Junior Backend Developer

About this role

Code Hunter is looking for a Junior Backend Developer to join our engineering team. This role is remote, with a preference for candidates based in the US Eastern time zone for overlap with the team.

You'll report directly to the SVP of Engineering and work closely day-to-day with our engineering lead, who will provide technical mentorship and code review as you ramp up on our systems. Our backend runs on Java/Spring Boot and AWS — you don't need to already know Java going in, but you should be able to pick it up quickly, especially leveraging modern AI-assisted development tools. What matters most is strong fundamentals and the ability to learn fast. This is a great opportunity for someone with 1-3 years of professional experience to grow into ownership of real production systems.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and REST APIs (our stack is Java/Spring Boot)

• Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code and participate in code reviews

• Work with relational databases to design schemas, write queries, and troubleshoot data issues

• Deploy and support services running on AWS, following our existing infrastructure patterns

• Debug and resolve production issues, escalating and collaborating with the team lead as needed

• Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate ramp-up and day-to-day delivery

• Collaborate closely with the engineering lead and cross-functional partners (product, QA) to scope and ship features

• Continuously learn our codebase, engineering practices, and domain, and grow toward more independent ownership over time

### Requirements

What We're Looking For

• 1-3 years of professional experience as a backend or full-stack developer, in any language

• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, debugging, and problem-solving

• Demonstrated ability to learn new languages/frameworks quickly — Java/Spring Boot experience is a plus but not required, and we expect you to ramp up fast with the help of moder...