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Lee Enterprises —Davenport, IA
- $75,000 - $85,000 a year
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- Mid-level
- Paid parental leave
- Disability insurance
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Lee Enterprises —Davenport, IA
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Full Stack / Backend Developer

Lee Enterprises -
Davenport, IA

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Job Details

Full-time
$75,000 - $85,000 a year

Benefits

Paid parental leave
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
Opportunities for advancement
Life insurance

Qualifications

Index optimization
Performance tuning
Software troubleshooting
Data retrieval time improvement
System design
Git
Scalable systems
JavaScript frameworks
System design for system development
PHP
Version control systems
Scalability
Developing and maintaining backend systems
System tuning
Query management

Full Job Description

Full Stack / Backend Developer (PHP)
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role
We are seeking a Full Stack / Backend Developer with strong experience in PHP and large-scale MySQL environments to join our engineering team. This role focuses on building and maintaining backend services and APIs that power our platform, with some involvement in front-end integrations using modern JavaScript frameworks.
You will work on systems that handle high volumes of data and traffic, requiring careful attention to performance, scalability, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain backend services using PHP
Build and maintain APIs and integrations with internal and third-party systems
Design and optimize queries for large-scale MySQL databases
Analyze and improve database performance, indexing, and query efficiency
Collaborating with front-end developers working in React
Troubleshoot production issues and implement long-term solutions
Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
Participate in code reviews and contribute to development best practices
Support deployment processes and ongoing system maintenance

Required Qualifications

3+ years of professional experience with PHP (no frameworks required)
Strong experience working with large-scale MySQL databases
Deep understanding of query optimization, indexing strategies, and performance tuning
Experience handling high-volume data and production-critical systems
Strong understanding of backend architecture and API design
Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
Familiarity with front-end integration using React
Experience with version control systems (Git)
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with large, legacy PHP codebases
Familiarity with replication, sharding, or other scaling strategies in MySQL
Experience with asynchronous processing, queues, or background jobs
Familiarity with AI coding tools such as Copilot in VS code or Claude Code
Understanding of web security best practices
Experience working in high-traffic environments
Exposure to cloud infrastructure (AWS or similar)

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.

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