Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted yesterday

Software Engineer III

Pearson363 open roles

Where
Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
Work mode
Hybrid
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowSoftware Engineer IIIPearson · Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on Pearson's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

12.3% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Pearson postings stay open a median of 10 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.1%1 day
  2. 4.5%3 days
  3. 12.3%7 days
  4. 19.3%14 days
  5. 35.6%30 days
  6. 58.1%60 days
This job: posted yesterday

Pearson median: 10 days open

The posting

Job Description

Job title: Software Engineer III

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Description

Designs, develops, tests, and maintains scalable software applications, with a focus on Java-based backend development, frontend user interfaces, API development, and system integrations. Contributes to building reliable applications that improve user experience, support business operations, and enable seamless integration between systems.

The role involves developing application features, troubleshooting technical issues, and implementing enhancements in collaboration with product and technology stakeholders. The ideal candidate has strong Java development skills, experience with modern frontend technologies and REST APIs, and an understanding of cloud-based application environments.

Synopsis

Develops and enhances full-stack software applications, with a primary focus on Java, Spring Boot, frontend UI development, and API integrations. Handles moderately complex engineering tasks, contributes to project deliverables, and supports application quality, performance, security, and reliability through established software engineering practices.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications using Java and Spring Boot.
  • Develop and maintain REST APIs, backend services, and integrations between applications.
  • Build and enhance frontend user interfaces using JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks such as React.
  • Develop and maintain full-stack features across frontend, backend, and database components.
  • Troubleshoot application issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.
  • Contribute to code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and application deployments.
  • Work with AWS cloud services to support application performance, monitoring, and reliability.
  • Implement automation and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance development efficiency.
  • Collaborate with product and technology stakeholders to deliver quality software solutions.
  • Follow established software engineering practices for security, scalability, maintainability, and performance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Approximately 2–5 years of experience in software development or a related engineering role.
  • Strong programming skills in Java, including object-oriented programming and software design principles.
  • Hands-on experience with Spring Boot or a similar Java backend framework.
  • Experience developing and consuming REST APIs and web services.
  • Working knowledge of frontend development using JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
  • Experience with a modern frontend framework, preferably React or Angular.
  • Understanding of full-stack application architecture, including frontend, backend, APIs, and databases.
  • Experience working with relational databases and SQL.
  • Familiarity with Git and collaborative software development workflows.
  • Understanding of unit testing, integration testing, debugging, and software quality practices.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and application deployment processes.
  • Working knowledge of AWS cloud services and cloud-based application environments.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently on assigned tasks.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Python scripting and automation.
  • Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, EC2, S3, API Gateway, RDS, and CloudWatch.
  • Familiarity with Docker and containerized applications.
  • Exposure to Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools.
  • Experience with GraphQL for building and consuming APIs.
  • Knowledge of microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
  • Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.
  • Understanding of API security, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.
  • Exposure to AI/ML or Generative AI technologies, including LLM APIs and AI-powered application integrations.
  • Experience with automated testing frameworks and test-driven development.

Persona

  • A hands-on software engineer who enjoys building reliable, user-focused applications.
  • Demonstrates ownership and accountability for assigned deliverables.
  • Approaches technical challenges analytically and focuses on sustainable solutions.
  • Comfortable working across frontend, backend, API, and integration components.
  • Values code quality, maintainability, security, and performance.
  • Collaborates effectively with product and technology stakeholders.
  • Adapts to changing requirements and manages priorities effectively.
  • Demonstrates curiosity, initiative, and a commitment to continuous learning.

#LI-Hybrid

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against Pearson's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on Pearson's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    Pearson's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.