Software Engineering Team Manager

Software Engineering Team Manager

Location:  Haifa (Onsite)
Company: Pearson 

About Pearson 

Pearson is the world’s leading provider of learning services and materials for higher education institutions and faculties around the globe, operating in over 70 countries. 

With a mission to revolutionize the future of learning and courseware, Pearson’s Higher Education team is focused on transforming how students engage with content—developing innovative, consumer-grade digital products that are intuitive, effective, and accessible. We move fast: designing, building, testing, and iterating with agility and purpose. 

By putting students at the center of everything we do, we’re creating cross-platform, mobile-first experiences and high-scale web services that are shaping the future of global education. 
 

Your Role 

We are looking for a Software Engineering Team Manager to join our growing, dynamic team. You will help design and develop world-class web applications that are used by millions of learners worldwide. 

As a senior team manager, you’ll work in a fast-paced, agile environment and take a leading role in product design and full-cycle software development, from idea to global launch. 

What You’ll Do 

• Design, develop, and maintain responsive, user-friendly web applications 

• Build scalable backend services and APIs 

• Contribute to product architecture and drive technical decisions 

• Collaborate closely with product, UX, and QA teams 

• Work in a fast, iterative environment with real-time user feedback 

• Manage team members and promote software development best practices 

What We’re Looking For 

Required: 

• B.Sc. in Computer Science or a related field 

• 4–6+ years of hands-on experience in frontend or full stack web development 
  3+ years of team managment

• Deep expertise in JavaScript frameworks such as React or Angular, and state management (e.g., Redux) 

• Strong command of JavaScript and TypeScript 

• Solid experience with CSS-in-JS, SASS/SCSS, or other modular styling systems 

• Experience working with and evolving design systems and component libraries 

• Strong understanding of web performance optimization, lazy loading, bundle size management 

• Experience with responsive design, cross-browser testing, and mobile-first development 

• Experience with backend technologies like Node.js, Python, or Java 

• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and service-oriented architecture 

• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure 

• Experience working with MySQL and NoSQL databases 

• Strong grasp of modern web architecture and performance optimization 

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills 

• A proactive, team-oriented mindset and sense of ownership 
   

Nice to Have 

• Exposure to server-side rendering or frameworks like Next.js 

• Familiarity with frontend testing tools such as Jest, Testing Library, Cypress 

• Experience in CI/CD pipelines 

• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) 

• Exposure to mobile web or hybrid app development 

Why Join Us 

• Work on products with real impact—millions of users globally 

• Join a startup-like culture within a global leader 

• Collaborate with a tight-knit, talented team 

• Shape the future of digital education 
  
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