Sr Application Developer

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc.; Oklahoma City (OK); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Paid Time Off

401(k) – 100% Match up to 5%

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after

Competitive Pay

Career Development

Job summary

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. seeks a Senior Application Developer to design, develop, integrate, and support enterprise-scale POS and fuel platform applications.

You will provide technical leadership in design, integration, and modern development practices to deliver secure, scalable solutions aligned with business objectives. Collaborate with Product, Business, and Engineering teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions, support high-availability systems,

Qualifications

• Five+ years of application development experience.
• Experience with enterprise-scale or high-availability systems.
• RESTful APIs, distributed systems, and enterprise system integrations.
• Experience in Agile software development environments.
• Experience using AI-powered development tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and support enterprise-scale applications for POS and fuel platforms.
• Provide technical leadership in design, system integration, and modern software practices.
• Promote CI/CD, code quality, and secure development practices.
• Guide teammates and collaborate with Product, Business, and Engineering teams.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to improve productivity, troubleshooting, and development efficiency.

Skills

C#

.NET Core

REST APIs

Angular

TypeScript

Java

SQL

Git

CI/CD

Azure

AWS

Software Architecture

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering

Tools

Angular

TypeScript

Azure

AWS

CI/CD tools

Job description

Benefits

• Fuel Your Growth with Love's - company funded tuition assistance
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) – 100% Match up to 5%
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after 30 days
• Competitive Pay
• Career Development

Welcome to Love's

The Senior Application Developer designs, develops, integrates, and supports enterprise-scale applications for retail point-of-sale (POS) and fuel platforms. This role provides technical leadership in application design, system integration, and modern software development practices to deliver secure, scalable, reliable, and maintainable solutions aligned with business and enterprise technology objectives.

Working closely with Product, Business, and Engineering teams, the Senior Application Developer translates business requirements into technical solutions, supports high-availability systems, promotes code quality and CI/CD best practices, and provides technical guidance to team members. The role also uses AI-powered development tools and emerging technologies to improve productivity, streamline troubleshooting, enhance code quality, and drive continuous improvement.

Essential Duties

• Advanced proficiency in .NET Core/.NET Framework (C#) and Java.
• Experience developing front-end applications using Angular and TypeScript.
• Experience developing back-end applications using .NET and Java.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs, distributed systems, and enterprise integrations.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, relational database design, and query optimization.
• Understanding of application architecture and modern design patterns, including MVC, MVVM, and SPA.
• Experience with Git or a comparable source control platform, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and secure development practices.
• Experience troubleshooting, optimizing, and supporting enterprise or high-availability applications.
• Experience using AI-powered developer tools to improve coding, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and development efficiency.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or comparable technologies.
• Exposure to AI/ML concepts or experience integrating AI-enabled services is preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders and provide technical guidance to team members.

Experience

• Five or more years of application development experience.
• Experience developing and supporting enterprise-scale or high-availability systems.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, distributed systems, and enterprise system integrations.
• Experience working within Agile software development environments.
• Experience using AI-powered development tools to enhance engineering workflows.
• Retail, POS, fuel systems, or related industry experience is preferred.

Critical Hard Skills

• Advanced application development using C#, .NET Core, and .NET Framework.
• RESTful API development, distributed systems, and enterprise system integration.
• Application architecture and modern design patterns, including MVC, MVVM, and SPA.
• SQL development, relational database design, and query performance optimization.
• Git-based source control, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and code-quality practices.
• Application troubleshooting, monitoring, observability, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Secure development and support of enterprise-scale, high-availability applications.
• Cloud platforms and cloud-native development using Azure, AWS, or similar technologies.
• AI-powered developer tools and integration of AI-enabled services into engineering workflows.

Critical Soft Skills

• Analytical thinking and complex problem-solving.
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder partnership.
• Technical leadership, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.
• Ownership, accountability, and sound decision-making.
• Adaptability, continuous learning, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Work Environment

• Prolonged periods of sitting and computer use.
• Frequent use of computer monitors, which may result in eye strain.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer, keyboard, and other standard office equipment.
• Occasional bending, stooping, and lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Requires a normal range of hearing and vision, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• May require occasional after-hours work to support deployments, maintenance activities, or critical production incidents.
• Works primarily in an office, hybrid, or remote technology environment with frequent collaboration across teams.

Note: The items identified above are representative of those commonly associated with this position but are not exhaustive. Employees may encounter

This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. All employees may be required to follow other instructions, cross train in other positions, and perform other duties as required by workloads.

Our Culture

Fueling customers' journeys since 1964, innovation leads the way for this family-owned and operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City. With nearly 40,000 team members, travel stops are the core business along with products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, traveling public, RVers, alternative energy and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities and an inclusive workplace are hallmarks of the award-winning culture.

Love's is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply.