Senior .NET/Web Software Architect — Hybrid/Remote

Nelnet, Inc.

Centennial, Northern (CO, KY)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 170,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical (health) benefits
Dental plan
Vision plan
401K with company match
Tuition reimbursement
Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Nelnet, Inc. in Centennial, CO is seeking an IT Software Architect to provide architectural leadership across multiple applications and collaborate with delivery teams to align with IT strategy.

The role emphasizes pragmatic design, ADRs, and improving developer experience while driving AI-assisted engineering practices. Candidates should have 6+ years in software development, 2–3 years in technical leadership, and strong .NET/REST expertise.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 6 years of software development experience with at least one key competency.
  • 2–3 years of experience as a technical or development leader delivering medium to large-scale solutions.
  • Solid grounding in architecture practice and cost-aware design decisions.
  • Experience with .NET stack, RESTful services, and relational databases.
  • Familiarity with Agile or iterative delivery and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

  • Provides architectural leadership across a portfolio of applications.
  • Maintains architecture standards, ADRs, and design patterns.
  • Guides delivery teams toward pragmatic solutions and improves developer experience.
  • Leads adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices across development roles.
  • Drives cost optimization and manages technical debt remediation.

Skills

C# / .NET
ASP.NET
SQL Server
RESTful Web Services
Architecture leadership
CI/CD
Service-based architecture

Education

BS / MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitLab
JIRA
Confluence
Microsoft Teams
TFS

Job description

Nelnet, Inc. in Centennial, CO is seeking an IT Software Architect to provide architectural leadership across multiple applications and collaborate with delivery teams to align with IT strategy.

The role emphasizes pragmatic design, ADRs, and improving developer experience while driving AI-assisted engineering practices. Candidates should have 6+ years in software development, 2–3 years in technical leadership, and strong .NET/REST expertise.

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