Senior Software Engineer DevEx

Nelnet Business Services (NBS) a division of Nelnet Inc. provides payment technology education services and learning management solutions to education and faith-based organizations serving more than 1300 higher education institutions 11500 K-12 schools 3500 churches and millions of individual students families and supporters across the globe. Our culture of service enables us to form long-lasting and trusted partnerships while our focus on creativity and innovative solutions empowers our customer communities to thrive.

As a Nelnet company the perks at NBS go beyond our benefits package. Youre part of a community invested in you as an individual and united by our mission to create opportunities for people where they live learn and work.

The Senior Software Engineer designs creates maintains audits and improves software applications by performing coding debugging testing and troubleshooting throughout the application development process. This position designs solutions for complex projects and completes work with no supervision. The Senior Software Engineer also mentors less experienced engineers and makes recommendations for future development options. Additionally this role leads the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into technology tools and standards to dramatically enhance software development velocity drive innovation and transform the developer experience through AI-augmented workflows.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Researches designs implements and manages software applications based on user requirements.
• Writes tests and implements efficient code leveraging AI coding assistants to boost productivity.
• Maintains and develops existing applications by analyzing and identifying areas for modification.
• Establishes best practices for AI-assisted development including guidelines for code quality security and responsible AI usage.
• Collaborates with other teams to understand their challenges and implement AI-driven solutions and processes acting as an AI evangelist across engineering.
• Conducts research on emerging AI technologies (e.g. agentic AI generative models) and evaluates their potential application within the organization.
• Creates and promotes department-wide processes and standards for effective AI integration throughout the SDLC.
• Drives measurable improvements in Developer Experience through AI adoption.
• Has a comprehensive understanding of the Developer Experience and a strong desire for improvement.
• Promotes Development Excellence and standards to teams peers leadership and other stakeholders.
• Communicates with colleagues management and other stakeholders to both explain complex issues clearly and concisely as well as increase adoption of organizational standards.
• Works within an Agile environment responds to change quickly including re-focusing development efforts and adapting to evolving requirements.
• Is positive and solution-oriented with team members and stakeholders.
• Continues to update technical knowledge and skills.
• Provides guidance to other engineers.
• Coaches and mentors other team members.
• Is an influencer.

EDUCATION :

1. Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.

EXPERIENCE :

1. At least 5 years web development experience

2. At least 5 years working in an Agile development process

3. At least 5 years working with PowerShell or Bash scripting language

4. At least 5 years working with automated unit testing frameworks

5. At least 1 year working with AI tools and performing evaluations

6. At least 1 year of Deployment or Infrastructure-as-code solutions

7. At least 2 years of Angular front-end development experience (or equivalent)

8. At least 2 years of NoSQL database experience (MongoDB preferred)

9. At least 2 years working in Microsofts Azure DevOps

10. At least 2 years working with Kubernetes

11. At least 2 years working with Cloud architectures

12. Deep expertise using AI coding assistants in professional contexts (Windsurf GitHub Copilot Cursor or similar)

COMPETENCIES SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE / ABILITIES :

1. Strong technical competency.

2. Ability to communicate with clients colleagues and management to explain complex issues clearly and concisely.

3. Logical analytical and creative approach to solving problems.

4. Ability to work both in a team and independently.

5. Ability to handle multiple priorities and work under pressure.

6. Good time management skills to plan and organize own work.

7. Demonstrated respect collaboration and pride in ownership.

8. Ability to adapt to change.

9. Focus on continuous improvement and delivering value.

10. Self-starter and able to work independently.

11. Advanced context engineering skills with demonstrated ability to effectively work with large language models

12. Demonstrated ability to lead change initiatives and positively influence engineering practices

13. Ability to communicate with clients colleagues and management to explain complex issues clearly and concisely

Candidate wage for this role : $125000- $165000 DOE

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. To be considered candidates must already be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Our benefits package includes medical dental vision HSA and FSA generous earned time off 401K / student loan repayment life insurance & AD&D insurance employee assistance program employee stock purchase program tuition reimbursement performance-based incentive pay short- and long-term disability and a robust wellness program. Click here to learn more about our benefits : LINK .

Nelnet is committed to providing a welcoming and respectful workplace where all associates have the opportunity to succeed. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion / creed national origin gender sex marital status age disability use of a guide dog or service animal sexual orientation military / veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law. We value the unique contributions of every team member and believe that a positive work environment benefits everyone.

Qualified individuals with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations in order to apply or compete for positions at Nelnet may request such accommodations by contacting Corporate Recruiting at or .

Nelnet is a Drug Free and Tobacco Free Workplace.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Spring,.NET,C / C++,Go,React,OOP,C#,AWS,Data Structures,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 125000 - 165000