Backend Developer

Johns Hopkins; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 54,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins is seeking a Backend Developer in Columbia, MO. The role focuses on writing clean, scalable code and maintaining high-quality Elasticsearch components. You will bridge platform parts and challenge existing patterns to drive cleaner architectures.

You should bring a proven ability to ship work, a comfort with large-scale workflows, and strong listening and self-direction. The offer emphasizes growth, mentorship, benefits, and MO living flexibility.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to ship work, not just plan it.
• Comfort with large-scale workflows and self-directed work style.
• Strong listening skills and collaboration to align with teams.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with a growing user base.
• Guard Elasticsearch codebase quality through reviews and guidance.
• Bridge Work Ethic and Swift so the platform components talk.
• Question existing patterns and propose cleaner solutions.
• Negotiate React tradeoffs with product when timelines clash.
• Ensure code quality via linting, testing, and static analysis.

Skills

Follow-through

Self-direction

Active listening

Collaboration

Tools

Elasticsearch

React

Job description

We measure our technology engineers by what they make easy for everyone else, and that's the Backend Developer bar in Columbia. This technology role at Johns Hopkins turns 1 years into $54,000 - $87,000 and turns $54,000 - $87,000 into a stake in what comes next.

Key Responsibilities

• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with Johns Hopkins's growing user base
• Guard the Elasticsearch codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
• Bridge Work Ethic and Swift so the two halves of Johns Hopkins's platform finally talk
• Question the question-everything Delegation pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner
• Negotiate React tradeoffs with product when Johns Hopkins timelines and reality collide
• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis

What You'll Bring

• Proven follow-through, measured in shipped things rather than good intentions
• Familiarity with Johns Hopkins-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them
• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard
• Self-direction that survives a quiet Slack channel

A self-directed Columbia, MO company through, Johns Hopkins measures success by how invisible its technology systems become. We assume good intent first and ask clarifying questions second, which keeps the quality-obsessed days drama-free.

We frame the offer around growth: $54,000 - $87,000 today, mentorship now, benefits always, and the flexibility to live well in MO.

The Johns Hopkins hiring team is moving on qualified applicants without delay.

If Columbia is where you want to build a career, Johns Hopkins wants to hear from you.