Drupal Developer Job at BCA Research

• Deliver JIRA tickets end-to-end: custom modules, hooks, controllers, services, Views, theme work, configuration changes
• Use AI coding assistants daily, review their output critically, and keep the quality bar high
• Follow project conventions: dependency injection (no \Drupal:: statics), type hints, PHPDoc, cache metadata on render arrays
• Write and maintain code with performance and scalability in mind - avoid N+1 queries, apply appropriate caching, profile when needed
• Apply security best practices: input validation, access checks, XSS/SQL injection prevention, CSRF protection
• Write PHPUnit unit tests and DTT integration tests alongside the feature work; debug issues across the stack
• Read the relevant feature contract before changing feature code; update documentation before opening the PR
• Collaborate with the tech lead, fellow developers, designers, and project managers to deliver well-scoped solutions
• Review teammates' PRs and take feedback well on your own 

Required 

• 3-5 years of Drupal development (Drupal 9 or 10), comfortable on PHP 8.x
• Hands-on experience with AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Cline, etc.)
• Solid grasp of Drupal fundamentals: custom modules, hook system, Entity API, Views, configuration management, Twig, services and DI
• Strong object-oriented PHP - interfaces, inheritance, traits, SOLID principles applied pragmatically
• Experience building or consuming REST APIs in Drupal (JSON:API, REST module, or custom controllers); familiarity with SOAP a plus
• Working knowledge of Drupal security practices and the OWASP basics
• Comfortable with Composer, Drush, Git, branch-based workflows, and pull requests
• Experience with at least one of: PHPUnit, Behat, or Drupal Test Traits
• Confident debugging unfamiliar Drupal code - Xdebug, logs, query inspection
• Clear written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical teammates
• Excellent spoken and written English as you will collaborate with colleagues in Canada, US and globally.
• Professional level of French spoken and written. 

Nice to have

• Experience with Acquia and/or Pantheon (we are migrating from Acquia to Pantheon)
• Site Studio / Cohesion
• DDEV or Lando for local development
• Integrations with Salesforce, Auth0, Solr, or Memcached
• Frontend work with SCSS, Bootstrap, and vanilla JS via Drupal.behaviors
• Performance tuning instincts - N+1 queries, cache hit rates, New Relic