PHP Developer

Grant Thornton; Visalia (CA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Paid learning days

Terraform growth mentorship

Job summary

Grant Thornton in Visalia, CA seeks a Kotlin-focused backend engineer to refactor legacy Cypress modules and split the monolith into Java services deployable from Visalia. You will optimize Spring Boot CI to under ten minutes and document key architecture decisions, APIs, and infrastructure choices.

You will lead observability initiatives, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to a culture of engineering excellence while growing Terraform-based workflows in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Proven Kotlin proficiency; Spring Boot is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Refactor legacy Cypress modules to cleaner code.
• Decompose the monolith into Java services deployable from Visalia, CA.
• Keep Spring Boot CI under ten minutes for fast flow.
• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs.
• Manage infrastructure as code across staging and production.
• Improve observability to detect failures before customers.

Skills

Kotlin

Spring Boot

Go

Communication

Terraform

Tools

Java services

CI/CD

Terraform

Job description

Some engineers tolerate complexity; the PHP Developer we want at Grant Thornton hunts it down and refactors it out of existence. The headline is $105,000 - $160,000, but the story is ownership — technology work you steer at Grant Thornton after just 5 years.

Key Responsibilities

• Reach into legacy Cypress modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
• Slice the remote-friendly technology monolith into Java services Visalia, CA can deploy alone
• Keep Grant Thornton's Spring Boot CI under ten minutes so Visalia, CA engineers stay in flow
• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production
• Stand up observability so Grant Thornton sees failures before customers in CA do
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within Grant Thornton
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture

What You'll Bring

• Practical command of Kotlin, with bonus points for Spring Boot
• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
• Fluency across Go and Communication, with strong opinions on both
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
• A CA work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway

At Grant Thornton, a proudly-imperfect team in Visalia, CA has spent years proving that Linux and Java belong in the same conversation. We keep the Visalia, CA office quiet on Wednesdays so deep Jest work actually gets a fighting chance.

This Visalia, CA role comes with $105,000 - $160,000, hybrid work, paid learning days, and a mentor focused on your Terraform growth.