Application Developer Architect III

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 the first of the month after 30 days
• Competitive Pay
• Career Development

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We do not provide sponsorship for employment visas now or in the future.

Welcome to Love's! The Application Developer Architect provides enterprise‑level technical leadership across application development initiatives, ensuring scalable, secure, and high‑performing solutions across Love’s technology environment. This role is responsible for defining architectural standards, guiding modern engineering practices, and supporting development teams in delivering reliable enterprise applications.

Working closely with Product, Business, and Technology leaders, the Application Developer Architect translates strategic business needs into technical architecture and solution designs. This role also drives adoption of modern development approaches—including AI‑assisted engineering tools—to improve developer productivity, strengthen code quality, and accelerate solution delivery.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in enterprise application architecture, modern development frameworks, and cloud‑enabled solutions, along with the ability to mentor developers and elevate engineering capability across the organization.

• Define and maintain architectural standards and development best practices for enterprise applications
• Design scalable, secure, and maintainable software architectures supporting both on‑premises and cloud‑based solutions
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams throughout the software development lifecycle
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical architecture and solution designs
• Review and guide application designs to ensure alignment with architectural standards, security practices, and scalability requirements
• Lead architectural decisions related to system integrations, data flows, and API strategy across enterprise platforms
• Promote and implement modern engineering practices including automated testing, CI/CD, and Dev Ops integration
• Champion the use of AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot or similar technologies) to enhance development efficiency and code quality
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve application performance, reliability, and development productivity
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of complex application issues and performance challenges
• Mentor and coach developers to strengthen technical capability and promote adherence to architecture standards
• Participate in Agile development practices and provide technical leadership during planning, design, and implementation phases

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience
• 8+ years of experience in enterprise software development and application architecture
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering scalable enterprise applications
• Experience leading architectural decisions within modern development environments
• Experience with AI‑assisted development tools and modern software engineering practices preferred
• Experience working within Agile development frameworks

• Advanced proficiency in modern programming languages such as C#, JavaScript, and SQL
• Expertise in software architecture patterns and design frameworks (e.g., MVC, MVVM, microservices)
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and service‑based architectures
• Experience designing enterprise application integrations and distributed systems
• Deep understanding of relational database design and data architecture
• Experience with version control platforms such as Git
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices
• Experience with .NET Core and modern application frameworks
• Familiarity with front‑end frameworks such as Angular or Type Script preferred
• Experience utilizing AI‑powered…