Drupal Back-End Developer Job at Nurun

• Work closely with product managers, designers, frontend developers, SysOps teams, and colleagues to deliver robust backend solutions, including APIs, services, and data pipelines that support customer experiences.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders.
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
• Contribute to code reviews by providing constructive feedback, identifying quality, security, and performance issues early, and incorporating peer feedback promptly.
• Foster a collaborative team environment by supporting teammates, sharing knowledge, documenting technical decisions, and promoting positive teamwork.
• Mentor and coach other developers through pair programming, design reviews, and troubleshooting support. 

Engineering Excellence

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using the PHP ecosystem and popular CMS platforms such as Drupal, WordPress, and Craft CMS.
• Write clean, efficient, maintainable, and resilient code while following high engineering standards for readability and testability.
• Design and evolve REST APIs and service contracts with a focus on accuracy, usability, backward compatibility, and comprehensive documentation.
• Apply engineering best practices to ensure high-quality software delivery through:
  • Unit testing
  • Integration testing
  • Automated quality checks
  • Continuous validation
• Contribute to system architecture and solution design by creating architecture diagrams, Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), and technical design documents.
• Improve operational excellence through logging, metrics, tracing, alerting, performance optimization, and incident monitoring.
• Collaborate on CI/CD practices to improve deployment speed, reliability, and production stability. 

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Research and recommend new technologies, tools, and approaches to improve performance, resilience, developer experience, and cost efficiency.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering practices and workflows.
• Participate in internal workshops and training to stay current with industry trends.
• Help evolve AI-powered developer experience and engineering practices. 

Senior-Level Expectations

• Take ownership of backend components throughout the entire lifecycle—from design to production operations.
• Thrive in ambiguous situations by analyzing problems, evaluating trade-offs, and guiding technical decisions.
• Raise engineering standards for code quality, security, performance, and system reliability.
• Influence architecture, coding standards, shared tools, and engineering best practices beyond individual deliverables.
• Serve as a mentor and support the professional growth of other developers. 

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience with the PHP ecosystem (modern PHP and at least one popular CMS).
• Proficiency with development tools including:
  • Git
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Bash scripting
  • Docker
• Experience designing and maintaining production backend APIs and services, including:
  • REST APIs
  • API versioning
  • API documentation
• Strong understanding of:
  • Relational databases (SQL)
  • ORMs (Object-Relational Mapping)
  • Database migration practices
• Knowledge of software testing strategies, including unit and integration testing.
• Strong commitment to continuous learning with a proactive and positive attitude.
• Excellent communication skills in both French and English, enabling effective collaboration. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Drupal, WordPress, and/or Craft CMS.
• Experience with frontend technologies such as:
  • React
  • Angular
  • Vue.js
• Experience integrating CRM platforms such as Salesforce.
• Cloud-native development experience, including:
  • Containers
  • Container orchestration
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • SysOps practices
• Experience with observability tools, including metrics, logging, tracing, and incident management.
• Knowledge of secure software development practices, including:
  • OWASP guidelines
  • Secure APIs
  • Secrets management
• Experience optimizing application performance and infrastructure costs.