Overview
Pearson is hiring a Senior AI Engineer within the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) to join the AgentOps team. You will help design and deploy agentic AI-powered tools and workflows that enable a symbiotic workforce across Pearson. This is a high-impact, mission-driven role focused on engineering agentic applications, prototypes, and systems that empower Pearson experts across internal business functions.
What You’ll Do
- Champion Agentic Engineering
- Drive state-of-the-art agent-powered software engineering from prototype to production
- Rapidly engineer full-stack agent-ready applications, standalone agents, and agentic systems
- Develop Agentic Apps for Work
- Lead AI engineering within AgentOps for custom agentic apps, tools, and systems
- Collaborate with a fast-moving team of agentic architects, UX prototypers, and engineers
- Stay ahead of the latest agentic AI technologies, tools, processes, and workflows
- Pilot emerging AI tools for research, design, prototyping, engineering and media creation
- Educate and evangelize agentic engineering across engineering teams
- Facilitate workshops, hackathons, and masterclasses to drive adoption of agentic engineering
Who You Are
- A passionate generalist with a mix of design & engineering, art & science
- A curious tinkerer, prototyper, and builder with a portfolio of innovative projects
- An engineer with a sense of taste for great design and a technical artist who loves to code
- A creative storyteller and multimedia expert who can tell stories through synthetic media
- Experienced in AI, XR, mobile, web, wearables
- An entrepreneurial “builder” who gets things done without supervision
- 5+ years of experience in service design, UX/UI design or product design
- 5+ years of experience in full-stack software development
- A portfolio of cutting-edge projects (professional, personal, and passion projects)
- Expertise with React, Python, APIs and LLMs
- Experience developing agents with no-code/low-code tools such as n8n or similar
- Experience developing agents using LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen or similar frameworks
- Proven experience developing products with multiple interfaces (voice, touch, XR)
- Proficiency with vibe-coding tools and AI-powered IDEs
What You Bring
- Principal Creative Technologist capability within the AgentOps domain
- Ability to shape the future of internal employee apps and agents
- Fast, innovative mindset with collaboration across product, design, and engineering
- Access to cutting-edge AI tools for design, research and prototyping
- Opportunity to expand your portfolio with diverse, rapidly developed projects
- Direct exposure to senior leaders across Pearson
- Join a brand-new agentic innovation team at Pearson
Why Pearson
At Pearson, we accelerate careers and offer a clear path to broader strategic and executive roles. This position provides visibility into the Chief Technology Office with direct engagement with the CTO and Technology Leadership Team. We offer competitive benefits and a culture of internal mobility and leadership development.
If you’re a tech visionary who thrives in complexity and is excited by enabling AI at scale to drive real-world impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to imagine the impact you can make.
Compensation is influenced by skill, experience, and location. The pay range is disclosed where applicable, and requirements across multiple U.S. jurisdictions are observed.
Required Details
Job: Engineering
Job Family: TECHNOLOGY
Organization: Corporate Strategy & Technology
Schedule: FULL_TIME
Workplace Type: On-site / Hybrid
Req ID: 21269
Location and Status
Location: Santa Fe, NM area. Applications open through 6 October 2025.
Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. See our EEO policy for details on protective groups and accommodations.