Software Engineer Java Backend

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.

What Youll Do

• Design develop and maintain Java-based backend services supporting customer-facing payment APIs

• Build and enhance RESTful APIs and service integrations in a scalable service-based environment

• Incorporate AI-enabled development tools and practices to improve delivery speed code quality and testing effectiveness

• Write clean testable code with meaningful unit and integration coverage

• Contribute to system design discussions and architectural decisions balancing performance reliability and long-term maintainability

• Participate in an on-call rotation to support live systems performing root-cause analysis when issues arise

• Partner with engineering peers and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver secure scalable solutions aligned with business needs

• Drive continuous improvements in system performance and operational efficiency

**Pay Range for this role is - $105000 to $115000

Education

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience

Experience

• 3 years developing Java-based backend applications in a professional environment

• Strong hands-on proficiency building production services with Spring Boot and Hibernate/JPA

• Proven ability to design implement and support RESTful APIs in production systems

• Solid knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL SQL Server or MySQL including schema design and query optimization

• Familiarity with distributed systems or microservices architectures

• Demonstrated use of modern AI-enabled development tools to improve code quality strengthen testing practices and increase delivery efficiency

Professional Strengths

• Strong foundation in Java and modern backend engineering practices with emphasis on clean architecture and maintainable code

• Understanding of service-based systems including inter-service communication fault tolerance and operational reliability

• Analytical approach to diagnosing and resolving issues in live environments

• Understanding of transactional systems and the importance of data integrity in payment processing workflows

• Familiarity with secure coding practices and operating within regulated environments including PCI-DSS considerations

• Ownership mindset taking services from design through production support

• Collaborative and accountable focused on delivering secure reliable software

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.

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