Backend Developer

ViacomCBS; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 86,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship built-in

Job summary

ViacomCBS in Indianapolis, IN is seeking a Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain robust services with Node.js and React. You will wrangle Next.js configurations across environments to mirror production, and ensure backward-compatible MySQL schemas while keeping dependencies patched for security.

The role emphasizes thoughtful design, technical ownership, and the opportunity to grow toward senior technology work within a supportive team.”

Qualifications

• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a senior capacity.
• Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable.
• Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain.
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly.

Responsibilities

• Wrangle Next.js config across environments so Indianapolis staging mirrors production
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Node.js and React
• Refactor the technology module ViacomCBS has been afraid to touch
• Keep MySQL schemas backward-compatible so ViacomCBS never forces a breaking upgrade
• Build Next.js self-service tools so Indianapolis teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Keep ViacomCBS's Attention to Detail dependencies patched before the CVEs become incidents
• Decide when to buy React versus build it for ViacomCBS's Indianapolis, IN stack
• Spot the high-growth Written Communication anti-pattern in review before it spreads through ViacomCBS

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Attention to detail

Written communication

Self-direction

Tools

Node.js

React

Next.js

MySQL

Job description

ViacomCBS pays $86,000 - $128,000 for a Backend Developer in Indianapolis, IN who can hold an Agile design in their head and still see the gaps. What sets the offer apart is trust — $86,000 - $128,000 and full-time hours are nice, but the technology ownership is the headline.

Key Responsibilities

• Wrangle Next.js config across environments so Indianapolis staging mirrors production
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Node.js and React
• Refactor the technology module ViacomCBS has been afraid to touch
• Keep MySQL schemas backward-compatible so ViacomCBS never forces a breaking upgrade
• Build Next.js self-service tools so Indianapolis teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Keep ViacomCBS's Attention to Detail dependencies patched before the CVEs become incidents
• Decide when to buy React versus build it for ViacomCBS's Indianapolis, IN stack
• Spot the high-growth Written Communication anti-pattern in review before it spreads through ViacomCBS

What You'll Bring

• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a senior capacity
• Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable
• Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• Self-direction that survives a quiet Slack channel

Somewhere between a startup and an institution, ViacomCBS has spent years perfecting Public Speaking for clients all over Indianapolis, IN. Our Indianapolis, IN team moves at a steady, sustainable pace and protects time for deep, focused Attention to Detail work.

Compensation lands at $86,000 - $128,000, mentorship is built in, and the path from here to senior technology work is mapped, not vague.

This posting reflects an open need we are working to close this quarter.