Description

Role: Software Engineer III (.NET/React/Azure/AWS)

Location: Bangalore or Chennai - Hybrid (3 days in office per week)

About Pearson:

About UK Assessment & Qualifications

We are the UK's largest awarding body and we are regulated by Ofqual (England), CCEA Accreditation (Northern Ireland) and Qualifications Wales (Wales). We offer academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked, with educational excellence rooted in names like Edexcel and BTEC. In 2025, we issued 6.5 million grades to candidates worldwide.

About the job

As a Software Engineer III, you will design, build, and maintain robust software solutions using .NET as your primary technology and React as your secondary focus. You’ll leverage cloud platforms and containerization tools to deliver scalable, high-quality products. Your work will directly impact the reliability, performance, and user experience of our digital offerings, supporting learners and educators worldwide.

About you

We’d expect that you can demonstrate delivery of several business-critical projects as a full-stack developer, developing solutions that provide real benefit to users, and working in an Agile project delivery environment using Scrum or Kanban.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop and maintain backend services and APIs using .NET, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security.

- Build and support user interfaces with React, integrating seamlessly with backend systems.

- Leverage AWS, Azure, Terraform, and Docker to deliver cloud-native, containerized solutions.





- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.

- Analyse and optimize application performance, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure reliability and scalability.

- Contribute to software quality through thorough testing, code reviews, and lifecycle management.

Key Skills & Experience

- Proficiency in .NET and backend development.
- Experience with React and modern JavaScript frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, Terraform, and Docker.
- Strong understanding of software design principles and system integration.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivering practical, innovative solutions.
- Commitment to continuous learning and adaptability in a fast-paced workplace.

Desirable Skills, Qualifications & Experience

- Microsoft certifications (e.g., Azure Developer Associate, Solutions Architect Expert).

- Experience developing shared libraries or reusable components is a plus.

- Familiarity with backend integration, cloud platforms, and containerization.

Job Location and Hours

The role is aligned to our Bangalore or Chennai offices in India, working a 45 hour week. All our roles are hybrid working; our current policy requires our team to work from their base office 3 times per week.

For this role there is a requirement to provide occasional out of hours support during business critical periods.

📌 Software Engineer III (Bengaluru)
🏢 Pearson
📍 Bengaluru