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Senior Software Engineer - Backend/Platform Engineering – AI‑First (Agentic + GenAI + RAG)

Pearson | Chennai, India | Posted May 26, 2026

Position Overview

Pearson is building the next generation of AI‑enabled platforms, from enterprise copilots and assistants to AI‑powered content creation, discovery, and analytics. We’re looking for engineers who love shipping production systems and want to work at the intersection of backend engineering + applied AI.
This advert covers multiple approved roles across Pearson. The exact team you join may vary, but the work is aligned to one theme: building reliable, scalable AI systems that real teams and products depend on.
**The kind of problems you’ll solve**
Depending on the role, you may work on one (or more) of these areas:
**1) Enterprise Agentic Solutions (Microsoft stack)**
Build copilots, assistants, and intelligent workflows using Azure OpenAI/Azure AI, including RAG with Azure AI Search and integrations into Microsoft tools (Teams/Power Platform).
**2) PAICE – Content Gen AI Platform (GenAI “engine”)**
Build and operate the services behind Pearson’s generative AI ecosyste...

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