The role
Consulting Edge is the kind of place where a junior's question can change the technology roadmap, and we want a PHP Developer who asks them. Lay it bare: freelance PHP Developer, $91,000 - $131,000, 5 years of Redis, and a seat where Consulting Edge decisions get shaped.
Key Responsibilities
- Backfill Multitasking test coverage on the riskiest corners of Consulting Edge's codebase
- Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using React and Elasticsearch
- Own the candidly-kind edge cases in Consulting Edge's Elasticsearch billing nobody else wants to touch
- Push Attention to Detail changes safely behind flags so St. Petersburg, FL rollbacks take seconds
- Build the Redis tooling that makes every other St. Petersburg engineer faster
- Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput Consulting Edge workloads
- Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
What You'll Bring
- A FL work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway
- A Consulting Edge mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
- Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
- Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
- Knowledge of FL-specific regulations relevant to technology work
- Familiarity with Elasticsearch and related tools or frameworks
- The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint
Consulting Edge took everything frustrating about technology and rebuilt it from scratch in St. Petersburg, FL, with performance-driven attention to Rust. We celebrate Rust craftsmanship and hold ourselves to a high bar on the details that matter.
For your 4 of Jest, expect $91,000 - $131,000, a mentor, a benefits package, and the room to grow on a flexible schedule.
We are meeting PHP Developer candidates now and moving qualified ones forward fast.
If steady freelance work with real stakes appeals to you, the PHP Developer chair is waiting.
Skills required
- Java
- Redis
- Rust
- React
- Jest
- Elasticsearch
- Multitasking
- Attention to Detail
Why join Consulting Edge
- Annual physical and health screenings
- Paid vacation days
- Flat organizational structure
- Transit Subsidies
- Open source contribution time
- Eldercare support
- Parental Leave
- Voluntary benefits marketplace
- Commuter Benefits
- Internet Reimbursement
Next step
This Freelance role in St. Petersburg, FL closes 2026-12-05.