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Senior Software Engineer

Pearson
United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 Jun 2026
💰 $135,000/yr($120,000/yr$135,000/yr)

About the role

Web Application Developer (Performance Optimization)

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Web Application Developer with 5+ years of experience specializing in performance optimization and scalability. This role focuses on improving the speed, efficiency, and reliability of our web applications while contributing to feature development across the stack.

You’ll work closely with product, design, and engineering teams to identify bottlenecks, implement improvements, and ensure a seamless user experience.

Key Responsibilities

  • Analyze, identify, and resolve performance bottlenecks across front-end and back-end systems

  • Optimize application performance, including load times, API response times, and database queries

  • Develop and maintain scalable web applications using modern frameworks and tools

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features

  • Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code

  • Monitor application performance and implement improvements based on metrics and user feedback

  • Conduct code reviews and contribute to best practices for performance and scalability

  • Troubleshoot production issues and implement long-term fixes

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional experience in web application development at large usage scales

  • Extensive experience with MongoDB and MongoDB Atlas Cloud, including sharding, replication, index design, query plans, and operation profiling

  • Solid experience with Go (Golang) for backend services

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