contemporary engineering practices.
This role requires solid technical leadership, hands-on engineering expertise, and the ability to translate business requirements into secure, reliable,



and maintainable solutions.
Success is measured by delivering customer value, accelerating solution delivery, and enabling successful adoption of the capabilities delivered.
Key Responsibilities
Customer-Centric Solution Delivery
Work directly with customers, business stakeholders, and product teams to understand requirements and desired outcomes.
Analyse customer journeys, business workflows, and user pain points.
Translate business needs into practical technical solutions.
Ensure customer value remains at the centre of the delivery lifecycle.
Gather feedback and continuously improve delivered solutions.

Solution Discovery & Proof of Concepts
Lead technical discovery sessions and solution design workshops.
Develop proof-of-concepts (POCs), prototypes, and minimum viable solutions to validate assumptions, demonstrate value, and reduce implementation risk.
Evaluate technology options and recommend

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