PHP Developer

Apply now: PHP Developer, location is Remote. The start date is August 17 for this contract position.

Job Title: PHP Developer
Location-Type: Remote (Must Work CST Hours)
Start Date Is: August 17
Duration: 3–6 Month Contract
Compensation Range: $40/hr – $44/hr W2
Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401K
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for sponsorship .

Job Description:
Seeking a PHP Developer to support a recently acquired payment management platform by maintaining and enhancing an existing production application. This role will focus on improving application stability, implementing ADA accessibility updates, and migrating payment processing from a third-party provider to the client's internal platform. The application itself is straightforward, but the codebase contains technical debt, duplicated client-specific pages, and limited development infrastructure. The ideal candidate enjoys improving existing systems, working independently, and bringing structure to evolving development processes.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Maintain and enhance an existing production PHP web application
• Refactor and improve a legacy codebase with duplicated client-specific pages
• Optimize MariaDB (or MySQL) databases by writing complex SQL queries and improving database performance
• Implement ADA accessibility improvements, including UI updates, color schemes, fonts, and usability enhancements
• Support the migration of payment processing from a third-party platform to the client's internal payment platform
• Troubleshoot production issues, investigate defects, and deploy fixes with minimal oversight
• Consume REST APIs and support backend integrations
• Work directly with the Hiring Manager to improve source control, development processes, and overall application stability
• Complete development work through Jira tickets while participating in daily Agile standups
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code while reducing technical debt where appropriate

Minimum Requirements:

• 3–5 years of professional PHP development experience
• Strong experience with MariaDB (preferred) or MySQL database development and optimization
• Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and enhancing production or legacy web applications
• Experience writing complex SQL queries and optimizing database performance
• Experience consuming REST APIs and supporting backend integrations
• Experience with Git and version control
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction and take ownership of projects
• Experience working in legacy or poorly structured codebases with technical debt
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Experience with Laravel or another modern PHP framework
• Linux environment experience
• JavaScript, HTML, and CSS experience
• Experience working in Agile development environments
• Experience supporting payment processing or financial applications
• Experience implementing accessibility (ADA/WCAG) improvements