Drupal Backend Developer

Role & responsibilities

5+ years of backend development experience with modern frameworks.

Proven expertise in Drupal 9/10 with a focus on headless/decoupled architectures.

Strong experience in exposing content via GraphQL, REST, or JSON:API.

Ability to create and manage content types, view modes, fields, paragraphs, and taxonomies.

Experience developing custom Drupal modules and plugins.

Skilled in integrating and configuring Elasticsearch for content search.

Experience supporting component-driven development with frontend teams.

Familiarity with implementing multilingual, SEO-friendly, and accessibility-compliant content structures.

Proficiency in applying caching, performance tuning, and security best practices on API endpoints and backend systems.

Comfortable participating in agile ceremonies including sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives.

Experience conducting peer code reviews and adhering to coding/documentation standards.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Self-starter with a high level of motivation and organization.

Optional Requirements:

None specified.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop and maintain a headless Drupal 9/10 backend for frontend integration.

Expose content structures via GraphQL, REST, or JSON:API for frontend consumption.

Design and manage content types, fields, taxonomies, paragraphs, and view modes.

Create custom modules and extend core Drupal functionalities as per project needs.

Configure and optimize Elasticsearch for fast, scalable content search experiences.

Collaborate with frontend developers to support seamless data flow and component-driven development.

Implement SEO-friendly, accessible, and multilingual content configurations.

Apply backend performance tuning, API caching, and security best practices.

Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint deliverables.

Perform peer code reviews and ensure high-quality documentation and code standards.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience level 5+ years

Must possess strong technical background, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Education: Full-time Bachelors or Master’s degree (Computer Science/IT preferred)

Preferred candidate profile