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IT Full-Stack Developer - Velocity

NelnetMadison, WIL5 SeniorSeptember 15th, 2026
Overview As a Full-stack Developer at Nelnet, you will advance the next-generation platform for lending, collaborating with product owners and design teams to deliver impactful products. You’ll build cloud-native microservices, apply agile and test-driven practices, and participate across design, development, testing, and production release. You’ll help evolve development, build, and deployment processes while contributing to architectural initiatives that balance long-term velocity with customer needs. This role offers hybrid work and a chance to impact millions of customers within a mission-driven company. Compensation / Benefitsmedical, dental, visionHSA and FSA401K/student loan repaymenttuition reimbursementemployee stock purchase programwellness program ResponsibilitiesPartner with product and design to craft product experiencesDesign, deliver and evolve solutions end-to-end (configuration, development, QA, prototyping)Code, test, and release in an Agile, TDD environmentShape and improve development, build, and deploy processes and environmentsContribute to architectural initiatives balancing long-term velocity with immediate customer needsParticipate in design, implementation, and evolution of cloud-native microservices Key requirements5+ years delivering enterprise web applications3+ years with ES6/7 JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar3+ years building single-page applications with React/Angular/Ember/Babel/Webpack/UnderscoreExperience developing microservicesExperience building and evolving development processes, CI/CD, and deployment toolsExperience building and maintaining cloud-based development, test, and production environmentsStrong understanding of testing (unit, functional, e2e) and RESTful APIsExperience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Bitbucket, GitLab, GitHub)Proficiency with , Angular, HTML5, CSS3, SASS/LESS, Bootstrap; cross-browser/device developmentStrong OO and core JS concepts (scope/closures, event loop, async, promises)Commitment to quality, learning, and knowledge sharingStrong database knowledge and ability to design complex queriesExperience architecting solutions from infrastructure to application levelCollaborative mindsetStrong problem-solving and critical thinkingContinuous learning and knowledge sharingES6/7 JavaScript and TypeScriptSingle-page applications using React/Angular/EmberMicroservices