Senior Software Engineer - FACTS Giving

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 1,300 higher education institutions, 11,500 K-12 schools, 3,500 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. You’re 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.

Who we are:

We are FACTS Giving, and just like our parent company, Nelnet, we are dedicated to diversification and growth. We are people driven. As opportunities arise to diversify and apply our customer service and software expertise, we look to develop our associates to grow right alongside the company.

Things move fast here so we’re agile and innovative in how we work, consistently looking at how we can improve. We’re only as good as our people – that’s where you come in.

What you’ll do:

As a Senior Software Engineer at FACTS Giving, you will be a key component of the application development process. You will work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters and other team members to better understand their needs in order to create new products and product features that will enhance and evolve FACTS Giving solutions.

You will also mentor less experienced engineers and give guidance on adherence to best practices and development/quality standards. This will include engaging with resources that are located across the globe.

As a Senior Software Engineer, a typical day might include: 

• Lead a team in designing new products and features based on user requirements gathered from Product Owners  

• Write code and automated tests for new features  

• Provide guidance to other engineers on their current development tasks  

• Review and provide feedback on pull requests  

• Mentor less experienced engineers on increasing their knowledge and skills  

• Stay current by updating personal and technical skills 

• As necessary, adjust your working schedule to accommodate support of global resources 

You Have: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience  

• Minimum of 3 years as a senior software development engineer and/or technical lead delivering enterprise class web applications, with extensive experience in the following technologies - PHP, Laravel, Web API, JavaScript, Vue, SQL, JSON and REST  

• Advanced understanding of object-oriented design and SOLID development principles  

• Practical experience building, testing and consuming RESTful APIs  

• Strong database knowledge (table design, complex query creation, best practices)  

• A fundamental understanding of testing (including stubbing, functional, unit, and e2e)  

• Experience building single page applications using Vue or similar technologies is preferred  

• Experience with AWS

• Experience using CI/CD tools and systems such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub, etc.  

• Experience coaching/mentoring others and/or leading a significant change within a team  

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills  

• Ability to communicate with clients, colleagues, and managem