PHP Developer

Humana; Elk Grove (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth track

Hands-on mentorship

Flexibility that keeps CA talent happy

Job summary

Humana in Elk Grove, CA is seeking a PHP Developer to elevate our platform. This freelance role in California offers ownership, a clear growth path, and the freedom to shape solutions.

You will migrate on-premise services to cloud-native architecture and wire GraphQL APIs to Ansible consumers. You will map data flow across Humana's Go services, build internal tooling to boost developer productivity, and hand off runbooks to ensure robust on-call coverage.

Qualifications

• Experience migrating on-premise services to cloud-native architectures.
• Ability to wire GraphQL APIs to downstream consumers like Ansible.
• Experience mapping data flow across microservices.
• Proficiency in building internal tooling to improve developer productivity.

Responsibilities

• Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture.
• Wire GraphQL APIs to Ansible consumers so data lands where Elk Grove teams expect it.
• Map data flow across Humana's Go services and spot the leaks.
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity.
• Hand off Accountability runbooks so the next on-call at Humana sleeps better.

Skills

Cloud migration

GraphQL

Go services

Data flow mapping

Developer tooling

Documentation

Tools

Ansible

Kafka

Job description

Humana builds ownership-driven products used by teams worldwide, and we need a PHP Developer to push our platform to the next level. This PHP Developer role hands senior talent $122,000 - $171,000, a freelance arrangement in CA, and the latitude to call the shots.

Key Responsibilities

• Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture
• Wire GraphQL APIs to Ansible consumers so data lands where Elk Grove teams expect it
• Map data flow across Humana's Go services and spot the leaks
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
• Hand off Accountability runbooks so the next on-call at Humana sleeps better

What You'll Bring

• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
• A point of view on Humana's space, sharpened by your own reading
• Comfort owning a number that goes up or down because of you
• Demonstrated knack for making the boldly-pragmatic feel manageable
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision

For technology teams they've been burned before, Humana is the candor-rich Elk Grove, CA partner that finally keeps its promises. We keep ego out of code review and let the Kafka argument win on its merits.

We are offering $122,000 - $171,000, a clear growth track, hands-on mentorship, and the kind of flexibility that keeps CA talent happy.

The team in Elk Grove is interviewing on a rolling basis, so early applicants get noticed first.