Hybrid Junior .NET Backend Engineer — High-Impact Role

Nelnet; Lincoln (NE); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nelnet in Lincoln, Nebraska is seeking junior-level software engineers to join a delivery team building high‑volume, distributed software powering borrower workflows. You will develop backend services in C#/.NET and frontend apps in Angular, and work with SQL/NoSQL datastores in an agile environment.

Role involves containerized deployments with Docker, IaC workflows, and AWS tooling, along with automated testing and secure coding practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; work experience considered.
• 2+ years of software development with strong fundamentals; junior level welcome.

Responsibilities

• Participate in solution design to satisfy a wide range of business needs.
• Translate business requirements into technical design and documentation.
• Adhere to Best Practices and security standards.
• Provide post-implementation support including monitoring and debugging.
• Stay current with technology changes and leverage new tools for business solutions.

Skills

C#/.NET backend

Angular frontend

SQL/NoSQL databases

Docker containerization

IaC workflows

AWS tooling

Git & PRs

Automated tests

Secure coding

Agile delivery

CI/CD familiarity

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

NServiceBus

Entity Framework

Redis

IBM i Db2

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Nelnet in Lincoln, Nebraska is seeking junior-level software engineers to join a delivery team building high‑volume, distributed software powering borrower workflows. You will develop backend services in C#/.NET and frontend apps in Angular, and work with SQL/NoSQL datastores in an agile environment.

Role involves containerized deployments with Docker, IaC workflows, and AWS tooling, along with automated testing and secure coding practices.