Backend Drupal Developer (Remote)

Job Description 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.● 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.