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Nelnet is a diversified services company that provides a wide range of solutions including government services, consumer services, technology services, and federal student loan services. The company specializes in customer-centric services, operational optimization, and support, offering digital accessibility, custom development, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and information security. 

Nelnet also offers business process outsourcing, contact center and back-office processing, loan servicing, and education services. Furthermore, Nelnet is involved in financial management, payment technology, and renewable energy through tax equity funding and solar installations. 

Nelnet is committed to enhancing education, government service provision, and energy innovation, promoting community engagement and philanthropic efforts through partnerships. 

student loan products and services • education services • technology solutions


5001 - 10000 employees


Founded 1996

📚 Education

💸 Finance

⚡ Energy

Senior Front-End Software Engineer
14 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $140k - $160k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💻 Frontend Engineer

🦅 H1B Visa Sponsor

AWS

JavaScript

Jenkins

Jest

Microservices

Next.js

Node.js

React

Terraform

TypeScript

Webpack

WordPress

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📋 Description
• Architect and develop reusable front-end systems powering complex web applications (React, Next.js).
• Collaborate closely with UI/UX and product teams to shape and deliver roadmap features.
• Integrate and coordinate with third-party services and platforms.
• Participate in planning, scoping, and road mapping sessions to define technical requirements.
• Conduct code reviews, provide mentorship, and advocate for best practices.
• Build, test, and deploy code using CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions).
• Contribute to Agile/SCRUM ceremonies and on-call rotations.
• Champion accessibility, security, and performance in all development work.

🎯 Requirements
• 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of experience with modern JavaScript frameworks— React and Next.js required .
• Strong expertise in front-end languages (HTML, CSS) and JavaScript/TypeScript (ES6+).
• Experience architecting new systems in an API-driven, microservices environment.
• Familiarity with JavaScript tooling (NPM, Webpack, or similar bundlers).
• Proven ability to build responsive, cross-browser, and cross-device compatible interfaces.
• Hands-on experience writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests (Jest preferred).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Gitlab CI/CD, Jenkins, or CircleCI).
• Solid understanding of computer science concepts (algorithms, data structures).
• Demonstrated ability to own projects through the full development lifecycle.
• Security-first mindset and willingness to work in a regulated environment.
• Strong communication and mentoring skills.
• Nice to Haves Astro, Node.js, and WordPress experience .
• Experience building reusable UI libraries and design systems.
• Strong understanding of semantic, accessible markup (W3C, WAI, WCAG/Section 508).
• Full-stack exposure (Node.js, REST APIs, serverless architectures).
• Experience with AWS services (Lambda, CloudFront, CloudWatch, S3, IAM, etc.).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
• Experience instrumenting, monitoring, and debugging production systems.
• Prior experience in a startup or fast-paced environment.

🏖️ Benefits
• 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 .

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