Note The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Summit Professional Education is a national leader in providing high-quality exam prep and continuing education for various professionals. They are seeking a Junior Backend Developer to build and maintain REST APIs, migrate acquired company sites, and support integrations with third-party services while actively using AI tools. Responsibilities Build and maintain REST APIs supporting Summit's course platform, checkout flow, and user experience Write and maintain SQL against Aurora RDS, including queries, schema changes, and data integrity work Migrate acquired company sites off WordPress and into Summit's platform Support integrations with third-party services including Recurly, NetSuite, Stripe, and HubSpot Work with AWS services including Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, and API Gateway Collaborate with frontend developers (Vue/Nuxt) to connect UI to backend services Use AI coding tools actively and deliberately to increase your output and code quality Document what you build and what you learn Skills 1-3 years of experience writing backend code in a production environment Actively uses AI tools (Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar) as part of your daily workflow, not occasionally, but as a core part of how you work Can point to specific examples of how AI has made you faster, caught bugs, or helped you tackle something beyond your experience level Self-driven. You manage your own work, ask good questions, and can learn on the fly Strong communicator in a remote, async environment A genuine desire to grow quickly Solid foundation in Java and Springboot; Node.js and JavaScript experience are a plus Experience developing and consuming REST APIs Experience writing and maintaining SQL Some exposure to cloud services or CI/CD pipelines WordPress familiarity, not for building but for understanding and migrating data Organized, detail-oriented, and communicates clearly in writing Fit with Summit company values Solution & Results Oriented, Team Oriented, Accountable & Reliable, Consumer Focused, Integrity Nice to have front end skills Vue, Nuxt.js Benefits Fully remote position Smaller company feel, larger company professionalism Competitive salary Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (with strong company contribution) PTO and Paid Holiday Schedule 401k with Company Match Company Overview Summit Professional Education continuing education workshops for allied health and special education professionals. It is a sub-organization of Avathon Capital. It was founded in 2004, and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https//www.summit-education.com.