Job Overview
Location
Remote
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Date Posted
May 13, 2026
Full Job Description
📋 Description
- • As a Senior Software Engineer at Nelnet Business Services, you will design, create, maintain, audit, and improve software applications that support payment technology, education services, and learning management solutions for over 1,300 higher education institutions, 11,500 K-12 schools, and 3,500 churches globally.
- • Your day-to-day responsibilities include researching, designing, implementing, and managing software applications based on user requirements; writing, testing, and implementing efficient code; maintaining and developing existing applications; working within an Agile environment to respond to change; providing guidance and mentoring to other engineers; and advocating for continuous improvement and team collaboration.
- • You will join a mission-driven team at Nelnet, Inc., a company committed to creating opportunities for people where they live, learn, and work, with a culture of service, innovation, and long-term partnerships in the education and faith-based sectors.
- • In this role, you will deepen your expertise in modern software engineering practices, gain hands-on experience with AI model deployment in AWS Bedrock, develop custom MCP and API connectors, and grow as a technical leader by mentoring junior engineers and influencing team direction.
🏖️ Benefits
- • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- • Generous earned time off
- • 401(k) plan with student loan repayment assistance
- • Life insurance and AD&D coverage
- • Employee assistance program
- • Employee stock purchase program
- • Tuition reimbursement
- • Performance-based incentive pay
- • Short- and long-term disability
- • Robust wellness program
Skills & Technologies
About Nelnet, Inc.
Nelnet, Inc. is a diversified financial services and technology company headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. Originally founded in 1978 as a student-loan servicer, it now administers federal and private education loans, provides payment processing, tuition management, and campus commerce solutions for K-12 and higher-education institutions, and operates communications, renewable energy, and asset management businesses. The company leverages data and software platforms to support schools, lenders, borrowers, and commercial partners across the United States.
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