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• Overview

  SmartTech Solutions is hiring a PHP Developer in Kailua, HI.

• Role description

  As our new mid-level PHP Developer, you will build, test, and deploy REST API services that keep our business running. Bring 3 years to this HI PHP Developer job and SmartTech Solutions answers with $110,000 - $151,000 and a runway that keeps unrolling.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Own data integrity across SmartTech Solutions's Elasticsearch stores so Kailua numbers never lie
  • Defend SmartTech Solutions uptime through the 2 a.m. Kailua pages nobody volunteers for
  • Write clean, well-tested code that scales with SmartTech Solutions's growing user base
  • Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within SmartTech Solutions
  • Lead Elasticsearch design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Kailua, HI builds them
  • Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across HI engineering teams

  What You'll Bring

  • Hands-on Cultural Awareness experience that survives a whiteboard interview
  • 3 years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it
  • The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
  • A solid foundation in Elasticsearch, refined over 4+ years
  • Comfort being accountable for a client-centric outcome in a contract role
  • A knack for Redis that colleagues quietly come to rely on

  SmartTech Solutions keeps technology systems running for clients who never think about them, which is the tinker-friendly Kailua, HI point. Respect for your craft and your life outside it sits at the core of how SmartTech Solutions operates.

  We reward your Elasticsearch with $110,000 - $151,000, surround it with mentorship and benefits, and let your schedule flex around Kailua.

  Hiring for this position is live and moving quickly, with interviews already underway.

  The team in Kailua, HI is one strong PHP Developer away from complete, and that could be you.

• Required skills

  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • REST API
  • Elasticsearch
  • Multitasking
  • Cultural Awareness

• Benefits & perks

  • Gas and mileage reimbursement
  • Bring Your Dog to Work
  • Internet and phone reimbursement
  • Green card sponsorship
  • Free therapy and counseling sessions
  • Accrued vacation time
  • Inclusive benefits for LGBTQ+ employees
  • Holiday Parties
  • Educational Assistance
  • Will preparation services
  • Adoption Leave

• Apply before 2026-08-06

  Submit your application for this Contract technology position.