Sr. Web Developer

Description

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

Are you ready to shape the web experiences of tens of millions of Americans every month? Join TEGNA’s Development team, where we build cutting-edge websites, mobile apps, OTT apps, and custom editorial tools. Despite being part of a large, publicly traded company, our team operates with the agility and excitement of a startup. We’re a fun-loving group of professionals who thrive on innovation and getting things done.

We are 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. In this role, you’ll build new features, mentor teammates, tackle our toughest performance and architecture challenges, and help set the technical direction for the platform. If you love modern web development and working in a collaborative environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

This is a hybrid role based in Knoxville, TN, with a mix of in-office and remote work.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship features for our web platform using JavaScript and contemporary web technologies, aligned with the product roadmap and our 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—especially around Core Web Vitals, rendering, and page load—and drive solutions.
• 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.
• Experience with web-based video playback and streaming integration.
• Familiarity with feature flagging (e.g., LaunchDarkly), 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.
• Join us in Knoxville and be part of a team that values creativity, collaboration, and fun. Apply today and help us create amazing digital experiences!

Benefits

• TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
• Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
• Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
• TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
• Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.