PHP Developer: Cloud, Kafka & Refactor Lead (Equity)

Filetwigbay; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 74,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Top-tier health benefits

Flexible work location

Job summary

Strategic Solutions Inc. is seeking a PHP Developer in Tampa, FL to own projects, refactor complexity, and collaborate with a sharp team. Expect 3+ years of technology expertise and a salary range of $74,000–$104,000 per year.

The role emphasizes ownership, strong communication, and delivering quality software in a fast-paced environment. The candidate will document the Kafka system for quick onboarding, lead a migration to retire a legacy stack, and backfill Google Cloud test coverage while

Qualifications

• 3+ years of technology expertise.
• Experience with Kafka and Google Cloud.
• Strong communication to translate jargon into plain English.
• Ability to own projects and deliver results.

Responsibilities

• Document the Kafka system to onboard the next mid-level engineer quickly.
• Lead the Negotiation migration to retire the legacy stack.
• Backfill Google Cloud test coverage on the riskiest corners of the codebase.
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early.
• Own the mid-level Google Cloud workstream for the Tampa, FL roadmap.
• Decide when to buy Git versus build it for the Tampa, FL stack.

Skills

Ownership

Negotiation

Kafka

Communication

Multitasking

Tools

Google Cloud

Python

Git

Job description

Strategic Solutions Inc. is seeking a PHP Developer in Tampa, FL to own projects, refactor complexity, and collaborate with a sharp team. Expect 3+ years of technology expertise and a salary range of $74,000–$104,000 per year.

The role emphasizes ownership, strong communication, and delivering quality software in a fast-paced environment. The candidate will document the Kafka system for quick onboarding, lead a migration to retire a legacy stack, and backfill Google Cloud test coverage while