Salary$77,000 - $112,000
ExperienceMid-Level
TypeFreelance
Posted2026-10-24
Deadline2026-12-08
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The Role

Join our engineering team in Denton and help us scale systems that handle traffic from across TX and beyond. A freelance Release Engineer role that values ownership over busywork, pays $77,000 - $112,000, and invests in your long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using GitLab CI and PHP
  • Set the Accountability coding standards the rest of Grant Thornton engineering follows
  • Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Grant Thornton can explain
  • Wrangle Express.js config across environments so Denton staging mirrors production
  • Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services

What You'll Bring

  • A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
  • Around 5+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role
  • Real curiosity about why Grant Thornton customers do what they do
  • Self-direction that survives a quiet Slack channel
  • Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy

Trusted by businesses nationwide, Grant Thornton operates a learning-obsessed technology platform from its Denton base. We'd rather coach a mission-driven learner than babysit a brilliant jerk, every single time.

We back $77,000 - $112,000 with a growth ladder, a mentor invested in your Express.js, and benefits that travel with you across Denton, TX.

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Skills

  • PHP
  • Elasticsearch
  • Next.js
  • Docker
  • Express.js
  • Ansible
  • GitLab CI
  • Multitasking
  • Accountability
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Benefits

  • Floating holidays
  • Employee Discounts
  • Career coaching
  • Paternity Leave
  • Competitive base salary
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Pet insurance
  • Annual salary reviews
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