Application Developer

Role Description

Lee Enterprises is seeking a skilled Application Developer to design, build, and maintain applications that support our subscription, payment, circulation, and news systems. This role is focused on building and managing integrations between systems, connecting internal platforms and third-party services to enable seamless data flow, automation, and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate stays current with emerging trends in AI-driven development, modern engineering practices, and secure application design, and applies them effectively in a production environment.

• Design, develop, and maintain integration services and APIs connecting subscription, payment, circulation, and news platforms.
• Implement and enhance payment workflows, including integrations such as Adyen and Apple Pay.
• Build and maintain data exchange processes between internal systems and external providers.
• Automate workflows, scripts, and reporting processes to reduce manual operational tasks.
• Develop and maintain internal tools to support operational visibility and configuration.
• Apply modern development practices, including AI-assisted coding and automation tooling.
• Ensure integrations are secure, reliable, and scalable, balancing speed with risk management.
• Improve and standardize integration patterns, architecture, and engineering practices.
• Maintain clean, well-documented, production-ready code.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with modern programming languages such as C#, .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, or Python.
• Experience building and maintaining APIs and system integrations.
• Familiarity with third-party integrations, especially payment platforms (Adyen, Stripe, etc.).
• Strong understanding of RESTful services, data exchange, and system interoperability.
• Experience with automation, scripting, and process optimization.
• Understanding of secure coding practices and application security principles.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, code generation tools).
• Experience using Git and modern development workflows.
• Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality solutions.

Requirements

• Experience with event-driven or message-based architectures (Nice to Have).
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS) (Nice to Have).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (Nice to Have).
• Exposure to subscription, circulation, or media systems (Nice to Have).
• Experience evaluating and adopting emerging development tools and frameworks (Nice to Have).

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• Extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs.
• Medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance.
• 401K retirement plan with company match.
• Generous paid time off to allow flexibility to balance personal life and work, including paid parental leave for new parents.