Application Developer

June 2, 2026

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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. Key Responsibilities <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Design, develop, and maintain integration services and APIs connecting subscription, payment, circulation, and news platforms</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Implement and enhance payment workflows, including integrations such as Adyen and Apple Pay</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Build and maintain data exchange processes between internal systems and external providers</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Automate workflows, scripts, and reporting processes to reduce manual operational tasks</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Develop and maintain internal tools to support operational visibility and configuration</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Apply modern development practices, including AI-assisted coding and automation tooling</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Ensure integrations are secure, reliable, and scalable, balancing speed with risk management</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Improve and standardize integration patterns, architecture, and engineering practices</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Maintain clean, well-documented, production-ready code</li> </ul> Required Skills & Experience <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strong experience with modern programming languages such as: </li> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="circle"> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">C#, .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, or Python</li> </ul> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Experience building and maintaining APIs and system integrations</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Familiarity with third-party integrations, especially payment platforms (Adyen, Stripe, etc.)</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strong understanding of RESTful services, data exchange, and system interoperability</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Experience with automation, scripting, and process optimization</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Understanding of secure coding practices and application security principles</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, code generation tools)</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Experience using Git and modern development workflows</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality solutions</li> </ul> Nice to Have <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Experience with event-driven or message-based architectures</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS)</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Exposure to subscription, circulation, or media systems</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Experience evaluating and adopting emerging development tools and frameworks</li> </ul> What We’re Looking For <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">An engineer who stays current with AI-driven development practices and tools</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strong ability to build and manage integrations across multiple systems</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Someone who balances productivity gains from modern tooling with strong security practices</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">A developer who values maintainable architecture, reliability, and long-term system health</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Ownership mindset with a focus on delivering scalable, production-ready solutions</li> </ul> Why Join the Lee Enterprises IT Team? <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Work on critical systems that directly impact revenue and customer experience</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Opportunity to modernize and streamline integration architecture across platforms</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Engineering-focused environment with autonomy and ownership</li> <li style="color: black; line-height: 15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits</li> </ul> <div> Why Join Us? Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents. Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news and information and a major subscription and advertising platform, with daily and weekly newspapers and rapidly expanding digital products serving 114 markets across 25 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve. Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net. <div> </div> </div>

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