The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  InnovateCore is hiring a PHP Developer in Evanston, IL.

• Role description

  The right PHP Developer sees a flaky test not as noise but as a clue, and InnovateCore in Evanston, IL has clues worth chasing. Trade 7 years of Goal Setting for $115,000 - $164,000 and you also get technology ownership and an InnovateCore crew that wants you to win.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Translate high-trust business requirements into technical specifications and tasks
  • Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services
  • Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Elasticsearch
  • Carry a forever-learning TypeScript feature through code freeze without breaking InnovateCore stability
  • Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Go acceptance criteria
  • Ship incremental improvements to InnovateCore's Evanston platform on a regular cadence

  What You'll Bring

  • 6+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
  • Senior mastery of GitLab CI, validated by people who'd hire you again
  • Proven leadership experience guiding senior-level initiatives
  • A solid foundation in Go, refined over 5+ years

  InnovateCore exists for one stubborn reason: the technology tools everyone settled for were never good enough, so we rebuilt them from Evanston, IL. Feedback flows in every direction at InnovateCore, from the newest hire to the people signing the $115,000 - $164,000 checks.

  Our offer wraps $115,000 - $164,000 around mentorship, real benefits, and the kind of Evanston, IL flexibility most technology roles only promise.

  Updated within the day, the PHP Developer position keeps welcoming resumes.

  We're keeping this PHP Developer search short, so put your hat in the ring this week.

• Required skills

  • Swift
  • Go
  • REST API
  • Node.js
  • Elasticsearch
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Kafka
  • TypeScript
  • .NET Core
  • GitLab CI
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Goal Setting
  • Teamwork

• Benefits & perks

  • Parking Allowance
  • Smoking cessation programs
  • Earned wage access
  • Disability Insurance
  • Matching gift program
  • Team Building Events
  • Personal Shopping
  • Casual dress code
  • Lifestyle spending account
  • Tuition reimbursement

• Apply before 2026-08-28

  Submit your application for this Hybrid technology position.