Full-Stack Engineer — AI-Driven, Hybrid Work

Nelnet, Inc.; Lincoln (NE); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

HSA and FSA

401K and student loan repayment

Wellness program

Job summary

Nelnet, Inc. in Lincoln, Nebraska is seeking a Full-Stack Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain end-to-end web applications across the stack, from front-end interfaces to back-end services.

You will collaborate with product managers and designers, work on AI-centric features with large language models, and contribute to Terraform/AWS deployments and Kubernetes-based infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-stack software development experience.
• Proficiency with Tailwind, ShadCN, Typescript, and NextJS.
• Backend skills in Python, FastAPI, and Rust.
• Experience deploying on AWS and managing infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Full-stack development of responsive web apps using modern frontend tools.
• Build and maintain APIs and backend services with Python, FastAPI, and Rust.
• Collaborate with AI team to integrate large language models.
• Improve performance for speed and scalability.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage infrastructure on AWS with Terraform; deploy on EKS.
• Work with cross-functional teams to design solutions.
• Write clean, well-documented code and conduct reviews.
• Mentor junior developers and stay updated on tech trends.

Skills

Tailwind

ShadCN

Typescript

NextJS

Python

FastAPI

Rust

AWS

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

AI/LLMs

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Terraform

EKS

Job description

Nelnet, Inc. in Lincoln, Nebraska is seeking a Full-Stack Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain end-to-end web applications across the stack, from front-end interfaces to back-end services.

You will collaborate with product managers and designers, work on AI-centric features with large language models, and contribute to Terraform/AWS deployments and Kubernetes-based infrastructure.