Software Engineer III - Forward Deployment Engineer (FDE)
Pearson (company site, opens in a new tab)ChennaiOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 18–35 LPA
Posted on 10 Sept
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About This Role
- Own end-to-end delivery of production-ready software solutions with strong customer engagement, ensuring solutions meet business needs and drive measurable value.
- Lead technical discovery, develop proof-of-concepts and prototypes to validate ideas, reduce risks, and inform solution design and planning.
- Provide technical leadership in software and cloud engineering including secure-by-design practices, AI-assisted tooling, and collaboration across stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure cloud-native applications.
Minimum Requirements
- Strong experience in software development with Python, Java, TypeScript or similar technologies building APIs, microservices, integrations, and cloud-native applications.
- Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure including Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Kubernetes, cloud automation, monitoring, and deployment pipelines.
- Proven expertise in secure software development practices including DevSecOps and security automation.
- Work Experience Required: Not explicitly mentioned in the JD; Location: Bengaluru/Chennai with hybrid work (3 days in office per week).
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced engineer comfortable engaging directly with business and customers to translate needs into practical and secure technical solutions, balancing priorities across business, security, and operational factors.
- Strong technical leadership capability, demonstrating ownership of complex projects, guiding teams, and influencing decisions through data-driven recommendations.
- Familiar with modern software engineering and cloud-native architectures, including microservices, AI-assisted engineering tools, and secure-by-design principles, thriving in fast-paced, collaborative environments.