Description
Job Summary
We're seeking a Senior Web Developer to help lead the evolution of our web platform, which powers experiences for millions of users across a large network of local news stations. As a Senior Web Developer at TEGNA, you'll build new features, mentor teammates, tackle performance and architecture challenges, and help set the technical direction for the platform.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and ship features for our web platform using JavaScript and contemporary web technologies, aligned with the product roadmap and engineering standards.
- Own significant areas of the codebase and serve as a key resource for investigating and resolving complex product issues.
- Write efficient, reusable, and reliable code that is scalable and maintainable.
- Identify performance bottlenecks and drive solutions, especially around Core Web Vitals, rendering, and page load.
- Mentor other developers through code review, pairing, and technical guidance.
- Collaborate with developers, designers, product/business managers, backend, and CMS teams to translate requirements into well-architected solutions.
- Help maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and release processes for web deployments.
- Rapidly learn new technologies and adapt to changing business and customer needs.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, including 3+ years building production, client-facing web applications with JavaScript.
- Hands-on experience with modern web development and contemporary web technologies.
- Solid understanding of modern application architecture and separation of concerns.
- Experience with modern state management and asynchronous programming patterns.
- Experience consuming RESTful APIs and working with JSON.
- Solid understanding of web performance optimization, accessibility (WCAG), SEO, and cross-browser compatibility.
- Proficient with Git and code versioning workflows.
- Understanding of design principles behind scalable, maintainable applications.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative, team-first attitude.
Nice to Have
- Experience with web-based video playback and streaming integration.
- Familiarity with feature flagging, experimentation, and A/B testing.
- Experience integrating analytics and attribution SDKs.
- Prior experience contributing to shared design systems or component libraries.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (Azure DevOps a plus).
- Experience with automated testing (unit, integration, and end-to-end).
- OTT/TV or news/media platform experience.
Benefits
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families, including medical, dental, and eye care coverage, fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance, disability and life insurance, 401(k) program with company match, and paid time off.