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Back End Platform Engineer
Codex Studios
Remote, OH
Posted 4/26/2026
$65 - $70/hr
Codex Studios is seeking a skilled Back End Platform Engineer to join the team responsible for modernizing our client's internal Content and Asset Management Platform. This platform is vital for delivering scalable and reliable digital experiences across web and native applications. As an integral part of this initiative, you'll design and develop robust backend services that enhance platform reliability, scalability, and innovation speed. Your role will involve building core backend services, designing APIs, and supporting schema management to ensure the platform's extensibility and governance. Collaborating with front-end teams, you'll develop APIs that drive reusable digital experiences and support rapid content configuration and experimentation. Security, permissions, and role-based access will be critical aspects of your service design. This position is ideal for those passionate about reducing legacy complexity and contributing to a mission-critical system. You will collaborate closely with product, platform engineering, and partner teams to deliver impactful enhancements, ensuring the platform is AI-ready and capable of meeting future demands.
About This Role

Overview

Codex Studios is seeking a skilled Back End Platform Engineer to join the team responsible for modernizing our client's internal Content and Asset Management Platform. This platform is vital for delivering scalable and reliable digital experiences across web and native applications. As an integral part of this initiative, you'll design and develop robust backend services that enhance platform reliability, scalability, and innovation speed.

Responsibilities

  • Build and modernize backend services powering an internal CMS and asset management platform
  • Design and maintain schemas, domain services, and APIs that support reusable digital experiences
  • Develop APIs consumed by multiple front-end and product teams for content, configuration, and experimentation
  • Collaborate closely with front-end platform teams to enable fast, reliable authoring and delivery workflows
  • Design services with security, permissions, and role-based access in mind
  • Reduce legacy platform complexity while maintaining stability in a mission-critical system
  • Collaborate with Product, Platform Engineering, and partner teams to deliver high-impact enhancements

What You Bring

  • Experience building scalable backend services with Node.js
  • Knowledge of Java (Spring Boot) for platform services
  • Proficiency in MongoDB for schema and data model management
  • Skills in designing and maintaining REST APIs
  • Strong understanding of service-oriented and API-first architectures
  • Familiarity with containerized environments and modern deployment patterns

Engagement Details

This full-time, remote position offers a compelling opportunity to influence the future architectural direction of a key digital platform. Join us to shape a system that enhances reliability, speed, and efficiency at an enterprise scale.

Requirements
  • Node.js
  • Java
  • MongoDB
  • REST APIs
  • service-oriented architecture
  • containerized environments
  • Azure (preferred)
  • AWS (preferred)
  • Agile methodologies (preferred)
  • API-first architecture (preferred)
  • SpringBoot
  • AI Tools
Preferred Qualifications
  • azure
  • aws
  • agile
  • api-first architecture
  • platform governance
What We Offer
  • Health/dental/vision
  • Remote-first culture
Key Skills
node.jsjavamongodbrest apisservice-oriented architecturecontainerized environmentsazureawsagile methodologiesapi-first architecturespringbootai toolsazureawsagileapi-first architectureplatform governance
Job Details
Experience Level
5+ years
Employment Type
contract
Application Deadline
7/25/2026

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