Backend Drupal Developer - CMS

Job Title : Backend Drupal Developer (Headless CMS)

Experience : 5+ Years

Location : Remote

Notice Period : Immediate Joiners Only

Roles & Responsibilities :

- Expose content via GraphQL, REST, and JSON : API for consumption by frontend applications.

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

- Build custom modules and extend Drupal core functionalities using hooks and services.

- Configure and optimize Elasticsearch/Solr search for scalable, high-performing search solutions.

- Collaborate with frontend developers (Next.js and similar) to support component-driven development.

- Implement SEO-friendly, multilingual, and accessibility-compliant configurations.

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

- Participate actively in agile ceremonies (sprint planning, demos, retrospectives).

- Conduct peer code reviews and enforce coding/documentation standards.

Mandatory Requirements :

- 5+ years of backend development experience with Drupal 10/11.

- Proven experience with GraphQL, REST, and JSON : API.

- Hands-on experience with content structures (content types, view modes, fields, paragraphs,

taxonomies).

- Strong background in custom module development, Drupal hooks, and services.

- Experience integrating and querying Elasticsearch/Solr.

- Proficiency with Drush, Composer, Acquia Cloud, Git, DDEV, and CI/CD pipelines.

- Knowledge of Drupal and API security best practices.

- Ability to work independently and collaborate in a remote agile team.

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

- Experience in caching, performance tuning, and securing API endpoints.

- Strong communication skills (verbal and written).

- Experience conducting peer reviews and maintaining documentation standards.

Nice to Have :

- Experience with API versioning, rate-limiting, and token-based authentication (OAuth2/JWT).

- 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.