Job Description

This is a remote position.
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We are seeking an experienced Backend Drupal Developer to design, build, and maintain a scalable, secure, and headless Drupal backend. The candidate will be responsible for exposing content via APIs for seamless integration with modern frontend frameworks and collaborating closely with frontend teams in an agile environment.
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Remote
Experience: 5+ years
Mandatory Requirements:
? 5+ years of backend development experience with Drupal 10/11.
? Strong expertise in headless/decoupled Drupal architectures.
? Proficiency in creating and exposing APIs using GraphQL, REST, and JSON:API.
? Hands-on experience with content types, view modes, fields, paragraphs, and taxonomies.
? Strong understanding of custom module development, Drupal hooks, and services.
? Experience integrating and querying Elasticsearch/Solr Search in Drupal applications.
? Proficiency with Drush, Composer, Acquia Cloud, Git, Ddev, and CI/CD tools.
? Solid knowledge of security best practices in Drupal and API development.
? Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in a remote agile team.
? Experience supporting component-driven development with frontend teams.
? Familiarity with multilingual, SEO-friendly, and accessibility-compliant content structures.
? Expertise in caching, performance tuning, and securing API endpoints.
? Active participation in agile ceremonies (sprint planning, demos, retrospectives).
? Experience conducting peer code reviews and maintaining documentation standards.
? Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
? Self-motivated, organized, and able to deliver with minimal supervision.
Optional Requirements:
? Experience with API versioning, rate-limiting, and token-based authentication (OAuth2/JWT).
? Knowledge of performance optimization (Varnish, Redis, CDN integration).
? Experience with automated testing in Drupal (PHPUnit/Behat).
? Prior experience collaborating with Next.js frontend teams.
? Exposure to Content Staging, Multi-site architectures, or content governance workflows.
Roles & Responsibilities:
? Develop and maintain headless Drupal 9/10 backends for frontend integration.
? Expose content via GraphQL, REST, and JSON:API for frontend consumption.
? Design and manage content types, fields, paragraphs, taxonomies, and view modes.
? Develop custom modules and extend Drupal core functionalities.
? Configure and optimize Elasticsearch/Solr search for scalable search solutions.
? Collaborate with frontend developers to enable component-driven development.
? Implement SEO-friendly, accessible, and multilingual configurations.
? Apply performance tuning, API caching, and backend security best practices.
? Actively participate in sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives.
? Conduct peer code reviews and ensure adherence to documentation and coding standards.
Qualifications:
? Experience: 5+ years in backend Drupal development.
? Education: Full-time Bachelor's or Master's degree (Computer Science/IT preferred).
? Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Skills Required